Hi Slau,
So you got some trouble with it too. I now use an external usb drive and all
seems fine, hope it stays that way. i think I will get me a firewire drive or
of course an internal one. The latter looks the better choice right?
best,
Ronald
Op 8 apr 2011, om 18:02 heeft Slau Halatyn het volgende geschreven:
Hi Ronald,
OK, I just experienced something similar to what you're describing. I tested
it on a MacBook Pro using the internal drive. I've used this setup without
incident while using an external drive. This time, I created a session on the
internal drive.
I imported a bunch of files to new audio tracks and the first time I tried to
play back anything, I first got a busy signal and then eventually was
informed that there was a potential clock problem or something like that.
I saved the session, quit Pro Tools and relaunched. Everything after that
worked fine. I think the key might be that, upon doing a bunch of stuff that
is file intensive, Pro Tools might get a bit sluggish on the internal drive
stuff. Like I said earlier, it really needs to be a dedicated drive. At any
rate, give it a try by relaunching.
Best,
Slau
On Apr 8, 2011, at 11:04 AM, RvR wrote:
Hi Slau,
I don't know if the busy state is seen by sightded folks, that was what I
was wondering also. Can it be a Voice Over issue you think? I can try to get
a busy situation when my sighted brother is here.
I have a selfpowered 7200 external harddisk which I use for storing music
and such, this I will try and see if that makes any difference.
Ronald
Op 8 apr 2011, om 15:01 heeft Slau Halatyn het volgende geschreven:
Hey Ronald,
Yeah, the computer is certainly fast enough. The internal drive situation
is, as you already know, not recommended and that might be causing some
issues although, frankly, with only a few tracks, it shouldn't slow down
really. Does Pro Tools experience this busy state with VoiceOver off? You
say that sighted users have confirmed this busy state but what people are
seeing is just what VoiceOver is reporting so that doesn't tell us much.
See if it does that with VoiceOver turned off completely.
Another thing to consider is that, since you're using an internal system
drive, there are all kinds of potential issues with the system monitoring
Spotlight indexing, Time Machine backups, general drive maintenance, etc.
It's really the worst scenario for recording. You'd be better off just
picking up a $99 external bus powered drive but, frankly, I'd just wait and
get a better external drive at 7200 rpm.
Keep us posted,
Slau
On Apr 8, 2011, at 4:28 AM, RvR wrote:
Hi Slau,
Okay here are my specs:
Latest model Mac Pro, single 2.8Ghz Xeon, 8gb ram, 2x 1tb internal hdd (1
for Windows on bootcamp) The Mac is completely configured by Apple.
MacOS 10.6.7, Pro Tools 9
Using internal audio chip and internal harddisk for saving and recording
I know it's important to have an external or second drive for recording,
but since I am still learning I don't have many tracks at once, about 4
maximum. Or can it give these busy situations even then? My system is
pretty capable I think.
What I also wonder is when I get Voice Over telling Pro Tools being busy,
this is also visible for sighted people as well? So I could talk to my
local dealer who sold me Pro Tools about it.
Talk soon,
Ronald
Op 7 apr 2011, om 22:59 heeft Slau Halatyn het volgende geschreven:
Hi Ronald,
It could be any number of things. Unfortunately, it's difficult to keep
track of what every person is using on this list. Which interface are you
using and are you using an internal drive to which you're recording or an
external one? How much rAM do you have installed and in which machine?
Best,
Slau
On Apr 7, 2011, at 4:26 PM, RvR wrote:
Dear listers,
Last couple of days I get to hear Pro Tools is busy and stays this way
until I force it to stop. At the simplest of actions like opening the
new tracks dialog or playing only one or two tracks for instance. Have
no idea why this is occurring so much. Already did a fresh install, but
no better. Does any of you have a clue what's going on?
Thanks,
Ronald
