Insane problems with this update (2016.12) *** Solved (for ME!)

Same here Jonesey - multiple problems. I always take a disc image before installing updates so I have rolled back to 2016 -09 (skipped 10 as it was a bit light on) and am happily working away gain.  Hopefully the next update will iron some things out. I guess the beauty of the system is that you CAN always roll back to what works for you.

This is awful to hear. I am so sorry that two of the finest members are having problems with Sonar. I wish I could clear it up for you both. I am not seeing any problems here. 

John
I am not seeing any problems here. 

Glad to hear you had a trouble free update John. These hiccups are rare and just the nature of the beast with so many PC configurations out there - and a pretty substantial update this month! A little time and all will be well I'm sure:)

John
This is awful to hear. I am so sorry that two of the finest members are having problems with Sonar. I wish I could clear it up for you both. I am not seeing any problems here. 

Yes John this update has caused more problems than anything I've seen since the dark days of X1a/b.
 
They all seem to be related to the Plugin Manager so I just hope the Bakers have enough information to work out what went wrong and issue a fix.

This is utterly bizarre.
 
As stated above, last night I rolled back to what I thought was 2016.10
 
Well I was just helping someone out with a synth problem and noticed that the Synth Tab was no longer in the browser. Imagine my surprise to find it under Views > Synth Rack View
 
Now my curiosity was totally piqued so I dug a little deeper and according Help > About, I'm running version 22.11.0 Build 111.
 
All of my plugins are present and correct, including the ones which were causing me grief yesterday.
 
Could someone with a known, working version confirm what the latest build number is please.
 
I did adopt the early release the day before if this is a factor.
 
Interestingly, the CCC shows 2016.10 as a rollback option.
 
 
Confused  of Bristol

current build is 111 Jonesey.
Sorry to hear of your problems man. but hope it is cleared up now.
Im actually doing a marathon of sorts here. running great.
I personally AM a fan of rolling updates, but with that comes Ye ole double edged sword.
At least with the old way, the updates came once a year you knew you were stable for that year.
However if you weren't stable, you had to wait another year hoping you would see improvements.
 
Whenever I have issues with the plug in manager I re personalize by holding down CNTRL and starting sonar.
This rebuilds the library and does a rescan/reset.

chuckebaby

Bristol_Jonesey
Yes I'm a big fan of rolling updates - this is the first one that has ever caused me problems and things seem settled now, but without me doing anything!!

you must have done something. Possibly did the "Jonesey dance backwards or something ?
Typically Voodoo like this works for me all the time. Once I ate a banana side ways and Sonar started working again.

John
This is awful to hear. I am so sorry that two of the finest members are having problems with Sonar. I wish I could clear it up for you both. I am not seeing any problems here. 

I'm not seeing any issues with the latest update either.  I am wondering what the difference is between those with issues and those without?
 
Something that made me go hmmmm?,  is this comment:
 

Bristol_Jonesey
 

• Plugin Manager stalling during a Rescan (Yes I did a reset). Always seem to stall on either Rapture Pro, Rapture Session or Z3TA+2
• Failure to find existing plugins, even when on the rare occasions that the rescan "finished"
• Crashing when loading any 32 bit plugin (I get the "Sonarplt.exe has stopped" working message)

Since I installed Platinum x64, I have made an effort to avoid installing 32-bit plugins.  I keep X3e 32-bit installed for that purpose.  Perhaps something not quite right with the VST scanner in the new?
 
One other thought, is the problem only occurring on Windows 10, or are Win 7 & 8 users also seeing these issues?  I have avoided Windows 10 Version 1607 (Anniversary Update) so far, and have all Windows updates locked down until I am ready for them.

pentimentosound
I am having very goofy issues too. Audio engine won't start for a hour, then it's fine for a while. Then it's not... then it is later! SHEESH!
http://forum.cakewalk.com/After-the-monthly-update-my-SPLAT-Audio-Driver-wont-start-m3522155.aspx
 
brundlefly offered this but I'm not sure what to rename the ini and don't want to, until I understand what to do

brundlefly
Try renaming your AUD.INI file and letting SONAR build a new one on startup.
 
C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Roaming\Cakewalk\SONAR Platinum\AUD.INI

 
@ Jonesy   Check out my thread RE the Plug In Manager. Steve Cook really helped me there. I ended up with a lot more plug ins! LOL Really! I was very impressed with his way vs my old habit with it.
http://forum.cakewalk.com/RESOLVED-Plug-In-Manager-Scan-keeps-crashing-m3518533.aspx
 
Michael

All you do is rename it aud.bac.

This is funny because I just paid for the free melda plugin bundle upgrade + got a new meter plug and my crashes coincided with that so a lot of false causation theories just went out the window. fwiw whenever it crashes on me, if I reboot and restart it seems to go okay. Although I haven't installed yet at my studio - just at home where I don't do much besides following along with tutorials etc. and a midi framework or two. Think I'll wait before I update the studio Plat...

Thanks for explaining that. I am not that much of a PC guy, though I have heard of DOS! LOL
Michael

Well, that's probably it....... I imagined the Keebler Elves dealing with it while I slept the other night.... LOL
 
If you, Craig, have similar things happening (or not! ), then I don't feel bad at all......   I think I'm doing something wrong... so obviously that's not true.
 
Michael