lahteedah
 
Hello,
 
I've had Producer X2 for about 4 months.  I use it daily.  It crashes all the time.  It seems to be easily overwhelmed.
I bought a new laptop just for X2.  Its a lenevo idea pad, i5 processor, 4GB memory, 500GB hard drive.
 
I don't know what i'm doing to make it crash ALL THE TIME.
 
Has anyone had this problem?
Thanks,
 
Richard

Possible issues....
 
* Your HDD speed is way to slow (5400 won't cut it)
* 4GB may not be enough Ram
* I highly recommend a dedicated external USB 3 drive to host your samples and projects. never host your OS, Sonar and project files/samples on the the same drive.
 

burkek

Pragi
The hd  (if 5400 rpm) can also be a reason for crashes  

I hate this kind of uninformed misinformation. A 5400 RPM drive will merely slow loading of the operating system, slow large program load times and data access. It will not crash Microsoft Word. It will not crash Adobe Photoshop. It will not crash Sonar X2.
 
Sonar X2 is crash-prone though when compared to other DAWs on the same system.
 
KEv

Hi, 
sure a too slow hd can cause crashes of a sequencer, specially during recording sessions aso.
I wrote "can"

Pragi

burkek

PragiThe hd  (if 5400 rpm) can also be a reason for crashes  

I hate this kind of uninformed misinformation. A 5400 RPM drive will merely slow loading of the operating system, slow large program load times and data access. It will not crash Microsoft Word. It will not crash Adobe Photoshop. It will not crash Sonar X2. Sonar X2 is crash-prone though when compared to other DAWs on the same system. KEv

Hi, sure a too slow hd can cause crashes of a sequencer, specially during recording sessions aso.I wrote "can"

I don't think I've ever read someone saying that a 5400 rpm drive isn't a problem when using a modern DAW.
Let's face it, Sonar needs as much help as possible to run sweetly so a laggy hard drive isn't going to enhance the performance one bit.

Grum.

grumbleweed4162

Pragi

burkek

PragiThe hd  (if 5400 rpm) can also be a reason for crashes  

I hate this kind of uninformed misinformation. A 5400 RPM drive will merely slow loading of the operating system, slow large program load times and data access. It will not crash Microsoft Word. It will not crash Adobe Photoshop. It will not crash Sonar X2. Sonar X2 is crash-prone though when compared to other DAWs on the same system. KEv

Hi, sure a too slow hd can cause crashes of a sequencer, specially during recording sessions aso.I wrote "can"

I don't think I've ever read someone saying that a 5400 rpm drive isn't a problem when using a modern DAW.
Let's face it, Sonar needs as much help as possible to run sweetly so a laggy hard drive isn't going to enhance the performance one bit.

Grum.

Dropouts yes. Crash no.

I had X2 crashes with my Asus notebook ( 54oo hd.
In the moment I changed the hd (WD 7200 rpm)
the crashes of Sonar disappear.
If a slow harddrive (5400rpm) can´t crash X2 at all, what could have been the reason for the sonar crashes?
Is it really confirmed,that a slow hd can´t be the reason for crashes?
Equal if yes or not, I don´t hate  the one giving this info ,
like to say thanks for reply in advance.
 

WDI

grumbleweed4162

Pragi

burkek

PragiThe hd  (if 5400 rpm) can also be a reason for crashes  

I hate this kind of uninformed misinformation. A 5400 RPM drive will merely slow loading of the operating system, slow large program load times and data access. It will not crash Microsoft Word. It will not crash Adobe Photoshop. It will not crash Sonar X2. Sonar X2 is crash-prone though when compared to other DAWs on the same system. KEv

Hi, sure a too slow hd can cause crashes of a sequencer, specially during recording sessions aso.I wrote "can"

I don't think I've ever read someone saying that a 5400 rpm drive isn't a problem when using a modern DAW.
Let's face it, Sonar needs as much help as possible to run sweetly so a laggy hard drive isn't going to enhance the performance one bit.

Grum.

Dropouts yes. Crash no.

I'm not aware that Sonar does dropouts. On my system it either works or it crashes - there's no in between.
Propellerhead's Reason will give you message stating your computer is too slow to play the project but Sonar just stops responding....game over and 5 minutes spent trying to kill it in task manager etc.
Sorry but I'm a bit bitter and twisted as I went through this a couple of days ago - why doesn't Sonar let you know there is a problem rather than just giving up?

Grum.

lahteedah

Pragi
Can you give more info about about your laptop aso?
The hd  (if 5400 rpm) can also be a reason for crashes  

I do believe it IS 5400rpm.
 
dang it.

 
Unless the HD is defective, it's not the reason for your crashes.
It's slower than a 7200RPM unit or SSD... but that alone won't cause instability.

First, If you're using a single 5400RPM boot drive in a laptop, you shouldn't be trying to record to it.
Not for stability issues... rather for performance related issues.
Record to an eSATA or USB-3 external HD.
 
MacBook Pro laptops use a 5400RPM HD.
They run hot as hades... but they don't crash when recording audio.    
 

OP: Just curious, are you using SONAR version X2a?...

Hi guys! I have X2 Pro win7 amd 4 cores phenom 16 go ram 3 fast HDD drives Roland quadcapture soundcard, tried to ajust latency...still crashes...audio dropouts...I installed the A patch....no solution. My PC isn't a laptop, of course.
You have an idea?