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Need help with setting up my TDM system for mixing
Hi,
I am trying to work on this project: Around 100+ tracks on 48KHz, no plugins at all, on my rig with these specs: 2x 2.8 Quad Core 34GB ram OSX 10.9.5 PT HD2 version 8.1.1 Audio Drive is an internal SATA at 7200rpm and I get messages like this: https://www.dropbox.com/s/6n4b4j6ut5...%20PM.png?dl=0 My settings are these: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4u2k83vc98...%20PM.png?dl=0 Is there something I can do to playback all those channels and use RTAS plugins when I will start mixing? Thank you |
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Re: Need help with setting up my TDM system for mixing
Change the host processor to 7 for starters
I had this issue with my PC when I ran protools HD and it was down to other things sharing the PCI slot bandwidth? I don’t think you should be getting that issue with a Mac though? Have you tried another hard drive as it might be on its way out Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Re: Need help with setting up my TDM system for mixing
Just basics: increase the buffer size to the max setting, host processor to 7 as already suggested, and CPU to 99%.
Does this happen to only one session? Or all/many? What native plugins are you running? Have you done basic stuff like trashing prefs yet? Still problems—troubleshoot the native plugins you are using. Are their versions compatible with your legacy setup? Remove the rtas plugin files from the plugin folder in batches to see if the problem goes away. Make sure the system is fully optimized and other crap is not running. Even web browsers can be resource pigs. Make sure the audio is going only to the dedicated drive you think it is. And no VI samples on that drive. What exact make/model/spec Audio HDD do you have now? Try replacing the audio HDD with a SSD, just a low-cost Samsung 860 Evo SATA drive will have much lower latency. The Mac Pro only has SATA II on the motherboard, you can do better there with a SATA III PCIe controller card or a PCIe SSD, but for a basic test the SATA SSD on a motherboard port should be fine. Last edited by Darryl Ramm; 05-05-2019 at 10:41 AM. |
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Re: Need help with setting up my TDM system for mixing
You really need to just split your audio files over many drives. A 7200rpm drive isn't going to keep up with 100 audio files. Put 30-40 tracks on every drive and it'll playback fine.
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Re: Need help with setting up my TDM system for mixing
I missed the exact track count, but I suspect that may work OK on a single SSD. Even with just SATA II, since it's seek time not actual bandwith that is the issue. I'd just try one.
Even a low-cost Evo SSD can deliver average IO latencies in the fraction of a millisecond even at high IO queue depths.... while on a good day, rolling down hill, with the wind behind them, clunky old "audio spec" HDD will deliver average IO latencies at ~few to 10ms under load. |
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Re: Need help with setting up my TDM system for mixing
My Sata drive is this:
ST2000VX000-1ES164: Capacity: 2 TB (2,000,398,934,016 bytes) Model: ST2000VX000-1ES164 Revision: CV27 Serial Number: Z4Z5M5W7 Native Command Queuing: Yes Queue Depth: 32 Removable Media: No Detachable Drive: No BSD Name: disk1 Rotational Rate: 7200 Medium Type: Rotational Bay Name: Bay 3 Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table) S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified Volumes: EFI: Capacity: 209.7 MB (209,715,200 bytes) BSD Name: disk1s1 Content: EFI PROJECTS: Capacity: 2 TB (2,000,054,960,128 bytes) Available: 1.31 TB (1,311,752,675,328 bytes) Writable: Yes File System: Journaled HFS+ BSD Name: disk1s2 Mount Point: /Volumes/PROJECTS Content: Apple_HFS Haven't trashed prefs yet. Going to try some of your suggestions. Bought a Samsung EVO to try it out. |
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Re: Need help with setting up my TDM system for mixing
SSD
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Re: Need help with setting up my TDM system for mixing
tla poq wtf ??? I guess you are agreeing a SSD will help?
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Re: Need help with setting up my TDM system for mixing
Inserted a Samsung EVO SSD, moved all sessions there and the system rocks.
I can playback 191 channels at HD2 with 6 DSPs, 7 cores, 99% cpu, flawlessly! Not even one CPU error message. Thank you all for the help ! |
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