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Go dialog
Dialog Reference
BitBridge Server Configuration
Cakewalk’s BitBridge technology allows you to use 32-bit VST effects and instruments when using
the x64 version of SONAR.
32-bit VST effects and instruments are loaded into “servers”, and each server can address up to
4GB of RAM. BitBridge supports up to 32 independent plug-in servers, and each server can address
up to 4GB of RAM, allowing access to a massive 128GB of RAM (the max supported by Vista
Ultimate X64). This allows SONAR x64 to address all available RAM in your computer.
By default, SONAR manages memory automatically, and will allocate and allow access to all
available RAM dynamically as plug-in's are used. This is done by dynamically creating new
BitBridge servers only when necessary, up to a maximum of the available RAM.
Server loading is either automatic or customizable, giving you full control over which server to load
plug-ins into. To enable automatic server loading, select Automatic (Based on available RAM). To
manually manage BitBridge servers, select the server that you want plug-ins to be loaded into.
After a specific server is selected, all plug-ins subsequently loaded will be loaded into that specific
server, bypassing SONAR's automatic memory management. This also applies when you load a
project that contains VST plug-ins.
Custom server assignments are saved with the project file.
Go dialog
The Go > Time command opens the Go dialog box, which allows you to jump to a new Now Time.
Additionally, the Go dialog opens when you right-click a transient marker on a track with AudioSnap
enabled and choose Move to or Stretch to.
The Go dialog box has only the following field:
Note: BitBridge server configuration is only available in SONAR Producer.
Tip: To more optimally use your available memory, assign memory hungry VST's to their own
private BitBridge server. The actual memory consumed by a server instance is shown in the server
list, allowing you choose which server you may want to load into.
Note: Server management is common for all loaded projects. If you have multiple projects
open simultaneously, you can potentially overflow the 4GB capacity of a server if the projects
reference the same server. Under this condition, a plug-in may fail to load. If this occurs, close
the current project before opening another project.