Why would JBridge be any more stable/unstable than BitBridge?

Could anyone explain why JBridge would be any more stable/unstable than Bitbridge.

I would have thought that Cakewalk would have the upper hand in this regard.

gwp99


Could anyone explain why JBridge would be any more stable/unstable than Bitbridge.

I would have thought that Cakewalk would have the upper hand in this regard.

I'm not sure it is, but it is prettier to look at and allows better access to presets. IMHO of course.

JBridge in my experience is very stable but it's only really going to be of use if you have 32 bit plugs that won't run under bit bridge. Even then there's no guarantee they will with jbridge.

One other plus point about jbridge is it doesn't force the bridged plugs window on to the top like bitbridge does. that gets tiresome for me as well.

I have had no issues with bitbridge.

I suspect a lot of people have had this problem with Bitbridge, and just not noticed it:


http://forum.cakewalk.com/fb.ashx?m=2323689


I use Jbridge whenever I can to avoid this one-buffer delay that Bitbridge introduces with some synths.

brundlefly

I have had no issues with bitbridge.

I suspect a lot of people have had this problem with Bitbridge, and just not noticed it:


http://forum.cakewalk.com/fb.ashx?m=2323689


I use Jbridge whenever I can to avoid this one-buffer delay that Bitbridge introduces with some synths.

but is it a problem if you haven't noticed it?  I'm not making fun of you, I'm asking a serious question..
 
I checked mine and it's set to 0, which I assume is default, which I futher assume that it means that it does not use a buffer size for export independent of latency.  and I have never experienced the additional audio in front of my exported softsynths.

I checked mine and it's set to 0, which I assume is default, which I futher assume that it means that it does not use a buffer size for export independent of latency.

Yes, 0 is the default for BounceBufSizeMsec; it means that SONAR will bounce using your real-time buffer size. This can lead to slow or failed bounces with some synths if it's very low, but I ran that way for years without knowing about the setting until I had a problem freezing a Rapture track, and raised it to 20. Some time after that, I got BFD Eco, and discovered the problem with BitBridge.

But a lot of users run larger buffers in the Mixing/Mastering stage of CPU intensive projects, and that will precipitate the problem just the same.

It could be argued that if you don't notice it, it's not a problem. But others might, or you might some time after a project has been committed to CD. Subtle errors like this can be more insidious than obvious ones.

ok - thanks Dave - I'll keep an eye out for that situation.

bapu - what have you been drinking tonight????

A1MixMan

Beagle


bapu - what have you been drinking tonight????

I'm sure it's just old age.
 

An older boy made me drink it, sir.

jbridge is a one man show, but with GREAT support.  He'll email suggestions as well as new builds if necessary.  Bit bridge has a limit on memory.  For example, with auto-tune evo or at7 with bit bridge it crashes if used on a song longer than 1:30 min.  with jbridge, this is not the case.  Mind you, you may have to tweak the settings (many options avail.) to get the right result.  I'm using Giga Virtual Instrument from the old days within Vienna MIRse.  hope that helps!

I have found no plugin in my (rather extensive) collection which works better using JBridge...much to my chagrin.  BitBridge seems to work better in most all instances.  And JBridge also seems to work just as poorly on problematic plugs (i.e. SoundToys). 

Oh yea...I Haaaate that about BitBridge but all the plugs work just dandy so I've just (as I have with so much lately)  found a way to work around it;-)

FastBikerBoy

yorolpal


I have found no plugin in my (rather extensive) collection which works better using JBridge...much to my chagrin.  BitBridge seems to work better in most all instances.  And JBridge also seems to work just as poorly on problematic plugs (i.e. SoundToys). 

Doesn't the interface "always on top" caused by bitbridge annoy you even a little? That's probably the main reason I prefer Jbridge - that and the extra preset access.

that's why I use benstat's SonarPlus.

Beagle

FastBikerBoy

yorolpal


I have found no plugin in my (rather extensive) collection which works better using JBridge...much to my chagrin.  BitBridge seems to work better in most all instances.  And JBridge also seems to work just as poorly on problematic plugs (i.e. SoundToys). 

Doesn't the interface "always on top" caused by bitbridge annoy you even a little? That's probably the main reason I prefer Jbridge - that and the extra preset access.

that's why I use benstat's SonarPlus.

Me too, Beag...