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Old 09-23-2013, 01:51 PM
foreststone foreststone is offline
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Default Re: Excessive Processor Usage and Temperature: Avid 002 & 003 Family Driver

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Originally Posted by MikeHart View Post
I've been having the same problem since upgrading from PT9 to 10/11. Kernel_Task is taking up 90% of a computer processor when the 003 is connected to ProTools, or having audio played through it from iTunes. Has to be the driver...

Opening blank tracks in ProTools (and garageband) with the 003, It is eating up excessive amounts of processor power and overloads with just a few tracks in the session. However when I open up heavy sessions with "built-in-output" selected in the playback engine, ProTools behaves normally.

Any ideas or solutions?
It appears many are having the same issue. See these threads...

http://duc.avid.com/showthread.php?t=342284

http://duc.avid.com/showthread.php?t=344790

I tried using up my complimentary support code to try and report this issue to Avid but I was unable to get confirmation that they can replicate the issue or that even others have reported it to them. I think our only option at this point is to make sure Avid is aware of this issue and help them replicate it so that their engineers can try and resolve this. When I last spoke with them, several months ago, they did not acknowledge this as a problem.
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