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Re:Hi, new Sonar X2 Producer purchase 2013/02/22 15:22:33 (permalink)
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Hey Freddie

I did a quick scan this morning before heading off to work, I did not see any instances of "error id 46 volmgr' in my event logs. Granted I was kind of in a hurry and didn't check in every nook and cranny of the entire Event Log system, but I checked the obvious areas where I would have though that error would have shown up.  Like you mentioned, the windows event log.


Bob
I will check those Windows / USB power management settings when I get home tonight.  

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Re:Hi, new Sonar X2 Producer purchase 2013/02/22 17:21:46 (permalink)
Welcome aboard!
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Re:Hi, new Sonar X2 Producer purchase 2013/02/22 19:44:58 (permalink)
Hey Robert,

I extended my power settings to three hours. That should be good enough for me. This is my desktop. I don't really want it to stay on all night.

Also, i disabled the USB power saving option.  So, we shall see.  I really hope this works. I don't "really" want to purchase a new interface right now if I don't have to.
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Re:Hi, new Sonar X2 Producer purchase 2013/02/22 20:22:09 (permalink)
@redbarchetta - welcome to the forum!

i have a ftu as well and have a couple of tips:

  • turning off usb power management is essential, as mentioned
  • run it at 48khz or 96khz 24bit sample rate - 44.1 doesn't play well for whatever reason on either of my systems
  • running in wasapi mode is sketchy sometimes, so stick with asio as much as possible
  • in preferences/audio/playback and recording uncheck "always open all devices" - this seems to be somewhat confusing with the m-audio drivers or something because when it's plugged in to a power supply more i/os are available than when running bus-powered.  that has ALWAYS been a big hassle on my old lappy.
  • in prefs/audio/config file set usewdmdmaforwasapi to false, allowofflinerendermixthreads to false, threadschedulingmodel to 2, minimizedriverstatechanges to 2
  • if you have problems with audio dropouts, kick up dropoutmsec in the config file a bit
  • never let your computer go to sleep.  m-audio is known to bsod.
mine runs well even in windows 8 with windows 7 qualified drivers on any combination of usb connection - direct usb2, direct usb3, usb2>usb2hub and usb3>usb2hub.  it's a fiddly unit no doubt (and that power connector is just so danged flimsy!), but i've used it live a lot and had no problems once i found the sweet spot. 

have fun and hope to see you around!



 
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Re:Hi, new Sonar X2 Producer purchase 2013/02/22 23:29:20 (permalink)
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@redbarchetta - welcome to the forum!

i have a ftu as well and have a couple of tips:

  • turning off usb power management is essential, as mentioned
  • run it at 48khz or 96khz 24bit sample rate - 44.1 doesn't play well for whatever reason on either of my systems
  • running in wasapi mode is sketchy sometimes, so stick with asio as much as possible
  • in preferences/audio/playback and recording uncheck "always open all devices" - this seems to be somewhat confusing with the m-audio drivers or something because when it's plugged in to a power supply more i/os are available than when running bus-powered.  that has ALWAYS been a big hassle on my old lappy.
  • in prefs/audio/config file set usewdmdmaforwasapi to false, allowofflinerendermixthreads to false, threadschedulingmodel to 2, minimizedriverstatechanges to 2
  • if you have problems with audio dropouts, kick up dropoutmsec in the config file a bit
  • never let your computer go to sleep.  m-audio is known to bsod.
mine runs well even in windows 8 with windows 7 qualified drivers on any combination of usb connection - direct usb2, direct usb3, usb2>usb2hub and usb3>usb2hub.  it's a fiddly unit no doubt (and that power connector is just so danged flimsy!), but i've used it live a lot and had no problems once i found the sweet spot. 

have fun and hope to see you around!



Hey swamp
I turned off usb power management several hours ago, have not had a blue screen yet.
As you suggested, I changed the sample rate
Yes, I knew about the power supply and more i/o.
I've never heard of wasapi mode. None of the other settings are anything that I have on my Ultra's settings. Are those settings you set in Sonar?




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Re:Hi, new Sonar X2 Producer purchase 2013/02/23 16:30:32 (permalink)
Well guys, those suggestions seemed to have worked. I've not had a crash yet.  I've been leaving my m-audio on and no crashes.  I even did somewhat of a stress test on it.  I turned my DR-880 on, piped it into Sonar, Sonar out to my m-audio.  Had ezdrummer loaded up playing to the midi pattern.   Left it running, went ran some weekend duties for a couple hours, came back and everything was still up and running perfectly.




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Having said that, I still want an octa capture which now I can't justify the money for if this is working.
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Re:Hi, new Sonar X2 Producer purchase 2013/02/23 18:28:37 (permalink)
Congrats on it working!  

Can you edit your original thread post to add 'Solved'?  That way folks can skip it if they were just going to read it to lend a hand.

Good news, though.

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Re:Hi, new Sonar X2 Producer purchase 2013/03/04 12:39:24 (permalink)
HA!  It dumped my computer again.  Having said that when I woke up this morning, my computer had gone into power saving mode for some reason.  I never changed it, but it did.

In a way, I don't feel so bad now for making an impulse purchase on an Octa-Capture last week. 


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