Windows 10 Experience with Plat

Had a recording session on Windows 10 this past weekend. 18 tracks at once, and many overdubs. No issues with Windows 10. However, I did have a weird Audio Drop-Out Toaster alert. occur frequently when two Projects were open, and I was going back and forth between them. This would happen, even after I disable the Audio engine.
 
Aside from that, smooth sailing!
 
For you Windows10 users: Get an SSD. It does boot slower than 8.1, and sometimes opening Sonar projects is slower in Windows 10 by my tests. So, an SSD drive will help.

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Were the two projects different sample rates - I think someone else posted about something similar.

Actually, yes, they were. Thanks for that thought.

I think Noel mentioned in another thread that the audio engine pauses "momentarily" so the interface can adjust to the different settings in a project.  That is what is generating the drop out "toast."
 
This obviously doesn't explain same sample rate issues. 

I just started recording projects using 48k sample rates. What I found is that there seem to be conflicts between SONAR and Windows that sometimes require manually altering the sample rate in the Windows Sound dialog to whatever sample rate SONAR needs to use for the project to be opened. And I also found that when switching between 48k and 44.1k sample rates in SONAR projects, I have to close SONAR and reopen it in order for SONAR to "catch up" with the fact that I changed the sample rates in the Windows Sound dialog. It seems one MUST change the Windows sample rate to whatever sample rate SONAR will play.  I spent several hours chatting with tech support for my Focusrite sound card about these issues since their software mixer also figures into these parameters.  But their mixer picks up almost immediately the sample rate change in Windows.  I'm wondering why SONAR takes so long to catch up.  I'm on Windows 10 by the way.
 
I cannot comment on audio drop outs as I started having them only last night and I have no idea why. It just happened in the middle of playing back a 12-track project with 2 MIDI tracks, 10 audio tracks and about 8 effects plugins - not very much at all for my system.  I sent the 2 crash reports to Cakewalk as requested.

Dave - No I mean when one right-clicks on the speaker icon in the Windows task bar and selects "Playback devices" for example. If you then select the device for your sound card, click Properties and then the Advanced tab, that's where one changes Windows 10 sample rates.

Dave - Changing the sample rate in Focusrite's Mix Control app does not change it in Windows. And it seems I get no sound unless I set the correct sample rate in Windows.
 
PS - I have no Windows devices.  I disabled my on-board sound card in BIOS. I have only 1 set of speakers so it got too problematic having to deal with both Windows and Focusrite devices.

I just verified my statement. I changed the Windows sample rate to 44.1k and opened a 48k SONAR project. Not only did SONAR not do anything, but I kept getting a "not responding" error from the SONAR process.  So I went back into Windows, changed the sample rate to 48k, and voila, SONAR played the audio.
 
I installed the Focusrite driver and Mix Control. I spent hours with Focusrite tech support to get info about the right way to make my setup work. Not that they are correct, but at least I'm able to work SONAR projects in both 44.1 and 48k sample rates.
 
I don't know if my graphics card supports audio. I'm not using it if it does. I wouldn't want to use those crappy speakers in my monitors.
 
I'm sorry we're stealing this thread from the OP, but I'd love to hear what you think is wrong with my setup.

To add to Dave's suggestions and just to double check the obvious  -  you are running your focusrite in Asio mode under preferences/audio in Sonar? 

What playback device are you selecting when you do click on the speaker icon? Post a screenshot if you can.
 
Is the focusrite selected as your output device in Sonar?
 
 

When you do that are you pulling up the ASIO control panel or a different control panel?  Also, are you sharing the ASIO drivers with other software in the Sonar preferences menu?
 
To get Sonar to "catch up quicker," change the sample rate from the ASIO panel in Sonar (it will be on the devices page in preferences.  To be clear, this is a work around as you should not have to change your sample rate the way you are changing it.

Interesting observation - When I switch in SONAR from a 48k project to 44.1k project, I don't have to change the sample rate in Windows. Seems I have to do it only when going from 44.1k to 48k sample rate. So, if I keep the Windows sample rate on 48k, I guess I don't have to change anything, that is assuming I don't have to change the Windows sample rate for playing audio files outside SONAR that are 44.1k.

I don't know how to attach an image.  All I can find is an option to post a URL.  When I try to attach an image I get a blank box that says "Select from an option below:", but there are no options displayed.
 
I don't know what's so hard to understand. On your Playback tab you must have devices displayed for your onboard sound card. I have the same thing except it's for my Focusrite sound card. Anyway, thank you for trying.

From post 9:  one right-clicks on the speaker icon in the Windows task bar and selects "Playback devices" for example. If you then select the device for your sound card, click Properties and then the Advanced tab, that's where one changes Windows 10 sample rates.
 
If you don't understand that then I guess you're not familiar with Windows.  This is not an installed GUI. It's part of every Windows OS.