Audio Engine Dropout(5), any idea?

[呂聖斐]

I encounter Audio Engine Dropout(5),
I use the newest version 2024.09-MEM build105, 64bit

And same project opened in cakewalk Bandlab, will encounter same problem

The project only has 16 stereo tracks, 2 vsti. 24/48k
And I notice before the dropout, I saw the HD indicator turned red in the "performance meter"

I use SSD for Windows 10 OS and hd-rec

Any Idea? I used to open more complex project

REGARDS~

 

[Bristol_Jonesey]

Check your buffer settings

[呂聖斐]

Thx for replying~ But I thought the project is fine for buffer 128 "RME HDSP AES"

'Cause I use Sonar and RME for more than 20 years... 

Felt strange behavier

[Promidi]

See:

https://legacy.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Cakewalk&language=3&help=NewFeatures.089.html

[呂聖斐]

Thx~!Yesterday I bump to thought maybe my SSD's problem, but it's only 1-year-old, and the crucial(my SSD brand)app told me it's okay...

I'll try different SSD to replace it~

It's really not a heavy project...@_@

 

[Bristol_Jonesey]

2 hours ago, 呂聖斐 said:

Thx~!Yesterday I bump to thought maybe my SSD's problem, but it's only 1-year-old, and the crucial(my SSD brand)app told me it's okay...

I'll try different SSD to replace it~

It's really not a heavy project...@_@

 

I would suggest at least raising your buffers before you go replacing your hard drives

[Starship Krupa]

8 hours ago, 呂聖斐 said:

Any Idea? I used to open more complex project

Try running LatencyMon. Let us know what it says.

Also, run Task Manager and see if you have any background processes using up resources.

If your SSD tests good, it's very unlikely that the SSD is the problem.

[呂聖斐]

11 minutes ago, Starship Krupa said:

Try running LatencyMon. Let us know what it says.

Also, run Task Manager and see if you have any background processes using up resources.

If your SSD tests good, it's very unlikely that the SSD is the problem.

OK~ thx I'll try use it~

[Bass Guitar]

I had a Samsung SSD drive that was only one year old cause problems.  Everything was SLOW! The drive was only at 60% capacity.  But apparently it's all about how many read and write cycles the have had. Audio and Video is a big problem for SSD drives.    I replaced it and it was like getting a new computer. I cleaned out a lot of un wanted stuff from the original bad drive before I cloned it. 

[呂聖斐]

19 minutes ago, Bass Guitar said:

I had a Samsung SSD drive that was only one year old cause problems.  Everything was SLOW! The drive was only at 60% capacity.  But apparently it's all about how many read and write cycles the have had. Audio and Video is a big problem for SSD drives.    I replaced it and it was like getting a new computer. I cleaned out a lot of un wanted stuff from the original bad drive before I cloned it. 

WOW...@_@ Thx for sharing such bad experience...

[Noel Borthwick]

Lookup error code 5 here

Try raising the playback I/O buffer size to 512 or so.

[Wookiee]

On 10/8/2024 at 8:24 AM, 呂聖斐 said:

I encounter Audio Engine Dropout(5),
I use the newest version 2024.09-MEM build105, 64bit

And same project opened in cakewalk Bandlab, will encounter same problem

The project only has 16 stereo tracks, 2 vsti. 24/48k
And I notice before the dropout, I saw the HD indicator turned red in the "performance meter"

I use SSD for Windows 10 OS and hd-rec

Any Idea? I used to open more complex project

REGARDS~

 

Do you have your projects on a separate disk drive? You will find an immediate improvement in performance if you add a drive for them, even an external SSD or better NVMe drive

[呂聖斐]

16 minutes ago, Wookiee said:

Do you have your projects on a separate disk drive? You will find an immediate improvement in performance if you add a drive for them, even an external SSD or better NVMe drive

Thx everyone~ I still not t use LatencyMon to test for now~

I changed to another SSD first,  different Brand, not new one

Yes, I use one Sata SSD for only HD-REC, VSTI in two other SSD


Although I didn't have much time for now to test...

But I thought! It's that SSD's problem...@_@...

 

Order a new SSD now...

[呂聖斐]

WOW...
I open "crystal Disk Info" app, then it said.. 5% healthy of my OS SSD 😲😱

So I cloned my OS to the other slower SSD...

To see if it helps~ (yes I order the other M2 SSD...) Shock

Edited October 9, 2024 by 呂聖斐
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[Noel Borthwick]

Be thankful we give you diagnostic codes to help troubleshoot problems. Good luck getting that in other DAW's 😛

[Promidi]

54 minutes ago, Noel Borthwick said:

Be thankful we give you diagnostic codes to help troubleshoot problems. Good luck getting that in other DAW's 😛

...And I am sure there are many more things coming to Sonar 2024/2025 to be thankful for. 

[呂聖斐]

THANKS everyone! SSD problem confirmed....

I'm lucky the OS SSD was not so bad, so I still can clone it before it totally dead!!!

I changed hd-rec's SSD, too...