9.02 playback performance [solved]
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9.02 playback performance [solved]
This is big news, IMO. A member said that MOTU acknowledged he should not use 9.1 as there are playback performance problems. I also have seen these and thought it was my system. I could not bounce any files w/o pops & clicks. I finally did so by opening the file in 9.02, but if 9.1 is so impaired that playback is a problem NO ONE should be using it, IMO. Somebody please talk me down...
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Here the post:
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From this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=62163
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Re: MOTU suggests rolling back to 9.02/bad playback performa
Oh well, I guess I'll put off installing DP9.1 at the studio for a few more months 

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Re: MOTU suggests rolling back to 9.02/bad playback performa
I've posted this before, but I'll post it here again. MOTU has CONFIRMED a bug when placing plug-ins post fader that causes audio dropouts/playback performance issues. If you run into these problems check your mixing board and see if you've placed any plug-ins post fader before you freak out and try any other stuff. I was told that this issue will be fixed in the next release. So far I've had no problems with projects that have all plug-ins pre fader. For those that don't I open them in 9.02.
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Re: MOTU suggests rolling back to 9.02/bad playback performa
I also have a same problem with bad playback performance and downgraded to 9.02. I don't use any plugins at post-faders. I also have a VEP 5 playback latency problem at 9.1 (higher buffer).
I guess I need to wait for the DP 9.11 update.
I guess I need to wait for the DP 9.11 update.
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Re: MOTU suggests rolling back to 9.02/bad playback performa
So my inserts were all pre-fader (the old default). I have another project starting up in a few days and will report back if it continues to be a problem. Thanks for the responses.Phil O wrote:I've posted this before, but I'll post it here again. MOTU has CONFIRMED a bug when placing plug-ins post fader that causes audio dropouts/playback performance issues....
Phil
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Re: MOTU suggests rolling back to 9.02/bad playback performa
In the screen shot you provided look closely at the lower left hand corner of the inserts. See that little dot? Click-drag it up and you'll see the divider move up through the inserts. Not very obvious, I know. I think it took me a while to find it the first time, too.
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Re: MOTU suggests rolling back to 9.02/bad playback performa
I'm not experiencing these issues with 9.1. This happens with every piece of software released with major changes to the program, a slew of people have systems or uses for the program that slipped through the cracks. They encounter bugs quickly and call the release a travesty etc. not you in particular, just noting forums are erupting with this sort of rhetoric.MIDI Life Crisis wrote:This is big news, IMO. A member said that MOTU acknowledged he should not use 9.1 as there are playback performance problems. I also have seen these and thought it was my system. I could not bounce any files w/o pops & clicks. I finally did so by opening the file in 9.02, but if 9.1 is so impaired that playback is a problem NO ONE should be using it, IMO. Somebody please talk me down...
Here the post:
viewtopic.php?p=529991#p529991
From this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=62163
Sorry to hear you guys have issues, but the fact remains, saying no one should be using it is going a bit too far. Recommending that people take heed using it in a commercial environment is a great idea, but let's be honest here, if you jump in on a major upgrade that could introduce bugs and hinder your bottom line, you're already throwing caution to the wind.
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Re: MOTU suggests rolling back to 9.02/bad playback performa
Phil O wrote:In the screen shot you provided look closely at the lower left hand corner of the inserts. See that little dot? Click-drag it up and you'll see the divider move up through the inserts. Not very obvious, I know. I think it took me a while to find it the first time, too.
Phil

I tried that but it didn't work. Now that I zoomed in a bit I could. Thanks, PhilO!
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I think I initially tried to drag from the right side. Now that it's been dragged, I can drag from either side.bayswater wrote:
Could they make it any harder to find???

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Probably not, but once you find it you never forget where it is.MIDI Life Crisis wrote:Could they make it any harder to find???
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Just like life...bayswater wrote:Probably not, but once you find it you never forget where it is.MIDI Life Crisis wrote:Could they make it any harder to find???

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Re: MOTU suggests rolling back to 9.02/bad playback performa
I went back to 9.02, and everything is working again.
They absolutely have to bring back the global preference to skip pre-gen and use run-in-real-time for everything.
That was the heart of all of the problems I seemed to have had.
They absolutely have to bring back the global preference to skip pre-gen and use run-in-real-time for everything.
That was the heart of all of the problems I seemed to have had.
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Re: 9.02 playback performance [solved]
After deleting ALL version of the PSP Xenon plug from ALL sequences and replacing them with the AU version, as well as finding and moving the pre/post fader indicator, my performance meter is barely visible with audio playback. MIDI playback is between 5-10% at most. I still see a spike at sequence start and stop, but it appear that VST is the enemy, at least as far as my issues go.
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Oh, so you caught that, huh?MIDI Life Crisis wrote:![]()
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