(Kind of Solved) X1 Dropout Problem

Are you using any CPU intensive F/X...like Transient Shaper... that one gets me a lot.  Or maybe Perfect Space Reverb?

What is different about THIS project than your others?

Could you possible have interference from an external service that is running?  Sometimes updates of things like antivirus software and even some internal Windows services can alter their behavior due to periodic updates.

Maybe you can review your Windows patch history?  Take a look at services that are running and temporarily turn a few of the bigger ones that are not really needed during audio processing off?

Otherwise, can you drop your sample rate through completion of this project?  (Or at least until you get things sort of distilled down later on - less tracks and such).  I would think if you have completed the capture of most of your audio that dropping the sample rate wouldn't really hurt you (would it?).

Bob Bone

OK  Found some sort of reasoning to it

The project has A LOT of slip edits 
The setting as far as recording took place in a large barn lined with smooth hard wood.  We picked up lots of bleed on the drum kit mics requiring the slip edits.  I also used Audio snap to grab the transients and convert to midi to replace the audio with a good clean drumkit eliminating all the bleed.

Im guessing all the slip edits and transient markers and editing was confusing and binding up the processing.

I went in and eliminated all the slip edits back to a single audio track and the problem vanished.

So long story short is to much was going on with editing at one time confusing the software?

Anyway I can proceed/continue editing my drums now LOL

Just wanted to share the info

robert_e_bone


And, what about possibly looking at buffer size?

Bob Bone

Bob's right. You should check your Midi Buffer size (minimum of 500ms when you have a lot of midi going on). I know your problem is fixed, but maybe it's just because you spread some midi data out so your midi buffers could then handle the quick changes. To prevent problems in the future, do check your midi buffers. I think the default is 250.


Best,
Rob

One thing I am getting ready to do is jump from 8GB to 16GB of memory.  The I7/870 and 8 GB Mem seem to be doing great but for $75 why not do it for future expansions on builds of software and performance. 

Looking forward to see how it betters what I do-which is mainly barn/garage recording and fix ups for band demos 

Memory is certainly friendly to audio processing.  I use 32 GB and haven't a care in the world.

Bob Bone

Believe it or not, Im looking forward to when all the program/software updates require me to build a new system. 

Ive had this Dell for a few years and it keeps going along great.  If the 16GB upgrade will make it hold up a lot longer great. Im figuring a couple more years anyway or until 128bit programs are out  

Im not big on out of the box specials like HP and Dell for stuff like this but this one has surprised me.

wizard71


Bob, my 8gb board is soooo jealous. After reading your post it may go 'on strike' ;-)

Bibs

Good thing I didn't mention the 512 GB solid state drive, the multiple 2 TB SATA 6.0 gbs drives, or the liquid cooling then.  Bwa Ha Ha!


Pity I don't know what I am doing, though....


Bob Bone

Truthfully, 32 GB was not needed - I just knew I had ONE chance to build the best computer available,so I took it.

I was at one of those post-wife, pre-relationship moments that just don't come around that often.

I think I will call my system the Binford 2000, in honor of Tim Allen's caveman humor.

Bob Bone

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robert_e_bone


And, what about possibly looking at buffer size?

Bob Bone

Bob's right. You should check your Midi Buffer size (minimum of 500ms when you have a lot of midi going on). I know your problem is fixed, but maybe it's just because you spread some midi data out so your midi buffers could then handle the quick changes. To prevent problems in the future, do check your midi buffers. I think the default is 250.


Best,
Rob

LOL I notice your running the same system outside of the Hard Drives.  As stubborn as HPs, Dells, etc... are, mine has been good to me so far throughout all the upgrades, updates, patches, etc... since Sonar 8.0


Looking forward to jumping to X2 or 3, Which ever I do when the time comes  

Yeah, I've been pretty lucky with Dells.  My last two I've called Dell and "Custom built" my machines based off of their base systems.  Good bang for the buck. You just have to make sure you disconnect from the internet, disable all the automatic updates and turn off all the third party start ups.  This combined with 8gigs of ram (I'm upgrading to 16 shortly) has given me a pretty sweet experience with Windows 7 and X2 all 64 bit. X2 makes even better use of the 4 cores.


By the way, the midi buffers setting is in the Preferences/Midi section.  If you have dropout issues using Session Drummer in the future... check there.


Best,
Rob