I tried searching for this topic and didn't see it. I am running X3e on a windows 7 machine and tonight I did a lot of mixing with many EQ adjustments to lots of tracks. I saved the project but when I reopened the track, the EQ is turned on but none of my EQ changes were saved.... The EQ is totally flat. Is anyone else experiencing this? Surely this can't be a bug as this is pretty major.

Thanks

Joe

Are you using the Pro Channel EQ or a 3rd party VST?
 
At the risk of getting flamed - if you are on the Pro Channel, that was my experience with X1. I'm sorry to say but that unpredictability led me toward a new DAW. I still use Sonar for many projects, but I don't use Pro Channel because it scares the hell out of me for that very reason.
 
EDIT TO ADD: I appreciate that you marked my post as helpful, but in fairness everyone else is doing a much better job of helping  As this thread continues to grow I realize that I was encountering a different problem than you were... I am leaving my post in tact (for reference/honesty) but it's not very relevant at this time...

Thanks for your reply.

Yes, I am using the Prochannel EQ. I mixed several different songs only to find out later that none of my EQ settings were saved on any of the tracks, You can imagine how upset I was. It is a very basic and important function.

I really need an answer to this immediately. I will be calling tech support tomorrow.

Thanks

Joe

I've never had this problem and have saved a ton of projects with ProChannel EQ over the years, so I'd be curious as to what tech support says.
 
The only thing I can think of is if it's an older project that had the Sonitus EQs as defaults in the channels. You had to replace the EQs if you wanted to use the ProChannel versions, but the settings didn't translate - the ProChannel initialized flat and you had to re-create the Sonitus settings. This was one of the growing pains of transferring from 8.5 to X1, but you did end up with better EQs.

Thanks


As a test I opened a new project in X3 with a single audio track. Again, it did not save the EQ settings.

One possibility is that sometimes when I turn on the EQ I get window stating something like "you are using a older version of quadra EQ and may need to reinstall sonar." This does not happen everytime. Maybe this is a hint? I have X1 and X2 on the same system.

Anyt thoughts? I appreciate your help!

Joe

That sounds like a big hint to me. If this was a common problem, I'm sure the forums would be lit up like a firecracker on July 4th. Getting this problem on one track as opposed to some huge complex project that was ported over from 8.5 is definitely not the way things should be.
 
The Quad Curve EQ has gone through some changes since it was introduced. Sounds like maybe the X3e install didn't "stick." I would suggest re-installing Sonar and making sure that any kind of anti-virus or program that scans your system is off. I think it would also make sense not to carry over personalized settings...see what happens.

Do you think there would be any benefit to uninstalling X1 and or X2?

I also think your personalized settings comment is a good one.

Thanks

Joe

easyjoey
Do you think there would be any benefit to uninstalling X1 and or X2?

I doubt it, I have a bunch of versions side by side with no problems. It's sometimes helpful to be able to test on previous versions to help out here in the forum. Also there are plug-ins with X2, like R-Mix and V-Vocal, that you might want to end up re-installing anyway.
 
That said, if you don't plan to use X1 or X2, you can uninstall them and re-install anything that's missing later.
 
Let us know how it works out for you...you're definitely experiencing something that should NOT be happening.

BTW - I greatly appreciate your posting the thread title as a question, instead of the "Pro Channel Doesn't Work!!! Sonar Sucks!" type of title. Makes me more inclined to want to help

Anderson,

I am going to reinstall X3 this afternoon.

I understand about the title. I have used cakewalk for many many years and try to keep things positive.

Btw, I have x3 on another machine and I tested the EQ there and it works fine.... Clearly it's something with my main studio machine.

I really appreciate your help.

Thanks

Joe