Hourglass takes forever.

Author
Post
Essentials Only Full Version
M_Glenn_M
Max Output Level: -65 dBFS
  • Total Posts : 1276
  • Joined: 2011/09/13 10:58:11
  • Location: Comox BC
  • Status: offline
2013/10/25 22:01:18 (permalink)

Hourglass takes forever.

I'm doing a mix with 40 tracks.
Every time I stop, make a few changes or save, the hourglass kicks in and I have to wait for maybe 3 or more min. for it to return control to me.
Why would this be?


Producer Exp x1d 
Win XP, intel Core2 Duo CPU E4600 @ 2.4 GHz, 2 GHz RAM  
Nvidia gforce 8500 GT    
BR800 controller , DR880 drum machine. GR20 guitar synth, Alesis QX25 
KRK 6 + 10" sub.   Sennheiser HD280pro cans  
2 Yamaki acoustics, Korean Strat, 60's Jazzmaster, 60's BF Deluxe Reverb,   

 



#1

3 Replies Related Threads
    Bristol_Jonesey
    Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
    • Total Posts : 16775
    • Joined: 2007/10/08 15:41:17
    • Location: Bristol, UK
    • Status: offline
    Re: Hourglass takes forever. 2013/10/26 12:13:31 (permalink)
    Need more information Glenn.
     
    Is it every time you stop? (Autosave kicking in?)
    Is it when you make a few changes?
    Is it when you save?
     
    Or combinations of the above?
     
    Are your 40 tracks all audio or a combination of Audio/Midi?
    If there's any Midi, what synths, soft or external are you driving?
     
    Also, re your signature - do you mean your rig is operating with 2Gb of RAM?
    If so, I would suggest this is what's bottlenecking your CPU

    CbB, Platinum, 64 bit throughout
    Custom built i7 3930, 32Gb RAM, 2 x 1Tb Internal HDD, 1 x 1TB system SSD (Win 7), 1 x 500Gb system SSD (Win 10), 2 x 1Tb External HDD's, Dual boot Win 7 & Win 10 64 Bit, Saffire Pro 26, ISA One, Adam P11A,
    #2
    M_Glenn_M
    Max Output Level: -65 dBFS
    • Total Posts : 1276
    • Joined: 2011/09/13 10:58:11
    • Location: Comox BC
    • Status: offline
    Re: Hourglass takes forever. 2013/10/26 13:06:57 (permalink)
    Thanks Jonesey.
    You are probably right it feels like a RAM thing (I'm XP 32 bit) but why now?
    It's been working fine with midi etc on other files.
    The tracks are all audio, no midi
    It feels like autosave so I set that to 20 min or 40 changes -no joy.
    I think it varies but seems like I get maybe 10 changes and it goes hourglass for several minutes.
    Definitely when I save but not as long.
    I took a huge video off the desktop (Karl's $8 instructional) and uninstalled several unnecessary programs just in case tho that should only be disk memory.
    I'm now defragging and cleaning up the 2 HD's that have Sonar on them.


    Producer Exp x1d 
    Win XP, intel Core2 Duo CPU E4600 @ 2.4 GHz, 2 GHz RAM  
    Nvidia gforce 8500 GT    
    BR800 controller , DR880 drum machine. GR20 guitar synth, Alesis QX25 
    KRK 6 + 10" sub.   Sennheiser HD280pro cans  
    2 Yamaki acoustics, Korean Strat, 60's Jazzmaster, 60's BF Deluxe Reverb,   

     



    #3
    bvideo
    Max Output Level: -58 dBFS
    • Total Posts : 1707
    • Joined: 2006/09/02 22:20:02
    • Status: offline
    Re: Hourglass takes forever. 2013/10/26 13:42:04 (permalink)
    Maybe it's a function of how big the project file is, or whether it's a cwp or cwb.
    #4
    Jump to:
    © 2025 APG vNext Commercial Version 5.1