Is Sonar stable? Yes, definitely!

Yesterday I was testing different drum libraries and instruments. So I had more than 10 soft synths loaded, some of them, SampleTank 3 SE e.g.,  with more than a single drum library. Although I have a nice Focusrite soundcard, I don't bother turning it on when testing things, so Sonar was set with WASAPI driver running built-in sound card at 12ms latency setting. Took me quite a while, i.e. several hours, to trigger different VSTis, load different libraries, switch MIDI channels, tweak MIDI data, etc.
Drum libraries are large, so the testing project required 11 GB, and I had a web browser open with lots of tabs (apx. 1GB memory footprint). Well, I had NO performance problems whatsoever! And my PC isn't powerful, it's a Core2 Duo based machine with only 8GB memory. I'm impressed, really impressed with Sonar stability and performance.
Running out of memory on a outdated PC with just a built-in audio set to a very low latency while having more then 20 web pages open in a web-browser... Oh my, that's impressive! I'm proud to be a Sonar user and a member of Cakewalk community.
Lots of thanks and respect to Cakewalk team!

Wish I could say the same... I think it's locked up on me about 7 times in the last week. Not sure if it's related to the new update or the new project I started since that update, but there a lot of infinite loop bugs or similar, it seems.

Have to say that the Platinum releases have been very stable for me. Mighty prestige effort on Cakewalk's behalf to get this sort of consistency month after month.

Sonar is quite stable but it depends heavily on good external component configuration to operate reliably. If I'm  having lockups and freezes after an update, my first action is always to reboot to insure no holds on dll's, uninstall my interface drivers and the reinstall them, the reboot again. This nearly always resolves my issues. Good lick!

Big time stability here even on an older machine..

Stable here, but I attribute that in equal parts to SONAR and to the computer I use.

Got my first hang/lock-up of the day here, on a project that I've been working with for years. Audio engine's still running and I can hear my guitar through Guitar Rig, but Sonar's gone to the white-out screen and 'not responding'. Nothing to do with my machine, this is a software problem.

Kylotan
What they have in common is that they're both 32 bit. But I have 2 other 32 bit plugins loaded in that project that appear to work fine.

I wouldn't blame Sonar for not being able to handle outdated bridged plugins. It's like having worn out tires on a new car.

dappa1
I would like 32gb inside

Have as much memory as you want but 32 bit only addresses 4gb max.

I've been getting increasingly frustrated with Sonar Platinum. I've been using Cakewalk since the days of Sonar 3 Producer, and for many years never had any significant issues. I began having some issues with Sonar X3, but was hoping that was just a blip and Sonar Platinum would be a return to rock-solid normalcy.
 
But it really hasn't. It's stable enough for me to use, but only just. I contend with lock-ups and system crashes on a regular basis -- about 1 per day -- and have a few nagging problems for which I've developed work-arounds (eg, Sonar occasionally goes silent when loading synths, and when bouncing tracks -- it just stops talking to the audio interface -- and the only way to get sound again is to either close and re-open the program, or if I'm feeling lucky, I can try freezing and unfreezing a synth, which sometimes works). I've done all the usual chores -- re-profiled this, updated that, reinstalled the other thing; I've talked to Cakewalk Support, and got nowhere (their final word on the topic could be summed up thus: "well, you're using outdated hardware that is no longer supported, so you're kind of pooched -- but have a nice day and we look forward to your next subscription payment..."). The Cakewalk forums have been useful, and I've gotten a lot of help from my fellow users, for which I'm very grateful. But it really hasn't made much of a difference, and I'm beginning to get a bit weary of it all.
 
I genuinely love this software. Sonar's intuitive, elegant interface is second to none, IMHO, and it has peerless workflow. It sounds awesome, comes with a ton of genuine goodies, and I'm very comfortable in its environment. But I'm getting to the point where I no longer trust Sonar to come through when I need it, and I am seriously considering moving on. I have a decently spec'd iMac sitting in the next room, and have been eyeing the UAD Apollo interfaces and Logic Pro X. I hear nothing but good things about all of them, and that comes to mind every time Sonar hangs on me (in other words, every day)...
 
 

So, soundwise, do you want to confess you are a clone of a CW  employee/contractor? Or not?
 

Sorry to see how many people are having crashes and stability issues with their Sonar set-up. Mine is impressively  rock-solid that's why I decided to share it.
AFAIK, stability issues  are in direct proportion to the system complexity. My PC is dedicated to just Sonar and only a few plugins and virtual instruments. Hope that makes sense.

I wish to admit that I am an employee of the NSA, Steinberg, Avid, and Magix.  Anyone who has been fooled by my posts,  well, sorry, rest in peace.
 

Yes whatever, but the new avatar "soundwise" sounds a whole lot like "John" aka "I love sonar" aka "it's all good".
 
(edit): william (I am a real human being) copper.

williamcopper
Yes whatever, but the new avatar "soundwise" sounds a whole lot like "John" aka "I love sonar" aka "it's all good".
 
(edit): william (I am a real human being) copper.

Really? Because you sound a lot like Dave "I'm gonna create a bunch of different handles and taunt the Bakers and other users with them until I get busted" or Droney/Godparticle "I'm a dance house GOD who DEMANDS respect!" or any of the other nonsense, junko troll alt handles that blow through here.
 
Edit: I'm Beepster a semi real humanoid who is for all intents and purposes a technologically challenged moron who STILL manages to make music rather easily and happily with Sonar.