I hate to bother you all with this computer/recording issue

[Stan_Halen]

I feel like a guy who left his old girlfriend for some other women for that new feeling of falling in love. But after you get to know the new girl, you start to really see what you had in the old girl and you call her and beg her to come back. Now do note that I certainly have never done this with a girl, I have read about it in a book, that is where I got the idea.

The book doesn’t do it justice.

After a few crashes a lost work I have had it.

You can set in Preferences how often to Save a session.

Everything that is default on Reaper seems to be the opposite of what I tend to want things to be. Every step that was a one step thing in Sonar is a two or three step process in Reaper.

It does seem like you need to see if your computer is stable first, work out any of those issues. After that, I can tell you that moving from Pro Tools to Reaper completely kicked my ass for awhile. It took me several years of transition, and I experienced the same old girlfriend/new girlfriend thing … except in DAW-land. As to the human version, I’d have to start a new thread for that …

[WeGotLost]

So is your machine fairly up-to-date or have updates just been turned off for a long while?

The machine was turned off to updates up until this glitchy thing started with Sonar. It is updated now but I think it’s, like Stan said, probably the computer and not the programs at this point. The sad thing is the computer seems fine with everything except DAWs. I think it is time to get a new computer.

I’ve actually got 3 interfaces I can use in the one machine:

I didn’t realize that you have have multiple interfaces on a computer at the same time. Is that how it is with you or are you just saying you have another two on hand?

[WeGotLost]

You can set in Preferences how often to Save a session

Yeah, I need to set it sooner. I never really had Sonar crash on me so I am not used to thinking in that mode. I was just messing with sounds and nothing serious for the first few days on Reaper so I wasn’t too concerned. Slowly I started creating music on Reaper and I should of been more careful.

[JayGee]

May I suggest you never try Harrison Mixbus. That DAW crashes more often than a hypoglycemic vegetarian.

[skua]

I didn’t realize that you have have multiple interfaces on a computer at the same time. Is that how it is with you or are you just saying you have another two on hand?

Yes, I actually have three different working interfaces in the one machine. I can switch between them at will. For example, I switch to using the M-Audio 24/96 because it has RCA inputs and allows me to digitize old live cassette recordings or vinyl. I mostly use the TC Konnekt6 but I can choose to record via the PODxt. I’m not sure if multiple interfaces would be highly recommended, but I’ve not experienced a problem. They do only operate one at a time. I cannot record via the TC and the POD simultaneously, for example.

[WeGotLost]

to digitize old live cassette recordings or vinyl.

Very cool.

[JayGee]

They do only operate one at a time. I cannot record via the TC and the POD simultaneously, for example.

Unfortunately Windows does not allow multiple ASIO drivers to operate simultaneously.
Mac OS does support an aggregate function that allows a person to create a mix of various interface I/O and use them concurrently.