Anyone using an Aardvark card and Sonar 3.1.1?

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Well - are you?

How would you rate the stability of your system comparing 3.0 to 3.1.1?

I feel like I am getting HEAPS of driver related IPF's in SONARPDR.EXE

And what driver mode are you using ASIO or A|WDM? (And does the "A" stand for "Attempted" :))

And what latency are you getting?

Q.
 
Q10 user

I use the Q10 with the 7.04 driver, and I'm extremely pleased. Using the MME driver, which is how you access A/WDM, I'm down to 5ms latency with no problems. With latency this low I don't bother with ASIO. Sonar 3.1.1 has been very stable for me, and I've had a number of sessions that have flowed very well. I hope that your experience is as good as mine.
Lynn
 
Hi Lynn,

Aaah a Q10 - I am green with envy :)

New projects seem OK with 3.1.1 - I have a bunch of older stuff created in 2.2 and 3.0 which seems to cause me problems sometimes.

Sounds like your new sessions are going well, do you have any older files which you have played with in 3.1.1?

Thanks,

Q.
 
Oh yeah - what OS are you using?

And did you run wave profiler and go with it's values or did you follow the Sonar FAQ from Aardvark?

Thanks!

:) Q.
 
Q10 user

Qwerty, I'm using windows xp which has been good for me as well. I used the wave profiler, but adjusted my latency even lower with no problems. I've been able to open and work with all my projects from CA9 and Sonar 2.2, and I've never looked back.
Happy recording,
Lynn
 
Looks like Aardvark have just released 7.13 drivers.

I will give them a go and see how I get on.

Q.
 
new driver

I've been using the new driver for a few days now, and I'm happy to report that it is an improvement for me. I had been using Q10 in a separate hardware profile because it was conflicting with my dsl modem, but now they seem to cohabitate in the same profile. Thank you Aardvark for listening to your customers. Q, I hope the new driver is as good for you.
Lynn
 
If you're having DSL conflicts... get a router. Get that crappy EnterNet software (etc) off your machine.

A Netgear can be had at Best Buy for $50 after rebates. This is a pure hardware solution for both cable and DSL connections. Put your user name and password into the router, and it manages the connections. It comes with four LAN ports for multiple systems.

I own a computer consulting firm, and find the connection software generally sux. Get it out of your machine.
 
in re: bgavin

You may be on to something, although I don't use the ethernet connection. I'm connected via USB. Would a router still be in my best interest? The new driver for my sound card works about half the time, but it will stop working after I go online. It appears that whenever a 32k wave file goes through it will lock onto that frequency and not go back to 44.1 or 48k which I use for recording. Thanks for taking the time to answer.
Lynn
 
I'm not a USB fan either.

USB devices require drivers, the same as other devices. Worse is, USB device receive their power from the USB port. If it draws too much power, i.e. the Intel Microscope, down goes the machine power supply. Then, you must have an external (active) USB hub and wall wart, that provides power to the high consumption USB devices.

Tinker Toys.

:D


To use a router, you must have an Ethernet connection... either built-in, or as an add-in PCI card. Look into the Netgear series routers... www.netgear.com and look for the FR114P, or similar.

As to the Sonar question, I have two Q10 cards, but still running on Sonal 2.2 XL. I'd have to take a hard look at v3.x to see if there is any value to me, worth the upgrade costs.
 
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