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SONAR 7 Trial Restrictions....................................... Top Issues in SONAR 7............................................ User Account Control and SONAR installer.............................................................................. Disable Anti-Virus/Spyware Software........................................................................................ Backwards Compatibility............................................................................................................ Audio Performance Issues................................................................................................................ Improving Recording Performance............................................................................................. Canceling Changes Made to Real-time Plug-ins........................................................................ DXis & Look-ahead Processing at High Latencies................................................................... Realtime Bounce and Multiprocessing (UAD-1 Issue).............................................................. Realtime Preroll.......................................................................................................................... External Inserts and WDM Drivers............................................................................................. External Insert Delay Offset........................................................................................................ MIDI Prepare Buffer Size and Automation................................................................................ Control Surface Refresh Rate...................................................................................................... General............................................................................................................................................... Windows Media Video (WMV) Profiles.................................................................................... External DV Output (IEEE 1394/Firewire)................................................................................ Cakewalk External Encoder Config Utility................................................................................ AudioSnap Palette Auto Load..................................................................................................... Alpha-blended Bars on Slip-stretched Clips............................................................................... Reset All Selected AudioSnap Transient Markers...................................................................... Scrubbing Audio at Unity Gain................................................................................................... Time/Pitch Stretch Plug-in Does Not Work With Groove Clips................................................ Time/Pitch Stretch Plug-in Does Not Affect Clip Length.......................................................... Toolbar Background Gradient..................................................................................................... Console View Auto-Resizing...................................................................................................... Track View Control Size and Layout.......................................................................................... Clip Name Transparency............................................................................................................. MIDI Note Velocity Colorization............................................................................................... Zero Controllers When Play Stops Is Not Applied When Freezing Synths............................. SONAR and Screen Readers for Vision Impaired Users............................................................
Upgrading to SONAR from an Earlier Version of a Cakewalk Product.................................... Old Color Settings Are Not Migrated When Upgrading To SONAR 7..................................... Known Issues..................................................................................................................................... HLP Files Cannot be Opened in Windows Vista........................................................................ Plug-in Windows Flicker or dont Display Properly.................................................................. X-Ray Windows Not Compatible With Some Plug-ins.............................................................. Using Mono VST Plug-ins on Stereo Tracks May Cause Out of Sync Audio........................... QuickTime Issues........................................................................................................................ Audio Metronome Issues............................................................................................................ Enabling Mono on a Bus/Main Will Affect Upstream Meters................................................... Mono Audio Clips May be Increased by 3dB in Certain Scenarios........................................... Adding MIDI Device May Break Control Surface Support and MIDI Key Bindings............... ReWire Tracks Silent When Using Metronome Record Count-in.............................................. Running Reason with SONAR on Vista..................................................................................... MP3 Files With 256K Bit Rate May Not Play in SONAR 7...................................................... Using Cakewalk Kinetic Groove Synth in SONAR 7................................................................ Importing MPEG 2 Files in SONAR 7....................................................................................... Successive Snapshots Do Not Update Envelope Node Values................................................... Potential Pops When Using Surround Automation (SONAR Producer Edition Only)............ Mono Plug-ins on Surround Buses (SONAR Producer Edition Only)....................................... Staff View Font May Require Reboot After SONAR is Installed.............................................. Exporting Audio with Waves Plug-ins and Multiprocessing Engine......................................... Digidesign Mbox and Multiprocessing Engine........................................................................... Digidesign Digi 002 and Multiprocessing Engine...................................................................... Mono UAD-1/TC PowerCore Plug-ins Do Not Sum Audio on Stereo Tracks.......................... UAD-1 Error When 64-bit Double Precision Engine Enabled................................................ CPU Munching When Using UAD-1......................................................................................... M-Audio Midisport 8x8 Compatibility....................................................................................... M-Audio Delta 1010 Distortion With 5.8ms Latency................................................................ Frontier/Tascam ASIO Drivers................................................................................................... Frontier Design TranzPort Issues................................................................................................ E-MU 1820 Compatibility.......................................................................................................... SONAR Only Supports GigaStudio Sample Rate When Using WDM Drivers......................... Can't Print if Staff View is Floating............................................................................................ RIFF/MID Will Not Launch SONAR When Double-clicked..................................................... AutoTune 4 (Graphic Mode) as Clip Effect................................................................................ MIDI Note Will Continue to Play If Now Time is Moved......................................................... Arpeggiator MFX With Low Rate May Affect Playback........................................................... Standard AVI Audio Codecs Do Not Support Multichannel Audio........................................... No MTC Sync within 1 Minute of Midnight Roll-over.............................................................. Dual Video Monitors Set to Different Color Bit Depths May Affect Performance................... Video Pauses on Playback When Using Creative ASIO Driver.................................................
It is fully functional for 30 days It must be registered within the initial 15 day grace period. Included plug-ins are trial versions of the Sonitus effect suite, Cakewalk MFX suite, and
PSYN II. These plug-ins are locked to the SONAR 7 trial. All other advertised effects and instruments plug-ins are excluded from this trial. Many of these plug-ins can be auditioned via sound players and videos from the Cakewalk web site: http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/SONAR
Backwards Compatibility
SONAR 7 can load projects from any previous versions of SONAR, but projects that are saved in SONAR 7 cannot be re-opened in SONAR 1.x or SONAR 2.x. In case you need to open a preSONAR 7 project in an earlier version of SONAR, it is recommended that you always create a backup copy of the original project before you re-save the project in SONAR 7. Project files saved in SONAR 7 will not open in SONAR 4 if they reference or include any of the following types of data or information:
32-bit and 64-bit audio clips, including clips and tracks that have been frozen or rendered as 32-bit or 64-bit data.
Audio clips that are not all of the same bit depth
Project files saved in SONAR 7 will not open in SONAR 5 if they reference 64-bit audio clips. SONAR 7 project files may contain new features that will be missing if opened in SONAR 5 and earlier, including:
ACT current context All AudioSnap data Automation Read Enable States Clip lock properties Preserve mix between gang members setting Synth Rack Assignable Controls Synth Rack Automation
SONAR 7 project files may contain new features that will be missing if opened in SONAR 4, including:
Clip effects and clip automation o Effects are removed o Automation envelopes are orphaned Groups o SONAR 7 groups are preserved but will not be completely functional in SONAR 4 o Controls may be removed from groups o Groups cant be added to or changed o Group names will be truncated. o SONAR 4 may add extra groups to the project.
Re-saving a SONAR 7 project file in an older version may permanently remove the project data described above.
In SONAR 4.0.2 and earlier, opening the property page of a VST plug-in during playback could result in a slight disruption in playback. The cause for this problem has its roots in the little "Cancel" button that sits in the top right corner of the plug-in's property page. The purpose of this button is to allow the user to cancel out of any changes they might have made to the plug-in, restoring back to whatever state the plug-in was in before they opened the GUI window. To make this work, SONAR would need to take an initial snapshot of the plug-in's state, and some plug-ins with large amounts of preset data could cause an audio hiccup if the data was captured for the Cancel button. To address this issue, SONAR 4.0.3 (and later) does not take a snapshot of the plug-in's state by default, and the Cancel button is not available. There is a new CAKEWALK.INI variable to bring back the Cancel button if desired, but be aware that this may also result in hiccups when opening VST plug-ins during playback. This variable should be set in the [WinCake] section. For example: [WinCake] EnablePluginCancelButton=1
If you hear clicks in the rendered audio while running with multiprocessing, you should set this variable to 0, under the [Wave] section of AUD.INI. This variable is only applicable on multiprocessor capable PC's when multiprocessing is enabled in Options | Audio | Advanced. For example: [Wave] AllowOfflineRenderMixThreads=0
Realtime Preroll
RealtimePreroll=<0 or 1>, default = 0 SONAR 6.2 introduced a new 'RealtimePreroll' AUD.INI variable. The default value is 0, meaning preroll buffers are pumped as fast as possible. Setting the value to 1 pumps preroll audio buffers in realtime instead of as fast as possible. Prerolling in realtime may improve buffering and CPU load when using hardware DSP solutions such as the Universal Audio UAD-1 or Focusrite Liquid Mix. This variable should be set in the [Aud] section in AUD.INI. For example: [Aud] RealtimePreroll=1
10 Samples. The + and - buttons increase or decrease the delay compensation by 1 sample. Clicking the center button allows a numeric entry. The number of samples in the offset is saved as part of the presets.
General
The following topics cover general issues in SONAR.
If you author your own profiles (.PRX files), they must be placed in the \Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Cakewalk\SONAR 7 Producer Edition\WMV Profiles directory in order to be available in SONAR. Note: if you use SONAR Studio Edition, substitute Producer with Studio.
ADS Pyro A/V Link DV transcoder Canopus ADVC-100 DV transcoder Canon ZR-85 miniDV camcorder
Note: when using DV AVI movies, the transcoding unit must be set to the same format (NTSC or PAL) as the video file, or Preview to Firewire and Print to Tape will fail to work properly. Also, CPU consumption will be lower when the source material is in DV format, since the format is native to the Firewire device and doesnt incur a CPU hit for transcoding video.
clip. If you prefer to never auto-show the AudioSnap palette, you can change this behavior by adding a variable to the CAKEWALK.INI file. This variable should be set in the [WinCake] section. For example: [WinCake] AutoLoadAudioSnapPalette=0
The wave picture shows a flat line in strange places Extreme timing issues when bouncing the clip
Or, you might just want a quick way to revert your experiments with AudioSnap back to the original data. These symptoms are the result of various AudioSnap issues that have since been fixed in SONAR 6.2. To reset transient markers: 1. Select all clips you wish to reset. 2. Press Ctrl+Alt and click the Reset button on the AudioSnap Palette. This brings up a dialog asking if you want to Clear All AudioSnap Markers. Clicking Yes will delete all the existing edits and restore clips to the analyzed transients. Note: this gesture is not undoable, so make sure you really want to reset the transient markers. An alternate solution is to turn off AudioSnap on the clips and then use Edit > Bounce to Clip(s). However, this will also render any clips fades.
In SONAR 4.0.0, the Scrub function would automatically scrub at unity gain. This has changed in version 4.0.1 and later, where audio scrubbing is performed at the mix level (volume and pan settings are applied). You can also scrub at unity gain by holding down the Alt key while scrubbing.
Specifies the height of controls. The default height is 17 pixels. This value shouldnt be changed more than 1 or 2 from the default value, or you may experience unexpected results. TVControlWidth=<number of pixels>, default = 41 Specifies the width of controls. The default width is 41 pixels. TVControlSpacingX=<number of pixels>, default = 3 Specifies the horizontal space, in pixels, between controls. The default spacing is 3 pixels. TVControlSpacingY=<number of pixels>, default = 3 Specifies the vertical space, in pixels, between controls. The default spacing is 3 pixels. TVSpacingXInCluster=<number of pixels>, default = 2 Specifies the horizontal space between each button in a cluster. The default value is 2 pixels. The following controls are grouped into clusters:
Mute, Solo, Arm for Recording (MSR) Automation Read, Automation Write Phase, Interleave (mono/stereo)
TVBoldStripNames=<0 or 1>, default = 1 Specifies whether track/bus names use bold (value=1) or regular (value=0) font style. TVLargeStripNames=<0 or 1>, default = 1 Specifies the size of track/bus names. The default size is large (value=1).
MIDI note colors are tinted depending on their velocities. Notes will appear darker for higher velocities and lighter for lower velocities. This feature may be enabled (1) or disabled (0) in the [Wincake] section of the Cakewalk.ini file. For example: [Wincake] PRVColorizeVelocity=0
Zero Controllers When Play Stops Is Not Applied When Freezing Synths
Please note that the global Zero Controllers when Play Stops setting is not applied when freezing soft synths. This means that the current state of a continuous controller when play is stopped can cause unexpected results when freezing a synth. If you experience this issue, rewind the project before freezing the synth.
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If you exported all color presets from SONAR 4, enter the following path: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cakewalk Music Software\SONAR Producer\4.0\Presets\ {6B0298E5-C4B7-4AAF-90EF-B214D18F7654}] If you exported the current/default colors from SONAR 1/2/3, enter the following path: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cakewalk Music Software\SONAR Producer\3.0\Colors] Note: if you are using SONAR 7 Studio Edition, substitute Producer with Studio. [4] Save and then close the .REG file, then double-click the REG file to add the information to the registry. Your old color settings should then be available in SONAR 7.
Known Issues
The following topics cover known issues in SONAR that may be addressed in the future.
at the bottom of the dialog. 6. Close the Plug-in Manager dialog. 7. Use Notepad to open the XRayExclude.ini file that's in your SONAR program folder (C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Cakewalk\SONAR 7 Producer Edition). Note: if you use SONAR Studio Edition, substitute Producer Edition with Studio Edition. 8. At the end of the file, find the [EffectProps View] section. You will see entries such as the following: ; Waves SSL EQ Stereo XRayExclude11=1397510483 XRayExclude12={E451379E-F7E1-4E82-98D9-BEB87AC45E90} 9. Exclude your plug-in by creating a blank line below the last entry in the [EffectProps View] section, and then typing: ;[name of your plug-in, but without brackets] XRayExclude[type the next available number in XRayExclude list, but without brackets]=[VST ID number, with no brackets, or CLSID number, with curly braces at start and finish] For example, if the last entry in the [EffectProps View] section was: ; Waves SSL EQ Stereo XRayExclude11=1397510483 XRayExclude12={E451379E-F7E1-4E82-98D9-BEB87AC45E90} If you wanted to exclude the Cakewalk FxDelay from the X-Ray Windows feature, after creating a blank line you would type: ; Cakewalk FxDelay XRayExclude13={985DAF67-589F-4B8D-8BBC-D7AD651B9022} If there was also a VST version of the Cakewalk FxDelay, you would add another line: XRayExclude14=[some VST ID number, with no brackets] 10. Save and close the XRayExclude.ini file, and restart SONAR to implement your changes.
Using Mono VST Plug-ins on Stereo Tracks May Cause Out of Sync Audio
When using a mono plug-in on a stereo track (interleave set to Stereo), the left and right channels will be out of sync. The left channel is processed by the mono effect, and delay compensation is applied, while the right channel is not processed and does not have delay compensation applied. The signal will look something like this: 15
Left channel: Wet signal (delayed) Right channel: Dry signal (no delay) A mono VST plug-in will work correctly if "Enable Mono Processing" is checked in the VST Plug-in Properties dialog and the track interleave is set to mono. Note: "Enable Mono Processing" is enabled by default in SONAR 7. If you are playing back a legacy project in SONAR 7, and notice the project does not sound the same, try to disable "Enable Mono Processing" for any mono plug-ins used in the project.
QuickTime Issues
In order to import/export QuickTime files in SONAR 7, you must install both the filters AND QuickTime. Below are some other known QuickTime issues:
QuickTime Import/Export requires version 6.5.1 or higher of the QuickTime Player to be installed. The QuickTime Player is not included with SONAR, but can be downloaded separately from Apples web site (http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html). Audio mixdown to QuickTime must be set to 16 bits stereo or mono, or the resulting export will create a unusable file or abort with an error. Audio mixdown to QuickTime must be set to 48 KHz or less or the resulting export will create a file that plays back incorrectly. When exporting to QuickTime, the frame rate of the QuickTime video compressor will default to "best possible." Since not all movies in a SONAR video project correctly report their frame rate, the best practice is manually enter the desired frame rate. This is done in the video settings of the QuickTime video compressor. Exports to QuickTime from a SONAR video project created from an AVI using the Indeo video compressor will create a movie with white frames. Exports to QuickTime may have an extra white frame on the last frame of the movie. This extra frame can be removed with the QuickTime Pro Player or another QuickTime editing application. Movies created in QuickTime 7 may not import properly into SONAR 7. When loading a project with a QuickTime 7 movie into SONAR in WDM driver mode, SONAR may not play. The workaround is to use ASIO driver mode if your hardware supports ASIO drivers.
Adding MIDI Device May Break Control Surface Support and MIDI Key Bindings
When adding a new MIDI Device in Options > MIDI Devices, control surface support and MIDI key bindings may no longer work properly. Restarting SONAR will solve this problem.
MP3 Files With 256K Bit Rate May Not Play in SONAR 7
MP3 files that are created in Cakewalk MediaWorks version 1.0 with a setting of 256K, may play back as silence when imported into SONAR 7. This may also apply to MP3 files that are authored in SONAR 7 at 44.1kHz, 16-bit, 256K joint stereo. Other bit rates should be fine.
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Potential Pops When Using Surround Automation (SONAR Producer Edition Only)
If you record Angle surround pan automation, please note that a pop may occur as the angle parameter jumps from 0 degrees to 180 degrees. This may occur if the jump is not instantaneous, and can be easily solved by zooming in the envelope automation and moving the top and bottom nodes so they are aligned in time (tip: enable Snap to make it easier to align the envelope nodes).
functions that reference the font may fail until after a reboot. The problem is easily identified by corrupt Staff View graphics.
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is engaged/disengaged. There is no data loss or crash, and the solution is to save and reload the project.
If the TranzPort "Skip archived tracks" option is enabled, clicking on an archived track in SONAR may also cause another nearby non-archived track to get selected.
SONAR Only Supports GigaStudio Sample Rate When Using WDM Drivers
When using GigaStudio and SONAR with WDM drivers, SONAR must use the same sample rate as GigaStudio is using.
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duration of the note. This behavior was introduced in SONAR 4.0.3, and is necessary as a result of addressing various gapping issues when editing MIDI data during playback. If you prefer a slight hiccup instead of hearing the full note duration, you can change the default behavior with the Set Now Time with Full Restart option in Options > Global > General. Note: moving a MIDI note event during playback is affected by this same issue.
Dual Video Monitors Set to Different Color Bit Depths May Affect Performance
If you are using a dual monitor system and experience sluggish performance when selecting and dragging clips in the Clips pane, confirm that both monitors are set to the same Color Quality bit depth.
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