sonar X1 crashing when opening one project after another

 
Hello forum,
I'm having a problem in Sonar X1. When I close a file (leaving the program open) and choose a new file, Sonar crashes. It will also crash if I try to have two files open at once, even though I have that option set up in preferences to allow multiple files to be open.
 
Anyone have that problem? Or know what could cause it? Sonar 8 never seemed to do that.
 
Thanks
FD 
  
 
System: Intel Core i7-3930K CPU @ 3.20, 32 GB DDR3, Intel SSD 420 GB sys drive, 2 WD 2 TB SATA DRIVES. 3X MOTU 2408 Mk3

I will do and get back. Thanks!
FD

whats your set up, IE: where is sonar nstalled, where are projects installed ?
I see you have 3 HD's
1SSD and 2 one TB HD's

lets see where you are configuring your OS, Sonar, files, project files, and that may reveal something.

Hey all, thanks for the replies! I think this is resolved but I'll put the details in case it helps anyone else.

Sorry for the lack of info:
- 64 bit windows 8 (updated), 64 bit sonar (I also have 32 bit sonar installed but don't use it much) both X1d versions
- All programs installed to the SSD
- All audio/session files and soft synth libraries kept on the 1st STA drive (the other SATA is just storage)
- mem test passed
- no viruses and disks are clean. It's a pretty new machine

I did have a USB iLock in a USB 3 port but moved it to test (didn't help)
I removed an external USB 3 drive (didn't help)

Solving factor: I disabled Windows Defender and the problem seemed to disappear BUT only when I shut off the full program as administrator and set it to not start on boot up. In other words if I just stop the service the problem was intermittent. When it's fully stopped as a startup item the problem seems to go away. I can open multiple files etc. like the old days.

* I'd rather not use win defender anyways as I find running spybot, Hijackthis etc. seems to keep everything pretty clean.
I wonder if it's safe to assume that if I'm not browsing the web I could keep it turned off? What are the popular A/V apps for DAW machines?

Thanks again folks!
FD

I use Avast - it's free and pretty well ranked for antivirus software.

I wish I had more ideas of what to have you look at.

I am a bit fried at the moment, I will circle back to this thread in a bit and see if I can come up with something more helpful.

Hang in there, 

Bob Bone

robert_e_bone


I use Avast - it's free and pretty well ranked for antivirus software.

I wish I had more ideas of what to have you look at.

I am a bit fried at the moment, I will circle back to this thread in a bit and see if I can come up with something more helpful.

Hang in there, 

Bob Bone

so don't I,
if we could only make more people see how awesome Avast is, very light perfect for DAW/internet browsing.
smart people think a like :)

>> When I close a file (leaving the program open) and choose a new file, Sonar crashes.


Just to throw another data point into the mix: This is happening to me also on Windows 7 64, with SONAR X2a.

I don't run an antivirus on my DAW, and anyway, I doubt that was it. This seems to be something new for me since the original X2 release (I never used X1).

Thanks for the posts..

Interesting to see others with a similar issue. To hear this issue is also happening in win 7 throws a curve. I was suspecting win 8/sonar or win 8/motu as a possible culprit. I've been suspecting the motu sound card and waiting for answers from them. A tech said he would test on his own version of sonar earlier today and get back.

(PS. I tried Sonar X2 and am dying to use it but there was a bug turning softsynths on and off. Whenever I would connect a synth's power or turn the synth's power off it would hang, the ram indicator would go nuts for about 14 seconds and then: either crash, or everything fine. I had a post on the forum recently about it: http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.aspx?m=2769982 never resolved it, even testing on another win 8 machine. I heard there was an X2a out now but haven't tried to see if that problem went away. I actually stayed on X1 for that reason. I wish I could change to X2)

Don't mean to go off subject this post though, just the only issues I've encountered with Sonar/Win 8 so far. Perhaps related.

Lastly, I'll add that I think asio drivers were possibly a commen factor to both problems.
Thanks again!
FD

I seem to remember where X2a addresses something like 250 bugs - perhaps it is worth looking at getting to.  I have it running on Win 8 and I have not had a single crash.  (certainly others have differing success/failure - so I think configuration/use/system play a part in it all).

Bob Bone

Please excuse me as I have just started reading this thread...

But I thought I should start off by saying that my system has auto-reported a similar situation a number of times now...

It doesn't seem to always be the same songs involved tho it's difficult to be certain... and most of my projects these days are using only Sonar supplied plugins... When I use something questionable (I use SpinnerLE (leslie simulator) in a number of projects) I freeze the track any time it has been edited... So it's never live when I open any of these songs... I also still use the Lexicon Pantheon very often, but then it would level out to being a problem for all my songs as it's in every song... ;-)

Now to read more of the thread...

Hi Gang...

Keni

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BTW... I too use Avast, but only on my web machine (this machine)... I have no virus software on my DAW as it's only web activity is DAW based (authorizations and such)...

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For me I don't find it unstable... and I haven't had much trouble in this with X1 or any release since... Tho I do get these crashes, they only seem to happen when changing from one song to another so there is nothing lost but a moment to re-open Sonar...

I have a feeling there is some minor issue here, but (for me) this is not big... I have far more trouble with Lanes than I do crashing... ;-)

Keni