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Jimbo 88
And something else about the Sonar/DP 8 issue. I'm not sure what Orchestral Sample library Jerry is using, but i use libraries with quite the load on the computer. DP8 struggles here and you'd better have a 3rd party app like VEP to handle the work load. Since Sonar went 64 bit (the 1st I believe) I am able to have my work all on one computer and in one program...and mixing is quick and way easier. That is a huge time saver,
I use a large library, VSL Orchestral Cube, but it's on a dedicated machine, connected to the DAW via MIDI over LAN, so that's not an issue for me. But I can say that DP8 (which is also 64-bit) handles every single VST plugin that is on my DAW perfectly.
Maybe you don't have enough memory?
Jerry
www.jerrygerber.com
Yes I might not have enough memory, that maybe somewhat of an issue. But here is the thing and correct me if I am wrong.
Let's say I score 10 minutes of picture and I have to send off the mix with 7 stems. With DP8 and my library on another computer, I mix down in real time. If everything goes perfect that will take me 80 minutes and I dropbox an OMF. With Sonar and everything on one computer I complete the same task in about 20 minutes. Maybe not a big deal for most, but I usually have people on the other end breathing down my back. Now take that 10 minute score and multiply it by 5 or 6 chunks (depending on the project length) and the time really starts to add up.
Maybe i should set up busses to route 8 tracks to record on like we use to do it back in the ADAT and Tascam 88 days,