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DP5 + songs window stalls the Program.
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 5:46 pm
by Turbobob
I am trying to use DP 5 with the sonds window and when I try and build the song from chunks it stalls when I try to load them to the song. My CPU keeps spiking when all this is going on . i finally have to press quit and restart the session? Any ideas on confiuring it would be great It is the first time I have tried to use this feature and fell Im am doing something in the wrong ored or something... any help would be cool
Thanks
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 5:34 am
by Dave Bourke
The Song window as presently constituted is essentially a holdover from the days when the "Digital" in "Digital Performer" was still a gleam in the developers' eyes.
It works fine in MIDI-only mode. But it has major problems once you add audio and audio routing. In Song mode, every audio track, every aux track, every send, every plug-in, and every MIDI track in every Chunk in the Song has to be active and running for seamless transitions between Chunks.
Depending on the machine you're using and the level of complexity of the piece you're working on, this can rapidly bring DP to its knees.
The Songs window (and its underlying technology) needs a rewrite to cater for modern audio/MIDI sequencing.
These days, I use Markers in a single sequence in place of the Song window. Rearranging stuff is not as quick. But it works. Which is the main thing.
Kind regards.
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:06 am
by Turbobob
Well to the piont and what I was thinking Dave. Thank you for the rply and I will try another work around. I thought If DP could do this with Aud/Mid ten DP would surely rulr the DAW world, Well as computers progress it will probably get a rewrite like you said and be just as amazing as ever....
Thanks again