VI's Stop Responding Mid Session

[Young Hundred]

I have a terrible problem, my VI's stop working mid session... and it's been happening for years now. I'm getting desperate, it's killing my creative spirit and I don't have the money or time to invest in a new DAW. I purchased a support code and they weren't able to recreate the problem over a few days and I got busy with work so I couldn't really reach them on their 8 - 5pm operating schedule. Suffice to say the problem never really went away.

This happens mid session, not always at the same time point. Usually I'm looping a segment as I'm creating a track and it stops responding first during a single pass through. I stop the loop and it plays fine for a few minutes. After that it will do the same thing again, triggering random midi notes and hanging after playback has stopped. I cannot use the VIs again until i completely close Pro Tools and restart it. I have tried all the conventional ways to troubleshoot the problem. Duplicating the track or making new ones does not work. Toggling active/inactive or changing the hardware bufer doesn't work. Closing and re-opening the session does not work. Re-installing Pro Tools/Drivers doesn't work. Yes, it is optimized.This happens to all the VI's in the session simultaneously no matter what VI's are in use. I mainly use Kontakt and Omnisphere though.

The midi channels still fire but the Vis don't respond, likewise the GUI keyboard inside of contact still responds it just isn't triggered by MIDI. Has anyone encountered this problem? Does anyone have any solutions? I am using Windows 10 now but I've had this problem well before I upgraded.

I couldn't get Sandra for free so here's a CPU-Z report on my setup (I deleted what I know is irrelevant but it's still super long), if you need info just ask. I'll take whatever help I can get.

CPU-Z TXT Report
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Binaries
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CPU-Z version 1.75.0.x64

Processors
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Number of processors 1
Number of threads 8

APICs
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Processor 0
-- Core 0
-- Thread 0 0
-- Thread 1 1
-- Core 1
-- Thread 0 2
-- Thread 1 3
-- Core 2
-- Thread 0 4
-- Thread 1 5
-- Core 3
-- Thread 0 6
-- Thread 1 7

Timers
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ACPI timer 3.580 MHz
Perf timer 3.421 MHz
Sys timer 1.000 KHz


Processors Information
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Processor 1 ID = 0
Number of cores 4 (max 8)
Number of threads 8 (max 16)
Name Intel Core i7 3770K
Codename Ivy Bridge
Specification Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz
Package (platform ID) Socket 1155 LGA (0x1)
CPUID 6.A.9
Extended CPUID 6.3A
Core Stepping E1/L1
Technology 22 nm
TDP Limit 77.0 Watts
Tjmax 105.0 °C
Core Speed 3502.9 MHz
Multiplier x Bus Speed 35.0 x 100.1 MHz
Stock frequency 3500 MHz
Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, EM64T, VT-x, AES, AVX
L1 Data cache 4 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache 4 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache 4 x 256 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L3 cache 8 MBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size
FID/VID Control yes


Turbo Mode supported, disabled
Max non-turbo ratio 35x
Max turbo ratio 39x
Max efficiency ratio 16x
Min Power 60 Watts
O/C bins unlimited
Ratio 1 core 39x
Ratio 2 cores 39x
Ratio 3 cores 38x
Ratio 4 cores 37x
TSC 3503.4 MHz
APERF 3503.5 MHz
MPERF 3503.4 MHz

Temperature 0 49°C (120°F) [0x38] (Core #0)
Temperature 1 52°C (125°F) [0x35] (Package)
Power 0 n.a. (Package)
Power 1 n.a. (IA Cores)
Power 2 n.a. (GT)
Power 3 n.a. (Uncore)
Voltage 0 1.13 Volts (VID)


Thread dumps
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

CPU Thread 0
APIC ID 0
Topology Processor ID 0, Core ID 0, Thread ID 0
Type 01020101h
Max CPUID level 0000000Dh
Max CPUID ext. level 80000008h
Cache descriptor Level 1, D, 32 KB, 2 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 1, I, 32 KB, 2 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 2, U, 256 KB, 2 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 3, U, 8 MB, 16 thread(s)



CPU Thread 1
APIC ID 1
Topology Processor ID 0, Core ID 0, Thread ID 1
Type 01020101h
Max CPUID level 0000000Dh
Max CPUID ext. level 80000008h
Cache descriptor Level 1, D, 32 KB, 2 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 1, I, 32 KB, 2 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 2, U, 256 KB, 2 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 3, U, 8 MB, 16 thread(s)



CPU Thread 2
APIC ID 2
Topology Processor ID 0, Core ID 1, Thread ID 0
Type 01020101h
Max CPUID level 0000000Dh
Max CPUID ext. level 80000008h
Cache descriptor Level 1, D, 32 KB, 2 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 1, I, 32 KB, 2 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 2, U, 256 KB, 2 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 3, U, 8 MB, 16 thread(s)



CPU Thread 3
APIC ID 3
Topology Processor ID 0, Core ID 1, Thread ID 1
Type 01020101h
Max CPUID level 0000000Dh
Max CPUID ext. level 80000008h
Cache descriptor Level 1, D, 32 KB, 2 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 1, I, 32 KB, 2 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 2, U, 256 KB, 2 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 3, U, 8 MB, 16 thread(s)



CPU Thread 4
APIC ID 4
Topology Processor ID 0, Core ID 2, Thread ID 0
Type 01020101h
Max CPUID level 0000000Dh
Max CPUID ext. level 80000008h
Cache descriptor Level 1, D, 32 KB, 2 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 1, I, 32 KB, 2 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 2, U, 256 KB, 2 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 3, U, 8 MB, 16 thread(s)



CPU Thread 5
APIC ID 5
Topology Processor ID 0, Core ID 2, Thread ID 1
Type 01020101h
Max CPUID level 0000000Dh
Max CPUID ext. level 80000008h
Cache descriptor Level 1, D, 32 KB, 2 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 1, I, 32 KB, 2 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 2, U, 256 KB, 2 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 3, U, 8 MB, 16 thread(s)



CPU Thread 6
APIC ID 6
Topology Processor ID 0, Core ID 3, Thread ID 0
Type 01020101h
Max CPUID level 0000000Dh
Max CPUID ext. level 80000008h
Cache descriptor Level 1, D, 32 KB, 2 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 1, I, 32 KB, 2 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 2, U, 256 KB, 2 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 3, U, 8 MB, 16 thread(s)



CPU Thread 7
APIC ID 7
Topology Processor ID 0, Core ID 3, Thread ID 1
Type 01020101h
Max CPUID level 0000000Dh
Max CPUID ext. level 80000008h
Cache descriptor Level 1, D, 32 KB, 2 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 1, I, 32 KB, 2 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 2, U, 256 KB, 2 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 3, U, 8 MB, 16 thread(s)





Chipset
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Northbridge Intel Ivy Bridge rev. 09
Southbridge Intel Z77 rev. 04
Graphic Interface PCI-Express
PCI-E Link Width x8
PCI-E Max Link Width x16
Memory Type DDR3
Memory Size 32 GBytes
Channels Dual
Memory Frequency 800.7 MHz (1:6)
CAS# latency (CL) 9.0
RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 9
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 9
Cycle Time (tRAS) 24
Command Rate (CR) 2T
Host Bridge 0x0150

MCHBAR I/O Base address 0x0FED10000
MCHBAR I/O Size 19456
MCHBAR registers

Memory SPD
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

DIMM # 1
SMBus address 0x50
Memory type DDR3
Module format UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) Crucial Technology (7F7F7F7F7F9B00000000)
Size 8192 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC3-12800H (800 MHz)
Part number BLS8G3D1609DS1S00.
Manufacturing date Week 35/Year 14
Number of banks 8
Nominal Voltage 1.50 Volts
EPP no
XMP yes
XMP revision 1.3
AMP no
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 5.0-5-5-14-22 @ 444 MHz
JEDEC #2 6.0-6-6-16-26 @ 533 MHz
JEDEC #3 7.0-7-7-19-31 @ 622 MHz
JEDEC #4 8.0-8-8-22-35 @ 711 MHz
JEDEC #5 9.0-9-9-24-39 @ 800 MHz
JEDEC #6 10.0-9-9-24-39 @ 800 MHz
JEDEC #7 11.0-9-9-24-39 @ 800 MHz
XMP profile XMP-1600
Specification PC3-12800H
Voltage level 1.500 Volts
Min Cycle time 1.250 ns (800 MHz)
Max CL 9.0
Min tRP 11.25 ns
Min tRCD 11.25 ns
Min tWR 15.00 ns
Min tRAS 30.00 ns
Min tRC 46.25 ns
Min tRFC 260.00 ns
Min tRTP 7.50 ns
Min tRRD 6.00 ns
Command Rate 2T
XMP timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC-CR @ frequency (voltage)
XMP #1 5.0-5-5-14-21-2T @ 444 MHz (1.500 Volts)
XMP #2 6.0-6-6-16-25-2T @ 533 MHz (1.500 Volts)
XMP #3 7.0-7-7-19-29-2T @ 622 MHz (1.500 Volts)
XMP #4 8.0-8-8-22-33-2T @ 711 MHz (1.500 Volts)
XMP #5 9.0-9-9-24-37-2T @ 800 MHz (1.500 Volts)
XMP #6 10.0-9-9-24-37-2T @ 800 MHz (1.500 Volts)
XMP #7 11.0-9-9-24-37-2T @ 800 MHz (1.500 Volts)

DIMM # 2
SMBus address 0x51
Memory type DDR3
Module format UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) Crucial Technology (7F7F7F7F7F9B00000000)
Size 8192 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC3-12800H (800 MHz)
Part number BLS8G3D1609DS1S00.
Manufacturing date Week 28/Year 15
Number of banks 8
Nominal Voltage 1.50 Volts
EPP no
XMP yes
XMP revision 1.3
AMP no
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 5.0-5-5-14-22 @ 444 MHz
JEDEC #2 6.0-6-6-16-26 @ 533 MHz
JEDEC #3 7.0-7-7-19-31 @ 622 MHz
JEDEC #4 8.0-8-8-22-35 @ 711 MHz
JEDEC #5 9.0-9-9-24-39 @ 800 MHz
JEDEC #6 10.0-9-9-24-39 @ 800 MHz
JEDEC #7 11.0-9-9-24-39 @ 800 MHz
XMP profile XMP-1600
Specification PC3-12800H
Voltage level 1.500 Volts
Min Cycle time 1.250 ns (800 MHz)
Max CL 9.0
Min tRP 11.25 ns
Min tRCD 11.25 ns
Min tWR 15.00 ns
Min tRAS 30.00 ns
Min tRC 46.25 ns
Min tRFC 260.00 ns
Min tRTP 7.50 ns
Min tRRD 6.00 ns
Command Rate 2T
XMP timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC-CR @ frequency (voltage)
XMP #1 5.0-5-5-14-21-2T @ 444 MHz (1.500 Volts)
XMP #2 6.0-6-6-16-25-2T @ 533 MHz (1.500 Volts)
XMP #3 7.0-7-7-19-29-2T @ 622 MHz (1.500 Volts)
XMP #4 8.0-8-8-22-33-2T @ 711 MHz (1.500 Volts)
XMP #5 9.0-9-9-24-37-2T @ 800 MHz (1.500 Volts)
XMP #6 10.0-9-9-24-37-2T @ 800 MHz (1.500 Volts)
XMP #7 11.0-9-9-24-37-2T @ 800 MHz (1.500 Volts)

DIMM # 3
SMBus address 0x52
Memory type DDR3
Module format UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) Crucial Technology (7F7F7F7F7F9B00000000)
Size 8192 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC3-12800H (800 MHz)
Part number BLS8G3D1609DS1S00.
Manufacturing date Week 35/Year 14
Number of banks 8
Nominal Voltage 1.50 Volts
EPP no
XMP yes
XMP revision 1.3
AMP no
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 5.0-5-5-14-22 @ 444 MHz
JEDEC #2 6.0-6-6-16-26 @ 533 MHz
JEDEC #3 7.0-7-7-19-31 @ 622 MHz
JEDEC #4 8.0-8-8-22-35 @ 711 MHz
JEDEC #5 9.0-9-9-24-39 @ 800 MHz
JEDEC #6 10.0-9-9-24-39 @ 800 MHz
JEDEC #7 11.0-9-9-24-39 @ 800 MHz
XMP profile XMP-1600
Specification PC3-12800H
Voltage level 1.500 Volts
Min Cycle time 1.250 ns (800 MHz)
Max CL 9.0
Min tRP 11.25 ns
Min tRCD 11.25 ns
Min tWR 15.00 ns
Min tRAS 30.00 ns
Min tRC 46.25 ns
Min tRFC 260.00 ns
Min tRTP 7.50 ns
Min tRRD 6.00 ns
Command Rate 2T
XMP timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC-CR @ frequency (voltage)
XMP #1 5.0-5-5-14-21-2T @ 444 MHz (1.500 Volts)
XMP #2 6.0-6-6-16-25-2T @ 533 MHz (1.500 Volts)
XMP #3 7.0-7-7-19-29-2T @ 622 MHz (1.500 Volts)
XMP #4 8.0-8-8-22-33-2T @ 711 MHz (1.500 Volts)
XMP #5 9.0-9-9-24-37-2T @ 800 MHz (1.500 Volts)
XMP #6 10.0-9-9-24-37-2T @ 800 MHz (1.500 Volts)
XMP #7 11.0-9-9-24-37-2T @ 800 MHz (1.500 Volts)

DIMM # 4
SMBus address 0x53
Memory type DDR3
Module format UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) Crucial Technology (7F7F7F7F7F9B00000000)
Size 8192 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC3-12800H (800 MHz)
Part number BLS8G3D1609DS1S00.
Manufacturing date Week 28/Year 15
Number of banks 8
Nominal Voltage 1.50 Volts
EPP no
XMP yes
XMP revision 1.3
AMP no
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 5.0-5-5-14-22 @ 444 MHz
JEDEC #2 6.0-6-6-16-26 @ 533 MHz
JEDEC #3 7.0-7-7-19-31 @ 622 MHz
JEDEC #4 8.0-8-8-22-35 @ 711 MHz
JEDEC #5 9.0-9-9-24-39 @ 800 MHz
JEDEC #6 10.0-9-9-24-39 @ 800 MHz
JEDEC #7 11.0-9-9-24-39 @ 800 MHz
XMP profile XMP-1600
Specification PC3-12800H
Voltage level 1.500 Volts
Min Cycle time 1.250 ns (800 MHz)
Max CL 9.0
Min tRP 11.25 ns
Min tRCD 11.25 ns
Min tWR 15.00 ns
Min tRAS 30.00 ns
Min tRC 46.25 ns
Min tRFC 260.00 ns
Min tRTP 7.50 ns
Min tRRD 6.00 ns
Command Rate 2T
XMP timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC-CR @ frequency (voltage)
XMP #1 5.0-5-5-14-21-2T @ 444 MHz (1.500 Volts)
XMP #2 6.0-6-6-16-25-2T @ 533 MHz (1.500 Volts)
XMP #3 7.0-7-7-19-29-2T @ 622 MHz (1.500 Volts)
XMP #4 8.0-8-8-22-33-2T @ 711 MHz (1.500 Volts)
XMP #5 9.0-9-9-24-37-2T @ 800 MHz (1.500 Volts)
XMP #6 10.0-9-9-24-37-2T @ 800 MHz (1.500 Volts)
XMP #7 11.0-9-9-24-37-2T @ 800 MHz (1.500 Volts)




Monitoring
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Mainboard Model Z77X-UD5H (0x00000263 - 0x02E129E8)

Storage
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Drive 0
Device Path \\?\scsi#disk&ven_samsung&prod_ssd_840_pro_seri#4& 4dda929&0&010000#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}
Type Fixed
Name Samsung SSD 840 PRO Series
Capacity 238.5 GB
SMART Support Yes
Volume c:\, 238.0 GBytes (60.5 percent available)

Drive 1
Device Path \\?\scsi#disk&ven_&prod_st3000dm001-1er1#5&5a2d948&0&010000#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}
Type Fixed
Name ST3000DM001-1ER166
Capacity 2794.5 GB
SMART Support Yes
Volume g:\, 2794.4 GBytes (86.8 percent available)

Drive 2
Device Path \\?\scsi#disk&ven_&prod_st3000dm001-9yn1#4&4dda929&0&000000#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}
Type Fixed
Name ST3000DM001-9YN166
Capacity 2794.5 GB
SMART Support Yes
Volume f:\, 2794.4 GBytes (24.4 percent available)

USB Devices
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USB Device iLok, class=0xFF, subclass=0xFF, vendor=0x088E, product=0x5036
USB Device USB Composite Device, class=0x00, subclass=0x00, vendor=0x0763, product=0x4007
USB Device Generic SuperSpeed USB Hub, class=0x09, subclass=0x00, vendor=0x2109, product=0x8110
USB Device Generic SuperSpeed USB Hub, class=0x09, subclass=0x00, vendor=0x2109, product=0x8110
USB Device Generic USB Hub, class=0x09, subclass=0x00, vendor=0x8087, product=0x0024
USB Device USB Composite Device, class=0x00, subclass=0x00, vendor=0x06A3, product=0x8021
USB Device USB Composite Device, class=0x00, subclass=0x00, vendor=0x046D, product=0xC52F
USB Device USB Audio Device, class=0x00, subclass=0x00, vendor=0x0944, product=0x0105
USB Device Edimax AC1200 Wireless LAN USB Adapter, class=0x00, subclass=0x00, vendor=0x7392, product=0xA822
USB Device Generic USB Hub, class=0x09, subclass=0x00, vendor=0x2109, product=0x3431
USB Device Generic USB Hub, class=0x09, subclass=0x00, vendor=0x2109, product=0x3431
USB Device Generic USB Hub, class=0x09, subclass=0x00, vendor=0x8087, product=0x0024

Graphics
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Number of adapters 1

Graphic APIs
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

API ATI I/O
API ADL SDK

Display Adapters
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Display adapter 0
Name ATI Radeon HD 5770
Board Manufacturer Hightech Information System Ltd. (HIS)
Codename RV840
Technology 40 nm
Memory size 1024 MB
PCI device bus 1 (0x1), device 0 (0x0), function 0 (0x0)
Vendor ID 0x1002 (0x1787)
Model ID 0x68B8 (0x200A)
Performance Level 0
Core clock 157.0 MHz
Memory clock 300.0 MHz
Performance Level 1
Core clock 850.0 MHz
Memory clock 1200.0 MHz
Performance Level 2
Core clock 850.0 MHz
Memory clock 1200.0 MHz

Win32_VideoController AdapterRAM = 0x40000000 (1073741824)
Win32_VideoController DriverVersion = 15.201.1151.1008
Win32_VideoController DriverDate = 11/04/2015





Software
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Windows Version Microsoft Windows 10 (10.0) Professional 64-bit (Build 14393)
DirectX Version 12.0

[musicman691]

SiSoft Sandra has always been free - must not have been looking in the right place. Visit this site: http://www.sisoftware.eu/download-buy/

You need the Lite version

[Young Hundred]

Oh snap, yeah I went to the wrong site I guess. Here's my Sandra

***** Start of Report *****
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<<< Computer Overview >>>
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

< ID >
Host Name: Studio-PC
Workgroup: WORKGROUP

< Computer >
Model: GigaByte
Serial Number: To be filled by O.E.M.
Chassis: GigaByte Desktop
Mainboard: GigaByte Z77X-UD5H
Serial Number: To be filled by O.E.M.
BIOS: F14 08/22/2012
Intel vPro: 8.01.00.1248
Total Memory: 32GB DIMM DDR3

< Processors >
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (4C
8T 3.5GHz, 3.5GHz IMC, 4x 256kB L2, 8MB L3)
Socket/Slot: FC LGA1155

< Chipset >
Memory Controller: Gigabyte Core (Ivy Bridge) DRAM Controller
100MHz, 2x 16GB DIMM DDR3 1.6GHz 128-bit

< Memory Module(s) >
Memory Module: Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00 8GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-
12800U DDR3-1600 (9-9-9-24 4-39-12-6)
Memory Module: Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00 8GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-
12800U DDR3-1600 (9-9-9-24 5-39-12-6)
Memory Module: Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00 8GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-
12800U DDR3-1600 (9-9-9-24 4-39-12-6)
Memory Module: Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00 8GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-
12800U DDR3-1600 (9-9-9-24 5-39-12-6)

< Video System >
Monitor/Panel: Samsung SyncMaster
(1680x1050, 22.0")
Monitor/Panel: Samsung SyncMaster
(1920x1080, 24.0")
Video Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 5700 Series (10CU 800SP SM5.0
850MHz, 1GB DDR5 4.8GHz 128-bit, PCIe 2.00
x16)
Video Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 5700 Series (10CU 800SP SM5.0
850MHz, 1GB DDR5 4.8GHz 128-bit, PCIe 2.00
x16)

< Graphics Processor >
OpenCL GP Processor: AMD Radeon HD 5700 Series (800SP 10C 850MHz,
1GB DDR5 4.8GHz 128-bit)
Compute Shader Processor: AMD Radeon HD 5700 Series (800SP 10C 850MHz,
1GB DDR5 4.8GHz 128-bit)
OpenGL Processor: AMD Radeon HD 5700 Series (800SP 10C 850MHz,
1GB DDR5 4.8GHz 128-bit)
OpenGL Processor: AMD Radeon HD 5700 Series (800SP 10C 850MHz,
1GB DDR5 4.8GHz 128-bit)

< Storage Devices >
Seagate ST3000DM001-1ER166 (3T:3TB (G:)
Seagate ST3000DM001-9YN166 (3T:3TB (F:)
Samsung SSD 840 PRO Series (25:238GB (C:)
TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-222BB (SATA:N/A (D:)
ATAPI iHBS212 2 (SATA150, :N/A (E:)

< Logical Storage Devices >
TheVault (G:): 3TB (NTFS, 4kB) @ Seagate ST3000DM001-1ER166
(3TB, SATA600, 3.5", 7200rpm)
Chairman (F:): 3TB (NTFS, 8kB) @ Seagate ST3000DM001-9YN166
(3TB, SATA300/600, 3.5", 7200rpm)
Hard Disk (C:): 238GB (NTFS, 4kB) @ Samsung SSD 840 PRO
Series (256GB, SATA600, SSD, SED)
Hard Disk: 450MB (NTFS, 4kB) @ Samsung SSD 840 PRO
Series (256GB, SATA600, SSD, SED)
Optical Drive (D:): N/A @ TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-222BB (SATA150, DVD+-
RW, CD-RW)
Optical Drive (E:): N/A @ ATAPI iHBS212 2 (SATA150, BD-RE,
DVD+-RW, CD-RW)

< Peripherals >
LPC Hub Controller 1: Gigabyte Panther Point LPC Controller
LPC Legacy Controller 1: ITE IT8728F
Audio Device: Gigabyte Panther Point High Definition Audio
Controller
Audio Device: HIS (Hightech Information Systems) EG JUNIPER
XT Audio Device [Radeon HD 5700 Series]
Audio Codec: ATI (AMD) HDMI Audio
Disk Controller: Gigabyte Panther Point 6 port SATA AHCI
Controller
Disk Controller: Gigabyte 91xx SATA 6G Controller
Disk Controller: Gigabyte 91xx SATA 6G Controller
USB Controller 1: Gigabyte Panther Point USB xHCI Host
Controller
USB Controller 2: Gigabyte Panther Point USB Enhanced Host
Controller #2
USB Controller 3: Gigabyte Panther Point USB Enhanced Host
Controller #1
FireWire/1394 Controller 1: 22785 FW643 PCI Express1394b Controller (PHY/
Link)
FireWire/1394 Controller 2: Gigabyte VIA VT6308 1394 OHCI Controller
SMBus/i2c Controller 1: Intel ICH SMBus

< Peripherals >
Media Player: ST3000DM001-1ER166 (2.73TB)

< Network Services >
Network Adapter: Intel(R) 82579V Gigabit Network Connection
(Ethernet)
Network Adapter: Qualcomm Atheros AR8161/8165 PCI-E Gigabit
Ethernet Controller (NDIS 6.20) (Ethernet)
Wireless Adapter: Edimax AC1200 Wireless LAN USB Adapter
(802.11n (HT), AES-CCMP, 162Mbps)

< Operating System >
Windows System: Microsoft Windows 10 Professional 10.00.14393
Platform Compliance: x64



< Processor >
Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz
Speed: 3.5GHz (100%)
Min/Max/Turbo Speed: 1.6GHz - 3.5GHz
Maximum Power: 77.000W
Cores per Processor: 4 Unit(s)
Threads per Core: 2 Unit(s)
Front Side Bus Speed: 100MHz
Revision/Stepping: 3A / 9
Microcode: MU063A091B
L1D (1st Level) Data Cache: 4x 32kB, 8-Way, 64bytes Line Size, 2
Thread(s)
L1I (1st Level) Code Cache: 4x 32kB, 8-Way, 64bytes Line Size, 2
Thread(s)
L2 (2nd Level) Data/Unified Ca:4x 256kB, ECC, 8-Way, 64bytes Line Size, 2
Thread(s)
L3 (3rd Level) Data/Unified Ca:8MB, ECC, 16-Way, Fully

[Young Hundred]

Bump

Does anyone have any advice or suggestions for this?

[chrisdee]

Do I understand correctly that your are playing back a loop while you are creating new tracks in Pro Tools? In other words trying to work on the fly?

My older computer can't handle that well either. Even though I have a six core.

It's safest to stop playback then create the new track.
Maby someone else can chime in regarding this?

By the way, have you updated your Omnisphere and Kontakt, and all your other VI's?
What buffer size do you work with?

[Young Hundred]

I work with various buffer sizes, lower while i'm recording and higher when I'm bouncing or extended playback sessions (as one should be able to do without problems). I have a very fast processor with 32 gb of ram, neither one of these things should be an issue. All of my plugins are legal and up to date.

[DonaldM]

I work with Omnisphere and one thing I've noticed is that I run into issues if I try to record the MIDI data directly onto the instrument track Omnisphere is on. Instead, I put Omni on an instrument track, then add a MIDI track with its output pointed to Omni and whatever MIDI channel the patch is on. I find that recording that way doesn't present any problems.

Is that what you're already doing?

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by DonaldM

I work with Omnisphere and one thing I've noticed is that I run into issues if I try to record the MIDI data directly onto the instrument track Omnisphere is on. Instead, I put Omni on an instrument track, then add a MIDI track with its output pointed to Omni and whatever MIDI channel the patch is on. I find that recording that way doesn't present any problems.

Is that what you're already doing?

I'm going to have to try that. I have Omnisphere 1 (the original) and sometimes the Omnisphere gui becomes unresponsive to changes I want to make to it. If I close and then re-open the gui it's okay. It never ceases to make sound though. This is on PT11.3.2 and OSX 10.9.5

[DonaldM]

Originally Posted by musicman691

I'm going to have to try that. I have Omnisphere 1 (the original) and sometimes the Omnisphere gui becomes unresponsive to changes I want to make to it. If I close and then re-open the gui it's okay. It never ceases to make sound though. This is on PT11.3.2 and OSX 10.9.5

Yeah, I find that a few of my VI's just work more better if I use a separate MIDI track to record the parts. It also has the advantage of allowing you to use 1 instance of the VI with up to 8 parts (at least for Omni...more with some others, ie. Structure). What I typically do is create an instrument track, a midi track and an aux track. MIDI track is pointed at the VI, and I route the audio from the VI to the Aux track, and then process the audio on the Aux track until I'm ready to commit. I find that just works best.

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by DonaldM

Yeah, I find that a few of my VI's just work more better if I use a separate MIDI track to record the parts. It also has the advantage of allowing you to use 1 instance of the VI with up to 8 parts (at least for Omni...more with some others, ie. Structure). What I typically do is create an instrument track, a midi track and an aux track. MIDI track is pointed at the VI, and I route the audio from the VI to the Aux track, and then process the audio on the Aux track until I'm ready to commit. I find that just works best.

So you're really going old-school in which case you can just use an aux track to host the vi and skip the instrument track.

You can still use one instance of a vi that has say 8 parts with the one instrument track and 7 MIDI tracks to feed the other 7 parts along with the concomitant aux/audio tracks to receive the other 7 audio streams. A lot of people don't realize that with a multi-timbral vi.