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Sat, 04 October 2008 11:34  |
Mike Audet
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Registered: December 2008
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Hi Brad,
I sent you a private email. Let me know if it didn't arrive.
All the best,
Mike
Bradley Reed <bradleywreed@mac.com> wrote:
>
>
>PN,
>
>
>Thank you for the tip......you were right, the freebie pack was causing
the
>original compressor not to pass audio.
>
>I have also found some interesting things out.......not that I know the
>answers, but I thought.....no better place to share then here....I hope
>someone can get to the bottom of this.
>
>I feel like I have tried almost everything I can think of.....and I still
>keep getting an unhandled exception error.........but since I can now use
>the original Paris compressor......it now appears to only error when I use
>the 3rd instance of the new "Paris Compressor", and only on the 3rd EDS
>card. I have successfully used 8 instances of the "Paris Compressor" on
the
>first 2 cards
>
>The other 2 cards work fine.....or it seems, but I haven't really focused
on
>them because of the 3rd card.......I will next week when I get back in town
>(gone for a week)
>
>When I use the original M > M Compressor, I have great success, and no
>unhandled exception errors..........and I have replaced the 3rd card with
3
>other cards and I get the same problem, so I don't think I have a bad EDS
>card (I have 6 total card, so I swapped out the third one three times).
I
>guess I could try card number 2.....does that sound like it could be a
>possibility....does the card have to pass any instructions to the next card
>that might cause this lock-up?
>
>By the way, sometimes, I don't get the error. Sometimes when I insert each
>"Paris Compressor" on the channel, and then open them up to adjust them
or
>to load a preset (instead of just inserting them without opening
>them).....sometimes on the third instance I get the plug-in window where
you
>choose what plug-in you want, and I cannot click the OK or cancel
>button......the button depresses, but the window will never go away.......no
>matter what.....I can't even end the process with task manager.....I can
>only close out Paris, I can't end the process that is choosing the effect.
>
>
>Any Ideas???......I hope this helps Mike.
>
>
>I was thinking that it might be another developed plug-in, but I didn't
>really want to start taking them all out.
>
>
>Can anyone else duplicate this problem?
>
>This is on my new XP-Pro Core-Duo machine. I am downloading the new PSCL
>tonight, but I get the problem even when I run only one processor for Paris,
>so I don't think that is the issue.
>
>If anyone else has a 3 or more card setup on an XP-Pro dual core machine,
I
>would be interested to see if you have the same problem, or even a similar
>one.
>
>At least I think I can move on somewhat........My studio is such a mess
with
>all this stuff laying around because of trying different things. I want
to
>test it a little more, and if it is "just" the new "Paris Compressor", I
>probably can work around it for now......I just want to move on.
>
>
>Maybe someone else has some input or ideas.
>
>Thanks for listening.
>
>
>-Bradley
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>
>
>
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>On 10/1/08 7:55 PM, in article 48e43bf1@linux, "PN" <pnl@nospam.com> wrote:
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>> Not sure if this is related to your problem or not since one of your MECs
is
>> passing audio, but there have been problems in the past with the compressor
>> not passing audio.
>> You don't happen to have Chucks "PC Freebies" plugs installed do you?
If so,
>> get rid of them and try it again.
>>
>>
>> "Bradley Reed" <bradleywreed@mac.com> wrote in message
>> news:C4FDE0EA.87A%bradleywreed@mac.com...
>>>
>>>
>>> I really don't know what to do.
>>>
>>> I haven't posted here in a while, but I read often (when I have time).
I
>>> decided to focus on my studio and get it up to par and more
>>> functional......specifically wanting to sync up with Logic, and integrate
>>> the mix buss of Paris with all the new cool stuff of Logic......and
>>> nothing
>>> but troubles.
>>>
>>> Sorry for the long post.........ignore it if you wish.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I originally thought it was my old Magma 7 slot that was the issue, but
it
>>> is not. Because after giving up on the new PC I built (see the PC problems
>>> below), I tried just the MAC with 2 cards, and the same sound issues.
>>>
>>> I am using an old G4 1.25 running OS 9.2.2 running Paris 3.0, and I cannot
>>> get sound to come into, or out of, my second or third MEC. (I have 2
input
>>> cards, one output card, and one ADAT card in each MEC). Even if I only
>>> hook
>>> up 2 MEC's, the second one will not put out any audio. I can play back
>>> recorded tracks and get them to come out the master output on any submix,
>>> but none of the extra outputs will work (effect external out, or channel
>>> insert external out........on either the analog outs, or ADAT outs).
This
>>> problem was also there when I used my Magma, so I attempted to switch
to
>>> PC
>>> because my Magma has REALLY noisy fans.
>>>
>>> I was hoping someone who is running a multiple card Multiple MEC setup
>>> could
>>> shed some light on this......it is driving me crazy. Is this a bug that
I
>>> never heard about? These same EDS1000 cards passed audio when hooked
up to
>>> the PC (although I had other issues)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --------------On another entirely different note---------------
>>>
>>> .....I built a PC to try to run 4-5 cards without the Magma, and had
>>> nothing
>>> but trouble with unhandled exception errors (usually 7c93426d at location
>>> 0048c425, although I had one other number that I didn't write down).
I
>>> thought it was my video card because of the IRQ sharing, So I pulled
the
>>> EDS1000 card out of the slot that was sharing that IRQ (the BIOS would
not
>>> allow me to set it differently than the video card no matter what I
>>> did.....the PCIe video slot followed my manual settings of this
>>> slot.....in
>>> addition it was SLOT 4 of 5 that was the issue, not 1 which is next to
the
>>> video card PCIe slot....also very weird I thought). To make matters worse
>>> SLOT 1 and 5 would always assign the same IRQ even if I manually set
them
>>> in
>>> the BIOS as different. I am not sure if this caused the problem, because
>>> frankly I am not willing to only use 3 cards so I never tried
>>> this......that
>>> was the whole reason to switch to a PC (in addition to the new
>>> plugs.....that sound great by the way, even the little bit I have
>>> heard........BRAVO!!! Mike A.)
>>>
>>> I am running a Gigabyte GA-P35-S3G MB, with a Intel Duo. The video card
is
>>> a
>>> PCIe GeForce 8400GS Dual head card 512M.
>>>
>>> I thought the mother board would be perfect because it had 5 PCI slots
>>> (hard
>>> to find these days).....I guess I should have checked here and asked
all
>>> the
>>> experts that have been down this road (I feel stupid now). I know enough
>>> to
>>> be dangerous with PC's, but I am not stupid either, and can handle most
>>> things). I could get the system to fire up and it worked with 5 cards,
but
>>> would always act up when I started plugging in effects. If I didn't plug
>>> in
>>> effects, it seemed to be fine. I also had a side problem in with the
new
>>> effects that Mike made....although I was really excited to get them,
my
>>> original compressor would not pass sound, only the new Paris compressor.
>>> He
>>> said that should be a problem, so I really don't know what is going on.
>>>
>>> Now I think I have more issues than just the compressor plug not working
>>> right. I am open to any and all help.......And I may very well need to
>>> find
>>> an old computer that has already been set up to run Paris. I don't need
it
>>> to do anything else, so just about anything will be fast enough. Although
>>> I
>>> want at least 2 monitors (preferably 3 or 4....that would be just
>>> awesome!)
>>>
>>> Do I have a bad EDS card maybe??? I have six total and have used as little
>>> as 4 in different combinations with both the PC and MAC.
>>>
>>> I refuse to give up.......I WANT MY PARIS.......do I sound like a little
>>> brat? I can't help it.......I can't find ANYTING that comes close to
this
>>> sound.....even today with modeling plugs......nothing kicks as much
>>>
>>> Am I dreaming......is there any hope for this Gigabyte MB.
>>>
>>> Anybody have an old PC that will run at least 4 EDS cards (preferably
5 or
>>> 6) with a double head video card?
>>>
>>>
>>> I fell like a drug addict........I gotta have it man!!!........oh.....and
>>> I
>>> am a major control freak, so it is VERY hard to even ask for help......it
>>> took me 3 weeks of trying crap before I gave in.
>>>
>>> :-)
>>>
>>> -Bradley
>>>
>>> PS. I am going to break down and try only 2 or 3 cards in the PC and
see
>>> what I can find out.......I'm tired......going to bed......tomorrow is
>>> another day.
>>>
>>> Thank for letting me ramble.
>>>
>>
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