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  • Could My Arrdvark be causing my problems ?

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    Hi,

    I've been trying to get my set up to work but after about 4 or 5 midi tracks of Strings / Horns . . . I start getting the dreaded stutter and clicks.
    Only using about 58 Voices at a time ( Max)
    But the CPU is freaking out all the time - from 20 to 180 or higher.

    My Set Up Is -

    P4 2Gh
    Windows XP
    2 Gig Ram
    120 Gig -main drive (with Giga on it )
    100 Gig -second drive ( with VSL on it )
    Giga Version 2.53.05
    This version was suppose to fix my CPU meter from freaking out all the time but it didn't.

    Arrdvark Direct Pro LX6 - with their new driver for Giga ( vers. 7.04)

    I think they only just released this version in Dec. 2002

    I've talked to a couple of people (M-Audio and Giga Tech ) and they said it sounds like my drivers for sound is causing problems.

    I was going to get the Delta 1010 (M-Audio).

    Do you think this will solve my problem.

    Thanks for any help with this.

    Larry
    larry@ljpro1.com
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    H
    Hello Lipro,

    I'm not a tech guy, but I'm working with the Delta 1010 without any poblems. We have also good experience with RME cards.

    Maybe CM could give you some further advises.

    Herb
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    L
    Thanks for the quick reply Herb.

    This had me baffled a bit . . . and to make matters worse I have 2 weeks to finish a piece for a Museum Dedecation I was hired to do.

    I've been slowly getting by but I know the potential of GS should be better than what I'm getting.

    I thought I must be doing something wrong. Or the only thing left to do is get a different sound card.

    I have an extra computer laying around which I'll update to use with Giga.

    But I should be able to lay down 4 midi tracks without the clicks and stutters. ( I hope )

    If your using the 1010 then I will pick it up in the morning.

    Thanks again . . . . and all other ideas are very welcome.

    Larry
    larry@ljpro1.com
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    cmC
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    @ljpro1 said:

    But the CPU is freaking out all the time - from 20 to 180

    some users needed to disable the *filespy.sys* in their GS on W2K/XP
    <cite>You can disable this feature by going to your settings page and unchecking the auto box there (dont have giga booted right now to give specific directinos)</cite>
    what does filespy? it monitors changes you make to your filesystem on the selected drives for rebuilding the sound-database *on the fly*
    as access to the filesystem is a kernel-process it takes a lot of cpu-power at a high priority, so all other processes have to wait, until the operation is finished

    since W2K/XP handles the *time-slices* more strict than W95/W98, has the ability to manage more RAM and harddisks on such systems usually are bigger you will observe this effect especially there

    for the time being i can give you only this hint, we are already investigating these and other side-effects on GS-W2K/XP-systems

    christian
    and remember: only a CRAY can run an endless loop in just three seconds.
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    L
    Thanks Christian,

    All advice well appreciated.

    I'll let you know the outcome after I make some changes.

    Larry
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    L
    I went to settings . . . . I take it that 'filespy" refers to the "Monitor File Activity" box . . . . so I unchecked it and no change. I saw no box titled "filespy" or "filespy.sys" so I hope I did it right. I'm not that all familliar with Giga since I've only had it two weeks.

    If that was the wrong box let me know.


    Thanks,

    Larry