57Gregy Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 I think the gist of most of these posts is, don't quit. Take a break, maybe a long break. And whatever you do, don't sell off your gear. When the mood to create strikes, you won't be sorry. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Smith Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 On 4/30/2022 at 8:37 AM, Mr. Torture said: Intel core i7-3770k is my processor. I have experienced a couple blue screen as well. This occurred when I simply left the computer idle with an open session when I went to go do something else. I just shut the computer off and back on again. the computer came with 16 gigs of ram, upgradable to 32 max. Years after I purchased, once prices came down, I bought 32 gigs (4x8 strips) the computer was still running windows 7 at the time and I had a few issues after that upgrade. I’m really suspecting the Ram, although I ran that ram windows diagnostics and it came back ok. regardless, for just over a $100 I am going to replace the ram and see if that changes things. Good luck. You're still in game ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane_B. Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Here's a good example of writing a song on the fly. @Tim Smith is this, uh, lady, any relation to you? ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Smith Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 ........................I do have cousin. No relation that I am aware of. It's hard to tell if there is a similarity. I would need to take away all of that stuff to see who it really is. The playing wasn't terribly bad, the lyrics OTOH leave something to be desired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Shapiro Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 8 hours ago, Tim Smith said: The playing wasn't terribly bad, the lyrics OTOH leave something to be desired. Although slightly better lyrics than my hysterically gruesome "TMI (Gotta Take A Dump)" song. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Torture Posted May 5, 2022 Author Share Posted May 5, 2022 Well, I installed the new Ram and no difference at all. So, I don't know... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Smith Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 You'll get there man. Sometimes it's a process to get there. You now know what it isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Torture Posted May 6, 2022 Author Share Posted May 6, 2022 So, When I installed the Ram I noticed it was really dusty inside the computer, I have not cleaned in there in years Yup, easily 8 years.. Yikes.. Anyways, I opened it back up today and took it outside where I blew it all out with my air compressor, being very careful that no condensation or anything got in there. You would not believe the amount of dust and buildup that came out. I brought it back in, hooked it back up and opened a previous project. I found that I could easily go to 64 on the buffers with no issues at all, loaded another project with multiple guitar tracks and superior drummer, same 64 buffers and no more crackling. Could it have been dust all along?? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane_B. Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 46 minutes ago, Mr. Torture said: Could it have been dust all along?? It could have if it was running way too hot from vents being blocked. It could also be that a cable was making bad contact and the air jostling things around made it make better contact again. I used to service office equipment and PC's and lot of times reseating connectors on boards fixed a lot of odd problems. I recently blew mine out with an air compressor. It appeared clean but a lot of crap came out. It's scary to do but on older systems it's a good idea to clean your cpu and reapply new thermal paste. Same with the video card. It's really easy to accidentally fry something or zap your hard drives and have to format them if you don't wear a grounding strap or make sure you discharge yourself by touching something metal that is grounded like a fridge. With plastic Pex plumbing being widely used now touching a faucet may not work anymore. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tezza Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Mr. Torture said: So, When I installed the Ram I noticed it was really dusty inside the computer, I have not cleaned in there in years Yup, easily 8 years.. Yikes.. Anyways, I opened it back up today and took it outside where I blew it all out with my air compressor, being very careful that no condensation or anything got in there. You would not believe the amount of dust and buildup that came out. I brought it back in, hooked it back up and opened a previous project. I found that I could easily go to 64 on the buffers with no issues at all, loaded another project with multiple guitar tracks and superior drummer, same 64 buffers and no more crackling. Could it have been dust all along?? Yes, dust can be a pain, especially if it finds it's way into the ram slot grooves (aside from shorting out the motherboard). I've had 2 occasions in the past where the computer was playing up, not starting properly or the BSOD and that was due to dust in the ram slots. You should be able to get much better performance out of your computer than you have been quoting. I still have only a 3rd gen i5 and 8 gigs of ram and I have to look for excuses to upgrade because it runs so well, I don't find any limitations except the GUI of some VSTI's is sometimes slow to load since I put KU13 on. I can run 40 to 50 tracks and that is all I need but most of my projects are smaller that that, around 20 to 30. 2 instances of addictive drums, 2 instances of Battery 3, about 8 - 15 tracks of Kontakt and other synths and then 10 - 20 for audio. Your system is more powerful than mine, so you should be able to do better than this. I do have 3 internal SSD's in my system and I know that makes a difference because it didn't run anywhere near as well with one HD, even 2. But the 3 SSD thing really got it going. Also, I have a 6gb dedicated graphics card which has helped me out with low amount of ram. You say you have "standard hard drives" can I ask what you mean by that. Maybe the hard drive issue is contributing to the problem. Edited May 6, 2022 by Tezza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane_B. Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, pwalpwal said: reseating components, including blowing the dust out (which can cause shorting) can sometimes (not sure how often) resolve weird hw issues good luck, hope this is the winner Hah! We posted at the same time and said the same thing. Another thing that's a good idea is to clean and replace the thermal paste on your CPU and GPU. Over time it breaks down. I'm always terrified to take those back out once they are in and working though. I've never done it but I've read that you should once a PC gets a few years under it's belt. This guy has a really good utoob channel on cleaning PC's. I'm glad the OP is getting it working well. When all this technology gets in the way it really ruins the creativity. (coughxcough1cough ?). EDIT: Another thing I forgot to mention. Never spin the fans when blowing things out. Spinning them generates a voltage and if spun fast enough can fry your mobo. Hold them still with something that's non-conductive. I remember from my copier days Canon's were notorious for bad connectors. So bad you had to leave them plugged in and physically take something pointy like a straightened out spring hook or a small jewelers screw driver and push the individual little metal clamps on each wire in the connector through the connector and on to the pins on the PCB's. There were thousands of wires in some of those bigger machines and no way to replace entire harnesses without gutting everything to the frame. It was a nightmare. So glad I don't work on those anymore. Hah. Edited May 6, 2022 by Shane_B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Dust is why IT guys like me always have canned air handy. The main way dust kills performance is by clogging the air flow which raises temperatures inside the box. The computer is designed to automatically throttle performance as things get warmer. Glad you got that resolved! ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, Mr. Torture said: Could it have been dust all along?? Not sure, but you did do a performance art version of 'Dust In The Wind' Edited May 6, 2022 by Bapu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane_B. Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 4 minutes ago, Bapu said: Not sure, but you did do a performance art version of 'Dust In The Wind' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Torture Posted May 6, 2022 Author Share Posted May 6, 2022 (edited) Ok, few hours and tried a few sessions, so far everything is good. One other thing I found is shutting of "Dithering" Under the "Playback & recording" tab. That was causing issues as well. Edited May 6, 2022 by Mr. Torture 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 2 hours ago, Mr. Torture said: One other thing I found is shutting of "Dithering" Under the "Playback & recording" tab. That was causing issues as well. Just like it does in this forum! ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Wasn't there a song by ABBA called Dithering Queen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Bapu said: Wasn't there a song by ABBA called Dithering Queen? No, that was by AmAm! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Smith Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 I'll be staying away from "dust in a baggie". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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