massive dropouts in 5.13 new problem

[jeremyscott49]

I'm having dropout issues on my computer now. Sometimes stuttering (like cpu overload), and on big files busses will drop in or out completely. Like the guitar will disappear.
Annoying thing is is that while these are big files, I was running them all fine a few weeks ago, but now they're acting up.
Disabling voices clears it up (but I can't mix like that). But I used to be able to run the same files...

I thought it might be a hardware issue, but maybe hard drive (20% open though...)


dp5.13, 10.4.11, 24io (w/black lion mod), 2.0 dual g5 w/ 5ghz, 4 UAD cards. All audio on a separate drive than programs (internal).

[kassonica]

What are you running your buffer at.

Maybe up it if you can.

I'd try that for starters.

[jeremyscott49]

buffer at 1024 (multiplier at 2).
Files 24 bit 88.2.
I've done probably over a hundred comparable mixes in the same setup, totally a recent problem. Like I open up files from 6 months ago and the big ones have trouble even though I have more ram.
maybe i need to play with the mysterious quanta/work percent/prime seconds.
But nothing has changed. arghh.

[kassonica]

Why Multiplier at 2?

How full is your hard drive?

ALso do you have other apps running at the same time?

It sounds like your taxing your system quite a lot.