PTF bounces

[lanhet]

I'm having very frequent crashes when I do bounces with PTF. The error message tells me to increase buffer size but I'm at max already. It seems to happen only on longer tracks (2-3 minutes are usually OK, more is almost always a problem). My comptuter DOES use a VIA chipset. It's a P-III-800 made up of first class components. Everything else works fine, so it's quite frustrating not to be able to put my work to CD.
Can anyone help?

[Rock_Artist]

Disable Virtual Mem, Defarg HD, disable any hardware not being used during bounce: Modems, NIC, USB Devices and I/F, anything...
Close any anti-virus or other program that use CPU sometimes, check the DMA Enabled & uncheck the CD Autoplay/Insert Notification.
For further help search the entire DUC for H/W Buffer Size.

[sweave]

I found that bounce to disk placed the most demands on the system so it is vital that everything else is switched off.

I even need to close the edit window!Presumeably closing the mix window would also help?

Curiously though, it only works if I set the buffer to zero???

Also, if you are converting ( I have a sblive! so have to convert from 48 to 44.1), then make sure you set up a master track and use dither.

Hope some of this works,

Sweave

[This message has been edited by sweave (edited April 30, 2001).]

[lanhet]

Originally posted by Rock_Artist:
Disable Virtual Mem, Defarg HD, disable any hardware not being used during bounce: Modems, NIC, USB Devices and I/F, anything...
Close any anti-virus or other program that use CPU sometimes, check the DMA Enabled & uncheck the CD Autoplay/Insert Notification.
For further help search the entire DUC for H/W Buffer Size.

Thanks Rock_Artist. I have tried all of those, except virtual memory. I'll keep you posted.

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[lanhet]

Originally posted by sweave:
I found that bounce to disk placed the most demands on the system so it is vital that everything else is switched off.

I even need to close the edit window!Presumeably closing the mix window would also help?

Curiously though, it only works if I set the buffer to zero???

Also, if you are converting ( I have a sblive! so have to convert from 48 to 44.1), then make sure you set up a master track and use dither.

Hope some of this works,

Sweave

[This message has been edited by sweave (edited April 30, 2001).]

Thanks SWEAVE. I have everything off but virtual memory (suggestion by Rock_Artist). I will try closing the windows and setting H/W buffer to 0. Keep you posted


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