Sonar 8.5 on Windows 7 64 bit

timkat2000


I tried loading the 64 bit version of Sonar 8.5 producer.
I wound up having to load programs into the program file folder and not the program file (x86) folder.  Is there a difference in performance if I do that?

I had to do some major registry cleaning and I can only use the softsynths in vst.  But after consulting a couple support departments I did get the programs workiong in vst. The dxi versions get a message that the software was not loaded properly.

I have Sampletank, Soniksynth 2, Garritan, Strormdrum, EZ Drummer, Raging Guitars, Dimension Pro, and some others.

I am right now trying to get SoundForge to show in the tools section.  And suggestions on how to properly configure that so it works with Sonar (I had this working well on my older vista computer)?

64-bit Sonar should go in the [Program Files] folder, and not the [Program Files (x86)] folder ... the latter is where 32-bit programs typically go.  Since you have both of these folders, I assume you are running Windows 7 64-bit, but you might want to confirm.  Anyway, we're good so far.
 
It sounds like you got your VSTs working, so that's good.  Do Sampletank and Soniksynth (which are 32-bit) work as well?  They should load using BitBridge, but if you have problems you might want to invest in JBridge, which seems to work a little better in some instances.  It's only about $20 and well worth it, in my opinion.
 
As for Sound Forge, which version are you running?  I have SF 7 and SF 8 on two different Sonar installations, and they both show up in the Tools menu.  There is a registry hack to get this to work, but it should work without having to do that.  There is a thread around here somewhere that addresses the situation, so a search might come up with something useful.