No Dreamstation in X2?

I installed Sonar X1 on WinXP and started working it it. Soon after, I got an upgrade to X2 that I installed on Win7. When I loaded a file I edited on X1, X2 tells me that the DreamStation DXi2 is missing. Is it normal that the DreamStation soft synth is not in X2? Note: I still have WinXP but I cannot run at the same time as Win7.

Dream Station is a 32-bit DXI module, and cannot run in the x64 version of X2.  It IS an included instrument - here is the Cakewalk link for the included synths:

http://cakewalk.com/products/SONAR/X2-Producer/

The Dream Station synth is not included by default in the installation, so unless you deliberately checked its inclusion in the install, it would not have gotten installed.

You can go back and install it - if you did not yet install a 32-bit version of X2 for your Windows 7 machine, just go back and install Sonar X2 again, but this time, pick the 32-bit version, AND make sure you select Dream Station this time - at the end of the install you will have a 32-bit X2 that will also have Dream Station installed.

If you DID already install the 32-bit X2 and just did not install Dream Station, just go back in and do another 32-bit X2 install, skipping the program files and just installing Dream Station - and any other 32-bit components, and you will be fine.

So, I hope that helps, 

Bob Bone

robert_e_bone


Dream Station is a 32-bit DXI module, and cannot run in the x64 version of X2.  It IS an included instrument - here is the Cakewalk link for the included synths:

http://cakewalk.com/products/SONAR/X2-Producer/

The Dream Station synth is not included by default in the installation, so unless you deliberately checked its inclusion in the install, it would not have gotten installed.

You can go back and install it - if you did not yet install a 32-bit version of X2 for your Windows 7 machine, just go back and install Sonar X2 again, but this time, pick the 32-bit version, AND make sure you select Dream Station this time - at the end of the install you will have a 32-bit X2 that will also have Dream Station installed.

If you DID already install the 32-bit X2 and just did not install Dream Station, just go back in and do another 32-bit X2 install, skipping the program files and just installing Dream Station - and any other 32-bit components, and you will be fine.

So, I hope that helps, 

Bob Bone

Bob,

It is interesting that in the standard install of X2 64bit some of the old 32bit soft synths are automatically not installed however CW continue to include Pentagon as a soft synth in the 64 bit install and that will not work in a 64bit setup. Oversight perhaps......

The mystery of it all keeps life fresh, Phil.  I dunno either why things are how they are - but at least the OP can get this particular project up and running with Dream Station, so there is hope after all.  :)

Bob Bone

wr

Phil67P


It is interesting that in the standard install of X2 64bit some of the old 32bit soft synths are automatically not installed however CW continue to include Pentagon as a soft synth in the 64 bit install and that will not work in a 64bit setup. Oversight perhaps......

I don't know why, exactly, but Pentagon I does work in my 64-bit setup, along with five other DXi instruments that were automatically installed.  There's nothing that says so, but I am guessing they must be 64-bit versions, if 32-bit won't work.
 

Hi wr, that is very strange indeed as even CW state that Pentagon will not work in a 64 bit environment. 

http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.aspx?m=2733010

Use a DXI to VST wrapper and then Jbridge.

zybermark


Pentagon fails to load for me when I start X2 as the default user (me), however when I run X2 as administrator it loads fine. (win8, x2 64, yeah I need to fix my footer)

I can confirm. I use the Pentagon vocoder from time to time.

Phil67P

zybermark


Pentagon fails to load for me when I start X2 as the default user (me), however when I run X2 as administrator it loads fine. (win8, x2 64, yeah I need to fix my footer)

Thanks for this, I can confirm that Pentagon and other 32bit Dxi will load if X2 is run as administrator in 64 bit. CW support has always maintained this is not possible. I can only assume this is a new in X2 as certainly would not work in X1 64 bit. Now going back to install Dreamstation and see if that will work if X2 is run as administrator.

Cannot get Dreamstation to install even though selected in X2 custom install. Happy to have Pentagon working though,

Phil67P

Cannot get Dreamstation to install even though selected in X2 custom install. Happy to have Pentagon working though,

If you run the 32bit X2 installer it will install under Program Files(x86).

Pentagon in 64 bit loads and plays for a while. However after browsing through the patches it loses audio. Can still change patches etc but no audio.

Given up on dreamstation. I don't want to have both 64 and 32 bit installations.