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PilotGav
Since the August update, many projects will not load.
 
I have a feeling it's when there are missing plugins. Sonar freezes after the "Missing Plugins" screen appears.
 
Interestingly - I have a FaderPort attached, and it goes nuts at the same time. The fader moves up and down very quickly  about an inch, and the mute and solo buttons are flashing.

My faderport has done this after this and other upgrades when opening existing projects, too. I wiggle the fader, and the project opens, showing me what is hanging - usually some small difference in outputs that I can easily fix. The projects open fine after I re-assign these. Faderport is picky.

 
I can't believe it! This worked!

1) Thanks for the install fix (aka un-breaking it back to the way it was).  Sonar again "installs" on D:\ Music\cakewalk\Sonar - as directed.
 
2.  )  However, an OLD, VERY OLD complaint still persists on installation in general (doesn’t' matter if manual or via C3)
 
It would be really nice, especially for folks with SDD's (but no budget for terabyte and larger SDD's)  if  we could JUST get ALL of it (SONAR, Dim PRO, Rapture PRO, etc.) installed to the drive specified.  Not just a complaint about or to Cakewalk but ALL software  developers/manufactures.  Folks are moving to SDD's but because of current and recent past costs they moved to SDD's that are, or were,  in general SMALLER than the HDDs they replace - so slapping everything on the C: \  like it was an endless drive is not good.   Actually it was lazy and sloppy BEFORE use of SDD's but that's "water under the bridge," as it were.
 
There is no compelling need (post MS Win Vista) more than a FEW BYTE's onto boot drive.
 
Cakewalk updates and inserts a lot of stuff into windows registry:  pointing to all install locations, OS required registry info,  as well as CW embedded protections, etc.  But other than the short cut to "sonar.exe"  on "C:\"  in the Start Menu there doesn't really need to be more than that?  If users want stuff 100% of Sonar all on C:\   that's there prerogative.
 
when I've had to re-install Dim Pro or CW Studio Instruments (becasue of new OS or other reasons like when CW updates re-install SI's) I still have to manually move the multi-sample libs to another drive then hack registry to tell Dim Pro and SI's where they are at,   a user should never have to hack registry to move ANYTHING)
 
The base program itself (SONAR), with zero add-ons/add-ins, installs as much, if not more, on C drive then on drive where it's pointed to:
 
C:\Program Data\Cakewalk\ 
C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\
C:\Program Files (x86)\Cakewalk\
C:\Cakewalk Content  ;   while it's just a log file, why is it needed? - Registry KNOWS where the full Cakewalk Content folder is.
C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Cakewalk;
C:\Users\{username}\Documents\Cakewalk; 
C:\Users\All Users\Cakewalk
 
Probably a few I'm forgetting
 
Thanks ahead of time for ANY consideration on this topic in some future major update/release of Sonar and ALL cakewalk products (DP, RP, MC7, whatever)  
 
 

Hey Guyz , are wa able to choose the instal path now ? on the last updates it didn't gave me the choice ....

Multiple crashes with the new update!  I used it for maybe 15 minutes & rolled back.  I had a client with me so didn't have time to troubleshoot.  The final straw was when I tried to bounce a melodyne clip.  It crashed & when I restarted, Sonar wouldn't open the project.  After 4 or 5 tries I gave up. 

I don't see any information where the Delete Hole (aka Ripple Edit) has been fixed.
Anyone, anyone? Bueller?
...still forced to use version 21.10.00 BUILD 32 Kingston - x64
 

GIM Productions
Hi all i have a problem with last version,sonar crash immediately!
Any changes in my pc configuration
All right With previous version......
Best

I have the same issue...Crashes on startup.  I rolled back to July version.  Please address...
 
OS Name            Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Version 10.0.10586 Build 10586
Processor           Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5820K CPU @ 3.30GHz, 3301 Mhz, 6 Core(s), 12 Logical Processor(s)
Installed Physical Memory (RAM)            16.0 GB

Your loyal customers would appreciate an update on the crashing issue reported as long as 2 weeks ago. 

Hi Mike,
 
Were you running the 2016.08 update 1 that was posted earlier this week or the original 2016.08 release?
 

The NEW plugin layout and parsing feature is GREAT!! Fantastic work....we needed this ability to quickly and effectively sort plugins. The ability to view at a glance the manufacture, version and bit processing depths is HIGHLY welcome from my perspective and will save me MUCH time and confusion; where and when I need to know what plugins I need in various workflow scenarios.
 
Thanks again,
 
PS Makes my lifetime purchase of updates...a comforting thought!

Mike_D
Hi Noel,
 
I was running the new update 1 and it was still crashing.  It was hitting the Sqlite assembly that was installed by AlienRespawn (Dell product).  Maybe your installer didn't include the updated Sqlite?  I'm guessing since I don't have access to the code :)...but VS2015 pro running the executable was pointing to an invalid operation on that DLL Assembly located in the AlienRespawn installation directory...which meant that was the authoritative install of Sqlite.  Removing it fixed the issue.
 
Regards,
Mike

Thanks for the info. It sounds like a bug in their assembly. Can you share information on how we can try it out - is it downloadable?
 
Edit: I found a link on Dell's site http://www.dell.com/support/contents/us/en/19/article/Product-Support/Dell-Subsidiaries/alienware-support-site/alienware-respawn
Is this what you were using?

Noel Borthwick [Cakewalk]

Mike_D
Hi Noel,
 
I was running the new update 1 and it was still crashing.  It was hitting the Sqlite assembly that was installed by AlienRespawn (Dell product).  Maybe your installer didn't include the updated Sqlite?  I'm guessing since I don't have access to the code :)...but VS2015 pro running the executable was pointing to an invalid operation on that DLL Assembly located in the AlienRespawn installation directory...which meant that was the authoritative install of Sqlite.  Removing it fixed the issue.
 
Regards,
Mike

Thanks for the info. It sounds like a bug in their assembly. Can you share information on how we can try it out - is it downloadable?
 
Edit: I found a link on Dell's site 
Is this what you were using?

Good news Noel.  I installed the latest version of ReSpawn you have posted above and there are no issues.  I suspect you are correct...they probably had a bug in their assembly or were using an older version and maybe some newer features were not available.  They also had it installed in their local directory.  It seems to be gone in the new version.  I searched my system and there are no longer any traces.  So maybe you ask dell for an older version (I purchased December 2014) or you just advise anyone with ReSpawn uninstall and install the latest version.  I'm still confused as to why their older assembly would override yours after update?  It was definitely there in the callstack and I verified it was using the one in the ReSpawn install directory.
 
FYI...it happened on project load only, not application load.  So I was able to start Sonar, but not load project.  Also, I was able to see the project load right before the access violation message.  So hopefully that helps zoom into the code location. 

Is it me or has the vst Mini Description disappeared with the .08 update 1 ?
 
Browser window > audioFX> click a plugin > nothing at the bottom anymore describing version ??
 
Anyone ???

Hi
 
After update, Sonar Plug in manager can't find my latest version(v3.02) of Sylenth VST2 x64
 
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Update 1
 
It work after reinstall Sylenth 
 
Thanks~!!

maybe the plugin manager needs three (3!) options:
 
rescan plungins
reset plugins
reinstall plugins *
 
(* new)