Which version of UAD-1 for Sonar 5?

Hi,

I'm currently running UAD-1 3.9 (1 card) with Sonar 4.0.2. It's working pretty good, but I do get the occasional err=21 problem when I install too many UAD plug-ins. I'm okay if I freeze a few tracks and keep other FX not too loaded up.

I'm getting Sonar 5 because I want some of the new features. Anyone have experience on which version of UAD-1 works better with Sonar 5? Is my current configuration (UAD 3.9 and Sonar 4.0.2) better?

Thanks for any tips!

ORIGINAL: Sage K

I'm okay if I freeze a few tracks and keep other FX not too loaded up.

I thought freeze didn't work properly with UAD/Sonar,something about it not releasing recources(don't remember the exact terminology) according to Cakewalk. That was the main reason I didn't buy one. Are you refering to freezing other native plugs in the same project?

ORIGINAL: Sage K

Freezing is kindof like mixing down the track, except you can undo it when you un-freeze, and you can still adjust the volume and a few other things.

I know what freeze is,I use it all the time natively. I'm just referring to what Cakewalk said about freezing not working properly with UAD plugs.

All I can say, is I am using the lastest SONAR 5.0.1/UAD-1 v4.2_VST combo without any problems, but then, I've never had an "error=21" occur, in previous SONAR/UAD-1 versions, over the past three years either. If you are experiencing "error=21" problems now, with v3.9, don't expect v4.2 to magically solve that issue. From what I understand, there are no easy solutions to it, as the exact cause is hard to pin down. But, it does seem certain, that a small number of motherboard/chipsets are prone to this behavior.

If I was, in your shoes, and I was repeatedly experiencing the error-21 issue, I would replace my motherboard, for a known compatible one, in a heartbeat. It would be much easier to spend $60-$200, on a new motherboard, than to continue to endure error=21's and bang my head up, against the wall, or have to give up my $2000 UAD-1 investment (I have 2 UAD-1 cards and every single UAD-1 plugin, including my recently purchased Roland FX bundle). Motherboards come & go, most are relatively inexpensive and are easily replaced. The UAD-1 is a specialized, one of a kind DSP card with world class plugins. Pretty easy decision, in my book.

ORIGINAL: Billy Buck

Track Freeze does work with UAD-1 plugins. Plus, once you freeze a track, with UAD-1 plugins, the DSP, is released back to the UAD-1 card. So you use even more UAD-1 plugins.

From what I've read, the Powercore plugins, do not release DSP, after a track freeze.

That's funny,because Cakewalk stated the exact opposite(I think it was Noel). I'd love to hear from them again on this issue regarding both UAD and PoCo. Anyway,thanks for your input on that,it's encouraging. Also I didn't mean to hijack the thread,but it is an UAD issue and an important one.

At this time I'm running my 2 UAD-1 cards on v4.2 with Sonar 5 what I've seen is as long as I keep the UAD CPU under 90% I don't get the err=21