Increasing Decreasing Buffer Size !!!!

[GuitarMessiah]

Hi there, I am getting the infamous increase/decrease the buffer size while running Protools 8 on Win 7 home edition when running the Superior Drummer plugin, now I don't have a firewire hard drive, the file is just sitting on my desktop the one I am trying to edit, now just getting the firewire hard drive won't solve the problem would it ???? I have disabled all that I have to disable. network card, internal sound card everything, any help would be greatly appreciated as this is extremely frustrating. Cheers.

SiSoftware Sandra

Computer
Model : HP-Pavilion NY556AA-ABL e9260f
Workgroup : WORKGROUP
Host Name : user-PC
User : user

Processor
Model : Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 750 @ 2.67GHz
Speed : 2.8GHz
Cores per Processor : 4 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s)
Type : Quad-Core
Integrated Data Cache : 2x 32kB, Synchronous, Write-Thru, 8-way, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing
L2 On-board Cache : 2x 256kB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 8-way, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing
L3 On-board Cache : 8MB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 16-way, Exclusive, 64 byte line size, 4 threads sharing

Computer
Mainboard : MSI Indio
BIOS : AMI 5.06 09/17/2009
Bus(es) : ISA X-Bus PCI PCIe IMB USB FireWire/1394 i2c/SMBus
Multi-Processor (MP) Support : No
Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (APIC) : Yes
Total Memory : 8GB DIMM DDR3

Chipset
Model : HP Clarksfield/Lynnfield DMI
Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 2.4GHz (4.79GHz)

Chipset
Model : Intel Core Desktop (Lynnfield) UnCore
Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 2.4GHz (4.79GHz)
Total Memory : 8GB DIMM DDR3
Memory Bus Speed : 2x 665MHz (1.33GHz)

Memory Module(s)
Memory Module : Samsung M378B5673EH1-CH9 2GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-10700U DDR3-1334 (9-9-9-25 4-34-10-5)
Memory Module : Samsung M378B5673EH1-CH9 2GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-10700U DDR3-1334 (9-9-9-25 4-34-10-5)
Memory Module : Samsung M378B5673EH1-CH9 2GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-10700U DDR3-1334 (9-9-9-25 4-34-10-5)
Memory Module : Samsung M378B5673EH1-CH9 2GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-10700U DDR3-1334 (9-9-9-25 4-34-10-5)

Video System
Video Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce GT 230 (96 SM4.0 1.15GHz, 1.5GB DDR2 2x500MHz, PCIe 2.00 x16)

Graphics Processor
Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce GT 230 (96SP 12C 1.25GHz, 1.5GB 2x500MHz)
Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce GT 230 (96SP 12C 1.25GHz, 1.5GB 2x500MHz)
Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce GT 230 (96SP 1.15GHz, 1.5GB 2x500MHz)

Storage Devices
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 (1TB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, NCQ, 15MB Cache) : 932GB (C:) (D:)
Generic-SD/MMC (USB) : N/A (F:)
Generic-Compact Flash (USB) : N/A (G:)
Generic-SM/xD-Picture (USB) : N/A (H:)
Generic-MS/MS-Pro (USB) : N/A (I:)
hp DDVDW TS-H653R (SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) : N/A (E:)
CXYHMHG C9IB01UN81M3 (SCSI, BD-R, HD-DVD-R, DVD+-R-DL, CD-R) : N/A (M:)

Logical Storage Devices
SYSTEM : 100MB (NTFS)
HP (C:) : 919GB (NTFS) @ Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 (1TB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, NCQ, 15MB Cache)
FACTORY_IMAGE (D:) : 13GB (NTFS) @ Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 (1TB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, NCQ, 15MB Cache)
Removable Drive (F:) : N/A @ Generic-SD/MMC (USB)
Removable Drive (G:) : N/A @ Generic-Compact Flash (USB)
Removable Drive (H:) : N/A @ Generic-SM/xD-Picture (USB)
Removable Drive (I:) : N/A @ Generic-MS/MS-Pro (USB)
Optical Drive (E:) : N/A @ hp DDVDW TS-H653R (SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache)
Optical Drive (M:) : N/A @ CXYHMHG C9IB01UN81M3 (SCSI, BD-R, HD-DVD-R, DVD+-R-DL, CD-R)

Peripherals
LPC Hub Controller 1 : HP P55 LPC Interface Controller
LPC Legacy Controller 1 : Fintek F71858DG
Audio Device : HP P55/PM55/3400 High Definition Audio
Audio Codec : Realtek Semiconductor 888 High Definition Audio
Disk Controller : HP ICH8R (ICH8) SATA RAID Controller
USB Controller 1 : HP P55/PM55/3400 USB2 Enhanced Host Controller
USB Controller 2 : HP P55/PM55/3400 USB2 Enhanced Host Controller
FireWire/1394 Controller 1 : HP VT6315 Series Firewire Controller
SMBus/i2c Controller 1 : Intel 801xx/63xx SMBus

Printers and Faxes
Printer : Microsoft XPS Document Writer (600x600, Colour)
Printer : HP Deskjet F4400 series (1200x1200, USB, Colour)
Fax : Microsoft Shared Fax Driver (200x200)
Printer : Adobe PDF Converter (4000x4000, Colour)

Peripherals
Media Player : ()
Media Player : ()
Media Player : ()
Media Player : ()

Network Services
Network Adapter : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
Wireless Adapter 1 : Atheros 802.11 a/b/g/n Dualband Wireless Network Module (802.11n (HT), 130Mbps)

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

Operating System
Windows System : Microsoft Windows 7 Home 6.01.7600
Platform Compliance : x64

Windows Experience Index
Current System : 5.9

[TOM@METRO]

Not having a qualified separate audio drive is certainly not helping you.

And be sure to disable the wireless while running Pro Tools.

[spkguitar]

Originally Posted by GuitarMessiah

now I don't have a firewire hard drive, the file is just sitting on my desktop the one I am trying to edit, now just getting the firewire hard drive won't solve the problem would it ????

Yes, it could!

Originally Posted by GuitarMessiah

I have disabled all that I have to disable. network card, internal sound card everything,

That's not the case in the report that you posted.

Please run the report on the computer exactly as it is when you are running pro tools. If devices are disabled, please leave them disabled to run the report.

You also appear to be using "virtual drives". make sure you are disabling those as well while using Pro Tools. They are not supported.

[KroNEe]

You for sure need a second drive for audio. I have had better luck with internal drives. I have been using WD 1GB Black drives for the last year. But I just had one fail one me, had it backed up and WD replaced the drive RMA but it was only 3 mo old. I had problems with WD back in the day and switched to Maxtor and they went to crap, never buy another one from them. This was 10 years ago but I have not heard anything good about them since, Had good results with seagates but some others have not. So take your pick, seems like most people are using the WD Blacks right now. I had a WD Firewire drive that quit on me, took it apart and found a Green drive inside, they are not as good spec wise and most people say to stay away from them. I now use it internal and have had no issues, but the blacks are much faster and seem to be what most guys are using.

That said S.D. is a hog. I love it but I have alot of problems when I push it. And sometimes it crashes with one track? It works great in Reaper but it likes to puke in PT 8.0.3, I am not even going to 8.0.4 after reading all the problems on here, I will wait... But not sure how you use the app, I have been using real drum tracks and using the Drumtracker app and blending the kick, snare, and toms. Also have the Metal Foundry add on pack, killer if you do rock and metal stuff. But like I said for me it is kind of flakey in Pro Tools. 64 bit protools so you would have some ram left over would help, but that will be a while out........ but get another hard drive man!