How does one "allocate more memory to DAE"?

[Allbaldo]

I'm running a D24/DSP Farm/2xMix Farm/1.25GHz G4/10.3.8, and anytime I'm recording more than about 4 tracks I get a spinning beach ball everytime I hit record, then a message that says "please allocate more memory to Pro Tools". I've been searching around, and can't find any way to allocate this memory. Any help would be REALLY appreciated. Thanks!

[timc]

What version of PT is one running?

[trakbytes]

Judging from your post, I think you are running a totally unsupported system. I don't think the D24 is supported on OS X, any version. You're sort of tricking the system into thinking it is a Mix configuration, but it's really not.

Your system will work well in OS 9, PT 5.1.3. Either stay with that or upgrade the D24 to a Mix core card and run PT 6.4.1. You can't manually assign memory to an application in OS X; it is done dynamically according to the application's needs.

Just out of curiosity, and the odd chance that it might work, do you have a Mix Farm as your first card in the slot order? The D24 is basically just a dongle that allows Pro Tools to launch and doesn't really have any DSP processing power. But a Mix Farm card has to be first in the card order for Pro Tools to see it a Mix system.

Bob

[Allbaldo]

Sorry I was a little incomplete in my post. I'm running 6.4.1, and my card order is Mix Farms, D24, and DSP Farm. Thanks!

[timc]

Pg. 40 of the 6.4 manual...

Choose setups>Playback Engine

From the DAE Playback Buffer pop-up menu, select a buffer size

Click OK

Restart

[Seeee]

that is a MIX system. dont listen to trak (sorry), it is supported up to 6.4.1.