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2014/10/03 06:17:01 (permalink)

SONAR X3 Atom

Hi  I'd like to buy a Windows 8 tablet and running Sonar X3 on it.  I like Acer Switch 10 with 2gb ram and Atom Z3745.  Do you know if it's possible? 
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    Karyn
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    Re: SONAR X3 Atom 2014/10/03 06:22:38 (permalink)
    I would seriously discourage anyone from attempting to run X3 on a tablet. Even a desktop PC can struggle if it's not up to spec..

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    Re: SONAR X3 Atom 2014/10/03 07:00:36 (permalink)
    8 Gb would be a good start, some use 4 GB, most others use 16 or 32 GB.
     
    Music Creator or even Pyro would be a better choice. 
     
    The atom processor can not handle Sonar.

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    Re: SONAR X3 Atom 2014/10/03 08:19:23 (permalink)
    Hi, first of all thanks for your replies
    This is not my target :
    I do already have a i7 pc with 16gb ram in which X3 is running fine, but I was looking for a W8 tablet ( but not a surface , too expensive) who could handle a basic X3 with a couple of vst instruments , just to develope some ideas while I'm away from home
    Anyone's tried to install Sonar on a W8 tablet and play with it ?
    For me it's just a matter of knowing if, with that kind of ATOM, the minum specs required are satisfied
    Waiting for your comments
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    Re: SONAR X3 Atom 2014/10/03 08:50:14 (permalink)
    I haven't used sonar on that laptop, but I have used sonar successfully on laptops in the past. I regularly use under powered machines to record in the field and don't have problems. For capturing tracks, you don't need much. Push up your buffer if you aren't monitoring.
    post edited by gswitz - 2014/10/03 08:56:38

    StudioCat > I use Windows 10 and Sonar Platinum. I have a touch screen.
    I make some videos. This one shows how to do a physical loopback on the RME UCX to get many more equalizer nodes.
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    Re: SONAR X3 Atom 2014/10/03 09:20:42 (permalink)
    From "trustedreviews.com"
     

    More casual applications like movie-watching and web browsing are what the Switch 10 will be good at as it doesn't have the sort of core spec that'll worry mid-range and high-end laptops. The Aspire Switch 10 uses an Intel Atom Z3745 processor rather than the Intel Core-series one you really need (among Intel chips, anyway) for really processor-intensive tasks.  It also has just 2GB of RAM, although this is the norm for lower-cost Atom-powered devices.

    I would not recommend trying to run Sonar on this device.

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    Re: SONAR X3 Atom 2014/10/03 09:34:57 (permalink)
    Scroll down for minimum spec requirements.
    https://www.cakewalk.com/..ucts/SONAR/X3-Producer/

    Personally I would want at least 4gb memory as a bare minimum.

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    Re: SONAR X3 Atom 2014/10/03 10:04:00 (permalink)
    Yeah, already saw that minimum specs is 2gb and intel Core Duo. What it was interesting for me to know is if this Intel Atom cpu power could be more or less the same of Intel Core duo suggested in specs.
    And if anyone here managed to run X3 on a W8 tablet and which one
    Your comments are always welcome
    Thanks
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    Re: SONAR X3 Atom 2014/10/03 11:42:23 (permalink)
    The Atom series is a low power device originally intended for small handheld devices where battery life was critical.
    The newer ones have been put in anything from smartphones to web-books to palmtops to tablets.
     
    They are not suitable for Sonar.  The Intel Core series, even the plain old Core-duo, is a different beast entirely.

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    Re: SONAR X3 Atom 2014/10/03 11:53:46 (permalink)
    This might put it in perspective:
    http://www.cpubenchmark.n...Atom+Z3745+%40+1.33GHz

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    Re: SONAR X3 Atom 2014/10/03 11:55:48 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby gswitz 2014/10/03 16:46:49
    Yeah, and it's not like stuff like iphones/ipods have enough horsepower to run any music apps....oh wait. 

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    Re: SONAR X3 Atom 2014/10/03 14:52:57 (permalink)
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    This might put it in perspective:
    http://www.cpubenchmark.n...Atom+Z3745+%40+1.33GHz

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    I wonder where something older along the lines of a Q9300 would fall on that list...
     

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    Re: SONAR X3 Atom 2014/10/03 14:56:07 (permalink)
    I like the
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    Yeah, and it's not like stuff like iphones/ipods have enough horsepower to run any music apps....oh wait. 




    I like the look of this myself.
     


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    Re: SONAR X3 Atom 2014/10/03 23:38:29 (permalink)
    OK so I was curious about this and happen to have a cheap little ASUS T100 running Win8.1, so I decided to try loading Sonar on it. The T100 is sort of a cross between a tablet and a netbook as it has a 10" touchscreen but comes with a detachable keyboard. It has an Atom Z3740 @1.33 GHz and 2 GB of RAM. 
     
    The result is that it works, but you really (!) need to pick your synths/FX carefully and don't expect very low latency. For instance with z3ta+, I needed to lower z3ta+'s quality level setting a bit to keep from getting dropouts or the audio engine shutting down, but the Lounge Lizard EP that comes with Sonar seemed to be fine running through a couple of the Sonitus plugs.

     In order, then, to discover the limit of deepest tones, it is necessary not only to produce very violent agitations in the air but to give these the form of simple pendular vibrations. - Hermann von Helmholtz, predicting the role of the electric bassist in 1877.
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    Re: SONAR X3 Atom 2014/10/04 00:04:19 (permalink)
    I should add that I'd really recommend a cheap laptop with a Core i3 over the Atom, unless you just absolutely need it in a really small and light tablet format.
     
    The Atom might be workable, but there are major limitations compared to a cheap laptop that would be vastly more capable.

     In order, then, to discover the limit of deepest tones, it is necessary not only to produce very violent agitations in the air but to give these the form of simple pendular vibrations. - Hermann von Helmholtz, predicting the role of the electric bassist in 1877.
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    Re: SONAR X3 Atom 2014/10/04 05:13:48 (permalink)
    @ drewfx1 : That's exactly what i needed to know
    Thanks everybody for your always kind help
    Ufo
    post edited by ufostraker64 - 2014/10/04 05:20:57
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