Roland GrooveSynth not working...

What sample rate is your project..???
Cj

*grumble* something at the server end trashed my attempted response, I'll enter it again.

On the Start menu click Run... and enter cmd - this opens a "DOS prompt".

Type in dir "C:\program files\cakewalk\shared dxi\p5antom"
You should get back two files - p5antom.dll (about 4.4MB - the DXI) and p5antom-1-param.dat (about 83MB - sample data).

If these are ok, go to the next step:

Type in regsvr32 "C:\program files\cakewalk\shared dxi\p5antom\p5antom.dll"

You should get back a dialog box that says "DllRegisterServer .... p5antom.dll succeeded" - that will mean the DXI has been (re)registered with Windows.

You can also check out what Sonar Plugin Manager, AnalogX DXmanager or BlueCat DXI manager say about the plugin.

Doug

i have had the same problem with groove synth not loading error message says missing file and tells me this file may not have loaded.

I spoke to cake and they say they have not come across this problem before.

has anyone else come across this problem before inVista.

ps when Patchmix has not loaded (emu0404) it turns up!!! but no sound

I am having the same problem with the Roland Groovesynth plug-in. When I initially installed Power Studio 5 I was able to import and successfully use the plug-in many times. I created a couple projects and reloaded them many times each. Then one day they just stopped working. I get the same "missing and/or improperly installed plug-in" error message, the project loads but I hear nothing related to the plug-ins of course. I've reinstalled Power Studio at least 3 times now. I also contacted Cakewalk tech support and the guy emailed me these instructions below to help solve the problem, but it has not. Please help me make enough noise about this so I can get back to making music.

Here's what the tech support guy sent to me:

a) Completely un-install SONAR from your computer. This is normally done from Start | Programs | Cakewalk. This will not remove any of your files or audio data.

b) Make sure nothing else is running while reinstalling SONAR in step 'e'. In Win XP, choose Start | Run and type MSCONFIG. Click OK, then click on the Startup tab at the upper right of the window that opens. Uncheck all items listed, click OK, then restart your computer. You can always recheck those items again at a later time.

c) Click the Windows Start button and select Run. At the prompt type REGEDIT and click OK.
Backup your Registry before making edits - you do this by clicking the File menu, then Export. Make sure "all" is selected under "Export Range." Give the file a name and click Export.
Now delete the following Registry keys
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cakewalk Music Software
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Cakewalk Music Software

Please note that this will remove any effects presets and key bindings you may have made in Cakewalk. You can back up those registry keys separately if you like.

d) Delete the files AUD.INI and TTSSEQ.INI from the SONAR program folder.

e) Restart your computer, then reinstall SONAR along with all of its updates.

This should eliminate any software irregularities that are causing your problem, but let us know if it does not.

Some older links to read -

http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.asp?m=712412&mpage=1

http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.asp?m=836009&mpage=1

I'm sure there are more..couldn't find them.

I spoke to cake and they say they have not come across this problem before.

Cakewalk should keep a log of everything reported here (and hopefull then also tested) ..then they won't say they have never came across this problem

oh..most important - put it on the site..give us a full list of the current bugs and what's going to get fixed! what are you afraid of? everyone see the problems on the forums anyway..you got nothing to lose by sharing the knowledge.

hey guys i sympathise.
but surely there are better synths for you to use than groovesynth anyway? see it as an opportunity to expand!!! (but then i have hs6xl with dim le, sd2)
just my two pennorth..

If you have bought a product you expect it to work not a promo where you say if it soes not work Buy new. is this just a pschological game Sonar are using to grab an extra income and do it using guinea pigs in a forum. If I want Groovesynths and it says it has it on the tin then I expect it to be there!!!

Ah yes, very frustrating. I, too, have the same problem. I have two copies of S5PE installed on two DAWs: same problem on both!

And look, yes, there are better synths. But like Dappa1 said, I pay good money for Sonar and expect it to WORK.

It's especially frustrating when you're in the middle of a project for a client and you're using the GrooveSynth, and it just STOPS WORKING.

ORIGINAL: Clydewinder

that has happened to me before but only after setting sample rate to 88.2 in project 5v2. as soon as i set sample rate back to 44.1 the groovesynth started working again.

Me too, along time ago. thats why i asked him what his rate was, but it was set to 44.1

...still driving me nuts.