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2016/09/23 15:45:32 (permalink)

Laptops for Sonar X3 Studio

I love my Sonar, but having so many troubles with my tower puter, so....can I have some suggestions on a decent laptop that will run Sonar X3 Studio, within a price range of $600
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Re: Laptops for Sonar X3 Studio 2016/09/23 16:00:05 (permalink)
I've had great luck with Dell Outlet. I only buy "Certified Refurbished." Everything I've bought has been new or looked like new. Check their Twitter feed or deal websites for coupons and put that $600 towards the beefiest (CPU, RAM, and storage) system you can find. Look at both home and business laptops. Should you find something you like on the business side, you can just use "Home Office" as your company name if you don't have a proper business.
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Re: Laptops for Sonar X3 Studio 2016/09/23 16:23:55 (permalink)
Thank you much. Will check it out
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Re: Laptops for Sonar X3 Studio 2016/09/23 16:54:20 (permalink)
You bet. Good luck.
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Re: Laptops for Sonar X3 Studio 2016/09/23 16:55:39 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby telecharge 2016/09/23 17:29:05
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I've had great luck with Dell Outlet. I only buy "Certified Refurbished." Everything I've bought has been new or looked like new. Check their Twitter feed or deal websites for coupons and put that $600 towards the beefiest (CPU, RAM, and storage) system you can find. Look at both home and business laptops. Should you find something you like on the business side, you can just use "Home Office" as your company name if you don't have a proper business.


 I love "Certified Refurbished", I use to run X2 on a $600 Refurbed Dell Inspiron with an i7, best laptop I ever had, ran Sonar like a champ.  I since replaced it with an all-in-one desktop, run Sonar better than ever but all-in-ones have too many limitations I didn't consider before getting it.  Recently I've also got a refurished Surface Pro 3 i5 for around $700, after some optimizing it now runs SPlat very well

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Re: Laptops for Sonar X3 Studio 2016/09/23 22:09:50 (permalink)
Here is what I am running at the moment and I have no idea why I'm having so many dropouts in audio

It has 2.5GHZ, 8G RAM.. 1TB Hard drive with 6core Processor
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Re: Laptops for Sonar X3 Studio 2016/09/23 22:29:41 (permalink)
I stand corrected here are my specs

i am using x3 studio, with Windows 7 Ultimate, Focusrite 6i6, Asus Puter with AMD FX (tm)-6300 Six-Core Processor, 3.50GHZ, 800 GB RAM, 64 Bit OS,
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Re: Laptops for Sonar X3 Studio 2016/09/24 12:18:14 (permalink)
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I stand corrected here are my specs

i am using x3 studio, with Windows 7 Ultimate, Focusrite 6i6, Asus Puter with AMD FX (tm)-6300 Six-Core Processor, 3.50GHZ, 800 GB RAM, 64 Bit OS,



That should work. 
 
Be sure to read this:
https://www.cakewalk.com/Support/Knowledge-Base/2007013376/Windows-Optimization-Guide
 
Try running this (FREE):
http://www.resplendence.com/latencymon
 
LatencyMon checks if a system running Windows is suitable for processing real-time audio and other tasks. LatencyMon analyzes the possible causes of buffer underruns by measuring kernel timer latencies and reporting DPC and ISR excecution times as well as hard pagefaults. It will provide a comprehensible report and find the kernel modules and processes responsible for causing audio latencies which result in drop outs
 

DAW: CbB; Sonar Platinum, and others ... 
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Re: Laptops for Sonar X3 Studio 2016/09/25 04:47:50 (permalink)
recently released HP Zbook Studio seems pretty impressive, definitely check that out, features even TWO thunderbolt3 ports apart from 3x USB ports and ethernet connector

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Re: Laptops for Sonar X3 Studio 2016/09/26 16:03:47 (permalink)
Didnt help at all
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Re: Laptops for Sonar X3 Studio 2016/09/26 16:06:09 (permalink)
Thank you sir
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Re: Laptops for Sonar X3 Studio 2016/09/26 16:39:48 (permalink)
oddtodd1
I stand corrected here are my specs

i am using x3 studio, with Windows 7 Ultimate, Focusrite 6i6, Asus Puter with AMD FX (tm)-6300 Six-Core Processor, 3.50GHZ, 800 GB RAM, 64 Bit OS,



Your system is more than adequate for Sonar X3 Studio. 
 
Buying another because you're having problems with this one is overkill to say the least (Unless, of course, you just want a new laptop).
 
I strongly suggest you either use this forum for help in troubleshooting your PC, or, if you're not a techie and would prefer an expert's help, then give Jim Roseberry a call. 
 
Jim is well-known here as a knowledgeable DAW builder/consultant.  He does over-the-phone consults, and for a lot less money than the cost of a new laptop, he can "phone in" to your system and probably get down to the root of the problem.
 
You can contact him for details at his website:
 
http://www.studiocat.com/
 

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Re: Laptops for Sonar X3 Studio 2016/09/26 17:06:57 (permalink)
Thank you much
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Re: Laptops for Sonar X3 Studio 2016/10/16 20:41:23 (permalink)
800 GB ram??? What in the world..... 16-32 is moooore than enough.
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Re: Laptops for Sonar X3 Studio 2016/10/16 22:10:30 (permalink)
lol i would think you KNOW that was a misprint for sure
 
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Re: Laptops for Sonar X3 Studio 2016/10/16 23:14:21 (permalink)
Oddtodd,
I use a laptop from 2006 with sonar platinum for mobile recording.

I have one of Jim's studio cat computers too. It is great.

Setting up your computer properly takes a little practice but if you run resplendent latency monitor and report results to the forum, we can help you get your computer dialed in.

StudioCat > I use Windows 10 and Sonar Platinum. I have a touch screen.
I make some videos. This one shows how to do a physical loopback on the RME UCX to get many more equalizer nodes.
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Re: Laptops for Sonar X3 Studio 2016/10/18 23:29:43 (permalink)
Please be aware that if your computer is using a WiFi adapter, as laptops do and some desktops, the WiFi adapters are NOTORIOUS for causing massive DPC Latency spikes that wreak havoc on the computer's ability to handle the audio streaming that applications like Sonar use - and THAT could well be a cause for audio glitches.
 
So - to get around that, lots of folks will temporarily turn off or disable their WiFi adapters (either with a switch or function key on the laptop, OR they will go into Windows Device Manager and double click on the WiFi adapter and then click on Disable), THEN they will launch Sonar and after finishing working in Sonar and Sonar closed - they then will turn the WiFi back on or Enable it in Device Manager to make accessing the Internet possible again.
 
I hope that helps you, 
 
And as far as choosing a laptop - I would suggest you strive for one with a minimum of an i3 or i5 CPU or a decent AMD CPU, then look for one with at least 8 GB of memory - or 16 GB, (or more), but try for at least 8 GB, and then IF possible, try to get one that supports having 2 internal hard drives.  Even if the drives aren't spectacular, having room in the case for 2 drives will GREATLY help performance for Sonar, by allowing you to split things across both drives, which will make it all run faster.
 
You would have Windows and your applications on the C: drive, and then make it so that your sample libraries, Cakewalk Projects, and Cakewalk Content live on the 2nd drive (along with your User Folders).
 
You can eventually pick up a solid state drive to become your C:, and can even buy a better 2nd drive that is either larger or faster, or both.  MOST folks with a multiple drive setup these days seem to use a solid-state drive for the C:, and then a 7,200 RPM SATA III HDD for their 2nd drive, because you can get a 1 TB or even 2 TB HDD for a LOT less money than what such a drive would cost to be a giant solid state drive.
 
But if possible - the combination of a decent CPU, 8 GB or more of memory, and 2 drive support in the laptop, is a great combination to look for in a laptop, for running Sonar - in MY opinion.  You can get such a laptop for a pretty reasonable price - with eventual upgrades to one or both hard drives.
 
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Re: Laptops for Sonar X3 Studio 2016/10/19 09:02:33 (permalink)
Thank you very much
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