Pro Channel Bug

Nothing new here, just saying X1C did not fix the PC bug where it looks like it is on...but it does not respond to adjustments (visually it does, but not audibly). 
 
The EQ seems to be the most buggy.  X1C is very stable for me unlike its first version, but this danged EQ.  I generally use my TRacks plug ins for compression and Sonitus EQ for my EQ needs because one day the PC EQ works, the next day it doesnt.  It's all a giant mystery to me.  (And to the Cake Bakers too apparently) 

I have had the 76 compressor behave like this a couple times. Loading a preset tends to make the knobs work again it but that's not exactly a solution. I haven't had this happen for a while though.. It seems to be one of those dreaded intermittent issues that no one can seem to reliably produce.

I can't seem to find the thread(s) but I believe someone from Cakewalk said that this was an installation related issue and that if you contact their tech support they will likely be able to help you.  (I'll keep looking for the thread)

That's all I know. 

The thing that is strange to me is that if there is a solution for this, why is no one talking about it?

I can make the problem return at will on my system.
 
Start by booting computer and creating a new project using the normal template. Import some audio on track 1 and start playback and click the on button on the PC Eq then tweek some settings and make sure you can hear it changing. Then turn off the eq and do the same thing for the compressor on track one. Turn it on and change settings to make sure it is working. Do the same steps with PC on the main bus. Make sure all the PC is turned off and save and close the project without closing X1.
 
Then create another new project using the same normal template. Import some audio and enable the eq on track 1. Change some settings and see if PC is working.
 
On my computer it will fail every time and I can create as many new projects as I want and PC will fail on each. However if I close X1 and then try again PC will not fail when trying to duplicate my previous steps. It is important that the computer is freshly booted and X1 is only loaded once. Then these steps will cause PC to look like its on except the activity light next to the on/off button will be dead and PC will not change the audio.
 
Try this and let me know if you can duplicate my results.

I been using the Pc in X1c and I haven't seen any weird behavior , Although this thread makes me nervous , as If some of you guys are experience this bug, I guess I will not use the PC any more as I don't wanna run into modules not working correct.. :( sad I am Caus I wanna just use the PC ...

Thank you Bub and Tom I aware of how to submit a ticket and a problem to Cakewalk.  As Codamedia points out it is difficult to reproduce and seemingly happens at random.  Unfortunately I do not have much info to report to them, besides "it happens at random and fairly often."

I am sure there is something that triggers the inactive PC but I have not narrowed it down.  Tom's recipe of importing audio tracks into the project is interesting, I will cook up his recipe later and see how my pie turns out.

codamediaNice recipe! I tried if exactly as you stated (included a fresh reboot to start things off) but could not replicate it. The PC worked every time I tried.

I could not replicate a problem with this recipe, either.

The people who have thos intermittent problem the most have been asked to follow their "recipe" for creating the problem with SONAR's Auto-save set to oin and off and report if any difference.

Apparently cakewalk acknoledge a problem with PC if AutoSave is set to on.

Please try and report findings to Cakewlak via Problem Reporter.

I have same problem but not connected with Auto Save on or off.

My solution is don't use PC.

mudgel

Apparently cakewalk acknoledge a problem with PC if AutoSave is set to on.

I've heard of Auto-Save causing the Tool Bar to lose all of it's buttons and turn gray, but never that it caused a problem with the Pro Channel. If that's right I hope they get that fixed asap. I haven't used Auto-Save because of the Tool Bar problem and I've lost quite a bit of work because of it. I know I know, save manually, but I keep forgetting.

One thing I'm seeing in some projects that I never saw before ... some buses will be solo'd when I open a project, but you can still hear all the other buses, plus the EQ in the Pro Channel will be turned on also. But I'm only seeing it in certain projects, not every one.