control surface eating up CPU power?

[GothicV]

Hello! I recently got a control surface, and plugged in USB or midi, it still seems to stop me from doing anything [lots of increase hardware buffer size errors]. I have used it a bit for mixing, however for tracking I have to disable it due to the need for low buffer settings.

I think there's a sync problem, I had this same thing going on with my motu MTPAV when I didn't have it set up correctly. Though the motu was wiggin out with a 1 midi file session with the buffer set to max.

anyone have an answer? I hear it works better running through a midi port instead of usb [yes it is the behringer one]

I have a session coming up on Saturday that I would like to have it up and running by then. This thing is great when I have it on high buffer settings, but right now I have 12 tracks running with no effects and I can't even go at 256! 512 will run for 2 minutes and then 1024 will run until I tell it to stop.

Without the controller on I can run the session just fine.

[bigbubbaj]

My Cm Labs MotorMix (midi) works great tracking at 64 and mixing at whatever I set it to (64 to 512)

Hmmm.

[albee1952]

What DIGI interface are you running? If its Mbox, the problem may be that the Mbox isn't sharing the USB nicely. Maybe you could run one of the devices on a powered hub?

[macr0w]

What kind of controler do you have?

[GothicV]

like I said, I have the behringer fader controller. I am running a 001 setup, with a motu MTPAV for extended midi. I seem to have it setup all nicely now, I just hope it lasts.

It's hooked up straight into the 001's midi now and I turned the midi mode to s-3 and that seems to have done it, though the manual says s-4. Stupid behringer and their crap manuals. I don't like using the USB mode, it makes you have to think of the order when you fire up PT

[bigbubbaj]

like I said, I have the behringer fader controller.

You actually didn't say in the earlier post....

[bigbubbaj]

[yes it is the behringer one]

DOH yes you did...just not very prominently!

[jeml]

yeah man!

I had same problem after some weeks with my BCF2000 and someone in DUC said change to control device via midi port (not usb) and works fine but i´m frustrate.
I would like to conect via USB!

I´m waiting the solution on the DUC as always!!

[markblasco]

When you say:

"It's hooked up straight into the 001's midi now and I turned the midi mode to s-3 and that seems to have done it, though the manual says s-4."

Does that fix your problem, or is that how you have it hooked up when you have a problem? I am having a similar issue, although my B-Controller is set to s-1, so if what you did fixed it, than I will have to try that.

[GothicV]

When I say I have it hooked up to my 001's midi inputs, I just thought to clarify because sometimes the motu needs to be restarted if I don't open things in the proper order. I believe switching to S-3 did the trick however.

anyone get this thing controlling plugins?