amiller
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First song on X2a - My experience
I'm a long time Cakewalk/SONAR user and have used just about every version along the way to X2a. I just finished a song a month or so ago using X1d and have stayed away from X2a until I was finished with the project I started in X1d. So, I've been using X2a for the new song for about a month now and...I really like it. My experience with it has been pretty darn good. Yes, I do get the odd crash now and then...maybe twice in the last month but overall it's been pretty solid for me. I also had a stange MIDI issue where the MIDI was there but seemed to be muted ... I chalk that one up to lack of any real MIDI knowledge on my part. I'm not generally a fanboy. In fact I've done my share of complaining right here from time to time. But, again, I'm dig'n this version...X2a. 
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doncolga
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Re: First song on X2a - My experience
2013/08/21 16:32:10
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Good to hear man. Going well here also.
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The Maillard Reaction
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Re: First song on X2a - My experience
2013/08/21 16:35:52
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Good news!!!
best regards,
mike
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amiller
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Re: First song on X2a - My experience
2013/08/21 17:19:35
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I should clarify that I have some of the same grips that I see on this site from a large number of participants. I'd like to see more color options, a better implementation of track lanes and, of course, we all want it to be as stable as possible.
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Re: First song on X2a - My experience
2013/08/21 18:35:18
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I likes me X2a too.
Fortunately for me, most crashes I get are Operator Error.
I chalk my positive experience up to the fact that since I went full 64bit I use very little 32bit plugs anymore.
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stevec
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Re: First song on X2a - My experience
2013/08/21 19:22:32
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Colors and track lane enhancements... count me in. Yet X2a is still my favorite version yet.
Funny though, I've been using a handful of 32bit plugins all along - synths and FX - and haven't had any issues. I guess BitBridge likes me. The only one that did cause some grief was a freebie called "Orca", so I just don't use it (nor need it).
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jb101
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Re: First song on X2a - My experience
2013/08/21 19:32:41
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I'm still using a couple of 32 bit plugs, too, although I try to stay 64 bit. The only issues I've had have been using any 32 bit synths in Simple Instrument Tracks - occasionally I get some weird behaviour then..
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amiller
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Re: First song on X2a - My experience
2013/08/22 08:22:28
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I don't know what to say about the 32 vs 64 bit conversation. I've been running 64bit since I got the this box from Purrrfect Audio (StudioCat) and, as I mentioned, I have a SONAR crash once or twice a month...sometimes less. My crashes usually happen when I've been sampling soft synths to determine which one I want to use. I usually go through a bunch of them pretty quickly and that's when SONAR seems to choke...again, not very often.
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jb101
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Re: First song on X2a - My experience
2013/08/22 08:50:52
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I can honestly say that I can't remember when Sonar last crashed for me.
When I first installed X2 it crashed fairly often, but since the "a" update it has only crashed a couple of times, but not for months now.
I have seen the choking behaviour when you preview lots of soft synths, but again not for a while.
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