Noel Borthwick [Cakewalk]
As Ryan indicated there were issues fixed with MIDI out. There was a well defined deadlock that *was* fixed in X3 as well as crashes related to MIDI out. So saying nothing was done in this area is grossly inaccurate.
There is a residual issue still on our radar with how MIDI echo is handled in combination with MIDI out VST's. I'm assuming that that is the residual problem that you still see and we will continue to investigate it.
Noel, I'm not denying that issues have been fixed. Since I can't test X3c, I'm relying on information I've been gathering from various threads. That tells me the
main issues have
not been fixed, as described in CWBRN-1336 and CWBRN-2504. These are:
- Crosstalk into unrelated tracks while recording and there are VSTis that have Enable MIDI Out turned on.
- Sonar crashes when more than one VSTi have Enable MIDI Out turned on and they send MIDI notes out at the same time.
Point #1 has been confirmed by
swamptooth here. However I must admit I'm not 100% sure he talks about the MIDI crosstalk from VSTis into other tracks, but from all indications that is what he is talking about.
Point #2 has been confirmed to still be reproducible by both
you and
Lance Riley. CWBRN-2405 doesn't mention Jamstix. It mentions Catanya. Maybe Jamstix doesn't cause Sonar to crash anymore, but we know Catanya still does. So how do you justify closing it as fixed then? I think it is a fair question.
Sorry for repeating myself, but it seems everyone wants to re-write history and also claim that bugs have been fixed that clearly were not. This whole thing has been incredibly frustrating for me, and to have to keep repeating myself to prevent this from being swept under the rug due to incorrect bug report closures is also quite frustrating.
I have not been using Sonar as my DAW for a few years now, but seeing the emails that the bugs that caused me endless headaches have been "fixed" piqued my interest. I was interested to start using Sonar again but I wanted to confirm these issues have been addressed since they are showstoppers for my required workflow. However they clearly have not been addressed.
I hope you understand my frustration, I'm not trying to be difficult.