why doesn't sonar 7 connect with coolsoft virtualmidisynth?

[live bit 2]

as title

I'm running sonar 7 on windows 7 but I can never get sonar to connect to coolsoft vms. It's strange because I can get windows media player to use it fine.

[scook 4,708]

3 minutes ago, live bit said:

I tried CbB but found no way to import or use my *.cwp files

This is unusual.

CbB opens project files created by Cakewalk DAWs much older than SONAR 7.

[bitman 107]

The greater question is: Why are you using Sonar 7?

Cakewalk by Bandlab is free and great.

Install it. Your old 7 will still work, so you have nothing to loose.

 

[Promidi 955]

3 hours ago, bitman said:

Install it. Your old 7 will still work, so you have nothing to loose.

And so much more to gain......

[User 905133 1,501]

I have no experience with coolsoft vms.  But I was curious enough to look it up.  In the intro, it says:

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Here we are, VirtualMIDISynth is the answer: an user mode multimedia x86/x64 driver that works on Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 (both x86 and x64), implemented as a MIDI Out virtual device.   from: https://coolsoft.altervista.org/en/virtualmidisynth   [emphasis added]

I did not download it to try as I sometimes do, so I cannot test it, but since it is implemented as a MIDI Out virtual device I am wondering if that's how you have it set up.

[Byron Dickens 1,567]

And, this coolsoft thing appears to be some sort of replacement for the MS wavetable.

 

There's only about 935,632 better software synthesizers available....

[John Vere 1,674]

Hey, leave the guy alone, it's best we keep all this great stuff we have a secret😬! 

But ya gotta sort of laugh when you see these threads. Sorry Mr Bit for poking fun at you but truthfully, you need to upgrade. 

Edited November 22, 2021 by John Vere

[live bit 2]

well thanks for all the wise cracks but I actually like using sonar 7.  that can't be a sin surely. I tried bandlab but didn't like it. I would like to get to the bottom of why sonar 7 will not connect to and use coolsoft vms

[User 905133 1,501]

13 minutes ago, live bit said:

well thanks for all the wise cracks but I actually like using sonar 7.  that can't be a sin surely. I tried bandlab but didn't like it. I would like to get to the bottom of why sonar 7 will not connect to and use coolsoft vms

Are you including my post in "all the wise cracks?"

[InstrEd 4,308]

45 minutes ago, live bit said:

well thanks for all the wise cracks but I actually like using sonar 7.  that can't be a sin surely. I tried bandlab but didn't like it. I would like to get to the bottom of why sonar 7 will not connect to and use coolsoft vms

Good luck sorting it out but Version 7 is like 12+ years old now and no longer being supported.  If you didn't like CbB maybe give Mixcraft 9 a spin. Free demo and now on sale for the Holidays. 

[Steve_B 24]

There is an active user forum at CoolSoft devoted to VirtualMidiSynth. Why dont you see if you can get some help there.

Steve

[live bit 2]

On 11/23/2021 at 12:30 PM, Steve_B said:

There is an active user forum at CoolSoft devoted to VirtualMidiSynth. Why dont you see if you can get some help there.

Steve

thanks I'll try that

[live bit 2]

On 11/22/2021 at 9:54 PM, User 905133 said:

Are you including my post in "all the wise cracks?"

no

[live bit 2]

On 11/21/2021 at 5:23 PM, bitman said:

The greater question is: Why are you using Sonar 7?

Cakewalk by Bandlab is free and great.

Install it. Your old 7 will still work, so you have nothing to loose.

 

I tried CbB but found no way to import or use my *.cwp files

[Byron Dickens 1,567]

18 minutes ago, live bit said:

I tried CbB but found no way to import or use my *.cwp files

File> Open> [Folder]> [File name]. Just like every other Windows app in existence.

http://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Cakewalk&language=3&help=Introduction.23.html#

[John Vere 1,674]

I can this might happen to someone coming from Sonar 7. The start screen shows by default might throw you off 

[Byron Dickens 1,567]

I can't remember back that far.

😁

[SteveC 183]

Huh... last month I opened a few old *.wrk files in CbB.    Talk about forward compatibility!   🙂

[Promidi 955]

On 11/25/2021 at 3:48 AM, live bit said:

I tried CbB but found no way to import or use my *.cwp files

My Cakewalk by Bandlab opens my 1998 Cakewalk Pro Audio files all the time.