[Solved] UNABLE TO LOAD PERSONAL SAMPLES IN THE BROWSER FOR SONAR X2

Good Day, I am new to the forum
 
i want to say that this is a simple problem but it has persisted for quite a few months now.. I have ignored it for the most part because I haven't been using Sonar heavily but now I am and this is pretty annoying
 
As simple as I can put it.. I can load any of Sonar's sounds and content in the browser that comes with it but none of my own. Any time I try to load my own, X2 stops responding and I have to close it down. 
 
Has anyone ever experienced this?
How do you resolve this?
 
Thanks in advance for your help

chawilcomm...Has anyone ever experienced this?...

 
No, I haven't, chawilcomm - That browser in Sonar can be directed to anywhere you want, and then the location can be saved so you have a direct route from then on.  I had a recent project where I needed to set up a large number of sound clips, and it worked perfectly to set up a link to that folder and insert the clips throughout the project - All exactly as per the way it's supposed to work.  I was working with .wav files, some 24 bit, some 16 - Sonar doesn't care what resolution the files are.
 
Scook has asked the only logical question - What's the nature of your files?  Aren't they in some standard audio format that we usually work with?
 
Randy
 

Mostly .wav some mp3. They all are on a separate hard drive from the cakewalk content. 
 
I mean I can't load up my own sample collection in the browser. So far as cakewalk content I can load in and from the browser just fine. 
 
I didn't think this was a common issue because even to me it seemed ridiculous that it happens but it does. Especially considering the fact that I was able to do this at first. I have tried to do an uninstall and re-install to see if that will help. I even tried looking into the properties of the folders in  my samples hard drive to see if maybe the read only function was selected and that was what stopped Sonar's Browser from loading up my samples properly and made no progress there either...
 

Ive tried that hoping that it would work and it didn't. I have it set up in the media dropdown for faster navigation and even thought that if I could delete it from the dropdown it would work but I couldn't figure out how to remove it from that list.

I have covered all of the basics. I sent in a request to tech support over a week ago and haven't heard anything back as well.
Ill probably try an uninstall again but make sure I remove everything from the roaming appdata folders..
Do you know all of the steps it takes to COMPLETELY remove sonar from a computer?

Bristol_Jonesey
I don't believe this will solve your problem.
I think it's something far more basic/simple than anything needing a reinstall.

That's the sense I get too. The browser has always been bulletproof for loading my own files.

I suppose it COULD be a permissions problem.
 
Are you running Sonar "As Administrator"?

Could it be a problem because I have both the 32bit and 64bit installed on my computer?

dlion16
what happens if you try to drag-n-drop one of your files from windows expolrer? crash sonar, or does it play? do these files play in other apps like wmp or vlc?
 
also, are you running the latest driver for your graphics card?

YesI am running the latest driver on graphics card... when I drag and drop from windows explorer it works fine.... all of my files play in Windows Media Player and Studio One

Dan Cate [Cakewalk]
Hi Charles,
 
Do you have a floppy drive configured on this system? If so, does disabling it in Device Manager help with the problem? To disable the disk drive, right click my computer (my PC or This PC) and choose device manager. Expand the Floppy disk drives list, right click the floppy disk drive and choose disable. If you have any CD/DVD ROM media in your disk drive, try removing those from the tray. 

I would not have thought of that. come to find out I did have a dvd in my cd/dvd rom. Pulling it out didn't work. also I didn't see a floppy drive installed on my system... I went ahead and did a total uninstall as per instructions with with a post earlier and this didn't help. The only thing that really bugs me is this. Let me tell you what system I am using just in case this may help
 
I have 3 drives all at 7200 rpm. Main, Sample and Project drive. I am running Win7 Home premium 64bit. with a Sandy Bridge i7 and 8gb RAM. I am not too certain if my audio interface driver would matter but with that I am using a Presonus Firestudio Project. As stated earlier the only other major software that would utilize around the same amount of resources as X2 is Studio One 2.6....
 
I did another uninstall and re-install with X2 but this time I followed the instructions posted here

this didn't help at all.. What kills me is the fact that I have pointed the browser in X2 to my separate  project folder and I can breeze through that like nothing... I can breeze though my main drive like nothing and any music albeit .wav and mp3 can play and drag and drop just fine in the browser.  This bugs me because it is just my sample drive that stalls out until I click on anything with my mouse, whether it be in Sonar or me trying to pull something else up in Win7 all together. I thought it was the hard drive itself but I have checked the properties and compared them to my other two hard drives and I have no problem with it when I navigate to it through S1 2.6
 
I hope this helps

They are the same. All of my drive ls are connected using sata cables directly to the motherboard

[image]file:///C:/Users/Charles%20Comer/Pictures/X2%20Folder%20Locations.png[/image]Hopefully you will be able to see it.. I tried turning off my security software which I am running Microsoft Security Essentials and that didn't work either... I also tried pointing it directly to the sample folder in the preferences window and that didn't work... Honestly right now it just seems like I am stuck with this problem. I timed it earlier and if I don't touch anything on my computer it will finally get into my sample drive after about 30 minutes. 
 
 

I couldn't agree more about this being a very strange issue. Unnecessary if you ask me.  also I edited that to just delete the pic all together.. hahaha.... Pretty much I have the wav folder pointed to the default installation settings that it all that it shows.... 
 
But listen I thank you all for the help. I contacted tech support for them to get back to me and we will see how that goes... Otherwise I will just go back to using Studio One and debate whether or not to get rid of X2 or to keep it until I feel like upgrading to X3 which won't be any time soon.... 
 
Again Thanks

 
I saw a post earlier saying paste a pic of the main file path to my media and I thought that was what they were talking about

chawilcommI saw a post earlier saying paste a pic of the main file path to my media and I thought that was what they were talking about

OH, OK - But that isn't where you set up the path to your media-- That's the Preference page which by default just lists the locations of Sonar's various components.
 
To open your own media, you just use the left hand browser menu in the browser that comes up by default on the right side of Sonar's main screen.-- That's where you've been trying to open your files isn't it?
 
Randy B.

chawilcomm...I always load up a project or open a new one before getting into the browser...

OK - Well, your problem is mysterious, as I said before.-- I'm still not at all clear why you thought that Preference page was showing the path to your personal media.  That Preference page has nothing to do with the issue at hand, which is to simply open the Media tab on your browser (opens with "B") and navigate to the right file location.--
 
R