PT 8 | TC Electronics Plugs are a Nightmare

[25ghosts]

Hi,

I am getting erratic & completely random crashes with ALL TC's plugs. Be it @ session load if the plugs are in the session. Be it swapping a slot on master fader. etc etc etc.

Every time PT crashes BADLY and when trying to relaunch I get the kernal panic gray curtain

TC's plugs are ALWAYS the thread that made PT crash

heres an excerpt of on thread

Thread 0 Crashed:
0 com.tcelectronic.VSS3 0x4bb3d4e6 GPFLibrary::GPFControl::GetGPFParameter(long) const + 14
1 com.tcelectronic.VSS3 0x4baeedfa VSS3Editor::SetSubViewMultiControlBackground(long) + 128
2 com.tcelectronic.VSS3 0x4baef1c8 VSS3Editor::ResetLinkParameterButton() + 154
3 com.tcelectronic.VSS3 0x4baf3b5e VSS3Editor::GetEditorData(long, void*, long) + 188
4 com.tcelectronic.VSS3 0x4baf3fe7 VSS3Plugin::GetPresetFromStream(ICommonStream*, long, GPFLibrary::EPresetType) + 53
5 com.tcelectronic.VSS3 0x4bb3a082 GPFLibrary::GPFAudioEffectX::AutoLoadPresetFromStr eam(ICommonStream*, long, GPFLibrary::EPresetType) + 140
6 com.tcelectronic.VSS3 0x4bb3abd4 GPFLibrary::GPFAudioEffectX::GetBankFromStream(ICo mmonStream*) + 494
7 com.tcelectronic.VSS3 0x4bb3a17c GPFLibrary::GPFAudioEffectX::AutoLoadBankFromStrea m(ICommonStream*) + 126
8 com.tcelectronic.VSS3 0x4bb3a56f GPFLibrary::GPFAudioEffectX::setChunk(void*, int, bool) + 373
9 com.tcelectronic.VSS3 0x4bafa445 GenericProcess::SetChunk(unsigned long, SFicPlugInChunk*) + 61
10 com.tcelectronic.VSS3 0x4bb9ba4c long CallGroupFun<unsigned long, long, void*>(long (CProcessGroupInterface::*)(unsigned long, long, void*), unsigned long, long, void*, unsigned char) + 3080
11 com.tcelectronic.VSS3 0x4bb1b299 CProcessGroupRestoreResourceFile + 36193
12 com.tcelectronic.VSS3 0x4bae8e5e ChunkDataParser::LoadChunk(SFicPlugInChunk*) + 1148
13 com.tcelectronic.VSS3 0x4bb9e129 long CallGroupFun<unsigned long, long, unsigned long, SFicPlugInChunk*>(long (CProcessGroupInterface::*)(unsigned long, long, unsigned long, SFicPlugInChunk*), unsigned long, long, unsigned long, SFicPlugInChunk*, unsigned char) + 77
14 com.tcelectronic.VSS3 0x4baea758 ChunkDataParser::LoadChunk(SFicPlugInChunk*) + 7542
15 com.digidesign.framework.DAE 0x03f9a5e8 FicGetApplicationInterface + 104270
16 com.digidesign.framework.DAE 0x0407c03f FicSetPlugInChunk + 51
17 ...gidesign.framework.ProTools 0x020674f6 Cmn_TypedException<Cmn_ANSIExceptionData>::Cmn_Typ edException(Cmn_TypedExceptionCode<Cmn_ANSIExcepti onData> const&, Cmn_ANSIExceptionData const&, Cmn_StackDump*) + 1647374
18 ...gidesign.framework.ProTools 0x0206b205 Cmn_TypedException<Cmn_ANSIExceptionData>::Cmn_Typ edException(Cmn_TypedExceptionCode<Cmn_ANSIExcepti onData> const&, Cmn_ANSIExceptionData const&, Cmn_StackDump*) + 1663005
19 ...gidesign.framework.ProTools 0x0206e73b Cmn_TypedException<Cmn_ANSIExceptionData>::Cmn_Typ edException(Cmn_TypedExceptionCode<Cmn_ANSIExcepti onData> const&, Cmn_ANSIExceptionData const&, Cmn_StackDump*) + 1676627
20 ...gidesign.framework.ProTools 0x0205d06b Cmn_TypedException<Cmn_ANSIExceptionData>::Cmn_Typ edException(Cmn_TypedExceptionCode<Cmn_ANSIExcepti onData> const&, Cmn_ANSIExceptionData const&, Cmn_StackDump*) + 1605251
21 ...gidesign.framework.ProTools 0x02071a37 Cmn_TypedException<Cmn_ANSIExceptionData>::Cmn_Typ edException(Cmn_TypedExceptionCode<Cmn_ANSIExcepti onData> const&, Cmn_ANSIExceptionData const&, Cmn_StackDump*) + 1689679
22 ...gidesign.framework.ProTools 0x02071c2d Cmn_TypedException<Cmn_ANSIExceptionData>::Cmn_Typ edException(Cmn_TypedExceptionCode<Cmn_ANSIExcepti onData> const&, Cmn_ANSIExceptionData const&, Cmn_StackDump*) + 1690181
23 ...gidesign.framework.ProTools 0x020da96c Cmn_TypedException<Cmn_ANSIExceptionData>::Cmn_Typ edException(Cmn_TypedExceptionCode<Cmn_ANSIExcepti onData> const&, Cmn_ANSIExceptionData const&, Cmn_StackDump*) + 2119556
24 ...gidesign.framework.ProTools 0x01f60ec8 Cmn_TypedException<Cmn_ANSIExceptionData>::Cmn_Typ edException(Cmn_TypedExceptionCode<Cmn_ANSIExcepti onData> const&, Cmn_ANSIExceptionData const&, Cmn_StackDump*) + 572640
25 ...gidesign.framework.ProTools 0x01f44e26 Cmn_TypedException<Cmn_ANSIExceptionData>::Cmn_Typ edException(Cmn_TypedExceptionCode<Cmn_ANSIExcepti onData> const&, Cmn_ANSIExceptionData const&, Cmn_StackDump*) + 457790
26 ...gidesign.framework.ProTools 0x01f7b0f1 Cmn_TypedException<Cmn_ANSIExceptionData>::Cmn_Typ edException(Cmn_TypedExceptionCode<Cmn_ANSIExcepti onData> const&, Cmn_ANSIExceptionData const&, Cmn_StackDump*) + 679689
27 ...gidesign.framework.ProTools 0x01f4d62a Cmn_TypedException<Cmn_ANSIExceptionData>::Cmn_Typ edException(Cmn_TypedExceptionCode<Cmn_ANSIExcepti onData> const&, Cmn_ANSIExceptionData const&, Cmn_StackDump*) + 492610
28 ...gidesign.framework.ProTools 0x01ff239e Cmn_TypedException<Cmn_ANSIExceptionData>::Cmn_Typ edException(Cmn_TypedExceptionCode<Cmn_ANSIExcepti onData> const&, Cmn_ANSIExceptionData const&, Cmn_StackDump*) + 1167798
29 ...gidesign.framework.ProTools 0x01fdbea1 Cmn_TypedException<Cmn_ANSIExceptionData>::Cmn_Typ edException(Cmn_TypedExceptionCode<Cmn_ANSIExcepti onData> const&, Cmn_ANSIExceptionData const&, Cmn_StackDump*) + 1076409
30 ...gidesign.framework.ProTools 0x023e7857 Cmn_TypedException<MA_OSErrData>::Cmn_TypedExcepti on(Cmn_TypedExceptionCode<MA_OSErrData> const&, MA_OSErrData const&, Cmn_StackDump*) + 339603
31 com.digidesign.framework.DFW 0x008f8957 TFileHandler:oRead(bool) + 39
32 com.digidesign.framework.DFW 0x008f8e64 TFileHandler::ReadFile(bool) + 36
33 com.digidesign.framework.DFW 0x008f9bef TFileBasedDocument::ReadDocument(bool) + 85
34 ...gidesign.framework.ProTools 0x023e694c Cmn_TypedException<MA_OSErrData>::Cmn_TypedExcepti on(Cmn_TypedExceptionCode<MA_OSErrData> const&, MA_OSErrData const&, Cmn_StackDump*) + 335752
35 ...gidesign.framework.ProTools 0x0238ef20 Cmn_TypedException<L10N_ExceptionData>::Cmn_TypedE xception(Cmn_TypedExceptionCode<L10N_ExceptionData > const&, L10N_ExceptionData const&, Cmn_StackDump*) + 2624586
36 com.digidesign.framework.DFW 0x00918a17 TODocCommand:oIt() + 59
37 com.digidesign.framework.DFW 0x008ec948 TCommandHandler::PerformCommand(TCommand*) + 86
38 com.digidesign.framework.DFW 0x008ed037 TCommand::Process() + 31
39 com.digidesign.framework.DFW 0x008e2182 TApplication::ProcessEvent(TEvent*) + 26
40 com.digidesign.framework.DFW 0x008e2068 TApplication::WakeUp() + 64
41 com.digidesign.framework.DFW 0x00955268 TApplication:oMakePrivateViewServer() + 3340
42 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x9169e303 DispatchEventToHandlers(EventTargetRec*, OpaqueEventRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 1181
43 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x9169d73d SendEventToEventTargetInternal(OpaqueEventRef*, OpaqueEventTargetRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 405
44 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x9169d5a2 SendEventToEventTargetWithOptions + 58
45 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x916cbf14 ToolboxEventDispatcherHandler(OpaqueEventHandlerCa llRef*, OpaqueEventRef*, void*) + 356
46 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x9169e6bc DispatchEventToHandlers(EventTargetRec*, OpaqueEventRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 2134
47 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x9169d73d SendEventToEventTargetInternal(OpaqueEventRef*, OpaqueEventTargetRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 405
48 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x916ba092 SendEventToEventTarget + 52
49 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x91726c60 ToolboxEventDispatcher + 86
50 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x917234ba RunApplicationEventLoop + 222
51 com.digidesign.framework.DFW 0x00943ce9 DFW_EventLoop::RunApplicationEventLoop() + 11
52 com.digidesign.framework.DFW 0x008e22a1 TApplication::Run() + 45
53 ...gidesign.framework.ProTools 0x0288cba2 LaunchProTools + 2266
54 com.digidesign.ProToolsHD 0x00008028 0x1000 + 28712
55 com.digidesign.ProToolsHD 0x00002b22 0x1000 + 6946
56 com.digidesign.ProToolsHD 0x00002a49 0x1000 + 6729

I am using ALL the latest version.

[Alécio Costa]

which Mac do you use?
I can not upgrade if TC MD3 is unstable. I master 70% of the time and this is one of my main tools.
Do you have problems with this plugin?

[25ghosts]

Originally Posted by Alécio Costa

which Mac do you use?
I can not upgrade if TC MD3 is unstable. I master 70% of the time and this is one of my main tools.
Do you have problems with this plugin?

I am on a Harpertown 8 core. TC are very unstable. Especially the brickwall limiter. Sometimes it dont even limit even though I frag the threshold all the way down. Then other times it works for hours.

And TC's support is the worst in the business. So no help there.

Maybe it is only my system but everything else seem to work fine.

I have tried disabling the cached DSPs and now I am waiting too see how TCs plugs are behaving. I will report back

[crizdee]

Originally Posted by 25ghosts

Every time PT crashes BADLY and when trying to relaunch I get the kernal panic gray curtain

You should "always" reboot after a crash

[25ghosts]

Originally Posted by crizdee

You should "always" reboot after a crash

95% of all crashes (I dont have many) do not require a MacOSX Reboot. Just a waste of good time

[crizdee]

Originally Posted by 25ghosts

95% of all crashes (I dont have many) do not require a MacOSX Reboot. Just a waste of good time

All crashes require a reboot! if you don't you stand more chance of getting a corrupted file or even sending your mac into a full kernal panic! full kernal panic, not good for your mac.

So you now have a permanent crashing problem with TC plugs? should have rebooted

Chris

[cjguitar]

I crashed 2 times today testing out the TC VSS3 reverb, either instantiating it, or making it inactive, and then making it active again. No worries for me, I don't actually use it in my mixes (yet), I was just testing it out to see if I like it. Maybe I'll wait on this one.

[theblasters]

I use MD3 and if there's extra problems with PT8 then I'll pass on the upgrade which you would think that Digi would have tested but I guess not....Typical

Logic 8 looks better everyday

[cjguitar]

Originally Posted by theblasters

I use MD3 and if there's extra problems with PT8 then I'll pass on the upgrade which you would think that Digi would have tested by I guess not....Typical

Logic 8 looks better everyday

This is not a Digidesign problem, it appears to be a TC problem. No other plugins are having this problem. I personally would rather live without 1 reverb, than all of the great features that PT8 brings.

[25ghosts]

Originally Posted by cjguitar

This is not a Digidesign problem, it appears to be a TC problem. No other plugins are having this problem. I personally would rather live without 1 reverb, than all of the great features that PT8 brings.

Yup - Most definitely NOT a PT problem but a TC problem.