Rewire grayed out -- why????

Hi
Have you updated to X1 D if not do this and that should fix your Re-wire problem

Regards
Rob

I read somewhere that, in order for 64-bit Rewire to work, you have to install Sonar BEFORE Sibelius, which I did not do. I did uninstall Sibelius and reinstall it and that didn't fix it. If I reinstall X1, will that fix the problem?

another simple thing is you can't mix 32  / 64 bit.. both have to be one or the other.

does sib. install 32 bit by default or something ? reason I ask is reason will install 64 bit as default and you have to tell it to use 32 bit.

the other thing you need to watch out for is the x1d update.  there is a separate one for expanded.  if you have x1 installed, apply the x1d patch then upgrade to prod expanded you need to apply the x1d pe patch as well. 

Actually, nevermind - yeah, I have the X1d update for Producer Expanded.

Do you have the Sibelius folder added to your VST scan list and did you run a VST scan? If Sonar doesn't know about the Rewire device, then the option to add Review device is greyed out. 

According to the Sibelius 7 manual: 

Troubleshooting
If  Sibelius  does  not  appear  as  a  ReWire  device  in  your  DAW,  choose Play  Setup  Playback 
Devices in Sibelius and click Audio Engine Options. Click the Repair button to fix the ReWire 
association, then quit and restart your DAW.
If the ReWire connection appears to be working correctly (e.g. both applications start and stop 
playback correctly) but you find that you are hearing no audio from Sibelius in your DAW, check 
that the current playback configuration in Sibelius is set to use virtual instruments: the host 
application will not receive any sound from MIDI devices, whether they are internal (e.g. your 
computer’s built-in soundcard) or external (e.g. a sound module).
If you find that Sibelius continues to start up in ReWire mode even after you have quit your DAW, 
choose Play  Playback Devices and click Audio Engine Options, then click Clean Up. Now 
restart Sibelius, and it should start up and operate normally once more.
Using the 64-bit version of Sibelius with ReWire

ReWire is only available in 32-bit applications, because the underlying technology by Propellerhead 
Software has not yet been updated to 64-bit. However, because Sibelius uses an external component 
to manage its connection to the ReWire host, you can in fact run the 64-bit version of Sibelius and 
still use ReWire. However, the ReWire host application must still be running as a 32-bit application in order to 
make a ReWire connection with Sibelius or another other synth application.

Dave, thanks for your post. I tried the repair option - it didn't do anything, but thanks. I had forgotten about the repair button, so at least I know it doesn't work now. As Jonbouy said, the ball is now in Avid's (Sibelius) court because Propellerhead DID make Rewire 64-bit capable months ago..... maybe even a year ago by now. So, if this doesn't work, it's not Sonar's fault, it's not Rewire's fault, it's Sibelius for not being able to communicate 64-bit to 64-bit, which makes no sense at all. 64 to 32, but no 64-64? WTF?

I posted about this issue on the Sibelius forum. Someone linked me to this: http://avid.force.com/pkb...oubleshooting/en362399 I'm gonna try this after work tonight. Maybe it'll work!