Bugs - can they be due to my new Sandy Bridge DAW??

In previous posts I've described intermittent bugs I have with audio clips: (1) Process/Gain processes the left channel but mutes the right, (2) non-desctructive fades mute the clip where the fade in/out curve is.  I haven't had anyone endorse these.
 
I recently bought a new DAW - see my signature below.  Here's the thing: I don't have these bugs on my previous DAW with the same Sonar X1 setup, an i7 quad core.  I'm not a PC expert, so does anyone have any comments on whether the new DAW could be the problem? 

i think its a very logical thought to have..im not sure what sandy bridge you have exactly but i do know there was a recall on some of them.
just google sandy bridge recall..this is what i found

http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/News/246709,intel-announces-sandy-bridge-recall---epic-silicon-fail.aspx

Yes, it's a Sandy Bridge board from the new batches post-recall which started shipping in March.  I bought the PC in April from DARC in the UK who specialise solely in DAW PCs, so the board and processor are fine.

My previous PC had a M-Audio Delta 66 and for my new machine I thought I'd try the new Focusrite Saffire Pro 14 this time round.  I can't think why and how a different interface can affect the way the Sonar program would work, but with the evidence that (1) the same Sonar X1 Build 246 installation (and Prefs) is on each machine, (2) I seem to be experiencing these particular glitches alone, (maybe as there aren't a lot of Sandy Bridge systems out there at there yet), I began to wonder if the new PC was somehow to blame.  Or, maybe the Saffire Pro.  I don't have sufficient knowledge to make a conclusion.  Tomorrow I'm going to put the Delta 66 with the new DAW instead of the Saffire and see what happens; at least that will eliminate one possible cause.

PeterMc


It's hard to imagine that hardware could cause those sort of bugs. Not impossible, but pretty unlikely.

Have you tested the same project on both DAWs? Make a bundle file of an existing  project under a new name, and try it on both. Do the bugs show up on the new DAW and not on the old?

I've noticed some weird and un-reproducible behaviour in X1b build 246 when opening projects created with previous versions. The latest is metronome trouble with a project created in 8.5.3. If I start a project in X1b, I can't reproduce the problem. So my point is, make sure you test the same project on both DAWs. Good luck sorting this out.

Cheers, Peter.

Thanks Peter.
Yes, it is hard to imagine, and I think I'm clutching at straws in the face of a very weird situation.
 
I just tried this:
- Copied the AUD.INI file from the old PC to the new one just in case there was an obscure difference in the Preferences settings, etc.
- (I'd already yesterday copied over the SONARPDR.EXE file).
- Created a project on the old PC, just some guitar on one track.  Checked the fade glitch wasn't there.  All OK.  Saved it as a bundle file.
- Opened the bundle file on the new PC.
- Fade glitch present...
 
Conclusion:  It can't be Sonar's fault.  There's something wrong with the way Sonar is behaving in the environment of my new PC.  This is really depressing as my new PC is extremely fast and in all other respects works just fine.
 
Last ditch experiment for today: swap my M-Audio Delta66 interface into my new PC in place of the brand new Focusrite Saffire Pro 14.

 

Hi Peter
No, mine is audible.  When I pull the curve into place the waveform changes to show the expected amount of attenuation, but there is no audio (and no meter activity) until the now time goes past the end of the curve at which point audio (and meter) suddenly comes back on.

On a pre-X1 project I have a bizarre variation - is this what you have?  See link to short screen video: 
Clip Glitch 

Well, as far as this goes - A very knowledgeable computer guy is assembling a new computer system for me, and he said he isn't recommending Sandy Bridge to anyone - too "buggy" he said, and predicted I could have problems with Sonar and other CPU intensive programs. --

Randy B.

Randy,

Don't believe your computer guy.  There's nothing wrong with the Sandy Bridge CPU's.  If it was buggy, it would be all over the computer hardware websites and blogs and I haven't seen anything except for the issue with the Cougar Point chipset which was fixed.

If there was issues with these CPU's, you wouldn't see the DAW makers that are on this forum recommending them since they have to support them.

Jim