On my laptop, I can record 10 tracks at 88.2 until I run out of disk space if my power doesn't get interrupted. I get hangs and crashes when I overdrive the processors or drives. But short of that, it works smoothly.

jb101

"I've had nothing but good things to say about X2. I've repeatedly said it works great on my system."
 
A quote from Bub on the Sixth Of January, 2013.
 
What happened, Bub?

The troubles started when I started using it to record new projects. I was just using it to remix old projects at the time. I stated that I was just using it to remix at the time ... but maybe not on that thread, I don't remember.

Bub

jb101

"I've had nothing but good things to say about X2. I've repeatedly said it works great on my system."

A quote from Bub on the Sixth Of January, 2013.
 
What happened, Bub?

The troubles started when I started using it to record new projects. I was just using it to remix old projects at the time. I stated that I was just using it to remix at the time ... but maybe not on that thread, I don't remember.

So then your problems are related to recording and not mixing?


Just trying to be clear.

stratman70

Hey Bub
 
Come on now-If I say something, I mean it. I ave no reason to make stuff up-Sad that you think that way.
 
Everybodies lying-Right. Grow up Bub, your better than that.
 
I an old Rocker-19 months in the jungle in Viet nam-I don't need to make up ****.  My lifes too real for that.
 
You are way out of line Bub-really. Sad, really sad that you see conspiracies all round you.
 
No personal grudge I just wish you would take a grown mans post as the truth-Ain't no reason to lie.
 
What the hell for-Jeeezz man. Have a little faith now and then. If I say it, I mean it and it happened-nuff said Buddy.
 
Hope someday you realize how often you have pretty much called me and others liars.
 
Lie about a piece of software-Not mad, but extremely disappointed.

What the hell does Vietnam have to do with f'ing Sonar stratman?

If you think it adds some kind of credibility to your comments, you are sadly mistaken.

I've known dozens of veterans from every war and 'police action' going back to WWI, and I can honestly tell you that not a single one of them ever played that card. All of my uncles were in WWII, and I have to say it kind of offends me when I see people pull out the 'vet' card.

Talk about being a man and growing up, take your own advice. It's just a music forum ... you're taking it a hell of a lot more seriously than I am.

bapu

Bub

jb101

"I've had nothing but good things to say about X2. I've repeatedly said it works great on my system."

A quote from Bub on the Sixth Of January, 2013.
 
What happened, Bub?

The troubles started when I started using it to record new projects. I was just using it to remix old projects at the time. I stated that I was just using it to remix at the time ... but maybe not on that thread, I don't remember.

So then your problems are related to recording and not mixing?

Just trying to be clear.

No, it's not isolated to recording, but the problems did start when I started recording new projects in X2. It had been working fine ... I mentioned it several times, but I also made it clear I was only mixing at the time.

Like I said, it doesn't matter.

I really don't give a **** anymore about it and I'm almost to the point of giving you all what you want ...

Like Stratman, I too have been using Sonar for a long time (Since cakewalk 2004).   Now, I will preface my statement with the fact that I DO save often just to keep from losing important stuff as I would do in ANY software program I use.

All of my cakewalk experience until X1, was in the Home Stduio versions.  I dropped the whole dime on the full X1 when it first came out.  I didnt work well with my new system and had a lot of small problems that got repaired over time with updates.  I actually went backwards and bought Sonar 8 full, and Cakewalk was nice enough to provide me with the 8.5 upgrade links so that I could have all the tools.  Once upgraded, 8.5.3 worked flawlessly on my system.  I waited thru X-1 and when it went to X2 I upgraded immediately.  With a couple of insignificant glitches (still no lost work due to saving), X2 has performed to expectations.

Now before you jump all over me, Bub I will admit to NOT being a high end Recording studio user, but I do a lot of work with Midi combined with audio using an 6 year old audiophile 2496.  I record live sometimes, but mostly in house audio and midi equalling close to 80 tracks depending upon my needs.  Also, I use a lot of effects and until I get into multiple softsynths I dont have any real problems.  Even still they are mostly user controlled error on my part.  With a some research, and using the forum, I get what I need in plenty of time.

Sorry to hear that youve been having a lot of problems with it, but if moving on to something better will help you get the job done then you probably should.  The way it reads in the last 3 pages there isnt any amount of convincing you that Sonar is a good platform, but from where I sit... its the best yet (for me)

Hope you find a form of a solution that suits you.

Mick

My view is if you get stability issues in X2A you are probably going to get it in X2B. X2A is stable... Something else is going on.

CakeAlexS


My view is if you get stability issues in X2A you are probably going to get it in X2B. X2A is stable... Something else is going on.

Hey Alex -
 
    On my system, X1 was very unstable while 8.5.3 was very stable.  The X1C patch finally made X1 stable.  X2 is not stable on my system, but X1, 8.5 and ProTools remain stable.  Given past history, it seems possible that a patch will stabilize X2, on my system.  I use my system daily and generate some of my income from making music.  I can say without question, that my system is stable under other circumstances, outside of running X2.
 
    I imagine making software compatible with hundreds of different hardware configurations can take some work to get right, or as close to "right" as can be.  I have faith that it will happen.  I do not know what Bub's various crashes are related to, but blaming the system does not always explain away the entire problem.
 
    I love some of the features of X2 and continue to use it, but if I have a deadline, I use X1, as it rarely crashes.

With X1 I had exactly the same stability issues you had and it was fixed in exactly the manner you describe service pack by service pack. X1C made things stable mostly. So my experience was the same as you, so were most  people. In this case however people are getting different experiences and not in general agreement. It could be that Intel systems are more stable than AMD systems right now for instance but that's about it really. This leads me to think its prob device drivers, firmware and tweaking etc are at play here. Of course I will probably be proven wrong but that's what I'm thinking. Nb what a lot of people don't regard for instance is that just because a device driver or firmware works in X1 it may not work in X2. Most people would jump to the conclusion that X2 would be at fault in this case. This may not be the case however as X2 could be accessing driver functionality in a way that X1 doesn't, and could expose a bug with the driver that X1 never did.

I haven't had an stability issues with X2, but I am having what I can only guess are latency issues. Any time I use Sonar's multi-band compression or Ozone 5, may playback glitches out. Strangely it works fine on average every third time I play back a track, but it's added hours of extra time and ear fatigue to my project. Any help anyone can provide is very much appreciated. - Intel Pentium I7 Quad Core 3.4Ghz - M-Audio Mobile Pre (sad I know, but could never get my Realtek High Def sound card to work properly with Sonar...probably also latency issues) - Windows 7 64 Bit