C:\Docments and Settings\User Name\APplication Data\Cakewalk\Sonar 8.5 Producer

I don't have that folder. I am on Vista. But check this out.


What this says to me is CW and MS has done so much to screw up the paths to where these files reside nobody knows where they are.

I don't think I've ever seen that window before.

All I know is that you need to have hidden files/folder enabled in order to get to the path I gave you in my previous post.

OR Navigate to:


C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\SONAR 8.5 Producer   <== for the 64 bit version of Sonar.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Cakewalk\SONAR 8.5 Producer    <== for the 32 bit version of Sonar.


Inside this folder, there is a shortcut folder (named "Cakewalk User Data") that will take you to the actual "Sonar 8.5 Producer" folder where the AUD.INI file resides.

But, again, I find this all unnecesary when you have the option to just open the AUD.INI file from within Sonar.


HTH

Wow that is wierd. Well Since I'm still on XP I will digress from this part of the discussion.

See what I mean? LOL

I don't think I've ever seen that window before. All I know is that you need to have hidden files/folder enabled in order to get to the path I gave you in my previous post. OR Navigate to: C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\SONAR 8.5 Producer <== for the 64 bit version of Sonar. C:\Program Files (x86)\Cakewalk\SONAR 8.5 Producer <== for the 32 bit version of Sonar. Inside this folder, there is a shortcut folder (named "Cakewalk User Data") that will take you to the actual "Sonar 8.5 Producer" folder where the AUD.INI file resides. But, again, I find this all unnecesary when you have the option to just open the AUD.INI file from within Sonar. HTH

No that is not the problem. You have to know that is the very first thing I do when I deal with a new OS is make sure I know where everything is and how to get to it. One basic thing is unhide everything and show extensions.  The problem is simple Sonar's install places these files in places that change with each version and with the OS used.  Also instead of deleting irrelevant files it leaves them on the system to confuse the user base such as myself. I can't call it a bug but it is a PITA big time.

That dialog is in Options toward the bottom. It has always been empty. I thought when it first appeared all my troubles would be over. It turns out even CW has no idea where those files are. Its been in Sonar for awhile now.   I laugh only because its so funny in a bizarre way. 

Jose don't get the wrong impression here I do know all this stuff. I have been dealing with this ever since Pro Audio.  The one thing I did not know was about the access in the audio options for the aud.ini file. I didn't know it would actually work. I have been doing this sort of thing with Sonar for years. Rewriting the master ini file and so on. You name I have edited at some point. 

To be a Sonar user one needs to be a hacker of sorts. LOL

There's only one AUD.INI file

No, there is only one right Aud.ini file. I have dozens of them all over the place.

Well in my system I have them under Programdata, and user for each and everyone of the versions that were ever installed on this system. True they are in there proper folder yet I have at least two places where these files are located some are even more scattered. Still, it begs the question why? Why can't they be in the folder where the program is? They are just INI files for Pete's sake. I don't buy the CW explanation that its a Vista requirement.  Other programs have these type file in their own folder and run just fine.

Jose have you ever looked at the MS Office file directory structure? At least Sonar's is not anywhere as convoluted as that. But its getting there. I believe that that is CW's standard. LOL  

John, Eric, and Jose,

That Options/Initialization File edits Cakewalk.ini(same folder as Aud.ini).  I added WarnSilentBuses=0 to mine so it would stop with that annoying window when you load projects with any bus outs set to "none".  Cakewalk.ini is probably not reloaded when you hit the new reload config button in Options/Audio.   I think that's why it says to restart.

You know, I don't think I've ever noticed that PanicStrength variable in Help under Cakewalk.ini.  Interesting...

Looks like it.  just tested w/ the panic variable.

John

cyphersuit


I have a minor problem now. after having changed the ini file whenever i close sonar (as in exit the program), i get the error message "sonar does not work anymore".

(sorry for bad english)

How did you do the change?

I did mine with notepad. I inserted this:

ThreadSchedulingModel=

With a value of 2 just after the = sign. No space.

It was inserted in the [Waves] section of the audio.ini.

With my system being Vista I found it here:

C:/users/me/appdata/roaming/cakewalk/sonar 8.5 producer

Whoops--my previous post did stick. Pay no attention to this...

Well, there could be something else causing this core spiking.  3rd party plugins are the usual suspects (especially heavy hitter ones).

Also, the reason Cakewalk made this a variable is because not everyone has a Quad Core CPU and, as the note John posted said, this setting is not recommended for single nor dual core CPUs.  After making this change, I noticed a more evenly spread among cores (more noticable in some projects than others).  But not all projects are created equal, so I would try opening others to see if the problem exists in those too.  If so, then something is cause that reaction and you're gonna need to find out what that is.

I'll check again that I edited the correct file.

Thanks,

Check Eric's post at #58. What you are seeing in the parent folder is a shortcut to the correct location.

Now we have shortcuts to deal with too? LOL

Well I'll be a monkey's uncle! this works! It has made my system more stable, more responsive with lower latency.
thanks for this, John, Jose and Noel. it's brought my system to another level.

haven't posted in a long time. I thought I'd post the above showing my gratitude. and to  bump it. cause it's a good tweak.

thanks again guys,
mikeh