I installed Sonar X1 on WinXP and started working it it. Soon after, I got an upgrade to X2 that I installed on Win7. When I loaded a file I edited on X1, X2 tells me that the DreamStation DXi2 is missing. Is it normal that the DreamStation soft synth is not in X2? Note: I still have WinXP but I cannot run at the same time as Win7.

Search the forums if you can. I've found that some of the old Cakewalk synths don't behave well under X2. I've dumped just about all the old 32 bit stuff. I would move away from using the legacy products as I don't see Cakewalk dusting them off for a 64 bit rewrite under WIn 8. It's time to move on.

Dream Station is a 32-bit DXI module, and cannot run in the x64 version of X2.  It IS an included instrument - here is the Cakewalk link for the included synths:

http://cakewalk.com/products/SONAR/X2-Producer/

The Dream Station synth is not included by default in the installation, so unless you deliberately checked its inclusion in the install, it would not have gotten installed.

You can go back and install it - if you did not yet install a 32-bit version of X2 for your Windows 7 machine, just go back and install Sonar X2 again, but this time, pick the 32-bit version, AND make sure you select Dream Station this time - at the end of the install you will have a 32-bit X2 that will also have Dream Station installed.

If you DID already install the 32-bit X2 and just did not install Dream Station, just go back in and do another 32-bit X2 install, skipping the program files and just installing Dream Station - and any other 32-bit components, and you will be fine.

So, I hope that helps, 

Bob Bone

Forgot to mention - on that link I posted a moment ago, once you get to that page, scroll down and click the View More on the right side for the instruments, and you will see the full list of available synths, Dream Station among them.

Bob Bone

robert_e_bone


Dream Station is a 32-bit DXI module, and cannot run in the x64 version of X2.  It IS an included instrument - here is the Cakewalk link for the included synths:

http://cakewalk.com/products/SONAR/X2-Producer/

The Dream Station synth is not included by default in the installation, so unless you deliberately checked its inclusion in the install, it would not have gotten installed.

You can go back and install it - if you did not yet install a 32-bit version of X2 for your Windows 7 machine, just go back and install Sonar X2 again, but this time, pick the 32-bit version, AND make sure you select Dream Station this time - at the end of the install you will have a 32-bit X2 that will also have Dream Station installed.

If you DID already install the 32-bit X2 and just did not install Dream Station, just go back in and do another 32-bit X2 install, skipping the program files and just installing Dream Station - and any other 32-bit components, and you will be fine.

So, I hope that helps, 

Bob Bone

Bob,

It is interesting that in the standard install of X2 64bit some of the old 32bit soft synths are automatically not installed however CW continue to include Pentagon as a soft synth in the 64 bit install and that will not work in a 64bit setup. Oversight perhaps......

VIDEO: Cakewalk SONAR: Dreamstation Synth Demo
http://www.digifreq.com/digifreq/video.asp?ID=9

Scott

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The mystery of it all keeps life fresh, Phil.  I dunno either why things are how they are - but at least the OP can get this particular project up and running with Dream Station, so there is hope after all.  :)

Bob Bone

Phil67P


It is interesting that in the standard install of X2 64bit some of the old 32bit soft synths are automatically not installed however CW continue to include Pentagon as a soft synth in the 64 bit install and that will not work in a 64bit setup. Oversight perhaps......

I don't know why, exactly, but Pentagon I does work in my 64-bit setup, along with five other DXi instruments that were automatically installed.  There's nothing that says so, but I am guessing they must be 64-bit versions, if 32-bit won't work.
 

wr

Phil67P


It is interesting that in the standard install of X2 64bit some of the old 32bit soft synths are automatically not installed however CW continue to include Pentagon as a soft synth in the 64 bit install and that will not work in a 64bit setup. Oversight perhaps......

I don't know why, exactly, but Pentagon I does work in my 64-bit setup, along with five other DXi instruments that were automatically installed.  There's nothing that says so, but I am guessing they must be 64-bit versions, if 32-bit won't work.
 

Hi wr, that is very strange indeed as even CW state that Pentagon will not work in a 64 bit environment. 

Ho! I thought it was like any executable (32-bit can work on 64-bit OS) but apparently it seems this does not apply to soft synth. Then, is there any alternative to DreamStation in the 64-bit version? Or will I have to buy some equivalent product for the 64-bit version?