Audio crackling that's not in Cakewalk, and Folder Cleanup crash.

[Jon White]

This software is problematic, making me stick with Cakewalk over Sonar.

First is it breaks up audio with minimal plugin looading that has no issues at all with Cakewalk (crackling).  Game over for me.  All settings identical.

Secondly, the audio folder cleanup routine dumps Sonar every time, but of  course works with Cakewalk.

I've used Cakewalk since the eighties when it was new.  Very disappointing.  I'm frustrated, so forgive the terse form.

I think Samplitude Pro X is my future studio DAW.

Edited November 3 by Jon White

[David Baay]

Definitely not typical. Sonar is running at least as well as CbB on virtually all projects I've tried here, and better on some. I just had a go with Clean Audio Folder on a couple different projects, and it's fine as well.

If you don't want to cut off your nose to spite your face and give up on all your experience with Cakewalk, I suggest you work with the forum and/or the Bakers to get it working in your environment.

Start with the basics:

Reset Configuration File (AUD.INI) to defaults; if it solves the performance problem compare the problamatic backup to the new default and/or CbB's to find the difference(s).

For the Clean Audio crash, you'll probably do best to send a dump file to Support.

 

[Wookiee]

@Jon White you give no system details, I regularly run Sonar at 96 samples using synths from Arturia, Cherry Audio, GForce, Korg, along with guitar through an amp sim. Recording and monitoring in real-time, without issue. 

Perhaps if you provided details of your computer, cores threads speed, amount of RAM, number of disks,  your audio interface make model and the audio driver, the number of samples in the buffer. The "minimal" loading plugins might help. 

Failing to provide such information in the first instance and just dissing the product is not indicative of someone who really wants help, just to rant.

[Jon White]

5 hours ago, Wookiee said:

@Jon White you give no system details, I regularly run Sonar at 96 samples using synths from Arturia, Cherry Audio, GForce, Korg, along with guitar through an amp sim. Recording and monitoring in real-time, without issue. 

Perhaps if you provided details of your computer, cores threads speed, amount of RAM, number of disks,  your audio interface make model and the audio driver, the number of samples in the buffer. The "minimal" loading plugins might help. 

Failing to provide such information in the first instance and just dissing the product is not indicative of someone who really wants help, just to rant.

Yeah, I'm frustrated.   Like I said, Cakewalk works, Sonar doesn't.  All settings identical.  Windows 10.  32GB RAM,  Gen 13 processor.

 

[Wookiee]

9 hours ago, Jon White said:

Yeah, I'm frustrated.   Like I said, Cakewalk works, Sonar doesn't.  All settings identical.  Windows 10.  32GB RAM,  Gen 13 processor.

 

Have you run the free Resplendent LatencyMon program, it will tell you what process is causing your latency issue.

This is going to be of no comfort to you, I purchased a new PC in September last year, i9 13900k from a DAW PC specialist company, could not get it to run an acceptable audio program. Sent it back in the end, got an i9 14900K from another DAW PC specialist it runs fine.

Try running LatencyMon and see what it tells you.

[Noel Borthwick]

21 hours ago, Jon White said:

This software is problematic, making me stick with Cakewalk over Sonar.

First is it breaks up audio with minimal plugin looading that has no issues at all with Cakewalk (crackling).  Game over for me.  All settings identical.

Secondly, the audio folder cleanup routine dumps Sonar every time, but of  course works with Cakewalk.

I've used Cakewalk since the eighties when it was new.  Very disappointing.  I'm frustrated, so forgive the terse form.

I think Samplitude Pro X is my future studio DAW.

If you are seeing crashes please submit a crash dump and we can take a look.
Also please specify what audio interface and driver mode you are using.