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Increase Buffer Size Error Message
I have been trying to use Pro Tools on my PC laptop. I have been getting the error: Increase Buffer size" (or buffer capacity?). Recording or playback is quickly haulted and I am unable to get any kind of work done on the program because of that. When I've tryed to correct the matter by increasing the buffer size, I am once again haulted and told that I need to Reduce DH buffer size (i think that was the phrase but I'm going from memory here - but I know it had the words buffer size and reduce/increase).
I have previously had this sort of problem on a Mac Ibook. At that time, it was corrected by putting more ram into the system. I put alot of RAM in this current laptop - just over to Gigs- the problem still continues to occur. So, I don't know what the problem could be. This is preventing me from getting the recording done that I need to complete so, can anyone please help me resolve this problem? Thanks! MBox Dell Inspiron 1501 Notebook Computer Windows XP Pro Tools LE 2 Gigabytes RAM 1 Gig Harddrive Space 2.0 Duo Processor
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Re: Increase Buffer Size Error Message
We need more information than what you are giving us in order to help you. Could you please post a SiSoft Sandra report as instructed at the end of the General Troubleshooting thread? (also, some of the suggestions in that thread might actually solve your problem, so it is worth a read).
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Re: Increase Buffer Size Error Message
Anyone else wanna take a stab at this question?
I'd appreciate it if someone would help me trouble shoot. I gave much of the system info (pro tools 6.9, Windows XP, 2 gigs ram, 1 gig harddrive, Inspiron 1501 laptop computer, Mbox hardware, etc) so If someone would be kind enough to help me trouble shoot, I'd greatly appreciate it. If there's one or 2 bits of info that your missing here that would help you figure out how to trouble shoot better, please let me know specifically what the info you're missing. I have a feeling this can be easily resolved. Thanks!
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Re: Increase Buffer Size Error Message
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Re: Increase Buffer Size Error Message
OK, yeah. Since you seem to have glossed over both suggestions already given, I'm going to help you out with a direct link and specific instructions for what we need, OK?
That is the information that we need. (and that I already asked you for). It will most likely turn out that Digidesign is correct, and your system is not compatible, but we cannot tell you for certain until you post that information. OK?
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Re: Increase Buffer Size Error Message
Thankyou for that. Now the instruction makes sense. I got the program and ran it. I hope the program will work. I went to the trouble of sending back my VISTA computer in exchange for XP because as far as I knew, XP is thought to work with protools as Vista is still not capable. Here are the results of the SiSoftware Sandra report:
System User : Marc Alter Workgroup : WORKGROUP Processor Model : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TK-55 Speed : 1.80GHz Model Number : 3200 (estimated) Cores per Processor : 2 Unit(s) Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s) Type : Low Power, Dual-Core Internal Data Cache : 64kB, Synchronous, Write-Back, 2-way set, 64 byte line size L2 On-board Cache : 256kB, ECC, Synchronous, Write-Back, 16-way set, 64 byte line size System System : Dell Inc. Inspiron 1501 Platform Compliance : AMD LIVE! Mainboard : Dell Inc. 0UW744 Bus(es) : ISA PCI PCIe IMB USB i2c/SMBus Multi-Processor (MP) Support : 1 Processor(s) Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (APIC) : Yes System BIOS : AT/AT COMPATIBLE Total Memory : 1.9GB DDR2-SDRAM Chipset 1 Model : Dell Computer Corp RS480 Host Bridge Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 800MHz (1600MHz data rate) Memory Bus Speed : 2x 14MHz (28MHz data rate) Chipset 2 Model : Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Athlon 64 / Opteron HyperTransport Technology Configuration Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 800MHz (1600MHz data rate) Total Memory : 2GB DDR2-SDRAM Memory Bus Speed : 2x 257MHz (514MHz data rate) Video System Monitor/Panel : Default Monitor Monitor/Panel : Default Monitor Monitor/Panel : Default Monitor Adapter : ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 Physical Storage Devices TOSHIBA MK8037GSX (ATA) : 75GB (C:) TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-L632H (ATAPI) : 425MB (D:) Logical Storage Devices Hard Disk (C:) : 71GB (60GB, 84% Free Space) (NTFS) @ TOSHIBA MK8037GSX (ATA) Audio CD (D:) : 0 byte(s) (CDFS) @ TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-L632H (ATAPI) Peripherals Serial/Parallel Port(s) : 1 COM / 0 LPT USB Controller/Hub : Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller USB Controller/Hub : Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller USB Controller/Hub : Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller USB Controller/Hub : Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller USB Controller/Hub : Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller USB Controller/Hub : Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller 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 Keyboard : Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard Mouse : Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad Communication Device(s) Device : Conexant HDA D110 MDC V.92 Modem Printers and Faxes Model : Fax Power Management Mains (AC) Line Status : Off-Line Battery No 1 : 12% Operating System(s) Windows System : Microsoft Windows XP (2002) Professional 5.01.2600 (Service Pack 2) Platform Compliance : Win32 x86 Network Services Adapter : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller Adapter : Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-Card
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Re: Increase Buffer Size Error Message
Thankyou for that. Now the instruction makes sense. I got the program and ran it. I hope the program will work. I went to the trouble of sending back my VISTA computer in exchange for XP because as far as I knew, XP is thought to work with protools as Vista is still not capable. Here are the results of the SiSoftware Sandra report:
System User : Marc Alter Workgroup : WORKGROUP Processor Model : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TK-55 Speed : 1.80GHz Model Number : 3200 (estimated) Cores per Processor : 2 Unit(s) Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s) Type : Low Power, Dual-Core Internal Data Cache : 64kB, Synchronous, Write-Back, 2-way set, 64 byte line size L2 On-board Cache : 256kB, ECC, Synchronous, Write-Back, 16-way set, 64 byte line size System System : Dell Inc. Inspiron 1501 Platform Compliance : AMD LIVE! Mainboard : Dell Inc. 0UW744 Bus(es) : ISA PCI PCIe IMB USB i2c/SMBus Multi-Processor (MP) Support : 1 Processor(s) Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (APIC) : Yes System BIOS : AT/AT COMPATIBLE Total Memory : 1.9GB DDR2-SDRAM Chipset 1 Model : Dell Computer Corp RS480 Host Bridge Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 800MHz (1600MHz data rate) Memory Bus Speed : 2x 14MHz (28MHz data rate) Chipset 2 Model : Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Athlon 64 / Opteron HyperTransport Technology Configuration Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 800MHz (1600MHz data rate) Total Memory : 2GB DDR2-SDRAM Memory Bus Speed : 2x 257MHz (514MHz data rate) Video System Monitor/Panel : Default Monitor Monitor/Panel : Default Monitor Monitor/Panel : Default Monitor Adapter : ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 Physical Storage Devices TOSHIBA MK8037GSX (ATA) : 75GB (C:) TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-L632H (ATAPI) : 425MB (D:) Logical Storage Devices Hard Disk (C:) : 71GB (60GB, 84% Free Space) (NTFS) @ TOSHIBA MK8037GSX (ATA) Audio CD (D:) : 0 byte(s) (CDFS) @ TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-L632H (ATAPI) Peripherals Serial/Parallel Port(s) : 1 COM / 0 LPT USB Controller/Hub : Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller USB Controller/Hub : Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller USB Controller/Hub : Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller USB Controller/Hub : Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller USB Controller/Hub : Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller USB Controller/Hub : Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller 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 Keyboard : Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard Mouse : Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad Communication Device(s) Device : Conexant HDA D110 MDC V.92 Modem Printers and Faxes Model : Fax Power Management Mains (AC) Line Status : Off-Line Battery No 1 : 12% Operating System(s) Windows System : Microsoft Windows XP (2002) Professional 5.01.2600 (Service Pack 2) Platform Compliance : Win32 x86 Network Services Adapter : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller Adapter : Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-Card
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Re: Increase Buffer Size Error Message
Just to clarify a bit more, the exact Error message I get is this:
" Audio Processing is conflicting with other CPU tasks. If this occurs often, reducing the "HW Buffer Size" in the Play Back Engine may prevent the problem " When I reduce said "HW Buffer size" the same problem occurs Now, its weird being that I was using pro tools with no problem for a good half hour or so before I started getting cut short and seeing that error message. thankyou
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Re: Increase Buffer Size Error Message
Do you only have 1 Hard drive? You should have 2 seperate PHYSICAL hard drives, not just partitioned, 1 for system and 1 for audio. This coud be the problem.
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