Cobus Prinsloo

This has to be some sort of clash between my Focusrite and Windows audio drivers. Sporadically, all my audio works through my Scarlett4i4, other times its like the audio interface is non-existent and the audio only goes through my PC speaker. When Cakewalk or Sonar are running -- the Scarlett4i4 is used correctly, and all audio (mp3. wav, or Internet) works fine, but when I close these apps, Windows reverts back to its pathetic built-in speaker. Figure that out!

I installed the latest version of VLC Player, and although the mp3 opens, there is no sound. I now tried playing some of my older MP3s that worked, and none worked. This has to be a Windows 10 issue, and I suspect the audio issue is related to a recent Windows update. So, I tried to uninstall this update, but there is no uninstall option for any of the "Servicing Stack" updates (see screen grab). It is in times like these that I wish I had a Mac!

Hi, I recently upgraded to Sonar and am very happy with its performance (far better than Cakewalk). However, exported MP3s suddenly won't play in WMP (Windows Media Player). It worked fine when I was still using Cakewalk. (see screen grab of the message when I try to play). I suspect that it may be because Sonar uses another/newer codec, which Media Player doesn't have. If so, I can't see any options in WMP to update its codecs.

I see no such option under Help -- the closest I get is "Documentation". There is a link to the Cakewalk documentation in Pdf, but so far I cannot see anything similar for Sonar.

Thank you, I will try that. Something else -- Does Sonar also have an installer for its documentation like Cakewalk? I notices that Sonar's Help link take me to the Web.

At the Bandlab site. But never mind -- I decided to purchase a membership.

Unless I misunderstood, on the Sonar page it stated that one can work with it unhampered for 3 days.

Ah, ok, thanks for the correction 🙂

What concerns me, is that I haven't received any response after submitting a support ticket.

Yes -- I had endless issues with a brand new Midi/USB cable, and eventually resorted to the old 5-pin Midi cables with their ports in a new audio interface.

Ok, so I downloaded Sonar and wanted to work with it for the three demo days to try it out, but although I signed in, Sonar wasn't activated, so I couldn't save any work. I submitted a query to Bandlab support last Friday evening. It is now been 3 weekdays (in Australia) since then, and I haven't heard from Bandlab yet. I'm seriously considering buying a membership with Bandlab, but I'm just a little concerned about their support.

Hmm ... yes it works. Not sure why I couldn't get it to work before. 🤔

Hi, I'll probably move over from Cakewalk to Sonar in due course, but I (if I may) already have a little wish list (please indicate if any of it is already in Sonar). These will help with the workflow: 1. Horizontal gridlines for the velocities section in the piano roll view (see screenshot, with many notes of varying velocities, these gridlines will help to quickly match velocities of similar notes). 2. It would be nice if the Synth rack could have a "Delete all unused" button. When working on a new song, experimentation with sound/instruments can quickly add many soft synths to the rack, and often existing synths are replaced with alternatives -- leading to several unused synths that contribute to project loading times.

Thanks for the confirmation.

There was an update (2024.07) a few months ago. Is my post really that "Doh"?