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Subject:Slow response when choose FX Posted by: peet Date:1/8/2002 1:05:21 AM I have AMD Athlon 1.1GHz running WIN98, 256MB RAM, using SB Audigy sound card and 10GB HD for storing sound files only. I'm working on ACID 3.0 and imported 8 wav files(CD quality) at 4 minutes length each then I add couple more Acid loops in the project. The playback is intermittent! It plays and stops for a while and plays and stops. I also have slow response when, for example, change EQ fx in one track. I have to wait around 3-4 seconds to hear the change which doesn't make sense. This also happens when I tried reduce the no of tracks or wavs used in the project. Why this is happening? What can I do to fix it?
Subject:RE: Slow response when choose FX Reply by: Iacobus Date:1/8/2002 1:22:53 PM You're using so many disk-based tracks, hence why you have the problems that you have. SF recommends using no more than 4 or 5 disk-based tracks. You can probably get away with more, depending on your system configuration. Here are a couple of suggestions: -Bounce down your tracks to just one or two. To do this, solo the respective tracks you'd like to bounce down into one track and use CTRL+M on your keyboard. -Change the track type from "Beatmapped" (disk-based) to "Loop". To do this, double-click the track's track icon in the track list and select the track type under the "General" tab. This will use a lot of RAM so be careful. Once you change the track type, take note of the tempo. It will change accordingly. Adjust your project and your project's tempo as necessary. HTH, Iacobus
Subject:RE: Slow response when choose FX Reply by: peet Date:1/9/2002 3:49:34 AM Thanks a lot mD. I havn't tried combind the tracks yet but I did change them to loop. The results is even worse. Do you think the buffer tweek would help? Do you also think the slow response of the changed FX concern the same issue? In my case, this has happened since the beginning not even with many tracks added. I will try reduce them though. Thank you again.

Subject:Slow response when choose FX

Posted by: peet

Date:1/8/2002 1:05:21 AM

I have AMD Athlon 1.1GHz running WIN98, 256MB RAM, using SB Audigy sound card and 10GB HD for storing sound files only.

I'm working on ACID 3.0 and imported 8 wav files(CD quality) at 4 minutes length each then I add couple more Acid loops in the project. The playback is intermittent! It plays and stops for a while and plays and stops.

I also have slow response when, for example, change EQ fx in one track. I have to wait around 3-4 seconds to hear the change which doesn't make sense. This also happens when I tried reduce the no of tracks or wavs used in the project.

Why this is happening? What can I do to fix it?

Subject:RE: Slow response when choose FX

Reply by: Iacobus

Date:1/8/2002 1:22:53 PM

You're using so many disk-based tracks, hence why you have the problems that you have. SF recommends using no more than 4 or 5 disk-based tracks. You can probably get away with more, depending on your system configuration.

Here are a couple of suggestions:

-Bounce down your tracks to just one or two. To do this, solo the respective tracks you'd like to bounce down into one track and use CTRL+M on your keyboard.

-Change the track type from "Beatmapped" (disk-based) to "Loop". To do this, double-click the track's track icon in the track list and select the track type under the "General" tab.

This will use a lot of RAM so be careful. Once you change the track type, take note of the tempo. It will change accordingly. Adjust your project and your project's tempo as necessary.

HTH,
Iacobus

Subject:RE: Slow response when choose FX

Reply by: peet

Date:1/9/2002 3:49:34 AM

Thanks a lot mD. I havn't tried combind the tracks yet but I did change them to loop. The results is even worse. Do you think the buffer tweek would help?

Do you also think the slow response of the changed FX concern the same issue? In my case, this has happened since the beginning not even with many tracks added.

I will try reduce them though. Thank you again.