Dreampop ezx kills audio engine in Sonar X3

[gfbentz]

DreampopEZX works great on my PC both in Sonar and as standalone, but on my laptop standalone works semi OK ( a little noise) but not at all in Sonar, usually it crashes the audiio engine , though sometimes I can get it to work but it is pure static. all my other EZ drummer drums (just the basic ones) work just fine. Although I strongly suspect it may be due to a memory insuffuciency (PC has 24 gig ram while laptop has 4), Even so, I was wondering if anyone has experienced this and may have a workaround for me. I am running sonar on my laptop with an audio interface (duocapture)

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[John]

Hi,

while 4 GB RAM is a bit low in total for OS, Sonar and EZdrummer 2, it’s more likely that you need to review your Sonar audio buffer settings, since the Dream Pop EZX is a bit more CPU taxing.

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[gfbentz]

Update
Thanks to John for the prompt reply

Removed the audio interface from the chain and set from ASIO to MME. Dreampop still blows out the audio interface but usually only while loading, Connected the audio interface via a powered hub and all works “OK” but only in MME mode. So it seems the interface was not getting enough power. Since I rarely record to my laptop this is an acceptable workaround. If I need to go ASIO to key in a few notes I can always freeze the drum tracks.

I’ll fool around with the buffer settings some other time, see if I can tweak a little more. Need to research “buffer settings” a bit so I have a better idea what I am doing. I find that playing with settings you don’t understand is rarely productive, and usually makes things worse. A LOT worse.

Conclusion
Duocapture Audio interface needs more juice than my laptop can supply
4gb RAM is borderline memory for using Dreampop EZX in a Sonar X3
Dreampop EZX will not operate on my laptop in ASIO (probably due to low RAM as well).

Again, it all works great on my 24ggb PC with a Focusrite AI

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