alex, i doubt fragmentation to be the reason (can decrease performance, but that's it ..) ... in any cas: before defragmenting i'd run a scan if the drive/volume is healthy: drive-letter - properties - tools - error checking
christian

ps: the behaviour *works with less load but crashes with big load* could also point to bad RAM ....

@cm said:

ps: the behaviour *works with less load but crashes with big load* could also point to bad RAM ....

Hmm.. that would be bad news. But the problem only occurs with the VI,
not when I load huge projects with other soundlibraries.
Also, it started after I installed the Cube this weekend.
Until Friday, I was using Orch. & AP-strings all the time, to maximum memory.
No problem at all.

Also the loading of my other libraries from the E-disc goes fine.
Nevertheless, I'll run a disc check nonetheless.

To help me understand this better: what precisely happens during the launch of the first VI-instance? Does he check the sound volumes that appear in the DM, and then communicates with the LCC key?

Thanks once again!

Alex

Here's two ore options I didn't try yet, perhaps they could help?

1. Uninstalling/ reïnstalling the VI software (is there anything I should be aware of, apart from backing up the Customs Folder?)

2. Adding the folders one by one via the DM, instead of dragging from the
E-drive directory. Just intuition, I know little about PC's. But maybe it's just...too much to handle, with all the subdirectories at once?

I'll try these in an hour or so, unless you yell: don't!!!

[H]

Alex

the process in short:
- adding folders to the directory manager causes the respective collections to be displayed in the *right wing* of the VI
- for every added collection the VI checks for existing licenses
- additionally displayed in the *right wing* are custom presets stored in the custom data folder

adding folders one-by-one using the add-button does basically the same as using the drag&drop method (although it can get tiring ...) - the latter just recurses additionally through subfolders and adds them too.

maybe a clean uninstall will really help ... start - settings - control panel - add/remove software ... select ViennaInstruments - remove.
i'd recommend a reboot before (to make sure no related processes are running) and after the uninstall

browse to C:\\Program Files\\ and check if the Vienna Instruments folder has been removed - if not, please do so manually (just for security)

- then re-install the latest VI again

hth, christian

Dear Christian,

Thank you very much for the thorough explanation!
I did the reïnstall, but unfortunately: no help.

But then I tried this:
In the DM this time I added folders manually, one by one (you're right, a tad tedious it is...), and did not include the main folders.

You see, when installing the Cube, I installed them in (self-created) main folders like:Violins Solo, Chamber Strings, Woodwinds I etc...
So I figured: maybe the DM has a problem with my self-created main folders...?

Well, after adding all the folders in this way... it worked again [:P]

I'm not sure whether it's because I did it manually in the DM, or because I did not include the main folders... But hey, it works so I'm not complaining!

So thank you once again for all the help, it's finally playtime now!

Big cheers,

Alex

Just wondering (silly as it may sound) : does it make any difference whether (on my dedicated Sata-drive where all my soundlibraries are) I:

- Place all the subfolders (01 Violin Solo ...etc) in one big folder
- Make different folder (Strings/brass/Woodwinds/Percussion) where all the relating subfolders are placed?

Or shouldn't it matter at all?

Thanks in advance,

Alex

Hi there,

I'm still not out of the rain, unfortunately..
Starting up the first VI-instance still takes a long time.

With only the Strings (Orch I,II,Chamber,Solo & Ap) listed in my Directory Manager: about 4-5 minutes

With the entire Cube + AP listed in the DM: about 10 minutes.

I've checked everything that I could think of, and I can only conclude that my PC is running smooth & healthy on every level.
Except when starting up the VI.

I'm losing valuable time, so any help would be highly appreciated!

Best,

Alex

alex, this would point to the fact of an outdated LCC and/or ViennaInstruments software ... this behavious has been a problem some months ago ...
christian

ps: as always i'd recommend a reboot before and after updating anything related to LCC and VI ... just to make sure no related processes are running

Hi Christian,

I'm afraid it's not that simple, alas.
All the software is rather new (purchased Orch Strings I,II + AP in february,
Cube last week).

The Vienna instrument software is the latest.
As for the LCC, I had already version 5.2.6.2 installed in Feb, upgraded now to 5.2.8.1, but loading time for Strings only (Orchestral, Solo, Chamber and AP)
hasn't changed: still 5 full minutes.

Any other ideas are welcome of course -[:)]

Alex

just a thought ... to which location have you set your custom folder? anything with a lot of other (unrelated) files inside?
christian

No, it's a clean folder located in its default place (I reinstalled VI a few days ago to see if that would help) with only a dozen or so matrixes I created. Just to make sure I even removed all after reading your last reply, but that did not influence the startup time.

Remarkable thing is that this only started after I installed the Cube, before that, with only Orch Strings I,II and AP Strings everything went as smoothly as one could wish. Startup time within 2 seconds. Oh, I also installed the GVI around the time I installed the Cube. Could that be related?

Another thing I tried (just to narrow down all the possible reasons, even the less usual suspects) was to move all non-Vienna related licenses (Tascam, Nuendo etc) to a different Dongle, leaving only the Vienna licenses on one dongle (the original one I received when purchasing the Strings last month)

Curious about your thoughts-[:)]

Thanks,

Alex