J-Bridge in SONAR 8.5.2 x64
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From: John Braner on 27 Jan 2010 03:50 On 27/01/2010 08:05, Rick Paul wrote: > In looking into my list of remaining post-Win7Pro x64 installation issues, I > noted that J-Bridge was touted as a possible solution/workaround for a few > plug-in issues. While I'm not particularly high on the idea of buying a > third party product to work around what would seem to be bugs in BitBridge, > I thought I'd at least try the demo version of J-Bridge to see if it did > indeed provide a potential solution. > > I initially was curious on whether it would make E-MU's Proteus VX work. > BitBridge scans it and loads it, but the user interface comes up blank, so > it doesn't actually do anything. Sure enough, J-Bridge loads it just fine, > and I also was able to verify that this freeware plug-in loads my Emulator X > sample libraries. Since Emulator X doesn't even install properly on Win7 > x64, even in for standalone mode use, this could provide a way to load its > libraries. (E-MU is supposedly coming out with, or maybe even did already > come out with, and Emulator X3 that will have an x64 version, but I'm > guessing that upgrade will cost a lot more than J-Bridge, and I don't so > much care about the full sampler's power anyway, though I wouldn't mind > having access to the libraries.) > > I'd previously indicated that Submersible Music's (actually, there's a new > company that owns the product now, but I forget the name) KitCore worked > fine with BitBridge, which it did based on the level of testing I'd done at > the time -- basically loading it up as a plug-in and playing some loops from > its browser. However, in looking into BitBridge for the Proteus VX thing, I > learned that trying to save a SONAR x64 project with KitCore via BitBridge > in it, SONAR would hang, which I verified to be true. J-Bridge also did end > up solving that. > > Finally, just for the fun of it, I tried J-Bridge with the Toontrack's EZ > Drummer since Dave M. had reported that as a possible workaround. Sure > enough, it does allow it to load its sample libraries. However, the first > time I tried loading EZ Drummer via J-Bridge, SONAR crashed -- it worked > fine the second time -- so I'm not sure how stable that combo is. > Personally, though, I'd rather just load the EZ Drummer kits and grooves via > the public beta of the x64 version of Superior Drummer 2 loads EZ Drummer > kits (and Toontrack is supposed to be coming out with an x64 version of EZ > Drummer soon, too). > > One nice thing about J-Bridge is that, unlike BitBridge, which puts its > plug-ins in a separate Windows-level window, which then stay on top of > everything, making it difficult to get to dialog boxes in certain cases and > also to go back and forth between SONAR and other applications, J-Bridge > seems to make its windows behave more like 64-bit plug-ins, including not > hiding dialog boxes that come up in the space they are occupying. > > Rick I think jbridge is *well* worth the �15 (what is that in $?) especially for plugins with a lot of presets. -- =========== John Braner jbraner(a)NOblueyonderSPAM.co.uk http://cdbaby.com/cd/JohnBraner http://www.soundclick.com/johnbraner
From: John Braner on 27 Jan 2010 12:48 > fact, I used it extensively on my newest song from last sunday. BTW, I use > No-Bridge with my DAW and *all* my plugins load up correctly so I can work > on music instead of working on my DAW. ;) > What fun is that? Your beetz and loopz are only "half" as good as 64 bit ones ;-) -- =========== John Braner jbraner(a)NOblueyonderSPAM.co.uk http://cdbaby.com/cd/JohnBraner http://www.soundclick.com/johnbraner
From: Kraig Olmstead on 27 Jan 2010 16:14 Names (No-bridge) without links aren't completely helpful. God knows you aim to be completely helpful, Glennbo... KO Glennbo wrote: > The killer robot "Rick Paul" <rickpaul(a)earthlink.net> grabbed the > controls of the spaceship cakewalk.audio and pressed these buttons... > >> I initially was curious on whether it would make E-MU's Proteus VX >> work. BitBridge scans it and loads it, but the user interface comes up >> blank, so it doesn't actually do anything. Sure enough, J-Bridge >> loads it just fine > > That's one of the few VSTi plugs I absolutely wouldn't be without. In > fact, I used it extensively on my newest song from last sunday. BTW, I use > No-Bridge with my DAW and *all* my plugins load up correctly so I can work > on music instead of working on my DAW. ;) >
From: Kraig Olmstead on 27 Jan 2010 17:39 Thank you very much for both responses, Glennbo. It's a poor craftsman who blames his tools. Sonar has been as good to me as I can ask, but it hasn't gotten me to my goals. Perhaps it's me, but perhaps it's time to take a look at Reaper. Goodness knows the price is right. KO Glennbo wrote: > The killer robot Kraig Olmstead <kraigo(a)bitstream.net> grabbed the controls > of the spaceship cakewalk.audio and pressed these buttons... > >> Names (No-bridge) without links aren't completely helpful. God knows >> you aim to be completely helpful, Glennbo... > > No-Bridge can be found here: > > http://www.bing.com/reference/search?q=bridge%20to%20nowhere&FORM=K1RE >
From: Kraig Olmstead on 27 Jan 2010 17:58
But so far your link to No-bridge (http://www.bing.com/reference/search?q=bridge%20to%20nowhere&FORM=K1RE) is <a-hem> a link to nowhere. I'm getting excited about my Buddy Holly Tribute gig on 2/3, BTW. KO Glennbo wrote: > The killer robot Kraig Olmstead <kraigo(a)bitstream.net> grabbed the controls > of the spaceship cakewalk.audio and pressed these buttons... > >> Thank you very much for both responses, Glennbo. >> >> It's a poor craftsman who blames his tools. Sonar has been as good to >> me as I can ask, but it hasn't gotten me to my goals. Perhaps it's me, >> but perhaps it's time to take a look at Reaper. Goodness knows the >> price is right. > > The audio engine is phenominal, and lightning fast which when playing pad > drums that are triggering a softsynth (Superior 2) over midi, faster is > better. Same when using input monitoring (which I use 100% of the time). > |