Freezing synths sometimes causes audio to go nuts and berserk?

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vaultwit
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2012/04/24 02:04:50 (permalink)

Freezing synths sometimes causes audio to go nuts and berserk?

I have been having a problem lately where after I freeze a synth, and then play my project right after, the audio goes NUTS. I'm talking a like loud SSSSHHCCHZzjjsKJSLLSKSKskskSSAAZZZ!!!!!!

Seriously sounds like it would damage my monitor speakers. And when it happens with my headphones on, sounds like I could bust one (or both) of my eardrums. And basically after this happens, the project never playbacks normally. I have to close and re-open the project to get it working normally again.

Anyone experience this? Know how to fix it? I'm traumatized... afraid to use SONAR in medium-high volumes now... 

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    guitarmikeh
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    Re:Freezing synths sometimes causes audio to go nuts and berserk? 2012/04/24 02:22:09 (permalink)
    This has happened to me and many many others. "They" call it a "driver issue" with the audio interface.   it's happened other daws.

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    Re:Freezing synths sometimes causes audio to go nuts and berserk? 2012/04/24 03:15:36 (permalink)
    "... and then play my project right after ..."

    How quickly "right after". I've noticed it's very often good to give SONAR a second or two to breathe after spurts :o) My PC is rather low end, but anyway, I figure there's something complicated going on for a short while still after the frozen audio has emerged in the track view. If I try to push too eagerly SONAR gets stiff legs like a donkey.

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    Re:Freezing synths sometimes causes audio to go nuts and berserk? 2012/04/24 10:39:44 (permalink)
    It's been suggested in another recent thread to set up a limiter on the master bus to avoid potential damage to hardware and/or ear drums when loud outbursts occur. Thought it was pretty good advice. 





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    Re:Freezing synths sometimes causes audio to go nuts and berserk? 2012/04/24 11:30:02 (permalink)
    Ok I've been playing around with some stuff and I've found out that this has become a big problem. Every synth, when it is frozen, creates this problem. If I freeze a synth, the playback becomes un-playable. I am forced to close the project and re-open it. What's going on? It didn't used to be like this. As of right now, I cannot freeze any synths at all. I've tried loading synths with both Jbridge and Bitbridge, and the problem exists for both... help anyone?

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    Re:Freezing synths sometimes causes audio to go nuts and berserk? 2012/04/30 07:22:23 (permalink)
    is it a "simple instrument" track, or a midi/audio pair?

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    Re:Freezing synths sometimes causes audio to go nuts and berserk? 2012/04/30 07:56:23 (permalink)
    Alegria


    It's been suggested in another recent thread to set up a limiter on the master bus to avoid potential damage to hardware and/or ear drums when loud outbursts occur. Thought it was pretty good advice. 

    I've done that here..of course, after I got blasted by the noise....


    I'm wondering whether that isn't MIDI/Audio somehow....

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