X1 -- LONG delay from external MIDI drum controller

I am having an issue with my newly installed X1 Producer.  I went to record some drums today via a external MIDI controller (a simple Yamaha DD-65 via an E-MU MIDI plug).  I added EZ Drummer as my Soft Synth. . .started messing around and it seemed to (briefly) work fine. . then the system crashed.  I now try to do the same thing and I get about a 3.5 second delay from when I hit a pad to when it registers.  I tried it with Session Drummer and get the same problem.
 
Here are some of my settings and info.  Let me know if you want more.
 
CPU: AMD 1055T (6-core) OCd to 3.7 Ghz
RAM: 8 GB 1800 DDR3 SDRAM
OS: Windows 7 64-Bit Professional
Soundcard: E-MU 0404 USB
HDDs: 7200 RPM HDDs set up in RAID 0 array
 
X1 Settings:
 - Latency: 6 ms (ASIO)
 - Playback Timing Master: E-MU 0404
 - Record Timing Master: E-MU 0404
 - Driver Bit Depth: 24 (64-Bit Double Precision Engine selected)
 - Sampling Rate: 192 Khz
 - MIDI Input: E-MU XMIDIX1 (connected to the Yamaha DD-65)
 - MIDI Output: None selected
 - Multiprocessor option selected
 - MIDI Track: Input - E-MU XMIDIX1; Output - Master
 - No plug-ins on the Master
 
Earlier, I was working with a keyboard MIDI controller and using other instrument Soft Synths with no problem.  I have not tried the keyboard again since I tried to work with the drum controller.
 
Again, please let me know if you need any more info.
 
Thanks,
 
 
P
 

pchappy, thanks for supplying all your relevant data. I have had this happen on occasion and it's your midi driver that may be hung in memory. You may find it in task manager and release it or just reboot. That should clear it up. Once it hangs, at the driver level getting it to work again is hit or miss without a reboot. Did you try hitting the midi/audio reset button on the control bar?

OK, other suggestions.

- Try deleting the instance of Ezdrummer from the project then start again.

-See if there is some other VST instrument causing the problem by starting the project in safe mode. Load only one and check the response. Then try loading again with two etc. until you have duplicated the problem. You can track down the culprit this way.

- Try a new project with just one VST, is the problem still there?

- Have tried deleting the instance of EZ Drummer and adding it back in.  No go.
- No other VST instruments in the project.
- One other (active) USB device connected - Line 6 TonePort UX1
- Have turned the DD-65 off and on. No go.
- Just started a new project with just a rough mix of the original project mixed down to one track.  Added the EZ Drummer Soft Synth and have the same problem.
 
I feel like there must be some setting I'm overlooking.  Been very frustrating today.
 
Thanks for the input.  Keep the suggestions coming!
 
 
P
 

Well, I may have found a solution. . .and a very simple (and overlooked) one at that.  I unplugged the MIDI cable and plugged it back in.   Seems to be working for now.  I did also have the Line 6 device unplugged at the same time.  I'll see in my next instance if it still works with the Line 6 plugged in.  I don't want to check right now because I don't feel like waiting for EZ Drummer to load back up. (I don't understand why it takes THAT long for it to load up, anyways!)
 
 
P

Please tell me more about this cache mode!
 
Thanks again for all your help.
 
 
P

Re: slow EZdrummer load times.

EZdrummer is a 16 bit @44.1 khz sample rate sampler.  If you have your soundcard set at 24 bit @ 48 khz you may be having to wait till all the samples are resampled to that spec.  You can set SONAR X1 to Import at the original bit depth in the Preferences.File.Audio Data.  That may speed things up.

Also, waiting till the samples load before playing EZdrummer will speed up the full load.

Just checked.  The Import selection is/has been set to Original.  To play the sample correctly, doesn't that mean the program has to convert this to the bit-depth and sampling rate that I am recording at?
 
 
P