Raydius Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 OK... I've been using Cakewalk Pro Audio 7 for years and years now, and while I have learned its robust interface like the back of my hand, the incessant sync problems are starting to get to me. I thought it was my hardware, but after full upgrades and lots of configuration tweaking, there are still strange anomalies that I can't solve. SOOOOO, I am looking for recommendations for a full featured replacement for Cake7. Is SONAR worth looking into, or should I jump ship? -Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 What do you mean by sync problems, exactly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raydius Posted March 28, 2006 Author Share Posted March 28, 2006 What do you mean by sync problems, exactly? Like I will have 3 MIDI tracks, and 2 audio tracks, and everything is fine and dandy. Then I add one more audio track, and now one of the first 2 is lagging. My WIP I just posted (Rockin' Four-Two) has sync problems all over the place as a result, whereas if I mute all but one audio track, all of them are actually dead on. -Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverCoat Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Do you think it's a buffer problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raydius Posted March 28, 2006 Author Share Posted March 28, 2006 Do you think it's a buffer problem? Very well could be... I used Cakewalk's built in wave profiler to set everything up, and am not really familiar with how to tweak the settings. -Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 What do you mean by sync problems, exactly? Like I will have 3 MIDI tracks, and 2 audio tracks, and everything is fine and dandy. Then I add one more audio track, and now one of the first 2 is lagging. My WIP I just posted (Rockin' Four-Two) has sync problems all over the place as a result, whereas if I mute all but one audio track, all of them are actually dead on. -Ray Wait, so they're lagging in relation to eachother? Are you sure they're lined up properly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnappleMan Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Sonar is not worth it, in my opinion. I used to blindly defend it because it was all I knew, but it really is heading nowhere fast. I HIGHLY suggest you move to Cubase, it's easy to learn and more functional (and CPU friendly) than any of Cakewalks products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgx Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 OK... I've been using Cakewalk Pro Audio 7 for years and years now, and while I have learned its robust interface like the back of my hand, the incessant sync problems are starting to get to me. I thought it was my hardware, but after full upgrades and lots of configuration tweaking, there are still strange anomalies that I can't solve.SOOOOO, I am looking for recommendations for a full featured replacement for Cake7. Is SONAR worth looking into, or should I jump ship? -Ray Sonar is pretty sweet and there are a lot of cheaper cut down versions of it that do a lot for a fraction of the cost. You might get an upgrade deal also, since you own a cake product already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legion303 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I also had problems with my multitrack software of choice (Adobe Audition, which had sucky VST support), so I moved to Cubase. It's a somewhat steep learning curve for someone like me who has never used "real" mixing equipment, but it does everything I need it to. -steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raydius Posted March 28, 2006 Author Share Posted March 28, 2006 What do you mean by sync problems, exactly? Like I will have 3 MIDI tracks, and 2 audio tracks, and everything is fine and dandy. Then I add one more audio track, and now one of the first 2 is lagging. My WIP I just posted (Rockin' Four-Two) has sync problems all over the place as a result, whereas if I mute all but one audio track, all of them are actually dead on. Wait, so they're lagging in relation to eachother? Are you sure they're lined up properly? When I say "add one more audio track" I'm actually recording live takes. It seems to give me this problem especially when I have large big single takes (versus loops). If I let that track play solo with the MIDI tracks, it lines up fine, but if I add any more audio tracks, the big one loses sync. Granted my hardware isn't amazing (1GB RAM, P4 2.0), but I think it should be able to handle this with no real-time effects or anything like that. -Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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