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By JAH Thu Sep 13, 2012 3:02 pm
dryad-66 wrote:
JAH wrote:
masada2502 wrote:


im i the only person with these errors?


Confirmed. This is more of a limitation of the software and your computer than a bug. The MPC Ren is a 32 bit app. Adding too many plugins will eventually produce this issue. The number of plugins added to produce this problem is system and OS dependent.


f its a limitation of your comp and software then its a limitation of the ren.Just sayin.Maybe not a bug but will come across as one.And of course we will see a stack more of these 'limitations' as time goes on ...facepalm... Its the nature of constant variable parameters in comps and sw.........Glad im not responsible for updating the OS :nod:

This one deserves another response and warning for those new to computer based music production.

I created a similar project on Maschine. I inserted 23 plugin-instruments (Battery 3 without samples). At that time, I got a system warning message to indicate memory was low. I then attempted to load samples, Maschine crashed.
(Mac OSX 10.7.4, 2.3 Ghz Intel Core i5, 8 GB Ram)

Lessons learned - Too many plugins will eventually crash music production software.
By sparq Thu Sep 13, 2012 3:08 pm
JAH wrote:Will suggest as a feature request to turn it Off/On for those users that don't like this behavior.


IMO my question is who would like this behavior?
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By JAH Thu Sep 13, 2012 3:16 pm
sparq wrote:
JAH wrote:Will suggest as a feature request to turn it Off/On for those users that don't like this behavior.


IMO my question is who would like this behavior?

I guess the same reason why Cubase 6.5 users like this behavior? To make sure you get that kick on the first beat?
By xparis001 Thu Sep 13, 2012 3:48 pm
hey guys,

thanks for making this thread, this is great. Our QA people are monitoring it, and we're adding these to our bug list. I hope to get a few of these knocked out for our 1.1 release.
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By IMAKEMADBEATS Thu Sep 13, 2012 4:38 pm
xparis001 wrote:hey guys,

thanks for making this thread, this is great. Our QA people are monitoring it, and we're adding these to our bug list. I hope to get a few of these knocked out for our 1.1 release.


:-D
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By optik415 Thu Sep 13, 2012 6:12 pm
I know i dont have the best computers for audio but im able to do all my other tasks with no prob.

Studio desktop (Main Rig)
2005 Windows XP (32-bit) Dell Pentium D
2.8 Ghz
3Gb Ram
I run Pro tools 8,Reaper 4 and a nice handfull of plug-ins.
Has NEVER been on the internet!!!!! Music computer only
Nice stable machine.

REN REPORT - Everything runs fine but get audio pops every 5-7 seconds.Not that annoying and sounds more like a vinyl pop,YES i played with the buffer,A higher buffer took the pop down a lil but its still there.Export is fine and no pop is visible.Im able to save no prob and had the ren software crash on me only once.


Mobile laptop
2008 Windows Vista (Converted to Win7 32-Bit) Dell Intel core duo
2.2 Ghz
3Gb Ram
Focusrite scarlett 2i2 interface.Uninstalled drivers so they wouldnt interfere with Ren
I run Reaper 4,Studio One. Have use as many win7 audio optimizations as i could.
This is my internet computer but disable everything when i work on music (Ren included).This computer has a audio dropout every 4-8 minutes! never could fix that prob and yes it's a DELL lol.

REN REPORT - I have no ability to save WHATSOEVER!!! Make new folder,click save and NOTHING HAPPENS,save dialog box just resets itself with no progress bar in site and folder i tried to save the project in is completly empty in and out of software.Multiple crashes during startup and software wont recognize the Ren or Driver which makes this unusable.Restart software and it crashes! This has happened 10 times and The Ren seems to work when it wants to.Besides the audio dropout (comps fault) the Ren works fine whenever it decides to work BUT I CANT SAVE ANYTHING.

I know i dont have the best comp and plan on getting a new laptop workstation but i cant do that till late nov/early dec (ADK Audio system,EFF DELL) BUT MAN,I should be able to work on this thing after spending $1200.Imma try a FULL reformat on my windows 7 laptop and see if that does anything.I really hope my prob gets resolved and im even thinkin i might have a faulty Ren.I dont wanna deal with the hassle of returning if thats the case,and prolly have to wait a month for it.Any help would be great,Thx for your time.


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By optik415 Thu Sep 13, 2012 7:52 pm
I have seemed to fix my above prob on my windows 7 machine.I simply disabled the bluetooth/wi-fi adapter and it works like a charm.Loads up FAST and perfect and the best part NO HICCUPS/DROPOUTS every 4-8 minutes! Running at 256 flawlessly.My save prob i simply saved to a whole new directory(i guess anywhere besides the MPC directory or desktop) I have partitioned drives so i saved in my studio drive,made a "MPC Beats" folder and it worked like a charm.I can now enjoy latency-free,no dropouts,laptop closed MPC ren awesomness.If i find other probs ill be sure to report them here.
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By optik415 Thu Sep 13, 2012 8:18 pm
I get a huge cpu spike when i switch to SP-1200 mode.All other modes have no impact on Cpu.Not my fav mode anyways but thought i point that out.
By xparis001 Thu Sep 13, 2012 9:17 pm
optik415 wrote:I get a huge cpu spike when i switch to SP-1200 mode.All other modes have no impact on Cpu.Not my fav mode anyways but thought i point that out.



Is it only the first time or does it happen every time you select it?
By xparis001 Thu Sep 13, 2012 9:19 pm
optik415 wrote:I have seemed to fix my above prob on my windows 7 machine.I simply disabled the bluetooth/wi-fi adapter and it works like a charm.Loads up FAST and perfect and the best part NO HICCUPS/DROPOUTS every 4-8 minutes! Running at 256 flawlessly.My save prob i simply saved to a whole new directory(i guess anywhere besides the MPC directory or desktop) I have partitioned drives so i saved in my studio drive,made a "MPC Beats" folder and it worked like a charm.I can now enjoy latency-free,no dropouts,laptop closed MPC ren awesomness.If i find other probs ill be sure to report them here.



Can you tell us what wireless adapter you have? Also if you know what driver version you have for it, that would help
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By optik415 Thu Sep 13, 2012 10:50 pm
xparis001 wrote:
optik415 wrote:I have seemed to fix my above prob on my windows 7 machine.I simply disabled the bluetooth/wi-fi adapter and it works like a charm.Loads up FAST and perfect and the best part NO HICCUPS/DROPOUTS every 4-8 minutes! Running at 256 flawlessly.My save prob i simply saved to a whole new directory(i guess anywhere besides the MPC directory or desktop) I have partitioned drives so i saved in my studio drive,made a "MPC Beats" folder and it worked like a charm.I can now enjoy latency-free,no dropouts,laptop closed MPC ren awesomness.If i find other probs ill be sure to report them here.



Can you tell us what wireless adapter you have? Also if you know what driver version you have for it, that would help


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By optik415 Thu Sep 13, 2012 10:52 pm
Cant install the content part of the disk! i click install content and the CD just spins.Its been hung-up for 20 minutes now.I can live without it but i would like to get my money's worth.Havent tried the other disc's but will do.
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By JAH Thu Sep 13, 2012 11:16 pm
optik415 wrote:Cant install the content part of the disk! i click install content and the CD just spins.Its been hung-up for 20 minutes now.I can live without it but i would like to get my money's worth.Havent tried the other disc's but will do.

This has been surfacing a few times. Do you have a dual layer DVD drive in your computer? A standard DVD drive may have issues reading the discs.
By Alloutonline Fri Sep 14, 2012 12:22 am
I'm using an 8 core Mac pro running 10.6.8

Mine is crashing quite a bit...
I have the cut off characters on the screen also..

And I'm pretty pissed my old 2000xl sequences and programs don't load up...

My 5000s are ok tho.

I'm having a huge problem trying to export too.

Is there a way to export from song mode? It limits me to a 4bar sequence instead of the whole song.. I was trying to Dropbox my boy a beat I made but it seems like its making me convert to a new sequence then my synths don't work and I need to replace them with the ones from the older sequences to get them to work right.. It's horrible..

Other than that the workflow is dope.