12% CPU usage and I'm getting buffering/DAE issues!

[thirdsouth]

Hey thanks to anyone reading this,

I can get about 10+ plug-ins or 20+ tracks until I get a hardcore buffering issue..

and then I mixed all drums down to one Audio file, all leads to one audio file, pack the master with compressors and I get DAE errors saying it cant get data fast enough..

I have PTLE 8 running on my internal Western Digital 500gb with the PTLE 8 sessions all saving on a Firewire 800 (I hope its running 800) Western Digital My Book Studio 500gb. I have a powerful system.. anybody see whats wrong? I'm configured my system settings, AND my PT settings,... It runs, but it bogs down.. I only have the USB Icon, my internet con and the clock in my bar, nothing elser running.. whats up??

SPECS in my signature... DIGI official member please respond!!

[thirdsouth]

This is my Sandra report.. please help!




***** Start of Report *****
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<<< Server Status >>>
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Name: SiSoftware Sandra Lite [UnRegistered] (Win32
x86)
Version: 2008.1.13.12
Copyright: Copyright © SiSoftware Ltd 1995-2007. All
Rights Reserved.
Registered Owner: User
Licence Status: Evaluation copy, strictly for personal/
educational use only. For business/commercial
use, it can be trialled for 21 days.
Licence Extra: You are on day %i of your evaluation period.
Please see the SiSoftware site (http://
www.sisoftware.co.uk) for purchase details.
URL: http://www.sisoftware.net/sandra/
E-Mail: [email protected]
User: User
Host Name: USER-PC
System ID: {6381CDA7-2693-42a5-89A3-528658CEE12C}
Run ID: {16FD3A32-A2FF-4b4f-AF2E-5655595CD05B}
Date: Friday, June 19, 2009 @ 2:31:10 PM

<<< Report Comments >>>
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Comments on report: For Pro Tools 8 configuration

<<< Computer Overview >>>
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< System >
Host Name: USER-PC
User: User
Workgroup: WORKGROUP

< Processor >
Model: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9650 @
3.00GHz
Speed: 3GHz
Cores per Processor: 4 Unit(s)
Threads per Core: 1 Unit(s)
Type: Quad-Core
Internal Data Cache: 4x 32kB, Synchronous, Write-Thru, 8-way,
Inclusive, 64 byte line size
L2 On-board Cache: 2x 6MB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 24-way,
Inclusive, 64 byte line size, 2 threads
sharing

< System >
System: System manufacturer P5K SE
Mainboard: ASUSTeK Computer INC. P5K SE
Bus(es): ISA PCI PCIe IMB USB FireWire/1394 i2c/SMBus
Multi-Processor (MP) Support: 1 Processor(s)
Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (:Yes
System BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 8.12
Total Memory: 3.00GB DDR3

< Chipset 1 >
Model: ASUS (Bearlake) Processor to I/O Controller
Front Side Bus Speed: 4x 333MHz (1.33GHz)
Total Memory: 2GB DDR3
Memory Bus Speed: 2x 400MHz (800MHz)

< Video System >
Monitor/Panel: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor/Panel: Generic PnP Monitor
Adapter: ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series

< Physical Storage Devices >
WDC WD5000AAKS-00A7B0 3.5" 500:465.76GB (C:)
Iomega 5DLAT80 250GB (FireWire:232.89GB (E:)
WD My Book 500GB (FireWire/139:465.76GB (F:)
HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GH22NP20 (ATA:N/A (D:)

< Logical Storage Devices >
Hard Disk (C:): 465.76GB (340.79GB, 73% Free Space) (NTFS) @
WDC WD5000AAKS-00A7B0 3.5" 500GB (SATA300,
7200rpm, NCQ, 16MB Cache)
CD-ROM/DVD (D:): N/A @ HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GH22NP20 (ATAPI66, 48x
CD-R, 48x CD-W, 6x DVD-R, 6x DVD-W, 2MB Cache,
192kB Flash)
3.5" 1.44MB (A:): N/A @ WDC WD5000AAKS-00A7B0 3.5" 500GB
(SATA300, 7200rpm, NCQ, 16MB Cache)
Library (E:): 232.88GB (219.48GB, 94% Free Space) (NTFS) @
Iomega 5DLAT80 250GB (FireWire/1394, NCQ)
My Book (F:): 465.76GB (463.71GB, 100% Free Space) (NTFS) @
WD My Book 500GB (FireWire/1394, NCQ)

< Peripherals >
Serial/Parallel Port(s): 1 COM / 0 LPT
USB Controller/Hub: Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host
Controller - 2934
USB Controller/Hub: Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host
Controller - 2935
USB Controller/Hub: Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host
Controller - 2936
USB Controller/Hub: Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host
Controller - 2937
USB Controller/Hub: Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host
Controller - 2938
USB Controller/Hub: Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host
Controller - 2939
USB Controller/Hub: Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB2 Enhanced Host
Controller - 293A
USB Controller/Hub: Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB2 Enhanced Host
Controller - 293C
USB Controller/Hub: USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub: USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub: USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub: USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub: USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub: USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub: USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub: USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub: USB Composite Device
USB Controller/Hub: Generic USB Hub
USB Controller/Hub: USB Composite Device
USB Controller/Hub: USB Composite Device
USB Controller/Hub: Digidesign Mbox 2 Firmware Updater
FireWire/1394 Controller/Hub: Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394
Host Controller
Keyboard: Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Keyboard: HID Keyboard Device
Keyboard: HID Keyboard Device
Mouse: HID-compliant mouse
Mouse: HID-compliant mouse
Human Interface: HID-compliant consumer control device
Human Interface: HID-compliant device
Human Interface: HID-compliant device
Human Interface: HID-compliant consumer control device
Human Interface: HID-compliant device
Human Interface: HID-compliant device
Human Interface: HID-compliant device
Human Interface: USB Human Interface Device
Human Interface: USB Human Interface Device
Human Interface: USB Human Interface Device
Human Interface: USB Human Interface Device

< Printers and Faxes >
Model: Microsoft XPS Document Writer

< Power Management >
Mains (AC) Line Status: On-Line

< Operating System(s) >
Windows System: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Media Center
6.00.6002 (Service Pack 2)
Platform Compliance: Win32 x86

< Windows Experience Index >
Current System: 5.9

< Network Services >
Adapter: Atheros L1 Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T
Controller

< Performance Tips >
Tip 2546: Large memory modules should be ECC/Parity.
Tip 2: Double-click tip or press Enter while a tip
is selected for more information about the
tip.

<<< Processor Arithmetic >>>
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< Benchmark Results >
Dhrystone ALU: 51360MIPS
Whetstone iSSE3: 41822MFLOPS
Results Interpretation: Higher index values are better.

< Windows Experience Index >
Current Processor(s): 5.9
Results Interpretation: Higher index values are better.

< Performance vs. Speed >
Dhrystone ALU: 17.12MIPS/MHz
Whetstone iSSE3: 13.94MFLOPS/MHz
Results Interpretation: Higher index values are better.

< Performance Test Status >
Run ID: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9650 @
3.00GHz (Quad-Core, 3GHz, 2x 6MB L2, 1.33GHz
FSB)
Platform Compliance: Win32 x86
NUMA Support: No
SMP (Multi-Processor) Benchmar:No
Total Test Threads: 4
Multi-Core Test: Yes
Cores per Processor: 4
SMT (Multi-Threaded) Benchmark:No
Processor Affinity: P0C0T0 P0C1T0 P0C2T0 P0C3T0
System Timer: 14.32MHz
Number of Runs: 64000 / 640

< Processor >
Model: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9650 @
3.00GHz
Speed: 3GHz
Cores per Processor: 4 Unit(s)
Type: Quad-Core
L2 On-board Cache: 2x 6MB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 24-way,
Inclusive, 64 byte line size, 2 threads
sharing

< Features >
SSE Technology: Yes
SSE2 Technology: Yes
SSE3 Technology: Yes
Supplemental SSE3 Technology: Yes
SSE4.1 Technology: Yes
SSE4.2 Technology: No
EMMX - Extended MMX Technology:No
SSE4A Technology: No
HTT - Hyper-Threading Technolo:No

[thirdsouth]

hey TOM thanks for the quick response.. sandra is up there.. god I feel naked now

[TOM@METRO]

thirdsouth, welcome again,

Whats with all the HID devices showing? And exactly what is your RAM configuration?

[thirdsouth]

well, HIDs.. wish I knew what they were... and RAM.. I think they are DDR2 2gb? 2 of them? where should I look for you?

[TOM@METRO]

... And what buffer errors are you getting?

[thirdsouth]

sorry it says up in sandra that they are DDR3 and I have 2 of them in the mohterboard I know that but it says 3 gb in one place, 2gb in another,.... but I have 4 gb its a kit the PC store said

[thirdsouth]

well it'll be increase, or decrease, you know how it goes. Try one then the other, but if I try doing anything like turning on or off plug-ins during playback, I'll get one of the errors, and I'll change it , still happens, then I mix everything down to bare bones 2 audio tracks, and I put 5 plugs on the master and I get a DAE error when trying to record, saying the hard drive isnt fast enough or the firewire bandwidth is too big or something.. but I have a Studio harddrive, and the drive was fast enough to play and record over 20+ midi tracks with 3+ plugs each and 5 master plugs.. i dont get it... because I dont have hyperthreading? is it my motherboard?

[TOM@METRO]

Your Sandra report is suspiciously with out RAM info. Maybe you should try to run this again or check to make sure you have not excluded it by mistake.

[thirdsouth]

well I didn't include the WHOLE report on here, its huge.. and I can't find it in the report searching for "random acces memory" or "ddr3" it doesn't show up.. I did a WHOLE system analysis so it should have been there.. what should I look for in the 'find' box to find that info in the txt file?