Sonar 2025.08 Feedback

[Robert Glaser]

21 hours ago, Noel Borthwick said:

@Robert Glaser @Jon Paul Sapsford

The hotfix is live now. Please try it and see if it fixed your issue. 31.08.0.035

It did. I installed it this morning and it worked. No adjustments needed.

Thanks so much!!!

[foldaway]

After updating to build 31.08.0.035, I'm seeing lower playback performance.  The track I'm working on is complex but played smoothly in the previous build but not in this build.
Is there any way to rollback to the previous build, so I check test further?

[Promidi]

31 minutes ago, foldaway said:

After updating to build 31.08.0.035, I'm seeing lower playback performance.  The track I'm working on is complex but played smoothly in the previous build but not in this build.
Is there any way to rollback to the previous build, so I check test further?

Check %USERPROFILE%\downloads\Cakewalk

[Jorge Tata Arias]

1 hour ago, foldaway said:

After updating to build 31.08.0.035, I'm seeing lower playback performance.  The track I'm working on is complex but played smoothly in the previous build but not in this build.
Is there any way to rollback to the previous build, so I check test further?

https://www.windowslatest.com/2025/08/20/microsoft-is-investigating-windows-11-kb5063878-ssd-data-corruption-failure-issue/

 

[LouHela]

Full membership and fresh install. All seems solid so far. Nice to be back on familiar ground.
One error: Transport module displays "48000 / 16"  when it's actually 24 bit.

 

[Promidi]

1 minute ago, LouHela said:

One error: Transport module displays "48000 / 16"  when it's actually 24 bit.

Where in the Preferences are you confirming that it's 24bit?

Note: The Preferences screen you are taken to by clicking on the “48 / 16” in the transport Module is not it.

[David Baay]

2 minutes ago, LouHela said:

One error: Transport module displays "48000 / 16"  when it's actually 24 bit.

See 'Record Bit Depth' under Preferences > File Audio > Data

[LouHela]

Yeah, it's set to 24-bit  in Preferences. I'm not trying to set it from the module.
I'll take a couple of screenshots when I'm at the studio later.
Thanks for your replies.

EDIT:  Thanks guys. Yes, I was looking under Device Settings - Audio Driver Bit Depth which displayed a greyed out "24 bit"
David got it right with 'Record Bit Depth' under Preferences > File Audio > Data.
Now the Transport Module shows I've set it up properly.
Does this mean that audio driver bit depth displays the maximum bit depth available  and the record bit depth is what the user sets it at?

Thanks again and BR
 

Edited 13 hours ago by LouHela
Solution found

[Noel Borthwick]

The audio driver bit depth displays the but depth that the driver is currently reporting. In ASIO mode you cannot change the driver bit depth from the host. In fact most drivers don't allow you to change the bit depth and it's fixed.

A Sonar project can contain audio at multiple bit depths - 16, 24, 32, 64. If you pick a record bit depth different from the driver bit depth it gets down or up converted to the specified depth. There is no value in choosing a record bit depth higher than what your driver can do.

[foldaway]

13 hours ago, Promidi said:

Check %USERPROFILE%\downloads\Cakewalk

Thanks.

After reinstalling 31.08.0.014 the performance was back to normal and the track played without issue.  So it seems there definitely is something going with the latest build.

nb. on Win10, so not related to the recent Win11 Update issue.

Edited 11 hours ago by foldaway

[David Baay]

2 hours ago, foldaway said:

So it seems there definitely is something going with the latest build.

Just to be clear, how are you judging that performance has changed?

The only thing I can think of that could have affected performance would be Sonar replacing Sonitus plugins with the new "Core" VST3 versions that might (?) have been removed on rollback.

If the affected projects are using Sonitus, try disabling 'Replace if Possible...' under Preferences > File > VST Settings > VST3 Migration with the update installed.

[foldaway]

1 hour ago, David Baay said:

Just to be clear, how are you judging that performance has changed?

The only thing I can think of that could have affected performance would be Sonar replacing Sonitus plugins with the new "Core" VST3 versions that might (?) have been removed on rollback.

If the affected projects are using Sonitus, try disabling 'Replace if Possible...' under Preferences > File > VST Settings > VST3 Migration with the update installed.

Hi David,

The project I'm working on doesn't use any Sonitus plugins, so that's not going to be an issue on this occasion.

Re: Judging performance;

With the latest build, the most complex parts will be played back with 95-100% drop-out.  Such that playback will continue  but the audio will be mostly silent for these parts.

With build 31.08.0.014, these complex parts playback with zero drop-out.

All settings remain the same between versions, as far as I'm aware

[Noel Borthwick]

@foldaway I sent you a pm

[Noel Borthwick]

Please don't spam this thread with issues not related to the current release. Unrelated posts will be removed.

[Michael Heavner]

7 minutes ago, Noel Borthwick said:

Please don't spam this thread with issues not related to the current release. Unrelated posts will be removed.

Sir, this is not spam. I am addressing an issue and seeking help. Please share the link to report the bug (even in a PM). I am sincere and have been a Cakewalk user for over 30 years.

[Noel Borthwick]

I've replied to your duplicate thread in the main forum. Its user error, not a bug.
This thread is only to discuss and report issues related to the latest update, not general issues.

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