CompressorBank failure in PT8

[Borgbilly]

I have a very strange issue with CompressorBank that began when I updated to PT8 last summer. It continues to haunt my system.

When using a CB1 plugin (TDM) on multiple channels of a mix, the CB1 on the leftmost mixer channel will at random stop working. When I pull up the plugin window the meter ballistics for input, output and gain change show the unit to be working but there is no audible effect. I can change any of the compressor settings (threshold, output gain, attack) and although the plugin meters reflect the change, there is no audible difference to the signal passing through the plugin and no difference on the Protools mixer meters. It behaves as if there is no plugin inserted. This only occurs when I am using multiple consecutive channels (2 or more) with CB1's on the inserts and it only effects the leftmost mixer channel, although the problem will move with the mixer channel if i relocate it.

The solution is to reboot Protools, which corrects the issue every time.

I have reported this issue to McDSP over a month ago but have not received a reply from them.

Has anybody else seen this? It's becoming quite annoying. I'm a fan of CompresorBank, but now I find myself wanting to use other plugins just so I don't have to deal with these issues.

PT8 TDM HD3 Accel
MacPro 8-core 2.26
12G RAM

[DigiTechSupt]

This typically is a symptom of having other, incompatible, plug-in versions installed.

Can you visit the General Troubleshooting thread and use the Tech Support Utility to generate and post an installed plug-in version list?

[Borgbilly]

Can you please provide a link to said "Tech Support Utility". I tried doing a search and came up with a a million threads, none of which were the utility you speak of.

Thanks in advance.

[Sean Russell]

http://www.digidesign.com/index.cfm?...4&itemid=25974

[Borgbilly]

Thanks Sean.

I Just had a similar problem with Filterbank. Same issues as Compressorbank. I had an E4 plugin on a track that suddenly started sounding like the high end was dipped as far as it could go. Adjusting any sliders on the plug in had no effect. Restart Protools and all begins to behave as normal.

Looks like this issue is localized to McDSP.

Here's the requested Plugin Version list.

ue Jan 19 09:15:32 CST 2010


Pro Tools Version
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Pro Tools HD.app
8.0.1, Copyright 1991-2009 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.




Plug-In Versions
__________________________________________
2016PlateReverbSA.dpm
2.04, Copyright 2006 Princeton Digital LLC

AIRChorus.dpm
1.0.1.9624 Copyright 2005-2007 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

AIRDistortion.dpm
1.0.1.9624 Copyright 2005-2007 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

AIRDynamicDelay.dpm
1.0.1.9624 Copyright 2005-2007 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

AIREnhancer.dpm
1.0.1.9624 Copyright 2005-2007 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

AIREnsemble.dpm
1.0.1.9624 Copyright 2005-2007 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

AIRFilterGate.dpm
1.0.1.9624 Copyright 2005-2007 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

AIRFlanger.dpm
1.0.1.9624 Copyright 2005-2007 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

AIRFrequencyShifter.dpm
1.0.1.9624 Copyright 2005-2007 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

AIRFuzz-Wah.dpm
1.0.1.9624 Copyright 2005-2007 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

AIRKillEQ.dpm
1.0.1.9624 Copyright 2005-2007 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

AIRLo-Fi.dpm
1.0.1.9624 Copyright 2005-2007 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

AIRMulti-Chorus.dpm
1.0.1.9624 Copyright 2005-2007 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

AIRMulti-Delay.dpm
1.0.1.9624 Copyright 2005-2007 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

AIRNon-linearReverb.dpm
1.0.1.9624 Copyright 2005-2007 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

AIRPhaser.dpm
1.0.1.9624 Copyright 2005-2007 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

AIRReverb.dpm
1.0.1.9624 Copyright 2005-2007 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

AIRSpringReverb.dpm
1.0.1.9624 Copyright 2005-2007 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

AIRStereoWidth.dpm
1.0.1.9624 Copyright 2005-2007 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

AIRTalkbox.dpm
1.0.1.9624 Copyright 2005-2007 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

AIRVintageFilter.dpm
1.0.1.9624 Copyright 2005-2007 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

AVOX ARTICULATOR.dpm
3.0.0, Copyright © 2009, Antares Audio Technologies. All Rights Reserved.

AVOX ASPIRE.dpm
3.0.0, Copyright © 2009, Antares Audio Technologies. All Rights Reserved.

AVOX CHOIR.dpm
3.0.0, Copyright © 2009 Antares Audio Technologies. All Rights Reserved.

AVOX DUO.dpm
3.0.0, Copyright © 2009 Antares Audio Technologies. All Rights Reserved.

AVOX MUTATOR.dpm
3.0.0, Copyright © 2009, Antares Audio Technologies. All Rights Reserved.

AVOX PUNCH.dpm
3.0.0, Copyright © 2009 Antares Audio Technologies. All Rights Reserved.

AVOX SYBIL.dpm
3.0.0, Copyright © 2009 Antares Audio Technologies. All Rights Reserved.

AVOX THROAT.dpm
3.0.0, Copyright © 2009 Antares Audio Technologies. All Rights Reserved.

AVOX WARM.dpm
3.0.0, Copyright © 2009, Antares Audio Technologies. All Rights Reserved.

Absynth 4.dpm
4.0.5, Copyright © 2006 Native Instruments

Access Music Indigo.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

AkoustikPiano.dpm
1.1.3, Copyright © 2006 Native Instruments

Auto-Tune_Evo_TDM.dpm
6.0.8, Copyright © 2009 Antares Audio Technologies

B4 II.dpm
2.0.4, Copyright © 2005 Native Instruments

BF Essential Clip Remover.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

BF Essential Corr.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

BF Essential Meter.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

BF Essential Noise.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

BFD Lite.dpm
BFD Lite version 1.5.48.5, Copyright 2003-2008 FXpansion Audio UK Ltd.

Band Delays Promo.dpm
1.3.0 (Massive Pack 5), Copyright 1991-2006 Eventide, Inc.

Battery 3.dpm
3.0.6.002, Copyright © 2009 Native Instruments

Boom.dpm
1.0.1.9624 Copyright 2005-2007 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Bruno.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

ChannelStrip.dpm
2.2.01, Copyright 1998-2007 Metric Halo Distribution, Inc.

Chorus.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Click.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

CompressorBank_HD.dpm
4.3x5, Copyright 1998-2009 McDowell Signal Processing, LLC

D-Verb.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

DB-33.dpm
1.0.1.9624 Copyright 2005-2007 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

DigiReWire.dpm
8.0.1, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Dither.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Dynamics III.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

EMI TG 12413 UB.dpm
1.1.8, Copyright 2005, All Rights Reserved

EQ III.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Elastic Audio.dpm
8.0.1, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Elektrik Piano 1.5.dpm
1.5.0, Copyright © 2007 Native Instruments

Eleven Free.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

FM8.dpm
1.0.4 (R879), Copyright © 2009 Native Instruments

FilterBank_HD.dpm
4.3x5, Copyright 1998-2009 McDowell Signal Processing, LLC

Flanger.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Focusrite d2.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Focusrite d3.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

GRM BandPass TDM.dpm
2.0, Copyright 2006 Groupe de recherches musicales de l'ina

GRM CombFilter TDM.dpm
2.0, Copyright 2006 Groupe de recherches musicales de l'ina

GRM Delay TDM.dpm
2.0, Copyright 2006 Groupe de recherches musicales de l'ina

GRM Doppler TDM.dpm
2.0, Copyright 2006 Groupe de recherches musicales de l'ina

GRM Equal TDM.dpm
2.0, Copyright 2006 Groupe de recherches musicales de l'ina

GRM Freeze TDM.dpm
2.0, Copyright 2006 Groupe de recherches musicales de l'ina

GRM PitchAccum TDM.dpm
2.0, Copyright 2006 Groupe de recherches musicales de l'ina

GRM Shuffling TDM.dpm
2.0, Copyright 2006 Groupe de recherches musicales de l'ina

Guitar Rig 3.dpm
3.2.1, Copyright © 2008 Native Instruments

Harmony Engine.dpm
3.0.0, Copyright © 2009 Antares Audio Technologies. All Rights Reserved.

Impact.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Invert-Duplicate.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Kontakt 3.dpm
3.5.0, Copyright © 2009 Native Instruments

LoFi.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

MC2000_HD.dpm
3.3x5, Copyright 1998-2009 McDowell Signal Processing, LLC

MDWEQ3B
MDW parametric EQ for ProTools HD 060220 2.0.0b129

MDWEQ5B
MDW parametric EQ for ProTools HD 060220 2.0.0b126

Massive.dpm
1.1.4 (R1901), Copyright © 2006 Native Instruments

Maxim.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

MiniGrand.dpm
1.0.0.8542 Copyright 2005-2007 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Mod Delay II.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Moog Modular V 2.dpm
2.2, Copyright 2006 Arturia

Multi-Tap Delay.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Normalize-Gain.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Ping-Pong Delay.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Pitch.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Pro-53.dpm
3.0.4, Copyright © 2007 Native Instruments

Pultec EQH-2.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Pultec EQP-1A.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Pultec MEQ-5.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

ReVibe.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Reaktor5.dpm
5.1.5, Copyright © 2005 Native Instruments

RectiFi.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Reso.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Reverb One.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Reverse-DC Removal.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

SST-282.dpm
2.04, Copyright 2006 Princeton Digital LLC

SansAmp PSA-1.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

SciFi.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Signal Generator.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

SignalTools.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Sonic NoNOISE.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

SonyOxfordEQ.dpm
2.6.2, Copyright 2007 Sonnox.

SoundReplacer.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

SoundToys

Speakerphone.dpm
1.0.0 Copyright 2007 by Audio Ease. All rights reserved.

Stereo Mixer.dpm
8.0.1, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Strike.dpm
1.0.2.6036 Copyright 2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Structure.dpm
1.0.2.7584 Copyright 2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Surround Mixer.dpm
8.0.1, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Synchronic.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

TC Chorus
v3.7, ©1996-2003 TC Works.
All Rights Reserved Worldwide.

TC EQsat
v3.7, ©1996-2003 TC Works.
All Rights Reserved Worldwide.

TC MegaReverb
v3.7, ©1996-2003 TC Works.
All Rights Reserved Worldwide.

TL AutoPan.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

TL EveryPhase.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

TL InTune.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

TL MasterMeter.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

TL Metro.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

TL Space.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2006 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Time Comp-Exp-Pitch Shift.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Time Shift.dpm
8.0.1, Copyright © 2005 by Digidesign, a division of Avid. All rights reserved.

TimeAdjuster.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Trim.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Ultra-Channel Promo.dpm
1.1.0 (Massive Pack 5), Copyright 1991-2006 Eventide, Inc.

Vacuum.dpm
1.0.1.9624 Copyright 2005-2007 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

VariFi.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

WaveShell-DAE 6.0.6.dpm


XPand!.dpm
2.0.1.9624 Copyright 2005-2007 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

bombfactory BF76.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.





Plug-Ins Unused Versions
__________________________________________
SonyOxfordEQ.dpm
2.52x0, Copyright 1991-2005 Sony, Oxford.

2016PlateReverb.dpm
2.04, Copyright 2006 Princeton Digital LLC

2016RoomReverb.dpm
2.04, Copyright 2006 Princeton Digital LLC

2016StereoRoom.dpm
2.04, Copyright 2006 Princeton Digital LLC

Auto-Tune_Evo_RTAS.dpm
6.0.8, Copyright © 2009 Antares Audio Technologies

Auto-Tune_Evo_TDM.dpm
6.0.8, Copyright © 2009 Antares Audio Technologies

BF Essential Tuner.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Broadband Noise Reduction LE.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Broadband Noise Reduction TDM.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Cosmonaut Voice.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Dynamics II.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

EQ II.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Fairchild 660.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Fairchild 670.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

FilterFreak.dpm
1.2.1, Copyright 1995-2005 SoundToys

FilterFreakStMP5.dpm
1.2.1, Copyright 1995-2005 SoundToys

Funk Logic Masterer.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

JOEMEEK Compressor.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

JOEMEEK Meequalizer.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Purple Audio MC77.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Slightly Rude Compressor.dpm
7.0, Copyright 1991-2005 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Stereo Dithered Mixer.dpm
8.0.1, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Surround Dithered Mixer.dpm
8.0.1, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Tel-Ray Delay.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Tremolator.dpm
1.2.1, Copyright 1995-2005 SoundToys

TremolatorStMP5.dpm
1.2.1, Copyright 1995-2005 SoundToys

URS 1975 Compressor.dpm
v1.0b6, Copyright 2005, All Rights Reserved

URS Strip.dpm
v1.1b1, Copyright 2005, All Rights Reserved

Voce Chorus-Vibrato.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

Voce Spin.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

bombfactory BF-2A.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

bombfactory BF-3A.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

moogerfooger AD.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

moogerfooger LP.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

moogerfooger Ph.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.

moogerfooger RM.dpm
8.0.0, Copyright 1991-2008 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.







Toolkits and Digitranslator Versions
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Music Production Toolkit is not installed


DV Toolkit 2 is not installed


Digitranslator 2
8.0.1, Copyright 1991-2005 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.


Digitranslator 1 is not installed


Complete Production Toolkit is not installed

[hiltonius]

running current mcdsp versions here with no problems in PT 8.03, X.6.

[BGMusic]

have you tried using that PT utility to dump all of your preferences. Perhaps that first instance corrupted your dae plug in preferences and cache. I find Mcdsp plugins to be among the most rock steady and stable that I use.

[Borgbilly]

Yep. Dumped all the prefs to no avail.

[Borgbilly]

Bumpin' it up. Still no solution to this problem.

[Borgbilly]

Bumpin' it up some more. Still experiencing this problem and I can't figure out what it is.