Thanks Noel, no control surfaces attached yet, also using the same settings as my X1d which loads instantly.
And yes, loading it more than once to test, first load after boot is always slower for sure.
JG

I have the same thing since Platinum. 12 - 15 second start up, at least. Just figured it was a Platinum "thing" since all my Sonars before this started very quickly.

Plat 64 has always been sloooow- to - start - for - me - on -64 -bit -windows-7
where, 32bitSonarOn32BitWindowsSevenStartsReallyFast.
I brought this up early when it first dropped but it was like, No Ron, Just you........

jonogrant
Okay, weird though, my X1d start up template has ten soft synths inserted and loads instantly, the platinum is just the basic normal template with no synths inserted. These are 64 bit versions.
 
Woodyoflop, are you using 64 bit sonar?
Thanks
JG
 
   

Yes I am using the 64 bit version of SPlat I also have x1 installed as well.

Go ahead and laugh, but  I got rid of the startup dialog and boom FAST!

Do you see literally nothing or do you see the SONAR screen and it's not responsive?

I see the platinum logo by itself floating on my desktop for most of the load time, then it opens.
I'm just opening a new instance of the program, not a session file with any data...
 
JG
 
 

Is the virus scanner setup to scan SONAR? If so, consider adding SONAR to the virus scanner exception list.

Got the same issue. Just presumed it was due to new startup code.
 
In numbers in relation to the kind of VST scan:
 
"On startup" - 29.5 seconds
"Manual scan" - 23.2 seconds
 
Thats just me and a stopwatch. Definitely miss the super quick boot of previous generations of Sonar but its not a major problem for me personally.
 
Windows 8.1 - i7

I have the same issue with Platinum. It seems to disappear with the installation of each new update, then gradually slows down again. Doesn't bother me too much so I haven't really looked into it. I know if I have the Faderport connected it slows down significantly, and that it is faster to start with my Behringer X32 connected than it is with my RME Fireface ufx. I presume this is to do with the drivers.