SONAR X1 and Faderport

Anyone have a Presonus Faderport working in X1?
 Mine works fine in 8.5 but in X1 the lights work but the buttons don't.
I've installed the latest drivers. OS is XP Pro service pack 3.

OK, read Presonus forums - what a frustration. There's no support for the thing... But somebody mentioned that they've seen somewhere

regsvr32 "c:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Shared Surfaces\FaderPort.dll"

That somewhat fixed it for my X1Ax64 install. Make sure to copy the faderport.dll from presonus installation folder before you run this. If you don't have any other problems like firmware not updated it should work.

One more thing don't forget to enable "aftertouch" and "channel aftertouch" in Sonar menu...

Good Luck

keiththomas


regsvr32 "c:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Shared Surfaces\FaderPort.dll" worked for me, but only after I did this:
 
80070005 denotes ACCESS IS DENIED error. You'll need to register the module from an elevated Command Prompt window. To open an elevated Command Prompt, click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.

Not sure if this is fully resolved yet, so I'll put in my two cents.  Doing the above "works".  Do the above and when you get the terminal box go to the C:/Program Files/Cakewalk/Sonar X1/Shared Surfaces folder.  Then, at the prompt type regsvr32 faderport.dll
 
This will register the dll file in the win registry.  There are still a few functions on the FP that do not seem to work, I'm still going through it, but the major functions DO work.
 
Hope this helps someone.
 
 

For Win7 64bit:

Make sure you copy the DLL from the correct location to the stated path:
64bit is here:
C:\Program Files (x86)\PreSonus\FaderPort\FaderPort Dll\Sonar\x64

Copy to:
C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Shared Surfaces\

Then open command window (Run as Administrator):
cd C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Shared Surfaces\
C:\windows\SysWow64\regsvr32 FaderPort.dll

Hi Everyone, I just bought a Faderport and am attempting to get it to work with Sonar X1 Producer and my Windows 7 machine. I followed the PreSonus set-up instructions and got all the way to step 2 before getting stuck. The instructions say to go to /Steinberg/(Cubase or Nuendo)/Components and open that folder. I only have a Steinberg folder so I guess this wouldn't work. I then read all the information in this section of the forum and attempted to follow the suggestions but kept getting error messages such as, "The module "Faderport.dll" failed to load." I confess I'm not much of a "techie" and am an official "old guy" so I'd sure appreciate any step by step instructions anyone could provide this fossil. Thanks! Mike

Steven Bell


Presonus needs to add this post to their SONAR instructions.

Seriously. I was able to get mine up and running with this instructions in this thread. However, the firmware update failed out for me.

Now if I can just get the motorized fader to work...

jm24


Make sure the MIDI faderport ports are enabled.
And are selected in the surfaces interface for I/O.

Try using a shorter cable.

Thanks, JM.  If the MIDI faderport ports were not enabled and/or not selected in the surfaces interface would all of the other controls still work? (Everything else but the motorized fader works).
 
Regarding the USB cable.  Well, that's an issue.  The computer is in a separate room 35' (cable run) away.  USB runs through an extender then to a HUB into which my mouse, keyboard and the Faderport plug in (in the control room).  Mouse and Keyboard and the rest of the Faderport controls work so I was hoping length/distance wasn't an issue.
 

Yes.  I know about the 1.x/2.x spec.  That's why I have the extenders before the limited length.  Still,  I know it's pushing things.  I guess my next step is to try the Faderport directly pluged into a box just to make sure it actually works (while under warranty).

I had to use a short, quality cable, to get the firmware installer to work.

I can get the FP to work if::  (X1 and 8.5.3, 32 and 64 are the same)
    I open a project, add the FP

But, if the FP is already added most projects will not open
  Sonar hangs
    and the FP fader moves erratically

Saturday I learned of a new firmware, 1.3.8, and installed it. No problem with install.

Tested in X1, same result. 

Found a note that ALL midi things had to be disabled/uninstalled before the FP install. So I disabled the audio interface, and all virtual midi stuff. Installed the FP and tested in an empty project. OK.

Added the audio interface, virtual midi cables, and opened some of the sample projects. Got through about 3, and then same result. Tried a couple of my projects. No joy.

Thinking maybe the FP is broken, or something is weird about my hardware, I installed Studio1, and Reaper, and tested in empty and small sample projects. Mostly no problem. In Studio1 the fader would resist movement a bit. And in Reaper the buttons did not glow, but they did function. changing, saving, closing and opening: all good.

In the presonus forum there are complaints, and happinesses, for ALL kinds of hardware and software. Many complaints that the FP does not work with Studio1, does not work on the Mac, and so on.

It appears to me that Sonar is initializing the control surfaces before loading the project. If it did so as the last bit of loading it might fix my issue.


Could it be particular plugs, instruments,...

I have spent way too many hours over the past year attempting to sort it. Truely disappointing.

I used these posts last year to get my FP working. this year I upgraded my computer to a 64 bit , Windows 7 to be exact. While I am running sonar and all plugins in 32bit, nothing on this thread seems to work for me. everytime I type the command prompt in I get an error message saying "specified module could not be found" and to make sure the binary is stored at the specific path. This alas means nothing to me. PLEASE HELP

jm24 you are a wizard a true star! I have been wrestling with this ever since I got my new system 2 months ago, and you just solved it in 5 freaking minutes! Bless you bless you a million times. I am much relieved! I shoulda posted sooner.

Also supposed to enable key aftertouch, and channel aftertouch.

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It is not working for me: w7 and w8, 8.5.3, and x2.

I have spent way too many hours on this.

'Tis possible it is some kind of interferance with the drivers used by the audio/midi interface.

I will have to get a new interface to use with w8.  X2 will not work with the EMU 1820. 8.5.3 does.


After I get it to work, (Never does control buses), I cannot reopen sonar. Sonar hangs and the fader moves erratically, and the mute button flashes.

Anybody got at least a 2 in 2 out 24 bit interface with midi I can borrow?

A VERY big THANK YOU to ALL who've posted in this thread.
Now have Faderport working like a dream in X3d.