michaelblount

[michaelblount]

Hi

Since I have been useing pro tools free my computer seems to crash frequently.I have a gateway computer 8oohz, 128 ram, and 20 gbite hard disk.

I chane the different things like buffer size but this does not make much difference.

What I have just found out in the manual that you are supposed to set the DMA option on the drive before you install the programme, I have not done this because I get a message saying that it could effect the other programmes on my hard drive.

Regards

Michael blount

[Stone Knife]

I think it is hilarious you keep putting your name in the thread topic title. Keep it up- it's refreshing.

Go ahead and enable DMA for your HDD. It is essential, as PT Free is not the Greyhound of ProTools products. Also what soundcard are you running?

[Stone Knife]

Also what soundcard are you running?
Tick...tick....tick...tick....

[Stone Knife]

So, about that soundcard... [img]images/icons/confused.gif[/img]

[michaelblount]

Hi

Nice to hear from you, my sound card is M AUDIO 2496

Michael

[Stone Knife]

Good to hear from you!
I haven't heard of many problems with the MAudio cards and PTF.
If you have problems after getting your DMA together, then please re-post with something like "M-Audio conflicts- how to fix" in the subject line. Probably get more customers. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

BTW do all the tweaks Digi suggests like disable auto-insert notification for your CD and DVD drives, set system sounds to NO SOUNDS in Control Panel> Sound and Multimedia>...
Might pull any network cards if it continues. Those can sometimes be a source.