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Take a look at the rating of your CPU here. It does not look all that good anymore. https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Phenom+II+X4+960T&id=369There is another thread here where someone said their computer can run everything else, so why are they having problems with BIAB? In general, I think BIAB is a different kind of program than others and believe it requires more processing power for users to be happy.
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mike....and for any new user reading this.
i agree with matt.
music production is a lot of math work being done by a music app.
so when comparing processors for music production look at the processors performance stats. also single thread performance is important...i recommend a 3000 score.
the main problem being people often load up on resource hungry plugins and orchestral libraries etc
so some pc's just cant keep up....
the other issue is microsecond latency.
...see my useing a pc tip in tips forum...first tip and a link to save me retyping.as well as a link to a utility that tests suitability of a pc for music production.
bottom line...before purchase...and my local friendly pc store lets me do this...i test the pc re microsecond latency...lower the better.
my new music pc has very low microsecond latency stat.
bottom line is... if someone wants an easier life doing music production on a pc...pc choice is very important as well as how its set up.
eg here my new ryzen pc boots into win from power on in just a few seconds and same stat for booting up bb and rb...
with new bb 2024 generation feature...track generation is practically instantaneous.
anyhoo mike read my tips for furthef info before buying any new pc.
note your current pc has a low single thread score.
in closing mike you dont have to spend large on a new pc...
my carefully selected new pc cost only a few hundred bucks.
rb reports it can do over 200 tracks !!
do you anticpate useing ever big resource needy plugins in songs ??...
therein lies the rub.
happiness.
om
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Matt and om,
Here is some extra information from earlier in the thread that you might have missed.
Earlier, I suggested to Mike that he should try disabling fast generation in Song Settings. The setting is "This song has playback problems, disable fast generation." As far as I'm aware, this forces BIAB to fully generate the song before playback begins. When playback then starts, temporary audio files are played back. Doesn't this stop background generation and so should overcome any problem related to computer power. Even with this setting disabled, Mike's problem persisted. Also, everything was working fine for Mike just over a week ago. He's published many songs on Users Showcase using BIAB 2024.
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Mike.
I'm still trying to work this out. One thing that occurred to me is that you mentioned that you re-installed BIAB.
Out of curiosity, did you re-install the 1111 update?
Often when the program is reinstalled, it reverts to an earlier build.
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.................................. Also, everything was working fine for Mike just over a week ago. He's published many songs on Users Showcase using BIAB 2024.
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--Noel That is why I suggested it might be or virus or malware and that he do some complete scans. If it worked OK prior to the problem I doubt it is his computer: that is unless something has failed. Mike after the virus/malware checks run a memory (ram) test: https://www.techpowerup.com/memtest64/Also run this diagnostic tool to check your complete system, including temps and fans: https://openhardwaremonitor.org/
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noel...
all good points but from years on peoples recording rigs...
all songs are different...and mario is correct re net security.
its like an old house...at some point things need attending to...
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Ok, in response to all or some of the suggestions, yes, I did a virus and everything else check, no problem there. To Noel's comment, right, I did posted a few songs just over a week ago, no problem there; I understand that people die overnight and yet we say "but I talked to him last night", the same can happen to a pc. I upgraded the cpu to the highest can go in this pc (nothing special) but had lasted for about seven years. Although sometimes I use "heavy" vst's, mostly on my DAW not inside BIB. Upgraded it to the latest version and even try to run it from the BIB hard drive, still does it.
The only new thing in my set up which I failed to mention is a new set of speaker monitor with an audio interface, but this was since February. No problem there ether.
My next consideration is to get a mini pc with enough juice to exclusively run music software, there are a bunch out there that won't break one's bank. What do you think about that?
Cheers and thank all for the help.
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Mario, i checked the links you sent me and there were no problem with the first one, the second report, I'm not sure what I'm looking for or at, is a very long report, so, i could not tell. I can post it here but like I say, very looong text.
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Mario, i checked the links you sent me and there were no problem with the first one, the second report, I'm not sure what I'm looking for or at, is a very long report, so, i could not tell. I can post it here but like I say, very looong text.
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Mike B. Mike, run the simultaneously with BiaB. Check for CPU temps and loads, fan speeds, memory loads, etc. This will tell you if something in your system isn't working correctly. For example a fan speed dropping real low, or a CPU spiking etc.
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