molly townsend 0 Posted March 3, 2019 Hi, I'm using Platinum and the program freezes and crashes when I open more than one project - I think its to do with the soft synths (I mainly use Dimensions Pro) Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msmcleod 2,057 Posted March 3, 2019 What are the specs of your PC ? It may be you've not got enough memory to cope with the extra instruments / samples. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
molly townsend 0 Posted March 3, 2019 this is what my computer has windows 10 processor: Intel core i76700T CPU @2.80 GHz 2.81 GHz installed memory (RAM) 9.00 GB (7.87 usable) 64 bit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razor7music 241 Posted March 4, 2019 asymmetrical RAM...hmmm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msmcleod 2,057 Posted March 4, 2019 2 minutes ago, razor7music said: asymmetrical RAM...hmmm Yeah, I noticed that. It could well be the issue. All RAM sticks should be exactly the same capacity and speed. RAM issues can be a nightmare to track down because they're so intermittent, but this seems an obvious one. I'd recommend ditching the 1GB stick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
molly townsend 0 Posted March 4, 2019 Sorry to be so thick .... but here me being just that! I have no idea what asymmetrical RAM is? Or ,why it’s bad or what would be better??? However if someone could just tell me what I need to replace it that would be great! Thank you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msmcleod 2,057 Posted March 4, 2019 5 minutes ago, molly townsend said: Sorry to be so thick .... but here me being just that! I have no idea what asymmetrical RAM is? Or ,why it’s bad or what would be better??? However if someone could just tell me what I need to replace it that would be great! Thank you All your RAM sticks need to be the same. So just remove the smaller one, or replace it with one EXACTLY the same as the other one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razor7music 241 Posted March 4, 2019 RAM is pretty cheap these days. If your wallet, and your rig can handle it, I recommend going to 16 GBs. You might not need it, but the headroom I've had has been very nice with some of the sample libraries I use. Just my opinion. I'm sure someone here has just as many examples of why 16 GBs of RAM isn't necessary--but I've been very happy with 16. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Larry Jones 134 Posted March 8, 2019 (edited) On 3/4/2019 at 11:34 AM, molly townsend said: Sorry to be so thick .... but here me being just that! I have no idea what asymmetrical RAM is? Or ,why it’s bad or what would be better??? However if someone could just tell me what I need to replace it that would be great! Thank you Is your computer a desktop or a laptop? Off-the-shelf or custom built? What is the brand? Do you know how many slots your motherboard has for RAM? If it's a desktop it's pretty easy to replace the RAM (memory). Take the case apart and look for something like these, which will be plugged into the motherboard. Don't know how you ended up with 9GB of memory, but standard best practice is to use an even number. In your case I like @razor7music's suggestion above: Get 16GB. This might mean you'll have to buy a couple of 8GB "sticks," but they are pretty affordable these days and it will make a big difference in your DAW. This is all more difficult on laptops because they're tiny and everything inside is proprietary, but either way this is a very minor bit of mechanics, and if you're not comfortable doing it yourself any PC technician can do it for you in a few minutes. Try to find a small shop, instead of some big chain store where they keep your PC for three weeks and overcharge you. EDIT: Not all RAM is the same. If you're going to do this yourself, pull out the ones that are in there and use them to make sure you get the right kind for your computer. I'm not enough of an expert to say more on this, but surely someone will be along here soon to give you more information. Edited March 8, 2019 by Larry Jones formatting 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy 0 Posted March 23, 2019 I just mad the switch from SPLAT to CbB and tried to open more than one project (which was no problem with SPLAT) and had the same issue...My RAM is fine, and my PC has similar specs...because SPLAT was able to handle multiple projects, I suspect it's a Cakewalk issue... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
martsave martin s 166 Posted March 25, 2019 (edited) make sure you have this 'option' un-cheked,see the pict below (im having some issue me too,having 2 projects open sometime crash.. Edited March 25, 2019 by martins Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pwalpwal 1,031 Posted March 25, 2019 what bios would allow 9G?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
