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Re:Honest question regarding stability of X1... 2011/08/10 11:07:02 (permalink)
I've not had X1 crash once, so I would stability has been exceptional, from my point of view. I have had bits of weird behaviour, though, and sometimes things have got muddled enough that I've restarted to get things back to normal. So yeah, there are some gremlins to work out.

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Re:Honest question regarding stability of X1... 2011/08/10 11:19:24 (permalink)
No 'show stoppers' here.
Admittedly some weird stuff here and there but nothing that has stopped me from getting the job done.

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Re:Honest question regarding stability of X1... 2011/08/10 11:38:17 (permalink)
I do think I understand that Jim Roseberry runs X1 with no problem. (correct me if I am wrong... I was wrong once)

 
I've had good luck with X1 (from the beginning).
I think the reasons why are numerous:
-Latest generation hardware (dedicated DAW - well configured/tweaked)
-Rock-solid audio interface
-Work methods - I do a balance of audio and virtual instrument tracks (don't use Audio Snap, V-vocal, or StepSeq)
-My plugin collection is pared down to what I absolutely need (Waves SSL, T-Racks 3 singles, Lexicon PCM, Amplitube 3, Komplete 7, Omnisphere, Ivory-II, Korg M1)
 
Note that I'm running a clean install of Win7x64... and that I don't have multiple apps sharing C++ runtimes.
 
Bridged 32Bit plugins can cause a multitude of problems.  If you're having major issues, try running the 32Bit version of X1.
If things run much better, then your particular 32Bit plugins may not cope well bith BitBridge.
If that's the case, you can try using jBridge... or find x64 replacements for those plugins.
 
To be clear, I won't say I've never experienced a X1 crash.
I experienced a crash when browsing/switching between our Jet-City drumkit components... and the Neil Pear collection... when running Kontakt 4.23.  I've seen some flakey behavior reported by folks across numerous host apps... so I tend to think Kontakt 4.23 was the culprit.
 
Otherwise, I do experience Teleport related errors when closing X1.  Note that these don't affect save... and have no affect on stability and don't cause lockups/etc.  It's nothing more than an annoyance (benign).
 
When I mix (again) it's a balance of audio and virtual instrument tracks.
I use volume and send automation (not overly complex - both clip and track).  I make use of per-clip fades/cross-fades.
Basically, linear style straight-up tracking/editing/mixing...  
 
To be clear, I'm not saying X1 is perfect or is working great for everyone.
But X1 is working well for me...

Best Regards,

Jim Roseberry
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Re:Honest question regarding stability of X1... 2011/08/10 12:02:53 (permalink)
Hi. I'm with trimph1 on this one. I've been using CW since it's first DOS version and have upgraded to the next when it becomes available... I might have missed one or two in between. I had no issues whatsoever with the previous upgrades. The last few versions were done on the same machine so it's not that. But after upgrading to X1, I started having crashes and hangs. I also can't get several of the Preference settings to stick. For example, clicking the "only one project at a time" option has no effect, on or off. It always keeps the current project when opening a new one. Sonar 8.5 was rock solid for me. JR
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