Sonar X2 is a Bust

Welcome to the forum (mabe..)

Are you just a troll or do you actually want some help and advice on how to make this work?

Glen

I have to say, I had the same problem.  I had a plugin that was working fine in X1.  When I upgraded to X2 and tried to insert the exact same plug in, it would crash.  I reinstalled the plug in and reinstalled X2...same thing.  I called support and they also told me I should contact the plug-in manufacturer.  I also run ProTools M-Powered version 8 and wasn't having a problem with this or any other plugin.  So, I feel his pain.  I never could get it to work.  The plug-in manufacturer said to contact Cakewalk.  It can be really frustrating because it's not a free upgrade...so to pay money to upgrade and then be pushed off without even an attempt to troubleshoot is frustrating.  Sampletank is the plug-in that stopped working for me..and that's no cheap plug-in and one I use a lot. So I've had to make major changes to the way I work - or use ProTools if I know I need to use Sampletank.

Sampletank 2.x or earlier is one of those programs that has UAC problems.  What version are you running that is failing with X2?

gcolbert


Sampletank 2.x or earlier is one of those programs that has UAC problems.  What version are you running that is failing with X2?

Just look in the Software forum. People are really frustrated with IK Multimedia and its lack of updates for Sampletank. Infact its become a standing joke. The fault if IK Multimedia, not Cakewalk.

Just look in the Software forum. People are really frustrated with IK Multimedia and its lack of updates for Sampletank. Infact its become a standing joke. The fault if IK Multimedia, not Cakewalk.

 
Same thing in the Reaper forum...
 

I can't get Sampletank 2.5.5 to install under Windows 8.

Did you Run As Administrator?

I have old CD's, DVD's and a couple of hard drives of old plugin and application carcasses that have been unable to keep up. Survival of the fittest in the soft synth world, and Sampletank died an inglorious death here quite a while ago. Not even installed currently.
I agree with all those who said IK is lagging for an update - but at some point you just have to make the decision to move on and pick something else that you feel will be around for a while.
 

HeeBeeJeeBee


1. Why does it take 30 days to get a response from the Cakewalk Help now that Roland has bought them? 2. Why when I tell them that this works in X1 Producer but is broken in X2 Producer do they tell me that it must be the other VST parties so ask them? I point out that it works in X1 but is broken in X2 and they still blame the other companies. 3. Why does X2 Producer break down after 24 tracks. After 24 VST and audio tracks, suddenly the keyboard is playing 5 tracks instead of the one chosen. Again I load 30 tracks into X1 and it works perfectly. 4. Why is the last X2 bug fix from 2012? 5. Is it possible that Roland wants to not compete in the professional DAW market so they are killing Sonar Producer? That is what it looks like to me. 6. I have been with Cakewalk since before Sonar, 1998...Cakewalk 5. Now I have to learn a new technology because of this. It is making my spirit sick.

Tech support with CW is laughably slow.  Sometimes I get a response months after my inquiry.  On the contrary, MOTU has greatly improved its tech support, I often get same-day or next-day answers.
 
Roland does seem to be ruining Cakewalk, or so it appears.  I hope I am proven wrong.  Are you absolutely sure you've exhausted user-error possibilites? 
 
JG
www.jerrygerber.com
 
 

slartabartfast

Sonar X2 is a Bust

Naw, mate, that's not a bust.


THIS is a bust:

Do all upgrades look like that?

jamesyoyo


While I won't go that far to say its a bust....X2 has so many weird things happening in so many places that I am moving towards that conclusion.

I used it on one of my little machines for quite a while just to make sure it was ok. It seemed ok so I added it to one of my big recording boxes. I've had so many weird things happen, I can't even remember them all nor do I know where to start. Thank God it's not crashing on me or anything, but man....+1000 on "weird things"! If there is an Xxx whatever they come up with next, the first thing off my box is X2. Not because it doesn't work...it's just too weird to comprehend.
 
One of the things that bothers me right now....record a punch in. Slip edit one side. Go to edit/undo, it will say "undo recording" instead of "undo crop". If you click undo recording, it un-does the crop....but I'm finding little weird things all over that are just freaking me out.
 
Would I call it a bust? Absolutely not. It's been incredibly stable for me and let me tell ya, I work these programs to death. But to me, "weird" describes X2....it's not a bust at all.
 
-Danny

slartabartfast

Sonar X2 is a Bust

Naw, mate, that's not a bust.


THIS is a bust:

THAT IS SO HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


( pardon me. )

Headings like "Sonar X2 is a Bust" just make those of us who have few Sonar X2a problems wonder what is wrong and what we can do to help. It's like standing at the door of a business saying, "Don't go in here! I don't like them," while other happy customers walk in and out. 

Maybe the heading should be, "I'm frustrated with Sonar X2 and would like some help", or "What am I doing wrong?", or maybe even "Sonar X2 is a Bust FOR ME", but "Sonar X2 is a Bust" comes across as assumptive and spiteful...and is completely untrue.

Browse this forum long enough, and you'll find several examples of people who started threads with headers like this...followed by responses that end up making X2 a wonderful program for the OP. Meanwhile, that nasty headline remains, to scare away others who might join the Sonar bandwagon and find that it performs great for them.

The lack of computer specs makes some of us think the OP doesn't really want any help, but just to talk trash.

A friend of mine has been griping for months that he can't watch YouTube videos at home. Then, I discover that he's running an ancient computer with Windows 98. There's no patch in the world that will fix that. I can't run my first version of Microsoft Word on the computer I have today. That's how it is. Get used to it.

Whatever time zone the OP lives in, they've had plenty of time in the past day-and-a-half to post again and give some solid information which might lead to a solution for them. This forum is certainly packed with people who will happily come to the aid of any Sonar user who needs help, but you have to give them something to go on. 

I've seen criticism on the forum of people who post their computer specs, as if those of us who do that are some sort of conceited braggarts. That's not it. The system I was immensely proud of the day I bought it has already been outdistanced by products that came out weeks later. I post my specs because when I have a question or problem, something in my specs may give someone else a clue as how to help me.

Also, my specs may give someone who's having a problem a clue as to what kind of system they might need in order to be happy with X2. The program hasn't been perfect for me, either, but I have used many different recording programs, and in my experience I have found nothing but competitors who are less feature-packed and less perfect than Sonar X2. 


 

There are some things I'm less than thrilled about in X2.
There are some things I miss from Sonar 8 and I'm having some stability issues but..... X2 a bust? Nah!
There's enough about X2 that I really like and I have faith that Cakewalk will get the issues ironed out. So, I can't consider it a bust. Not by a long shot!

For someone considering moving from Cakewalk's Music Creator 6 to SX2, this kind of thread headline makes me doubtful about the move.

leebut


For someone considering moving from Cakewalk's Music Creator 6 to SX2, this kind of thread headline makes me doubtful about the move.

FWIW I am enjoying X2. You can try the demo and see for yourself if it is going to work for you or not.