Dragging/jumping cursor/timer while playback

[Luis4]

Just installed PT/LE 6.01 Mbox on 400Mhz/800RAM OS 10.2.6 and noticed the cursor or timer cannot keep up with the audio. I've adjusted HD/DAE Buffers, CPU usage, etc., with no luck. Any suggestions?

[Slim Shady]

A 400mhz G4 doesn't really have a good enough video card to keep up with OSX, especially not when a processor hungry application like protools is running. You may want to consider getting a new video card, upgrading your processor or both.

[Henry Lee]

Slim's got a point. Or two...

I too have an aged /"vintage" G4 400 AGP. I opted for a modest Powerlogix G4 1ghz upgrade, and I'm simply amazed. The processor upgrade will definitely help more than a new video card. Your machine is an AGP G4 - correct? Not a Yikes?

I've got a Digi001 and I tried this Dave C thing again last night and got about 20 tracks. Which, btw,is something I personally will never attempt. But I thought I'd give it a whirl. My conclusion was that the test was a bit of self indulgent wankery and quite ridiculous for what I do, so I moved on to something a bit more ordinary. Say 24 tracks with a plug on each, maybe a master fader with an Waves L1. It works flawlessly.

Also, by the grace of some god / goddess, I have yet to encounter one issue with PT6 / OSX. (Well, ok I tried installing it on 10.2 and had no midi input. but once I actually read the friggin' giant sticker on the upgrade box "10.2.3 OR LATER", all has been well.) No crashes, no unexpected quits. Hell, I even managed to create my XML patchlists for my unsupported synths... and they work!

So your draggin / jumping cursor/ timer deal shouldn't be an issue once you get a new processor or machine.

Good luck,
Henry Lee

[Luis4]

Actually, it's the vintage G400/PCI. However, I have a Radeon 7000 card installed and I'm able to run DVD Studio Pro and Premiere on Jaguar without a single problem. Also, my DVDs play just fine. I really don't want to spend $900.00 or $1.000.00 on a processor upgrade...the machine is simply too old to spend that much. Maybe I'll go back to run PT on OS 9 but I'm not going to spend more money just for PT 6.

[Luis4]

Thanks guys. I'd rather wait for the G5s too. After my last post I find out in the compatibility page that PT LE 6.0 DOES NOT support G4 PCI only AGP. So, that you have it. I should have read that before I upgraded. I can't believe Digi did that whereas Apple and Adobe were more considerate of our PCI machines. Thanks the suggestions anyway!

[Henry Lee]

Louis,

Totally hear ya... my AGP barely makes the cut. If it were
a Yikes, I'd be looking for something like a used Quicksilver to hold me over until the G5 transition is reality. That's the
leap I've been waiting for.

Also, the 1ghx Powerlogix upgrade was $399. If hasn't already, it will probably go down in price even more.

Henry Lee