mettelus
One thing I have notice with SPlat is the "not responding" in the title bar. I have seen this in screen captures of people's issues as well. Once SONAR has been run once, I do not see a notable difference between X3 and SPlat, but that "not responding" part of SPlat's initial startup bothers me. I am not sure why this occurs though.

Nothing to worry about, Sonar though should be polling Windows by some method to tell it that it is still alive however... Windows just thinks it's dead when in fact it's just processing.

joden
That is because of windows pre-fetch, not sonar ;)
 

I'm aware of that. It doesn't really matter, as the important metric (IMO) is how long it takes to start the first time. Although when I actually had a commercial operation I never had an "emergency" wherein startup time made a difference. I was always in the studio for a while before the client, making sure everything was ready

Larry Jones

joden
That is because of windows pre-fetch, not sonar ;)
 

....as the important metric (IMO) is how long it takes to start the first time. 

Yep agree totally :)

I know this is not so relevant especially comparing bootup times between Studio One say and Sonar because they are different.  I am sure Sonar might need more time as it has much more to boot up I guess.
 
But on my older machine (XP) normal drive and all, Studio One takes 54 seconds to bootup and be ready to go. On the new Win 7 machine with the SSD it is only 8 seconds!
 
In both cases here both programs are identical in terms of their versions and content etc..Just goes to show how quick the SSD must be.
 
I agree with Larry though, I like to be here early too before the client gets here as well.

In post 4 I described my experience as being "glitchy". Maybe twitchy would be better. I hadn't been having crashes or not responding issues so there were no problem reporter instances to follow through and nothing repeatable by a fixed recipe.
I had been using the Windows Ease of Access setting where hovering the mouse over a window activates it.
I've now turned it off and it seems to have made a difference for the better. I can sort of understand why that may be the case but I'll just continue to work with Dorchester and see and report any findings.
 

joden

LJB
......... as an 8+ hour per day, 7 days a week professional user of Sonar Platinum ..............

OT, but how do you do that? I struggle to get through two hours without severe brain fade. 
 
PS: It is a serious question LJB, I am not trying to be a smartarse.....

Joden, it's the same as any other day-job, except this one requires creativity and lots of concentration. I suppose it's a skill one learns. I often have 4 or 5 guys in the studio and you have to learn how to manage them as well as the session. It's exhausting for the first few years but it's a rhythm - you learn to take mini breaks by insisting on making everyone coffee so you can stretch your legs.. that sort of thing :O) Better than pushing a pencil for a whole day..

mettelus
One thing I have notice with SPlat is the "not responding" in the title bar. I have seen this in screen captures of people's issues as well. Once SONAR has been run once, I do not see a notable difference between X3 and SPlat, but that "not responding" part of SPlat's initial startup bothers me. I am not sure why this occurs though.

Again this is a windows thing. If a program/app/plugin seems "to windows" to be taking a bit too long to load it posts up the not responding message.

LJB
Example: The project I JUST opened - flatlined EQs and Zeroed compressors in PC..
 
Never mind, can't get it to paste and upload.

Just experienced this too. Flatlined my EQ's after spending all day setting them up. Loaded the same project in X3e and back to my settings - didn't check comps though.

stickman393
Dorchester has been pretty stable for me. No complaints here. 
 
I think it's funny to hear people describe previous releases as "crisp and snappy" when compared to the current version. Every damn' release you hear the same story. X3 was slow and bloated compared to X2, etc etc. 90% psychological, in my opinion. 

X3e continued to be 'crisp and snappy' here whilst Plt is slow and bloated on my system and there's nothing 'psychological' about my experience.

bitman
Can we call it Dorkchester now then?
I've been wanting to so badly because I guess I must be so immature. :-)

yes lets!