This just started happening the last couple days working on a mixing project. 20+ tracks, lots of plugs on everything, etc.
I stopped playback to load another plugin (Neutron Exciter) and went to play back. No sound at all, but all meters show signal. No routing changes or volume changes in the new plug. Even if it's on a buss/aux that doesn't carry every signal (like vocal buss), no audio. Sometimes I can undo and will get sound back. Sometimes I can disable and enable again the audio engine and get sound back, but usually not. However, if I close the project and reopen it, I have sound. Even after I load the plug and keep it (with no sound), I can restart the project and will have sound.
No clicks or pops, no audio engine dropout. CPU is at 25-30% tops. It's not just izotope plugs, also happened with adaptive limiter. No crashes either.
Oh, it also happened after I froze about 8 tracks.
Also happened after bouncing the whole mix to a track, and soloing to the master buss.
Doesn't seem to be related to specific plugs, doesn't seem to be routing, doesn't seem to be CPU issue. I'm thinking audio driver? VS700, i know I won't get any support for that. Just brainstorming...
I'm stumped, any ideas?
thanks,
Dave