NeilT82 Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 I’m running the latest Logic Pro on a 2020 MacBook Pro that has Catalina. I’m using 3rd party plugins that are all up to date compatible and authorized. I’m getting random drops in audio. They last about 1/2 a second. Is anyone else experiencing this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rAC Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Do you have a Demo mode plugin somewhere? Even if you aren’t using it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilT82 Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 No demos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rAC Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 There’s been a few threads like this recently. I’m out of ideas for you - although it could be helpful to know your RAM, disc connections, MIDI connections, audio etc eg what you’ve setup and how. Does it happen when your interface is disconnected ie relying on the Mac’s IO only? Does the Console give any clues as to what’s happening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherking Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 not experiencing that here. what drops out; everything? as rAC asks: interface? etc... if you're using an audio interface... doe it happen if you disconnect that & use built-in audio? does it happen on all projects? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilT82 Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 It's doing it on multiple songs and I will try to play with just built in audio. I feel like it's something with my 3rd party plugins even though they are all current and authorized. I'm using Sound Toys, Waves and Izotope plugins. I have a video of it happening on my iPhone but it won't let me upload it to here. Anyone know the format it should be to upload video here? Thank you guys for taking time to reply! Here are my specs.... LPX 10.5.0 2020 MacBook Pro- 1.7 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 MacOS 10.15.4- 16GB RAM Duet Apogee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilT82 Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 This is a link with an audio clip of what is happening. It's at the :06 mark. https://app.box.com/s/0h9l1m338t4pjve8n2u76o2hcqev7ffn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilT82 Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 I just played the song 10 times without the apogee duet and it was fine. I plugged in the apogee and it happened within a couple plays. Gonna reach out to them now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherking Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 keep us posted. check your audio settings too, in logic preferences; try increasing the buffer, maybe try changing some of the other settings too.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rAC Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Good luck with Apogee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilT82 Posted May 22, 2020 Author Share Posted May 22, 2020 Apogee doesn’t think it’s an issue with them since bounces and Spotify play without issues. I talked to Apple for a couple hours and they couldn’t figure it out either. We did find out that my CPU % is hitting over 110 for a 1 minute song that is mainly using 4 alchemy tracks, 1 sampler track and some vocals and loops. They thought that could be causing the drops. My Mac is not even 1 week old and should be able to handle that. Any thoughts are appreciated. Thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodney Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Hi, May be you could go back to the start and look at Preferences/Audio Look at buffer, sample rate, latency etc. Also look further down the menu and see if your Mac is optimised for Playback and live tracks (multi core) or live tracks (single core) It may help Regards Rodney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilT82 Posted May 22, 2020 Author Share Posted May 22, 2020 I’ll take a look and see if it’s optimized for playback, that’s the one thing I haven’t looked at. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherking Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 is this with one project? all projects? and are you working from a custom template? but again... try changing the buffer, etc (as i & rodney suggested). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilT82 Posted May 22, 2020 Author Share Posted May 22, 2020 It’s doing it occasionally on multiple songs but the one that is making logic hit over 110% in the activity monitor is more frequent. Will tweak settings and see if there is any change. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilT82 Posted May 22, 2020 Author Share Posted May 22, 2020 Setting the multi threading option to “playback tracks” seems to be helping the playback for now. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilT82 Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 Setting it to “playback tracks” did not solve the drop outs like I thought it did. So it’s either the Logic Update or my 7 day old MacBook Pro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Have you tried with Garageband? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilT82 Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 No i didn’t even think of trying garageband, I’ll give that a whirl. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodney Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Could you post a screenshot of your audio settings pls? : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilT82 Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 Here is a screenshot of my settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodney Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Hi Neil, If you are mixing then don’t be afraid to increase your buffer size from 512 to 1024 or greater. I would also consider changing Threads from automatic to eight. This may help to spread the processing over the four cores. By opening up the customisation view up in the top screen and selecting CPU HD display, it is possible to see how Logic is using your processing cores. You would be aiming for a setting that uses all the cores. Logic may only be using one core which may account for the drop outs as well. Hope this helps Rodney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilT82 Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 Thanks for that info Rodney! After doing more troubleshooting I really think it’s the Apogee Duet that I’ve been using for over 6 years. I cannot get it to drop audio unless I’m running through the Duet. I’m glad it’s not my new Mac! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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