• SONAR
  • Can't open old BUN file
2018/04/02 02:05:14
Dave King
Hey,
 
I'm trying to open an old BUN file from 2006.  Not sure what version of Cakewalk I was using at that time.  I'm trying to open it in Sonar X2.  It acts like it is going to work and is reading a lot of WAV files, but it gets to a point and an error message pops up saying: "Cannot read file".
 
Any advice on how I might be able to get this to load?
 
Thanks!
2018/04/02 02:33:42
emwhy
Can you install and older version of SONAR and open the file? If so do that and then save it as a cwp file and see if X2 will open it.
 
 
2018/04/02 02:35:59
deswind
Make sure you open it in safe mode.  It may have a plugin (or soft synth) that will not open in your current version of Sonar and what is on your computer.
2018/04/02 02:39:09
Dave King
How do I open Sonar in Safe Mode?
2018/04/02 03:14:33
deswind
Hold down the shift key while opening the project.  It may open in stages - you can reject opening a plugin when prompted (or all plugins) to see if the file opens with just the midi/audio data basically.  (This is an oversimplification).
2018/04/02 03:46:40
Dave King
Grrr...  Still didn't work.  Same error message. I "think" I might actually have an older DAW PC with an earlier version of Cakewalk to try it with although I was hoping to avoid dragging it out.
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