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Back to Start position button keeps crashing

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I have been having problems with the back to start locator buttons. I have tried all the re-installs with the os and dp updates. Including reloading all plugins and drivers for my gear. I figured this might clean it up but again today it has happened a # of times. In the past i have just avoided the button like the plague....It is frustrating and a severe waste of time without this function....any one with similar problems? I have an imac2.16 with 2 gb of rams .all my audio files are on a lacie fire wire drive-d2 and Im using an older motu 828 which is making a alot of digital squeeks ....please help...
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I had that problem for about 2 weeks. I'd hit rewind, and it would just disappear. Quit without warning. I do not remember what happened after that, but after two weeks it went away. I wish I could retrace every step I made, because somewhere in those steps was the cure for this problem, apparently. I've been running DP almost round the clock (it's up right now) and working feverishly on a number of projects. NO problems. No crashes. No quits. No freezes. I've now run for at least 2 months without any of the above.

I don't get it, but something made DP run beautifully on my Mac Pro 2.66 GHz quad. Maybe it was Leopard. That's all I can guess at this point. So, I hear you and feel your pain, but... there's a cure. I wish I could tell you what it is.

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Thanks for the kind words Shooshie...you always do such fine work for the nation..Ill try all the work arounds and hopefully something will break free..
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Post by monkey man »

Have you tried turning off event chasing, Turbobob?

If it solves the problem, your only consideration would be that you'd have to locate further back in a project than you'd like sometimes in order to capture controller data or MIDI note ons in order for things to sound exactly as they should. :?

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I will try that MM..thanks for checking out my question
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No worries TB. :D

Hurry back...

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Deep frustration....mmmmmmmmm well now it seems my project files are saving at a large data rate...300-400mb...Not sure why but it is killing all my memory because it says out of memory anf now it will not load the last project file I have spent the last few days fine tuning...wondering what to do
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Post by Eleventh Hour Sound »

I sometimes get a crash when hitting 1 (return to 0) while my seq is playing, so if I want to be sure to avoid a crash I hit zero first (stop) and then 1...
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Thanks RA...Im trying some trashing of the preferences right now as well...
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Post by Eleventh Hour Sound »

Let me know what happens. I like to work fast; hitting 1 while it's playing or hitting the period and the entering my counter location while it's playing, but I've had to slow down recently and hit stop first. (Oh such hardship! : )
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