Sonar X2 Trial. Already struggling with just a few midi tracks and a couple of audio!

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Sonar X2 Trial. Already struggling with just a few midi tracks and a couple of audio!

I bought the full version of X2 Producer today, downloading the files now. I hope I didn't make a mistake! I played around a little with the trial version and have a 4 bar loop with 5 midi tracks playing the synths in CakewalkSoundCentre and 2 audio tracks with a kick drum and conga sequence. The music plays ok but the scroll bar is jumping around and when I go to console view the signals are showing up really glitchy. I can't even turn a fader up and down smoothly! No effects, no MIDI controllers, 24 bit, 48000 SR, WDM/KS driver mode. I'm guessing I have something set up wrong, but if it's having such a hard time now, working on a real song will be impossible. It's strange because yesterday I threw about 24 tracks of loops and samples over 4 bars and it played back without a hitch? That said, I just opened it again now and it won't play at all, telling me "unable to open audio playback device" Does anyone have any input?

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    jamesg1213
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    Re:Sonar X2 Trial. Already struggling with just a few midi tracks and a couple of audio! 2013/02/07 14:03:52 (permalink)
    Sorry to suggest something obvious, but the first part of your post sounds like you've accidentally hit the pause break button on your keyboard.

     
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    Re:Sonar X2 Trial. Already struggling with just a few midi tracks and a couple of audio! 2013/02/07 14:16:17 (permalink)
    Make sure the to switch the driver mode to ASIO.
    Is the Babyface is connected to a USB2 or USB3 port.
    Connecting to a 3rd-party USB3 port can potentially affect performance.

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    Re:Sonar X2 Trial. Already struggling with just a few midi tracks and a couple of audio! 2013/02/07 15:05:32 (permalink)
    Unbelievable! I admit that I am an X2 Newbie, but here's me thinking I know pretty much everything there is to know about basic computing and using programmes. (I was a whiz on Steinberg Pro 24 back in the day on an Atari 1040, so I thought I knew my stuff!) The bloody "Pause Break" button was the problem! (Can we promise to keep this just between ourselves? ;) ) Also thanks to Jim. I've connected the Babyface via USB 2 (there is a USB 3 port on my laptop but I will connect my external HD to this) Thanks you both so much for such a quick response. What a caring, sharing community we live in! Thanks guys, I really appreciate it.

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    Re:Sonar X2 Trial. Already struggling with just a few midi tracks and a couple of audio! 2013/02/07 15:08:24 (permalink)
    No probs, that silly thing has caught me out in the past (I posted the very same question once)

     
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    Re:Sonar X2 Trial. Already struggling with just a few midi tracks and a couple of audio! 2013/02/07 15:37:16 (permalink)
    Woah, just got goosebumps! I just clicked on your Headscape link. "The Weirdstone of Brisingamen" was one of my favourite books when I was a kid! I also read "The Owl Service", "The Moon of Gomrath" and "Elidor" (I still have them all). Isn't that weird? I have always thought that it's only a matter of time before someone makes a film of Garner's work. Interesting music too. Good luck with the project.

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    Re:Sonar X2 Trial. Already struggling with just a few midi tracks and a couple of audio! 2013/02/07 15:41:34 (permalink)
    Hey, nice to meet a fellow Garner fan! 'The Owl Service' was filmed as a kid's TV series in the UK many years ago, but I think 'Weirdstone' will always fall under Tolkien's shadow (although I prefer it to LOTR)

     
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