Cakewalk to Sonar question

[DuncanBrinsmead]

I'd like to know if a particular issue I have with Cakewalk is fixed in Sonar. In Cakewalk having multiple audio tracks can overload the system. This is expected and not a problem.. except that muting the track does not help the overload problem. It seems to me that if 10 tracks are muted and I only need to play 1 or 2, the system should be able to cope with it. However the performance is just as bad as if it were trying to play all 10 tracks. In general I hit a limit around 5 audio tracks. I would like to record each track separately and mix down one at a time. Is this problem fixed in Sonar?

Duncan

 

[laptoppop]

In Sonar, you have a new option. You can "mute" a track, in which case Sonar still reads it and processes it so that you can unmute it with a push of a button without interrupting the audio playback.... OR.....

You can "archive" a track. This tells Sonar that you aren't using the track right now, and will reduce the load on the system.

You can mute/unmute a track anytime, even while audio is playing. You can only archive a track when the playback is halted.

When you archive a track, the mute button changes to an A to remind you. I tend to archive and hide all tracks I might want to use, but aren't using right now, such as doubles of tracks I am using.

-lee-

 

[dachay2tnr]

In Sonar, you have a new option. You can "mute" a track, in which case Sonar still reads it and processes it so that you can unmute it with a push of a button without interrupting the audio playback.... OR.....

You can "archive" a track. This tells Sonar that you aren't using the track right now, and will reduce the load on the system.

You can mute/unmute a track anytime, even while audio is playing. You can only archive a track when the playback is halted.

When you archive a track, the mute button changes to an A to remind you. I tend to archive and hide all tracks I might want to use, but aren't using right now, such as doubles of tracks I am using.

-lee-

You can do the same thing in Cakewalk PA9 as well.

A muted track uses the same amount of resources as an unmuted track. If you want to reduce resource usage, you have to archive the track.

 

[acidrock]

Along with the archive suggestion if you really run into problems with plugins or whatnot using up resources you can also bounce down a temporary track or print effects to a cloned track and archive your originals as a backup should you choose to remix your project.

 

[DuncanBrinsmead]

Thanks a lot for the help, folks! I didn't know about the archive feature in Cakewalk. It will be a real help to me.

Duncan

 

[Paul881]

No, I didn't realise that either...and with "ye olde ancient win 98" (til xmas), I need all the resource help I can get. Thanks Laptop, Daychay and AR!