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Old 02-12-2020, 11:12 AM
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Default Pro Tools ran out of CPU power on Windows 10

I continue to get an error that says:

PRO TOOLS RAN OUT OF CPU POWER.
TRY DE-ACTIVATING OR REMOVING NATIVE PLUG-INS.

I use a Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 2nd Gen. and a Focusrite Scarlett OctoPre connected with an optical cable.

Now, the computer I was using was a few years old, and after troubleshooting as much as I could I decided to just purchase a new machine. So I just bought a brand new machine that has the following specs:

Intel Core i5 9400 2.9GHz Processor
16GB DDR4
500GB NVMe SSD
Windows 10

All I installed were the Focusrite drivers, Pro Tools and Pro Tools plugins.

I'm STILL getting the same exact error. This happens during playback and recording almost randomly. I tried several Pro Tools projects and some only have 3 plugins, and others have about 20. Not all projects had errors.

This began happening in January after having zero issues for years.

Any assistance/guidance you may provide will be greatly appreciated.
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Old 02-12-2020, 05:04 PM
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Default Re: Pro Tools ran out of CPU power on Windows 10

Often caused by a rogue plugin in the PT Plugins Folder. NOTE: we are not talking about plugins in the sessions , we are talking about all the plugins on your hard drive that are in the file Program FIles>Common Files>Avid/Audio>Plugins. There are several threads covering this sort of thing already.

Basically create another folder called Unused Plugins in the same place (it may already be there) and move ALL non Avid Plugins to the Unused folder, launch PT and see if the problem is gone.

If so move the non avid plugs back ~ 10 at a time(your choice) until your problem returns and that last group will be where at least one of the problem plugins is. Remove those and reinstall one at time until the problem recurs. Leave that one out for now and continue adding a handful at a time until you have all the problem causers in the unused and the rest in the used folders.

Next uninstall and reinstall any plugins that ended up in the unused file one at a time again booting and testing PT between each.

TBH you would have been better off with a faster processor though.
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Old 02-13-2020, 05:53 PM
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Default Re: Pro Tools ran out of CPU power on Windows 10

Thanks for posting, 64GTOBOY. I tried it but nothing changed. I did exactly what you suggested and even before starting to add any of the plug-ins I removed, it continues giving me the same error. I'm checking latency problems at the moment, but it's really freaking me out that it could just be Windows 10 v.1909.
I don't know what it is, but this machine has nothing but Pro Tools and the hardware driver, and it is still doing this.

Again, my old machine worked like a charm for years until it began doing this, and it was probably a Windows update. I'm wondering whether other folks have seen odd performance from Windows updates this year...
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Old 02-14-2020, 07:02 AM
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There was an issue with latency and pops and clicks with a W10 update, but that was fixed by Microsoft in a release after July of last year. Other than that, which was quickly taken care of, I have had no real issues with Windows 10 and Pro Tools. I normally don't stress it very much, but I had an engineer from a large studio here in town over early last year and showed him a movie I was doing the mix for and he couldn't believe I was running the session at 64 buffer. As always, YMMV.

Also, have a look here, maybe there's some optimization that can help.
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Old 02-17-2020, 05:37 PM
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Thanks Weed. Nothing. I've totally optimized this machine with the latest updates and Intel drivers to make sure everything is on the up and up, did everything to make sure that the power settings and performance stuff was set correctly for audio, yada yada, but I continue getting the same dumb error.

I'm at my wit's end really. I continue running LatencyMon to check for issues, and I'm getting clean readings there, so it isn't that. I'm also working on a ticket with the guys from Focusrite to see if they know of anything going on with the drivers/Windows updates for the 18i20 Scarlett, but none of their suggestions made a difference.

This issue is a real freakshow, and I have nowhere to turn. It's gotta be something squirrely with Pro Tools, but I can't pinpoint it. Someone here has the answer. I know it in my heart. I just don't know who it is
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Old 02-18-2020, 04:32 AM
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... I'm wondering whether other folks have seen odd performance from Windows updates this year...
Latest Win 10 updates working well here.

CAREFULLY do all AVID optimizations. Uninstall all Win 10 bloatware. Kill all un-necessary startup items (I like to do this within CCleaner app). Run CCleaner (regedit and cleaner). Run your spyware. Open task manager and watch for what is gobbling up the CPU. Go through Win 10 Settings and turn off all background type actions.
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Old 02-20-2020, 07:59 AM
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You know EGS, interestingly I do not get any CPU spikes when I get the Pro Tools error at all. This new machine, being that I bought it specifically because of the Pro Tools issue, has NOTHING installed besides Pro Tools, avid plug-ins and interface drivers. I have done all of the optimization I can find, including all your suggestions.

I'm STILL getting the bleeding error when playing a file or recording. When I look at my LatencyMon readings, I don't even get anything spiking.

The real conundrum here, is that I had NO ISSUES AT ALL with Pro Tools on my old machine until this year, and the same error pops up on the new machine.

If you care to see it, here's the LatencyMon report, and this is the error I get.

I'm to the point of going to Reaper.
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Old 02-20-2020, 01:58 PM
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I doubt that this is the 1909 update. I haven't had any issues with that update at all.
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Old 02-22-2020, 04:39 AM
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Default Re: Pro Tools ran out of CPU power on Windows 10

Thanks Tom. It's certainly important to know that other people have not had any issues with the Windows updates while running Pro Tools.
However for me, that makes it even more confusing because if it isn't the Windows optimizations, version or updates, and if it isn't the desktop hardware (including cables and such) and if it's not the latency (per LatencyMon) then I don't know where to turn. It's totally freaking me out.

So let me ask you: If you were me... would you upgrade to a newer version of Pro Tools? Would you get a bigger processor? Would you get more RAM? We all know that bigger processors and more memory are always more desirable, but do you really think that my issue will be solved by upgrading my hardware?

Any direction you can point me to will be highly appreciated.
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Old 06-04-2020, 07:09 PM
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I really want to thank all the guys who were kind enough to reply to my PMs:

albee1952
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I agree with Darryl that the issue is with the version of PT: 12.5.0.

Sample rate is: 44.1kHz
Buffer size is:512

By the way, I purchased an Avid Support Code to have them check on this, but it's been two weeks and NOBODY has helped. I've updated the ticket a number of times, I've called and they're just not calling me back or updating the ticket at all. That makes me feel like Avid just couldn't care less.

Here's a Sandra report on my rig.

ID
Host Name : DESKTOP-9KJ1EFD
Workgroup : WORKGROUP

Computer
Model : MicroElectronics B677 PowerSpec
Serial Number : B67710*******
Chassis : Desktop
Mainboard : ASRock H310CM-HDV/M.2
Serial Number : M80-C70********
BIOS : AMI (OEM) P4.20U 08/30/2019
TPM - Trusted Platform Module : INTC Intel 2.0 (PCR 24)
Intel vPro : 11.8.50.3474
Total Memory : 15.69GB DIMM DDR4

Processors
Processor : Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9400 CPU @ 2.90GHz (6C 4GHz, 3.7GHz IMC, 6x 256kB L2, 9MB L3)
Socket/Slot : FC LGA1151

Chipset
Memory Controller : ASRock Core8S (CofeeLake-S) Host Bridge/DRAM Registers 100MHz, 2x 8GB DIMM DDR4 2.67GHz 128-bit, Integrated Graphics

Memory Module(s)
Memory Module : (Bad)/Hynix (Hyundai) GKE800UD102408-2666 8GB DDR4 1Rx8 PC4-21300U DDR4-2666 (19-19-19-44 4-63-21-7)
Memory Module : (Bad)/Hynix (Hyundai) GKE800UD102408-2666 8GB DDR4 1Rx8 PC4-21300U DDR4-2666 (19-19-19-44 4-63-21-7)

Video System
Monitor/Panel : LG ULTRAWIDE
(2560x1080, 28.8")
Video Adapter : Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 (24CU 192SP SM6.5 1GHz, 768kB L2, 128MB DDR4 5.33GHz 128-bit, Integrated Graphics)

Graphics Processor
OpenCL : Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 (184SP 23C 1GHz, 512kB L2, 6.3GB DDR4 5.33GHz 128-bit, Integrated Graphics)
D3D 11 : Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 (192SP 24C 1GHz, 768kB L2, 128MB DDR4 5.33GHz 128-bit, Integrated Graphics)
OpenGL : Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 (192SP 24C 1GHz, 768kB L2, 128MB DDR4 5.33GHz 128-bit, Integrated Graphics)

Storage Devices
Disk : INTEL SSDPEKNW512G8 (512.1GB, PCIe2/3x4/NVMe, SSD, SED)
Disk : Seagate ST3500413AS (500.1GB, SATA600, 3.5", 7200rpm, 16MB Cache)

Logical Storage Devices
Windows (C:) : 476GB (NTFS, 4kB) @ INTEL SSDPEKNW512G8 (512.1GB, PCIe2/3x4/NVMe, SSD, SED)
Hard Disk : 533MB (NTFS, 4kB) @ INTEL SSDPEKNW512G8 (512.1GB, PCIe2/3x4/NVMe, SSD, SED)
Windows RE tools : 400MB (NTFS, 4kB) @ INTEL SSDPEKNW512G8 (512.1GB, PCIe2/3x4/NVMe, SSD, SED)
Hard Disk (D:) : 466GB (NTFS, 4kB) @ Seagate ST3500413AS (500.1GB, SATA600, 3.5", 7200rpm, 16MB Cache)
SYSTEM : 252MB (FAT32, 2kB) @ INTEL SSDPEKNW512G8 (512.1GB, PCIe2/3x4/NVMe, SSD, SED)

Peripherals
LPC Hub Controller #1 : ASRock Intel(R) 300 Series Chipset Family LPC Controller (H310) - A2CA
Audio Device : ASRock ICH200 (Union Point) HD Audio
Disk Controller : ASRock ICH200 (Union Point) SATA controller [AHCI mode]
Disk Controller : ASRock ICH200 (Union Point) PMC
Disk Controller : Intel SSDPEKNW020T8 [660p, 2TB]
USB Controller #1 : ASRock ICH200 (Union Point) USB 3.0 xHCI Controller
USB Controller #2 : Fresco Logic FL1100 USB 3.0 Host Controller
SMBus/i2c Controller #1 : Intel ICH SMBus

Network Services
Network Adapter : Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network) (Ethernet)
Wireless Adapter : Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168 (802.11ac (VHT), AES-CCMP, 65Mbps)

Operating System
Windows System : Microsoft Windows 10 Professional 10.0.19041
Platform Compliance : x64
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