VSS3 conflicts

[DHiggins]

Hi,

I'm having conflicts with TC electronics VSS3 and now possibly Surcode PLII rtas plugin.

One major symptom is that I can't change the amount of voices and/or number of processors within a session. Prior to fixing permissions on individual plugin and folders, a session wouldn't launch if it had the VSS3 plugin in it. However I could get very small 2 or 3 track sessions with VSS3 to launch successfully.
Upon session relaunch, it freezes in the middle of the launch...usually on the one or two of the same track names.

I thought we had narrowed this down to a permissions issue, but apparently not. We've been through the normal repair permissions, throw away prefs, etc a million times. Double checked the plugin compatibility grid. Do not have any waves plugins on this computer.

After having a workable solution as long as I didn't change system voice or rtas processor settings, everything was fine.....until I installed Surcode. I then relaunched a session and it would hang (as it did in regards to VSS3)

Any ideas on this???

thanks

PT 7.4.2
OS Leopard 10.5.4
4GB factory ram
HD3 Accel

[Eric Lambert]

Does Surcode have to be open for the problem to occur? Do Surcode AND VSS3 both have to be open for the problem to occur?

Which version of ProTools (any of the CS updates)?

[DigiTechSupt]

Also, have you made sure ALL installed plug-ins are updated?

Pro Tools Leopard Plug-in Updates

Having just one incompatible plug-in in your plug-ins folder, even if it's not used in the session, can cause all kinds of strange behavior in Pro Tools.

[DHiggins]

I am double checking all plugins.

I am also just coming from a very rock solid identical set up on a intel 2.66 hd2 accel with all of the same plugins working just fine. The variables are new accel cards (hd3) and 8 core mac. with a couple hd3pack plugins added

[Eric Lambert]

Originally Posted by Eric Lambert

Does Surcode have to be open for the problem to occur? Do Surcode AND VSS3 both have to be open for the problem to occur?

Which version of ProTools (any of the CS updates)?

[JFreak]

You shoud be using 1.2.3 which is the latest version available. Previous version had a strange bug: if you instantiated two VSS reverbs and they shared the same chip, the audio output went crazy. But one plug works perfectly.

[DHiggins]

currently 10.5.4 and PT 7.4.2 no cs updates

no, neither has to be open for the problem to occur. Surrcode is completely out of the equation now. If I open up more than one instance of VSS3 i crash.

numerous times I have tried importing session data as into a new session.

[DHiggins]

the problem was a bad accel card...................that passed digitest

[25ghosts]

Originally Posted by DHiggins

Hi,

I'm having conflicts with TC electronics VSS3 and now possibly Surcode PLII rtas plugin. snip....

Maybe this is a lame suggestion but try this:

Move all plugs - except the VSS3, Stereo Mixer and Surcode into the unused plug-folder.

Then launch the session in question. See what happens

If the problem still persist try removing VSS3 if the problem is gone - swap VSS3 and Surcode - make notes of what happens.

If the session works fine with either activated alone - then at least you know where the problem could be.

This is what I always way when I get a hunch that some kind of plug is acting like a fool

Good Luck

[DHiggins]

Does anyone have a 1.2.2 version of VSS3?

the only version the tc site has is 1.2.3
the digi compatibility only says 1.2.2

upon pressing apple "I" on the plugin itself is says 1.2.3.xxx (forget what these numbers were) beta

tc support doesn't seem promising. I tried calling ed at the westlake office and can't get through...and sent through support email.

thanks