First serious attempt working with Softsynths in X3c and it's crashes. crashes crashes.

I've been working with Rapture 64 bit, Dimension Pro 64 Bit and the Zeta 2.1. I'm able to record the parts without any hassles, I can then convert them to tracks no problem.
 
Further down the line when I'm doing some random editing, SONAR crashes. Luckily I can still open one of the projects but when I try to save that project again I get the dreaded "Unable to save file - Disk is full.
 
The only way I can get around this is to bounce to tracks as soon as I've finished recording the part and then delete the softsynth. Once deleted I save the project, close SONAR and then reopen and carry on working.
 
Not a great way to be productive. I can reproduce this crash virtually everytime. I went back to X2a and couldn't reproduce it there so it looks like something in X3c.
 
I must say that no other version of SONAR has ever been this unstable on my system.
 
I want to do some more investigation and then will send the info to Cakewalk.
 
Not sure how reliable that will be since I haven't has a single response to my query with support about a month ago but I'll send it anyway.
 
Cheers,
 
Peter.

Disk is full? How full are your hard drives? Check your hard disk read/write caches in Preferences (they may need to be increased). When editing, mixing or pretty much anything other than live tracking it's a good idea to increase your interface audio buffers because latency doesn't matter while doing those things and it will be less taxing on your system which means less crashes.
 
Just some things to look at. Cheers.

Rapture has been unstable for years. I stick with Absynth 5 and Kontakt 5 now.

I keep hearing about the instability of Rapture too, but have never seen it.  Can't recall it ever crashing.  i must be lucky.  In any case, even f Rapture itself is unstable, that does not help the OP's problem since it seems to apply across other synths.  Can you take us through process step by step and do you have a project file you could share?

Check: http://www.cakewalk.com/Support/kb/reader.aspx/2003187
and check : http://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation/defaultJA.aspx?Doc=SONAR%20X3&Lang=EN&Req=Troubleshooting.16.html
 
(yes these are to fix different issues but please try them). 
 
Please run chkdsk on all your drives and defrag.
If the issue persists after this please go to the windows event viewer and post the error messages here, and post you drive space and how much is free.
 
Also we really need to know your system specs, could you update your footer to look like mine?
 
Cheers..

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. Much appreciated.
 
My drives have about 250 Gb free and have been defragged fairly regularly. I don't think that is the problem.
 
I can happily work for days on end with no hassles.....until I use soft synths. As soon as I record a soft synth a bit further down the road I will have a crash. As soon as I experience a crash I cannot save the file. I get the disk full error.
 
I must stress that the crash is not related to one particular soft synth but to Rapture, Dimension Pro, Zeta 2.1. etc.
 
I'm in the middle of a big project that I have to finish so I don't want to take any chances with crashes until it's safely backed up. When I'm done I'll create a crash and post the error message. Don't know if it'll help but who knows?
 
My system:
Quad Core processor 6600Hz
Ram 6 Gb
! Mb Nvidia display card
2 x M Audio Delta 1010s (ASIO enabled) I did try WDM but had the same crashes.
3 X 500 Gb drives
Windows 7 64 Bit
SONAR X3c (64 bit)
 
Cheers,
 
Peter.

Your post is concerning with the repeatability of it. Have you tried re-installing the X3c patch? Just to be sure, I would recommend downloading it again rather than use the patch file you used initially (in case you still have it on your machine).

Mike, without getting off topic I thought your issue on the other thread/s was related to one plugin which you saw in the event viewer? I don't experience any issues with X3E. The chances of your issue being similar to OP I think would be slim here. There can be many causes with similar symptoms in this scenario.

Cheers.

PJH
Further down the line when I'm doing some random editing, SONAR crashes. Luckily I can still open one of the projects but when I try to save that project again I get the dreaded "Unable to save file - Disk is full.

 
You have/had this?
 
Thanks..

I've never had a soft synth problem w/ any SONAR except 32 bit synths on a 64 bit computer.  I'd make sure you are running all 64 bit for Rapture etc.  Other than that, I'm stumped.
 
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I was wondering why the OP never followed up, I hate unresolved issues. But it would seem his issue was a  bug in X3C and was fixed. I gleaned this by looking at his recent posts and he chimed in on a similar thread about disk full error. 
http://forum.cakewalk.com/Help-Can-not-write-file-disk-may-be-full-m3021400.aspx#3021924
 
So your issue is not related to the original topic. 
Your issue sounds like a bad computer config. Firewire? you should have a second HD 7200 RPM. Run the DPCLAT test and look for background issues etc. 

Right now Mike I think your issue is specifically alchemy. If you have any further issues after removing alchemy may I suggest you let us know on the other thread where your specific issue is being troubleshooted in order to avoid confusion. We need to nail down your specific problems. I don't believe you should have any issues with your hardware and your specific problem is unlikely to be Sonar. But if it is maybe we can get to the bottom of it.

Any reason why you are not running the "E" patch?

This was a thread from 2013 that was added to by MagicMike this afternoon.  All but the last few posts are ancient.
 
Bob Bone
 

I didn't mean to correct anything - you posted while I was typing, and I guess my post made you go back and edit something - pure happenstance.
 
Bob Bone