Hi, i am getting very bad playback in regards to stuttering and clicking and breaking up and the song is almost grinding to a halt. It’s weird cause it’s the first time this has happened. The song I am working on is only half finished and has no virtual instruments aside from bass and drums and almost no effects, so it shouldn’t be draining my processor. I have opened up some of my other finished songs in mixcraft that have loads of vti’s and effects etc and they play fine. It’s just this one. Even when I mute a bunch of tracks and switch my sound device (I am using wave – no choice) to the highest number of buffers (32) under “wave options” it still only barely plays. Normally when I switch buffers to 32 for playback it fixes any pops/break ups. Any suggestions at all? It’s driving me craaaazy. Thanks, david.

In Mixcraft's CPU meter (lower right corner, unless you're running Windows XP), what is Mixcraft's CPU use, and what is the System's CPU use? Perhaps some other application on your computer is eating up your CPU. This is very common, and is usually solved by a re-boot.

Thanks,
Dan

hi dan, i tried re-starting my computer a few hours ago to see if that would help, but it didn't. i am not running any other applications that i know of. i am using xp, so i cannot see the cpu reading. is there somewhere else i can find it?

Hi,

Certain effects, like the "Pultronic Tube EQ" effect, like really slow things down. Which effects are you using? If you're using the Pultronic Tube EQ, try turning it off temporarily to see if that helps.

The CPU meter is not available for Windows XP.

Greg

hmm, nope, not using that and even after i turn off all effects like reverb and EQ on my guitars etc it's still popping and freezing during playback. i haven't even put any effects on my vocal tracks yet so it's all really weird. as i said, i have tried another mixcraft song with loads of effects and they seem to run ok. it's just this song in particular.

Hi,

What version and build are you using? If you don't already have Mixcraft version 6.1 build 204, give it a try. It's on Mixcraft's download page.

If the problem happens again with the latest build, quit Mixcraft immediately and send us your mixcraft-log.txt file, which is located in this folder:

%appdata%\Acoustica\Mixcraft

Another way to find it is to click on the Windows Start Menu, select All Programs, then Acoustica Mixcraft 6 (or 5) and finally Logs. Submit an Acoustica Support Request and attach the log file along with a brief description of the problem.

Here's a short video: Mixcraft Mini-Tip: How To Find Your Mixcraft Log File

Greg

hi greg, i am using mixcraft 6, build 204. i just bought it a few days ago. but now i have some news.
i tried rebooting again but still didn't help. then i went back into the sound device settings and saw at the bottom of the box there are two boxes that yuo can tick. one is called "force single CPU" (which was unticked) and one is called "use high priority threads for audio engine" (which was ticked). just to see what would happen i ticked the "force single CPU" box. then i got a message box saying i must close mixcraft and then re-open for that setting to work. when i did, it was working smoothly again. the song no longer falters at all, even when i have all tracks playing. so is ok to keep this setting? i just want to make sure i am not doing anything harmful to any files etc. thanks, david.

Hi,

Yes, it's fine to leave that setting on. On newer, fast computers with multiple processors, leaving that setting off is generally the best bet for smoother operation, but if it helps to turn it off, it's definitely okay to do so.

Greg

ok, thanks greg.