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Never upgrade the OS when you're experiencing software problems.
It just complicates things. You'll end up compounding those problems with those of the new OS.
Fix the problems you've got under the OS you've got. Then consider an OS upgrade.
...Poking thru the Avid forums, looks like for some people the only solution was to downgrade the app to one version back. But those posts were really ancient. Dunno if that's possible or helpful.
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Not a music guy, for synths, if it's even consider one, I used Emus for sampling back in the day, but didn't Avid/Pro Tools have a native synth/sampler that came with pro tools at one point that goes for like 5 bucks now? I don't know if that would solve your issue or not, but wanted to toss it out there.
ETA: It was Expand 2 I was remembering. Free Synth page
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Yes, thanks, Protools does have built in sounds.
We got UVI after listening to a ton of samples of different companies and decided they had they best overall sound for the project. It does make a difference for fine tuning the whole overall picture to work with what we're going to use in the mix.
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Not a music guy, for synths, if it's even consider one, I used Emus for sampling back in the day, but didn't Avid/Pro Tools have a native synth/sampler that came with pro tools at one point that goes for like 5 bucks now? I don't know if that would solve your issue or not, but wanted to toss it out there.
ETA: It was Expand 2 I was remembering. Free Synth page
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Thanks for another way of looking at it.
Tiangou wrote:
Never upgrade the OS when you're experiencing software problems.
It just complicates things. You'll end up compounding those problems with those of the new OS.
Fix the problems you've got under the OS you've got. Then consider an OS upgrade.
...Poking thru the Avid forums, looks like for some people the only solution was to downgrade the app to one version back. But those posts were really ancient. Dunno if that's possible or helpful.
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Wasn't really paying close attention before. Is this a commercial project? Just curious. Also, where did the prerecorded rehearsal tracks come from? Try to get a working system somewhere in the chain to bounce the rough mix to a stereo track and then use playback of that track on your laptop to record the singer.
ETA: Also, IIRC, when I was tracking PT was on the system disk, and all audio files were on an external disk. See if you can just bounce that stereo guide track yourself. Turn off all recording, all effects, cross your fingers on the sampler, and bounce. If the sampler can stand alone and generate an audio track, do that and mix the synth audio in with the rest.
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August West wrote:
Wasn't really paying close attention before. Is this a commercial project? Just curious. Also, where did the prerecorded rehearsal tracks come from? Try to get a working system somewhere in the chain to bounce the rough mix to a stereo track and then use playback of that track on your laptop to record the singer.
ETA: Also, IIRC, when I was tracking PT was on the system disk, and all audio files were on an external disk. See if you can just bounce that stereo guide track yourself. Turn off all recording, all effects, cross your fingers on the sampler, and bounce. If the sampler can stand alone and generate an audio track, do that and mix the synth audio in with the rest.
Good suggestions, but doesn’t allow for the flexibility we are using.
The tracks are prerecorded of the band. We’re working vocals and keys in this round of rehearsals (at home), to be recorded in studio later. We are not always using all the instruments as we work, and altering keyboard midi as we go along. It’s just easier to do from Protools for full access.
This issue is intermittent. Just thought the OS might make a difference at the most inexpensive level.
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You're asking a lot of the MBP considering the age, proc and ram.
And then there's modern VI. SSDs don't last forever, nuther.
Without hardware, you're asking even more of your MBP.
Until Oct '21, I ran PT 10 on a 2013 MBA with 8G ram & HS, but always had an external I/O to carry some of that lifting.
Monty appears to be more stable from my convos with my fellow post prod ops.
As August points out, if you aren't on an external drive for your actual project, that's even more pressure on the beast.
Tax your rig a bit more and run Activity Monitor for more insight.
Disk First Aid? Onyx?
Save your work externally and perhaps try a re-install of Mojave, or a painful long nuke and pave.
It's good for the soul as long as there is Knappogue or the like in hand.
Just because Avid says Mojave is supported, doesn't mean it is.
Avid sells potatoes and will say anything to get you to buy.
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We’re working vocals and keys in this round of rehearsals (at home), to be recorded in studio later.
Ah, I see, I thought you were just tracking vocals. Wish I could be of more help, Best of luck though!
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Fritz wrote:
As August points out, if you aren't on an external drive for your actually project, that's even more pressure on the beast.
When you say external drive, do you mean just booting from it and/or running everything (Protools/project) from the external?
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Pro tools on the internal boot. Project on an Ext.
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