Unable to add more soft synth. Sonar 8.5 LE

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2011/01/20 00:25:22 (permalink)

Unable to add more soft synth. Sonar 8.5 LE

Hi,
I'm a user of Sonar 8.5 LE.
Am facing a problem in adding new soft synths (VST) to my project.
I already have 7 tracks in which I've added various Dimension Pro instruments.
However, after the 7th. track, I'm unable to add more instruments.
Under Insert->Soft Synth, all the options are greyed out.
Is this a limitation of 8.5 LE or is my laptop maxing out?
I use a Dell Latitude D630 Core 2 Duo (1.7 GHz) with 2 GB of Ram.
Very frustrating :-(
Please help.

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Gaurav
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    Fog
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    Re:Unable to add more soft synth. Sonar 8.5 LE 2011/01/20 12:36:37 (permalink)
    does sound like it's limited, but it is the LE version..

    your laptop wouldn't stop .. it'd just stumble and the audio engine would stop..

    is there a cpu indicator on that version?

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    Re:Unable to add more soft synth. Sonar 8.5 LE 2011/01/20 21:44:35 (permalink)
    Yes, it is a limit of LE.
    But is should be limited to 8, not 7. It's possible that another synth (most likely Dreamstation) is loaded in the Synth Rack, even though you may not be using it.
    Here's a breakdown of what you have available in LE:
    http://www.cakewalk.com/products/sonarle/about.asp


    To work within the confines of LE, I would suggest saving your project as a new version.
    Bounce the DimPro tracks to audio, then delete the synth tracks. Also delete the iterations of DimPro from your synth rack.
    You will then have room to build new tracks, and insert more iterations of DimPro (or any other synth)

    Understand that LE is intended to give you a taste of how Sonar works, and to encourage you to upgrade to the full version, if you want more capability.

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    Re:Unable to add more soft synth. Sonar 8.5 LE 2012/04/20 07:23:01 (permalink)
    Hi RobertB,
    I have LE version and I have the same problem.
    Please do you confirm that LE version is limited to 8 VST instruments instead in SONAR X1 STUDIO is possible to add unlimited VST instruments?
    I am thinking to update my LE to STUDIO but I would like to be sure of this.
     
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    Re:Unable to add more soft synth. Sonar 8.5 LE 2012/04/20 22:27:40 (permalink)
    Welcome, Bruno.
    Yes, LE is limited, and yes, X1Studio supports unlimited VST instruments.
    Bear in mind that there will be a practical limit, based on how many synths your computer can actually handle.
    This will vary depending on the capabilities of your particular machine.
    Here is a comparison chart that you may find helpful:
    http://www.cakewalk.com/products/SONAR/SONAR%20X1-Comp-Chart.pdf



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