I really don't need the extra capabilities of the 64 bit win 7 OS but I wanted to try it so I installed Sonar 8.5 on a machine that had 8 GB'a of ram and about the only positive thing I can say for it is that it did see and use all of the ram but I can't say it ran any faster or smoother and if anything it was much more glitchy :-O) Hi Jack, you are absolutely right about Sonar 64 bit on windows 7.
It looks like many of the plug-ins provided with Sonar are only fully 32 bit compatible and Sonar sales does not mention that!
This seems to be a "rip off" in Sonar since it's sold as fully 64 bit Vista and Windows 7 compatible and I installed the 64 bit version (there is an option at install for the 32 bit or 64 bit version). Still nothing on why there are no presets in the 64 bit version.
(The click track count in, apprently something new in Sonar 8.5 was the problem and had to be set to zero). I got the recording delay fixed with help from the Sonar forum. ***Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow*** Jack please check your PM I have an unrelated question for ya! thanks Just give me a little time and I post back what I find. I can give you a much better review in 2 to 3 weeks because I'll be doing some work with it daily and as the projects get finished one by one I will have probably used most of the new or updated features. It seems to me that it works a lot more like the original midi quantize which is what audio snap is except it's with audio and has more features that the old midi quantize use to have. I haven't had a chance to use a lot of the new features in 8 let alone 8.5 but I will say the new version of audio-snap is faster to me and it seems to have more options with less hassles. There are only a few brand new features and the rest are updated features such as session drums 2 to 3 and at least 10 or 12 other point upgrades. It has a bunch of new features or should I say upgraded features from version 8. Please don't anyone get their feelings hurt it all worked out to about the same price as if I had upgraded from 7 to 8 when 8 first was released last fall the one big plus for me was that I didn't have to put any cash out last week when 8.5 came out.
I bought Sonar 8 PE last summer when they had the upgrade special of paying 75.00 bucks off of the normal upgrade fee from Sonar 7 PE and then when 8.5 came out it was a free upgrade.
The 8.5.3 AudioSnap Update for Windows XP, Vista (32-bit & 64-bit), and Windows 7 (32-bit & 64-bit) versions of SONAR 8.5 is available as a free download to all registered SONAR 8.5 and V-Studio 700 customers.Äownload: Cakewalk SONAR 8.5.Hey guys, I was a very late adopter for Sonar 8.0 due to money being tight so it worked out in my favor. * Snap Settings can now be used to snap both audio and MIDI events to audio transients in selected tracksĪdditional general application issues are addressed in the SONAR 8.5.3 AudioSnap Update. * New Extract Groove and Apply Groove buttons to match the groove of one clip to another * Auto stretch mode added to Clip Follows Project command, emulates AudioSnap auto-stretch behavior * New resolution settings to set tempo changes on every beat, measure or clip * Improved tempo detection algorithm and new option to set clip tempo to original project tempo * Improved rendering quality and functionality The SONAR 8.5.3 AudioSnap Update includes: The SONAR 8.5.3 update is focused on AudioSnap 2.0 providing usability enhancements, optimizations, and overall improved stability when performing complex audio timing tasks. Registered SONAR 8.5 Producer, SONAR 8.5 Studio, and V-Studio 700 customers can download the SONAR 8.5.3 AudioSnap Update for free. Cakewalk announces a free update for SONAR 8.5 Producer and SONAR 8.5 Studio.