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Spinning ball for 3 seconds
Ever since I upgraded to the latest PT for Mac, I have been experiencing during my mixing sessions a brief spinning ball for a few seconds and everything freezes but session keeps going and then back to normal. This is very annoying. It happens randomly and is becoming more prevalent. Does anyone else experience this bug?
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Re: Spinning ball for 3 seconds
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You need to include some system details for us to evaluate your issue. Hardware, software OS Windows/Mac etc. Model of Mac etc. See my info in my signature as an example. G
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Re: Spinning ball for 3 seconds
Hello,
Here is my setup: iMac 3.8GHZ quad core i5 32 mg Ram Catalina ApolloTwin X Almost never more than 20 tracks |
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Re: Spinning ball for 3 seconds
Many people have reported this issue. The only possible solution so far is a clean install of MacOS (not factory install) and clean install of Protools (not update). This issue seems to be most prevalent on Big Sur and on new M1-based Macs, but also affect other setups. Having said that, some people don't seem to have this issue at all, so it is unclear what the culprit is. As suggested, some suspect a plugin issue.
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MacbookPro14,3 - Intel Core i7 3.1 GHz, 16 GB MacOS 13.6.6 running Protools 2024.3.1 Mac Studio M1Max - 64GB MacOS 14.4.1 running Protools 2024.3.1 |
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Re: Spinning ball for 3 seconds
So...you know what causes the problem, AND you know the resolution. Right?
I don't understand...
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__________________ Al Hospers bassist, vocal, composer, engineer https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCw...ogfR_7Q/videos ------------------------------------------------------ PT2023.12, OS X Monterey, Late 2013 MacPro, 6 core, 64 GB RAM, Orion Studio, Slate Raven MTi2, ISA428, ADL600, Distressor, Grace 501, Dimedio, Obsidian, One LA, BAC500, Harrison 32 EQ, UAD2 OCTO, Focal 6 be, Auratones... |
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Like, a current work machine doing heavy loads that gets used every day. |
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Re: Spinning ball for 3 seconds
All you have to do is not connect to an NAS or run a backup while mixing or recording. Seems like a pretty reasonable solution to me. But of course YMMV…
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Some of the people experiencing these beachballs have this happen on small session using few tracks, so I can't say if this is a solution or not.
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MacbookPro14,3 - Intel Core i7 3.1 GHz, 16 GB MacOS 13.6.6 running Protools 2024.3.1 Mac Studio M1Max - 64GB MacOS 14.4.1 running Protools 2024.3.1 |
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