patrickhamm
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Effects to AVOID???
A few weeks back I had some trouble with a reverb: The sinus reverb. It maxed my CPU and crashed my system. Now I am not looking for a solution for this, as I used another reverb instead, but the recent "Softsynths to AVOID!" post got me thinking: Can anyone think of any VST effects to avoid?
< Message edited by patrickhamm -- 8/9/2004 4:31:23 PM >
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seriousfun
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RE: Effects to AVOID???
2004/08/09 16:40:14
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MHS Space Echo has been crashing Sonar 3.x for me lately.
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mildew
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RE: Effects to AVOID???
2004/08/09 22:52:21
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the reverb of the cakewalk fx pack (think its fx pack2) causes crashing for me.
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rhythmdog
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RE: Effects to AVOID???
2004/08/10 01:57:58
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I have had crashing problems with Cakewalk's FXPad. I would get the BSOD and it would tell me it's dumping the physical memory. The I'd have to wait for that to finish so I could reboot. 
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sbavin
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RE: Effects to AVOID???
2004/08/10 09:53:17
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Assuming you're running Windows XP (or 2000), it's got to be a hardware or driver problem to cause a reboot or BSOD. The most damage application code can do is to bring about a visit from Dr Watson, or just make the application vanish (*poof*), or become unresponsive (hang).
I use FXPad without problems.
Some effects can cause SONAR to crash if you have "Autosave every n changes" enabled (note that using "Autosave every n minutes" is not a problem), but
A couple of (old) effects to avoid...
- Digilogue BlueStereo DX (VST is ok)
- FreeverbX (again, Freeverb VST is ok)
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jgreenlee
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RE: Effects to AVOID???
2004/08/10 10:42:30
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I keep meaning to send an email to db-Audioware but their plug-in pack incorrectly reports it's latency to Sonar. Therefore PDC for the DB plugs doesn't work.
Just something one should be aware of when using the effects.
Peace,
James
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thorne
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RE: Effects to AVOID???
2004/08/10 13:33:57
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rhythmdog - You can turn off dumps if you want (in XP) by going into Control Panel / System / Advanced / Startup and Recovery Settings / Write debugging info = none. Thorne
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rhythmdog
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RE: Effects to AVOID???
2004/08/12 01:48:50
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Thanks, Thorne! I changed that setting. Could it be my audio drivers? I'm using 2 Gina cards and since they are the older 20 bit versions, Echo Audio has only released beta versions of the drivers. Could that be my problem?
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fali
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Re: RE: Effects to AVOID???
2012/12/13 17:42:26
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I was about to post the same problem. I too have reverb problems. The level maxes out then i have to exit and go back in sonar. I just finished another project without using reverb and there were no crashing problems from start to finish. Will they ever fix the bug? I liked that effect so much.
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Chris S
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Re: RE: Effects to AVOID???
2012/12/13 17:49:00
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WOW!
This is an OLD thread......
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Cactus Music
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Re: RE: Effects to AVOID???
2012/12/13 20:10:46
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This would take the all time record for digging up old posts. Glad I didn't use DAW software back then. Wonder what happened to those members? Don't recognize any of them.
fali do us all a big favour and start a new thread.
Be sure to pick the correct forum, This is for older Sonar, If you use X1 or 2 there is a new forum.
Also include your system specs, Audio interface, OS version 32 bit or 64 bit, you'll get more help that way.
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Kalle Rantaaho
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Re: RE: Effects to AVOID???
2012/12/14 07:08:08
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Multiband Harmonizer by Melda Productions makes my projects to stall totally. The other Melda multiband FX work fine.
SONAR PE 8.5.3, Asus P5B, 2,4 Ghz Dual Core, 4 Gb RAM, GF 7300, EMU 1820, Bluetube Pre - Kontakt4, Ozone, Addictive Drums, PSP Mixpack2, Melda Creative Pack, Melodyne Plugin etc. The benefit of being a middle aged amateur is the low number of years of frustration ahead of you.
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