Weird Crashing Due to Track FX -ACID Product Family

Subject:Weird Crashing Due to Track FX Posted by: tibby Date:1/2/2004 4:47:16 AM I posted a while ago, was having mysterious crashes at exactly the same spot in one particular track. Very weird. The Sony guy here suggested I pull off track FX (AND I ONY HAD SOMETHING LIKE THREE OF THEM on the whole project!), and sure enuf the problem was solved. Can anybody tell me what on earth happened? I NEVER have problems like that. My CPU usage was low... Made and still makes no sense. The "Offending" effects were on 2 guitar tracks that occured at the same time -- several seconds AFTER the place I'd crash. I forget what FX exactly, but I tend to use distortion and flange alot. What happened? Can anybody guess? (I didn't have problems before this, and I haven't had any since.) Weird, weird, weird.
Subject:RE: Weird Crashing Due to Track FX Reply by: Iacobus Date:1/2/2004 2:26:52 PM Not sure here. It sounds like something in your system is not agreeing with the FX. Are your soundcard and/or video card drivers stable enough otherwise? What kind of motherboard chipset are you using? Iacobus ------- RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid mD's ACIDplanet Page
Subject:RE: Weird Crashing Due to Track FX Reply by: tibby Date:1/5/2004 3:55:18 AM All my drivers seem to be very stable, and I have no problems otherwise, which is what's so weird. And, I don't usually have any others issues with ACID FX or anything. (very, very rarely I'll get a sudden crash but this hardly ever happens) Is this important: I was not only using FX on the 2 tracks but also pitch shifting them quite a bit. Problem stopped when I removed the FX (no problem even with the tracks pitched up). And the crashed me a couple of seconds BEFORE they started playing. Weird weird weird. --> How do I figure out what my CHIPSET is?
Subject:RE: Weird Crashing Due to Track FX Reply by: Iacobus Date:1/5/2004 11:03:23 AM There might have been just something your system didn't like between the pitch shifting of the tracks and the effects used. You can usually tell what chipset you have by checking out the specs in your motherboard's manual. If one didn't come with your system, ask your system's vendor and/or check out their Web site. Typical chipsets are made by Intel and VIA. (I can help as long as you know your exact make and model.) HTH, Iacobus ------- RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid mD's ACIDplanet Page

Subject:Weird Crashing Due to Track FX

Posted by: tibby

Date:1/2/2004 4:47:16 AM

I posted a while ago, was having mysterious crashes at exactly the same spot in one particular track. Very weird.

The Sony guy here suggested I pull off track FX (AND I ONY HAD SOMETHING LIKE THREE OF THEM on the whole project!), and *sure enuf* the problem was solved.

Can anybody tell me what on earth happened? I *NEVER* have problems like that. My CPU usage was low... Made and still makes no sense.

The "Offending" effects were on 2 guitar tracks that occured at the same time -- several seconds AFTER the place I'd crash. I forget what FX exactly, but I tend to use distortion and flange alot.

What happened? Can anybody guess? (I didn't have problems before this, and I haven't had any since.)

Weird, weird, weird.

Subject:RE: Weird Crashing Due to Track FX

Reply by: Iacobus

Date:1/2/2004 2:26:52 PM

Not sure here. It sounds like something in your system is not agreeing with the FX.

Are your soundcard and/or video card drivers stable enough otherwise?

What kind of motherboard chipset are you using?

Iacobus
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RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid
mD's ACIDplanet Page

Subject:RE: Weird Crashing Due to Track FX

Reply by: tibby

Date:1/5/2004 3:55:18 AM

All my drivers seem to be very stable, and I have no problems otherwise, which is what's so weird. And, I don't usually have any others issues with ACID FX or anything. (very, very rarely I'll get a sudden crash but this hardly ever happens)

Is this important: I was not only using FX on the 2 tracks but also pitch shifting them quite a bit. Problem stopped when I removed the FX (no problem even with the tracks pitched up).

And the crashed me a couple of seconds BEFORE they started playing. Weird weird weird.

--> How do I figure out what my CHIPSET is?

Subject:RE: Weird Crashing Due to Track FX

Reply by: Iacobus

Date:1/5/2004 11:03:23 AM

There might have been just something your system didn't like between the pitch shifting of the tracks and the effects used.

You can usually tell what chipset you have by checking out the specs in your motherboard's manual. If one didn't come with your system, ask your system's vendor and/or check out their Web site. Typical chipsets are made by Intel and VIA. (I can help as long as you know your exact make and model.)

HTH,
Iacobus
-------
RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid
mD's ACIDplanet Page