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  Tue 10 Mar 2009, 18:31
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How many instrument tracks with plugins does anyone get before having problems? After 3 I get playback hiccups and the the occasional "Lost communication with hardware device." I'm using an iMac 20", 2.2 GHz Intel, 4 GB RAM, 750 GB internal HD, 500 GB external FW 800 external HD for audio files. I've tried all sorts of settings changes with little success. I just upgraded to Pro Tools 8 LE, but it's the same as version 7.4. Maybe the workflow should be to record a MIDI performance, bounce to audio track, then repeat. Awkward, that. 
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Wed 11 Mar 2009, 13:28
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My experience has been: How many plug ins ? What type of Plug Ins ? Can I bus the instruments to an Aux when the instruments are using the same plug in ? If you're using a lot of "time" adjusting plugins -- reverbs, echos, etc -- you may have problems at any CPU speed. Just look at what you're using, and see if you have any duplication going on -- if so, bus them to an Aux channel and share the plugin.
I can run Reason 4, Trilogy, RMX, Tassman, Albino seemlessly -- if I add Echoboy or a bunch reverbs into each of the tracks -- "baby comes down" --lol
Hope that helps !
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Wed 11 Mar 2009, 14:40
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Changing to one processor worked! I never would have thought of that.
Thanks a lot, and if you're ever in Detroit, I owe you a pint!
BTW, the plugins in question are Native Instruments Battery, Absynth, IK Multimedia Sonik Synth, Sample Tank, Reason, etc.
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Thu 12 Mar 2009, 06:30
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Citation (tsuliman @ Wed 11 Mar 2009, 08:40)  Changing to one processor worked! I never would have thought of that.
Thanks a lot, and if you're ever in Detroit, I owe you a pint! If I still lived in Mt. Pleasant, I'd take you up in that. Now that I'm in Singapore, it would have to be a half liter. Regards
Reason for edit: corrected quote
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Thu 23 Apr 2009, 20:50
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QUOTE (tsuliman @ Wed 11 Mar 2009, 06:40) Changing to one processor worked! I never would have thought of that. If that is the fix, then what is the purpose/advantage of switching PT8 to use 2 or more processors?
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