Sonar producer x2,crashes when opening projects,when closing projects,many other problems

Hi Stephen - 

You're not alone, although my experience hasn't been as bad as yours, from the sound of it.

My troubles started with X2a: 
1. If I close a project, then attempt to open a new one, Sonar crashes.
Work-ardound: Always quit SONAR before attempting to open a second project. God forbid I need two projects open at once (I have found it useful, periodically).

2. Sometimes, when I open a project, Sonar crashes. I usually have to either log out and log in to Windows, or actually reboot the workstation. So far, "coming in clean" usually means I can open the project.

I have no intention of re-installing SONAR - it's much less of a bother for me to follow the work-arounds. Kinda sad, but true.

stephenthemartyr


Hey guys,I havent posted in a looooong time,but I am so frustrated.I have sonar x2 producer,I have a hp i7 pavilion dv6 64 bit,8GB ram,ua-25ex audio interface (roland/cakewalk)as well as a focusrite 2i2,and a focusrite VRM box,a a-500 pro(roland)and two 5 inch yamahas and a sub.I have been having problems when I open tracks and close tracks for some time,the program freezes and them crashes.It isnt every song and I have not been able to find a common thread.Sometimes when I add or delete plugins(both third party and cakewalk plugins)it crashes as well.I have reinstalled it many times.I have deleted vst folders and reinstalled them.I have ableton 9 as well and it crashes alot as well,but not as often as sonar.

I really need some help,has anyone else encountered a similar problem?What can I do?I cannot get any projects done because it so often crashes,then when I restart sonar x2 it cannot find my interface so I have to restart my computer.Sometimes this happens so many times I just turn my computer off and go to bed depressed ,kinda lame I know.

I hope I wasn't too vague and if you guys get posts similar to mine a lot please don't get mad at me,I have tried on my own for months and months but alas I am at my wits end.
Thank you in advance
Stephen Seth

Are you using ASIO?

If so, ASIO  can only support one interface at a time. Attempting to use 2 will introduce just the sort of problems you're experiencing.

try looking in event viewer/windows logs/application

If you're having crashes with both Sonar and Ableton, I would suspect that you have an issue with your computer. Run a memory test, disk scan and a full anti-virus and malware scans. Also, make sure you have the latest drivers for your audio interface. Also, I recommend getting rid of any plug-ins that may be suspect, like freebies and trial versions and some 32-bit plug-ins if you're running 64-bit Sonar and any others that you're not using and are just cluttering up your system. 

daveny5, I never have tested with Ableton.
 
Unfortunately, I use 32bit plug-ins, but I need them! haha And, a few weeks ago, everything was normal and never crashes. Out of the blue I've noticed a problem when closing projects. And when opening, the problem is indentical with Guitarpima "problem".
 
I have read a lot of stuff talking about that. Some people say it's a Windows problem, others say that is the 32bit plug-ins...I gonna try somethig here!!

Thanks for the answers! 

Hi Stephen,
it´s just a guess into the blue, but the scene you describing,like others wrote here,
could  be a hardware or os problem:
1.: have you tried all USB connectors?
sometimes usb connector cable are not strong enough ,broken aso or/and some/all usb ports don´t deliver
the whole range avaiable.
2.
Is it possible for you to try a fire-wire  interface (sure with a  firewire express card with TI chip)?
 
good luck
 

Hello all.  I am a long-time lurker, but this is my first post. I've decided to come out of the shadows to states that I too am having these problems. Overall, it is very frustrating.  Cakewalk Tech support through the Problem Report is indeed helpful, but so far I am still having issues.
 
My issues in the past were Sonar Producer 64-Bit constantly crashing; with the latest crash before the most recent reinstall of Sonar as the Console Emulator freezing up...as indicated in the Windows Event Viewer.  After advice of Cakewalk, I did a complete application, content and registry-key removal, then a complete re installation.  This time around, I am using very little 32-bit plugins in my projects, but still use some of the professional and "solid" types out there (i.e. I refrain from using SynthEdit or SynthMaker plugins).
 
My current crash scenario is after about 10 seconds of opening a project and then hitting PLAY.  My starting project consisted of two instances of 64-Bit Microtonic and one instance of 32-Bit Synplant.  Event view reports "faulted modules of " C:\Windows\system32\mfc110u.dll" and also (a separate crash), "C:\Windows\system32\GDI32.dll."

I don't want to give up, but the constant errors and crashing is killing my creativity, which is already hanging by a thread in the first place!
 
Any help is appreciated.

yes, sleep can be a problem for DAWs. Better to shut down than sleep or at least reboot before using DAW

Read my reply at the other Crash post.
 
It is all about getting things all set up properly.

Back to the OP. The UA25EX from Roland/Cakewalk is not a USB 2 device, it a 1.x device. I had issues with mine and gave it to a friend. After I picked up my quad capture things became more stable. THe other issue can be USB port power loading. Each port is designed to deliver 500ma of power. Both my A-500 Pro and quad cap pull 500ma by themselves. I have to make sure each one is on a USB port with no other devices.

I tried the Windows sleep function years & years ago and it never did work right from the start.
 
I've never tried it since, and just forget about it all together.
 
Also, many advise 'No screensaver' at all - and in the Power Options, it's a good idea to change the settings for 'Monitor Goes To Sleep' and the other one there to 'Never'.
 
These small, simple changes can be enough to make a difference - maybe even be the difference.