W7 x64 optimzations for 8.0.4...

[Shan]

Originally Posted by audiogeekzine

Is horizontal scrolling borked again?
just me?

The edit window is fine, MIDI editor and mixer are very slow.

The Mix Window is fine and works like before. Unfortunately, the MIDI Window is slow because it was something that was missed during the Edit Window horizontal scroll fix. Hopefully Avid is aware of this one and looking into it. It was probably an "oops" moment because we were all jumping on the horizontal scroll bug in the Edit Window, and I dont think anyone even mentioned or tried the MIDI Window.

Shane

[Shan]

Originally Posted by yamlan

...Ahh, the good old days. Now, just ten years later you can get a P4 in a claw crane, XP is no longer supported, and 64bit in LE is a reality (sidebar... cough... still no ADC). Good stuff indeed.

I hear ya on that point. These days our cell phones are more powerful than those old PIII/IV's we had.

Shane

[audiogeekzine]

Originally Posted by Shan

The Mix Window is fine and works like before. Unfortunately, the MIDI Window is slow because it was something that was missed during the Edit Window horizontal scroll fix. Hopefully Avid is aware of this one and looking into it. It was probably an "oops" moment because we were all jumping on the horizontal scroll bug in the Edit Window, and I dont think anyone even mentioned or tried the MIDI Window.

Shane

When using your fix from last year the MIDI and Mix window work how I'd expect. Edit window maybe too fast though haha

[Shan]

Originally Posted by audiogeekzine

When using your fix from last year the MIDI and Mix window work how I'd expect. Edit window maybe too fast though haha

Correct. The script applied to all horizontal scrolling in the PT UI. Since only the Edit Window was fixed at Avid HQ, if you use my script now, everything else will seem normal but the Edit Window will be double the speed. It was definitely an oversight that was missed. I wont be able to patch this with a script this round, as there's no means to have it focus on specific windows in the PT UI unfortunately. This will have to be resolved at Avid Audio HQ on their end.

Shane

[audiogeekzine]

the scrolling was fine in 8.0.3 I think...I was using Reaper a lot back then

[Shan]

Originally Posted by audiogeekzine

the scrolling was fine in 8.0.3 I think

If that's the case, then this should be checked as something got broken along the way. I myself stayed on 8.0.1cs1 and dont use the MIDI Windows. Any MIDI work I do is all inline in the Edit Window itself.

Shane

[yamlan]

Originally Posted by Shan

I hear ya on that point. These days our cell phones are more powerful than those old PIII/IV's we had.

Shane

Funny and true! I'll keep you all posted on my 64bit adventure.

[mykhal c]

Originally Posted by yamlan

I'm sold on 64bit especially after reading this thread. Good stuff.

Thinking... I remember stripping my P4 down to its socks just to get a few more tracks. On some occasions, Diagnostic Startup was used to push my system to the point of death. Ahh, the good old days. Now, just ten years later you can get a P4 in a claw crane, XP is no longer supported, and 64bit in LE is a reality (sidebar... cough... still no ADC). Good stuff indeed.

man, there's a name from the past!!! my P4 needs a PSU but it's still hangin' otherwise!!! yeah i think you'll be more than pleased with 8.0.4 and W7 x64. and from ALL my testin' 8.0.4 is the most stable 8.x so far. never did test it on XP but totally diggin' it on W7 x64

[Top Jimmy]

Shane suggested I post this here for you bleeding edge types.

Pro Tools recognizes ReWire clients through a registry entry and presence of the appropriate rewire .dll component for each client. Typically, the rewire registry entry would get written when you run the program in standalone mode the first time. In the past, I have had rewire registry entries not made, and was able to get them to show up by adding the right key, string value and value path.


In the start menu, click run and type regedit on the line and hit enter.

In the registry, the path to the rewire key is:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Propellerhead Software\ReWire

Within the ReWire key, you should find keys for all of your rewire clients that show up in Pro Tools. If the one you are looking for does not show up, you can create it.

In the ReWire key, right-mouse click in the window and select New>Key. Name the key for the program you're creating an entry for. Open this new key and right-mouse click in the window and select New>String Value. Name this new string Device Path. Double-click this string and you'll get an edit string popup that will allow you to add the Value data. Enter the path on your hard drive to the rewire .dll for the program that you're creating the entry for. Hit OK and close the registry editor. The program should now show up in Pro Tools.


The paths to the Rewire clients on my XP PC are:

• C:\Program Files\Ableton\Live 8.1.4\Program\Ableton Live Engine.dll
• C:\Program Files\REAPER\REAPERReWireDev.dll
• C:\Program Files\Propellerhead\Reason Adapted 3 for Digidesign\Reason Engine.dll
• C:\Program Files\Propellerhead\ReBirth RB-338 2.0\ReBirth.dll

As always, be careful working in the registry. Doing something wrong can be catastrophic to your setup.

Here's a pic of what it looks like:
http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/274f71744d.jpg

[danander11]

Originally Posted by mykhal c

man, there's a name from the past!!! my P4 needs a PSU but it's still hangin' otherwise!!! yeah i think you'll be more than pleased with 8.0.4 and W7 x64. and from ALL my testin' 8.0.4 is the most stable 8.x so far. never did test it on XP but totally diggin' it on W7 x64

Mykhal, Have you had any play/pause issues with W7 64 and 8.0.4? I get minor ones from time to time, but click doesn't work again and the one time I tried to use a VI I gave up because it wouldn't load..

I should probably go through and tweak everything...

What playback sample settings are people recording at here with this combo? I still use a drive with a basic 7.4 on it for 10+ tracks of drums at 64, then just import the files.. I would really like to just use one system for everything.