ProTools 8 Solo Crash

[AssertionError]

Although I love the new solo track quick key (shift "s" immediately solos the track the cursor is on) I have found that it crashes the session, and computer randomly. Many people at work who have made the transition to PT 8 have also had this happen to them. We are on the Cs2 update. Has anyone experienced this problem?

[reichman]

I reported this over a month ago, and I believe Digi Tech Support posted here to say that this bug has been logged for an upcoming fix. Search the listings.

Best,

Nathaniel Reichman

[DigiTechSupt]

That is correct. This issue has been logged, however more information will certainly be useful in developing a fix.

AssertionError, please provide your CPU type and OS version, and if you have any more information regarding the specific circumstances surrounding the crash (how many tracks are in the session, whether you are in Latch, X-OR, or Momentary solo mode, etc), this would all be helpful.

Thanks,

[moofie]

I got this crash every day. Usually more than once.

ALWAYS happened, when I finished an edit then, press play/stop to check it, press Cmd+S to save session then hit Shift+S to solo another track.
This series of keystrokes is autopilot for me and as such, the sequence of key commands happens very quickly.
If I actuate them too fast, PT8 will freeze, beachball then crash.

Slowing myself down a touch to let the App register each seq of commands in turn before starting the next task has all but eliminated the problem.
And I've not slowed all that much.
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Solo Mode: X-OR

Session Size: 81 audio tracks/ 1 video track.

Only 28 Audio tracks active.

Model Name: Power Mac G5
Model Identifier: PowerMac7,3
Processor Name: PowerPC G5 (3.0)
Processor Speed: 2.3 GHz
Number Of CPUs: 2
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 1.5 GB
Bus Speed: 1.15 GHz
Boot ROM Version: 5.2.4f1

OSX: 10.5.5 build: 9F33

PT8 ver 8.0.0cs2 (LE)

[AssertionError]

I am running PT 8, with the Cs2 update on a dual 2.66 Xeon Mac Pro with 3 gigs of ram on OS 10.5.5
I am in X-OR solo mode. I have had sessions crash during playback, as well as from being paused. I have had sessions crash with as few as 3 tracks, but normally my sessions are at least 20 audio tracks wide, with a video track as well.

[Captain Audio]

Yep, happening to me too. I'm in Latch Mode, usually 8 tracks wide. And I'm on CS3... guess they haven't fixed it yet. For what it's worth, it's not happening on my mobile rig running LE.

[Dallas Taylor]

ha! My System just crashed for this very reason... I decided to check out what was new on the DUC when I came across this thread!

Awesome hotkey... if it worked :)

[Norad155]

Hey everyone.... digging up this old thread...

got my first 2 "shift-s to solo" crashes today with 8.0.1 I was under the impression this was fixed...

happens maybe 3-4 times a day... very awesome

DigiTechSupt
This bug should have been fixed in 8.0.1.

command+s
shift-s
spacebar

(un)expected crash

PTHD 8.0.1
OSx10.5.5
Processor 4x2.5GHz
4.5 GB Ram

[RecRoom]

Hmmm. Hasn't crashed for me since I've upgraded to 8.0.1

[laki]

I'm on 8.0.1 and I have had it crash but it took longer than it used to on 8.0cs3.