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The GUI is not Smooth During Playback
Troubleshooting
For more information, see AUD.INI.
More Frequently Asked Questions.
The GUI is not Smooth During Playback
If the GUI does not update smoothly during playback, press the Pause key to make sure you didn’t
inadvertently put SONAR in CPU conservation mode. If the Pause key has been pressed, SONAR
will display the letter P in the status bar.
For more information, see “Reduce GUI updates to improve playback performance” on page 856.
More Frequently Asked Questions.
Plug-in windows flicker or don't display properly
X-Ray Windows is not compatible with plug-ins that use DirectDraw to create their windows, such as
many recent plug-ins by Waves. If a plug-in is not compatible with X-Ray, the plug-in's window will
either flicker or not display properly. If you have any plug-ins that are affected by this, you can
exclude the plug-n(s) from X-Ray by following the instructions below:
1. Open the Cakewalk Plug-in Manager (Tools > Cakewalk Plug-in Manager).
2. In the Plug-in Categories window, select the category that the plug-in you want to exclude is in.
3. In the Registered Plug-ins window, select the plug-in that you want to exclude.
4. If the plug-in is a DirectX effect or an MFX, write down (or select and copy) the CLSID value that's
in the CLSID field at the bottom of the dialog.
5. If the plug-in is a VST or VSTi, write down the VST ID value that's in the VST ID field at the bottom
of the dialog.
6. Close the Plug-in Manager dialog.
7. Use Notepad to open the XRayExclude.ini file that's in your SONAR program folder
(C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Cakewalk\SONAR 8
Producer Edition).
8. At the end of the file, find the [EffectProps View] section.
You will see entries such as the following:
; Waves SSL EQ Stereo
XRayExclude11=1397510483
XRayExclude12={E451379E-F7E1-4E82-98D9-BEB87AC45E90}
Note: If you use SONAR Studio, substitute “Producer” with “Studio”.