Re: [LA-Mac] Re: Erro code?!
2001-08-18 by Julie Larson
Hi, I get the same error message (-10011) on my G3 400 laptop with the VX pocket. When I look at the activity on the CPU meter...it's loafing. The audio processor seems to be working pretty hard but I don't think I'm runing enough through the system to cause that kind of load. I have 23 instances of the EXS open but only seven active at the point in question...all mono...and one additional stereo audio track. One plugin on Bus 1-2...silververb. If i'm not mistaken, I used to be able to play at least twice the number of audio tracks. Any ideas? Also...and please bear with me. Realizing that the tracks of the EXS contain midi info, is there any way to bounce them like you can actual audio tracks? I'm trying to streamline the audio output for obvious reasons. Thanks Julie > > I have almost the same exact setup and almost the same > exact problem. If > > you show the System Performance meter during playback, you > will see that > > your system is running hard the whole time. > > > > I used to get a large number of tracks before 4.0 and plugins, > so my > > assumption is that these plug-ins are much more taxing to our > older upgraded > > computers than anyone imagines. Your 10k rpm drive, though, > is probably not > > being taxed at all, because it's affected mainly by tracks, and > the plug-ins > > are keeping you from running very many tracks at all. Check > the system > > performance meter to verify that this is true. > > > > The audio engine is the software module that manages > playback of audio, and > > its performance is affected by CPU speed, PCI bus speed and > driver > > efficiency. So yes, your driver may not be the best (my Core2 > isn't > > either), but given the system you are working on, it's more likely > that CPU > > and PCI Bus speed are the culprits. > > > > I've never used PT, but my understanding is that all the audio is > handled on > > the mix cards or farm cards or whatever, making very few > demands on your G3 > > CPU. > > > > But if you're just counting tracks, I'll bet you could get close to > 20 > > tracks of audio with LAM on the 7500/G3 if you weren't using > plugins. > > > > Ultimately, I decided to buy a new G4. It hasn't arrived yet, so I > can't > > tell you if that solved the problem, but ask me in a week, and I'll > give you > > the run-down. > > > > Until then, here are some ghastly workarounds that will keep > you functional > > - frustrated, but functional: > > > > 1: Use busses as often as possible, to reduce the number of > plug-ins > > running simultaneously. > > 2: Avoid lots of short audio regions. Turning on and off > playback for > > tracks causes spikes in the cpu load, so your errors are > probably happening > > at points where a new audio file is starting. If you've got a > bunch of > > short regions on the same track, try merging them so that the > track is > > constantly "on". > > 3: Bounce frequently. This is especially true if you are using > power hogs > > like AutoTune and reverbs. Even if it's only 1 track with > something like > > auto-tune, you can unburden your CPU substantially by > "printing" the effect > > through bounce and then turning it off. > > > > I suggest playing around with different plug-ins while watching > the CPU > > meter. This will tell you which ones are the biggest hogs. > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > Gregory > > > > From: TelkomSA409 <cyclops@t...> > > Reply-To: LA-Mac@y... > > Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 22:08:03 -0700 > > To: LA-Mac@y... > > Subject: [LA-Mac] Erro code?! > > > > > > I am runing logic 4.5 on a power mac 7500 with a G3 card > (cresendo) 128 ram > > and 10000rpm scsi drive with DIGI001 for sound card, > > if i play 5 or 6 tracks of audio with 3-4 plug ins (not reverbe > plug ins) > > logic stops and i constantly get " direct i/o:system overload,the > audio > > engine was not able to process all required data in time ,error > -10011" > > - what does mean the audio engine????? > > - I do not think that so litle track can not be read by logic, > and > that > > my computer does not handle it ,because i can play up to 24 > track on pro > > tools! > > Any sugestions........,is it the sound card wich doesn't work well > with > > logic or my processor ? > > If any body can explained me why,and what can i do to improv > the > > performance??????????? > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service > > <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> . > > -- _______________________________________________ FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup Talk More, Pay Less with Net2Phone Direct(R), up to 1500 minutes free! http://www.net2phone.com/cgi-bin/link.cgi?143