Wha's your buffer size? -----Original Message----- From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ricky Prevatte Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 10:02 PM To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddots-l] Re: gord latency Re: New computer, help needed My system is nothing compared to yours I have no problem doing what you are doing. I only have 512 meg. As God as my whitness!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stacy Bleeks" <sbleeks@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 11:39 PM Subject: [ddots-l] Re: gord latency Re: New computer, help needed > Hi Bill, > > I am using the Presonus Firepod audio controller. The multiprocessing > option is not checked. I have run the wave profiler a few times. > > > my system is 2.8 dual core processor, 2 GB RAM. It seems that the > drop > outs start after there are more than 24 tracks with 4+ soft synths. I am > also running some effects such as reverb, delay and compression but all > are assigned through 4 tidy bus sends. > > do you think that this is simply the maximum number of tracks and soft > synts I can use and still expect consistent performance? Or do you think > there is some majic tweaking I can do to improve performance? > > Thanks! > > Stacy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "William R. McCann" <BillList1@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 2:35 PM > Subject: [ddots-l] Re: gord latency Re: New computer, help needed > > >> Hi, Stacy, >> >> What audio interface are you using? We have recently learned that >> some manufacturers have not upgraded their drivers to support the >> SONAR multi-processor option. Check under Options | Audio | Advanced >> to see if "Use Multiprocessing Engine" is checked. If it is, uncheck >> it, close SONAR, restart and see if you find any major improvements. >> If you still do not, try running the Wave Profiler (under Options | >> Audio | General, I believe), >> close SONAR, restart. >> >> One customer who has a very fast quad-core system, learned the hard >> way (along with us at DD) that the TASCAM 1884 drivers do not support >> multi-core processing. Once he unchecked "Use Multi-Processor", all >> of his drop-outs >> went away! Is anyone using the 1884 with the multiprocessing engine >> checked? It would be nice if there was an alternative set of drivers. >> >> Bill >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] >> On >> Behalf Of Gordon Kent >> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 3:50 PM >> To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: gord latency Re: New computer, help needed >> >> What version of Jaws are you using? >> Gord >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Stacy Bleeks" <sbleeks@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 6:37 AM >> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: gord latency Re: New computer, help needed >> >> >>> Hi Gord, >>> >>> At this point in the project I have turned latency up to 100%, I'm >>> just chizeling the track down with some subtle effects. If I turn >>> the latency down to even 60% I get the dropout stutter stuff. >>> >>> It's weird though, I can work on this project for about20 minutes >>> or so with absolutely no trouble and then the drop outs start >>> happening and I have to start turning the latency up etc. to get >>> consistent performance otherwise known as no drop outs and no audio >>> stuttering. Any ideas why the performance seems to ware down over >>> time, a relatively short time. >>> >>> Cheers. >>> >>> >> >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.0/1137 - Release Date: >> 11/18/2007 >> 5:15 PM >> >> >> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- >> ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >> ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> ** and in the Subject line type >> ** unsubscribe >> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >> ** immediately-following link:- >> ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >> ** or send a message, to >> ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the > Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq