Old 01-03-2013, 03:24 AM   #1
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i'm having problems getting Reaper to run smoothly on larger orchestral projects...
  • stopping/starting causes glitching
  • glitching consistently occurs in areas with automation
  • maximizing the buffer does not help at all
  • Reaper's bridge crashes when i chg the buffer size
  • after awhile smooth playback is completely impossible

my current project has 107 plugins running. only one is 32 bit (WizooVerb, dedicated). i think my system should not have any issues with this load. CPU is at 85%!

please recommend some Pref settings to improve performance

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3.4 GHz
16 GB RAM
(ADK system)

thx!

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Old 01-03-2013, 07:22 AM   #2
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please recommend some Pref settings to improve performance
Call me Capt. Obvious... but have you tried using 'Freeze'?


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Old 01-03-2013, 10:04 AM   #3
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Sometimes its a particular plugin that is a bit flakey or is cpu hungry

Try disabling the first 50 tracks and see if problem goes away. if not, disable another 25 tracks and see what happens. Using this sort of technique you can sometimes narrow down the plugs or type of plugins that are causing the trouble.
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Old 01-03-2013, 10:54 AM   #4
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Have you run the DPC latencey checker? It can reveal many issues with audio computers. It's free and super useful. Read up on how to interpret the results.
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Old 01-03-2013, 10:56 AM   #5
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And even with your powerful rig, depending on what those 105 () plugins are, that is still quite a load.
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Old 01-03-2013, 01:31 PM   #6
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hey y'all
besides Wizooverb i'm mostly using Slate (VTM, VCC) and IK T-Racks singles

really the only thing i'm doing differently from other large projects is using more instances of Wizooverb (one for each orch section, 5 total)

i've used DPC latency checker on a previous system. my current system is custom built by ADK and won't show any problems there

maybe this project is a big load for any system ???
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