Dang it, that's a real shame pax, sorry to hear it
The things above are pretty low hanging fruit - if nothing in there works, there might be more arcane things to look at (like BIOS settings) or hardware itself.. maybe check in your machine if things are seated in properly, or showing signs of overheating.. gigging can exert forces not experienced by equipment sat at home.
About BIOS: you might have a CPU setting in your OS contradicting the one in BIOS. That was the case with my current machine, iirc for a couple of CPU toggles (maybe it was to stop "throttling" and "allowing full power".. they don't all come out of the factory in their full glory
That's a calculated thing though.. it's not "clocking" the chip per se - but if your current setup is throttling, it might be a heat issue.. esp. if you're gigging under lights, keep that thing in some shade or with a fan on it maybe.
Gotta do what we gotta do. I'll post another wall (maybe some repeated things/more detail - have not the time to edit down much today sorry..) - hoping something sticks out which is useful. A wall of relevant stuff hopefully. Really understand though, if none of the rest is something anyone would like to continue looking into - esp. if another piano works at the moment. But, yeah, it's really a personal choice about the optimal option to take..
I'd just be hoping it's not something else which is going to glitch with any VST you use.. just if it's happened a few times when using Pianoteq.. well, maybe it also would have happened if you were using your sampled libs too at that time.. yikes.. don't mean to load that up in mind - but - if solid gig state is required.. maybe you might be good to keep looking at maybe hardware as well as the other stuff before settling on something which might fail with no notice anyway.
In Cantabile Pianoteq loaded in ~2 to 4 secs here in testing (quicker on ave than standalone does for me - or my DAWs). If I had problems loading Pianoteq in Cantabile here, I would have said "Yep definitely seems like something with Cantabile and/or Pianoteq combo" but couldn't find an issue. What it could be on your system is not certain without more (lots probably more) info, or seeing the maching and setup (software and hardware).
Probably comes as no surprise that the above, and the link to the glitch free guide, are just scratching the surface (low hanging fruit really - 99% of times 'something' should help).
Could you post the output of Cantabile's "log-previous.txt" file?
[Load up Cantabile, go to tools menu, and choose "Open Settings Folder" you will find --> "log-previous.txt" file.]
If you select the text, copy it, and paste it into a post, maybe it contains enough info for a forum user (or in Modartt) to see an "Aha" moment.
But - sometimes we just want to play music without the PC issues in the way and the fuss of some rare PC glitch can become maddening - really sorry you're getting this problem - I've had that too, more often than I'd like in the past. It's something which takes us out of the mode too - I've been keeping computers running since late 80s for my music making - so although it seems like a lot of things to try, I think I've almost seen it all by now.. and there's more than just what's mentioned above, sadly.
Maybe the best thing might be to look for a new PC if your current one is coming due for that and the budget is there. If I were to buy something new I'd be really looking at the latest chips, AMD's upcoming line maybe of interest, instead of Intel. (I'm not currently fully aware, but read some interesting tech news about AMD making some big jumps in upcoming speed/threading - maybe someone who knows more would be more helpful on that). Not to mention OS or makers of hardware etc.. that's an entire thing of its own. Some will say "this is the best" - I think it's what you can use which is best.. and I couldn't do some things with one OS as opposed to another and I use various ones for different things.
But I'm sure plenty would love to tell you their dream music PC setup A new thread like that might be helpful in that case.
But, if you are into DIY, and keeping your current rig, it might be still something you can fix.
If you keep at it, you may find the prob eventually - but, how?? It's a process of elimination - and a computer repair place will probably just say "Meh, upgrade X and Y and it should work". Some $s later no more issue. They are often right (not taking into account issues around recycling components etc).
OR..
Could be as annoying as just a physical component (sound card, CPU or other sockets?) being shaken a little loose from packing/un-packing at gigs or being un-seated from lots of heating and cooling.
If you do open your box or laptop, just be sure you're not wearing a jumper (you might go to the lengths of buying a static wrist strap, which you clip to the case before you begin unscrewing any panels or touching internals). Be firm but not brutal with anything in their, no stressing wafers and so on - if anything, check to see if any cards show indication of stresses.. it really could be as 'dumb' as the person or robots who assembled your machine's components jammed something in too hard or not seated in fully - check any ribbon cable while you're at it. Things can work fine for years then suddenly pop out just enough for say 1 pin to intermittently lose constant touch with the current.
Also - dust - it can build up. Your PC OEM might have a guide for properly clearing it. My lappy seems really good with this - but others in the past have needed more work.. don't just vacuum the keys.
Also - CPU cooling paste - it can leak out. If you see white chalky residues, there's a chance your CPU might need either a re-seat or replacement if it's too far gone. OR it might be fine too - not always obvious.
Maybe somewhere over time you've baked a chip or other component somewhere on the board. (have to say I'm impressed with recent CPUs and cooling, given some of the room temperatures I've needed to run this thing in - but that always plays on my mind).
Sometimes something just breaks or changes (system software or hardware) and it's often a bunch of hair-pulling days or weeks until the culprit is tuned back to normal.
Maybe if you give some specifics someone smarter than us with machines could identify something they know about. Things like operating system (Win 10?), PC make and its age, (some info like RAM amount and type - the motherboard make and model# - and CPU - hard drive size (and how filled up), drive types brands and setup, for example does your system run some kind of drive backup utility constantly in the background always copying everything on C over to D? Western Digital, or maybe Intel Rapid Store tech.. that kind of thing is fairly un-noticed but can sometimes get sticky if it's detecting some issues - which you could maybe fix by right-clicking its icon in sys tray and choosing some option in its interface.. rare but that's been the case for me in the past - caused random slow downs sys wide.. easy fixed).
Other more longstanding things.. might be something worth checking up with your computer's BIOS. <-- This is usually OK these days, with most typical things enabled - but sometimes, some rare CPU related setting in there or other, might be needed to make some other improvement to an OS setting really function correctly. You can set some trottling or power options in your OS, but if your BIOS loads "disable CPU throttling" on bootup, you won't get best results - although you might get nothing, you may also get something glitchy too.
In those cases, it pays to really just read up on BIOS features (if your PC has this ability, begin with a general or basic BIOS settings view, then if nothing looks fruitful, then look at advanced BIOS settings.), check your PC manufacturer's web forum for similar issues - OR -->> take the beast into a good PC repair place.. they might tell you "It needs a new HD", or faster RAM to match some rare-as-all-get-out pin switch on your motherboard.. they may be right about a lot of that advice, as it's almost always better to upgrade anyhoo
There will be all kinds of reasons - including multipliers from the above list (take say item X + item Y = extra problem Z). It's not always about one thing alone - but, then, how much time does one ever have to try all combos of possible settings after trying out things which might be obvious..
Lots of people might also say "Just get a different OS" for various reasons. Whatever works - but the trick is trying it - or seeing it working somewhere else first.
Sorry that's probably not as succinct or formatted and clean as I'd like - but apart from posting everything what can ya do?
Just hope you can get your gig the way you'd like it best.
Last edited by Qexl (02-09-2019 07:03)
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