BrownTown Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 So i was on the plane playing with logic and my computer froze and this popped up. Any ideas? It happened when an audio file was being played. Also, All programs were closed when operating Logic, this was the first time it ever happened Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Jackson Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 So i was on the plane playing with logic and my computer froze and this popped up. Any ideas? It happened when an audio file was being played. Also, All programs were closed when operating Logic, this was the first time it ever happened Apple Portables: About the Sudden Motion Sensor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Watch the CPU and HD meters in that song at the point where you get the alert, maybe one is simply reaching the limits of your system. That's what that alert normally means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas007 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 If your MacBookPro is equipped with a SSD (solid state harddisk) you could disable permanently that SMS feature as indicated in Scott Jackson's post link... This will prevent from happening again. However, if you have a regular (mechanical harddisk) then, you are at risk when disabling it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markisflippinsweet Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 If your MacBookPro is equipped with a SSD (solid state harddisk) you could disable permanently that SMS feature as indicated in Scott Jackson's post link... This will prevent from happening again. However, if you have a regular (mechanical harddisk) then, you are at risk when disabling it! Could disabling it make Logic have less of those errors, if it is not being caused by the SMS? Sometimes, my CPU and HD will be low on the bars, and my MacBook Pro stationary, yet still I'd get the error. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Silly question: do you plan to drop your laptop a lot? Of course not, but that's the function of SMS. Try turning SMS off and see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markisflippinsweet Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Silly question: do you plan to drop your laptop a lot? Of course not, but that's the function of SMS.Try turning SMS off and see how it goes. I'm just slightly scared. Would minor bumps mess up my HD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 If by bumps you mean falls, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Watch the CPU and HD meters in that song at the point where you get the alert, maybe one is simply reaching the limits of your system. That's what that alert normally means. Yup. BrownTown, keep in mind what the error message actually says. "The sudden motion sensor MAY have parked the drive head..." That's not very definitive. Chances are that the message has more to do with slow hard drive access than the computer having been bumped. So, like many Logic error messages, this one is worded in a very vague way (and represents lazy programming on the part of the developer). @ Mark, I've seen this error message pop up on my system, and mine is a tower model, mounted in a rack in another room on a vibration-isolating mount. That should tell you something about the veracity of this error message. Thus, the same old rules apply... you have to be simply-common-sense-careful when you move your computer while it's on and the cover's not closed or asleep. Or, if you're using your laptop in a live playing environment where stage or speaker vibrations are a real possibility, the computer should rest on a shock mount of some kind, such as a simple foam mat (with ventilation provided, blah blah blah). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownTown Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 The thing that worries me is That when i went through security in the airport maybe the scanning machine did something to my Macbook. This never happened before my vacation and know my computer is experience more lag, mostly in Logic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownTown Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 I tried Logic with the SMS off and still nothing I tried to disable and reenable the SMS and that did not work either. Im afraid i have some type of hardware problem IDK All i know is that my computer is definitely not up to par. It's slower than it used to be and my HD bars ride high in logic when there is only an Audio file being played with the midi files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdoubleyou Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 How much free space do you have on your system drive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownTown Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 i have154.89 GB free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Can you save your projects to an external firewire 800 HD and play it from there to check if the internal HD is ok or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherking Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 maybe this is obvious, but try turning off wifi, then reboot, and open ONLY logic. i used to do that regularly on my previous mbp, and i could work. also, if you open more than one song, after a while you may run into the problem again. so...another reboot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownTown Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 the only type of external hard drive i got is usb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveRobinson Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Moving projects off the system drive gives instant improvements, logic settled straight into the new layout. System disk is smooth. Still getting error message, not as regular, overall performance improvement is very obvious. Mac feels stable, second year on OS X quite amazing workstation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 the only type of external hard drive i got is usb. Get an external Fw800 HD. USB 2.0 is not fast enough. Good for backup only Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouncer Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 ey Brown, r u using audio interface? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 According to his signature he's using a Firewire Solo. You can daisy-chain the Fw Solo to the back of the FW800 drive using one fw port like: Computer - Fw800 HD - Fw interface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownTown Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Do you really think i need an external HD i have so much room left on my macbook. I ran a Hardware Test on my macbook and nothing came up. I can definitely tell something is wrong with my MB never acted this way before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownTown Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 I opened up projects that I've done recently with no problem and still i get this overload window popping up. I dont know how to make music now with this bullshit window interrupting my concentration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouncer Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 i feel u man. i had this happen to me too. try to disconnect your audio interface, and see if the window stops popping up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownTown Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 i feel u man. i had this happen to me too. try to disconnect your audio interface, and see if the window stops popping up. I dont understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Do you really think i need an external HD i have so much room left on my macbook. I ran a Hardware Test on my macbook and nothing came up. I can definitely tell something is wrong with my MB never acted this way before. The idea behind running projects off of an external HD is to take the strain off of your MB's disk. Yes, you might have enough room on the drive, but it's possible that you're asking your computer to stream too much data off the internal HD and as a result, you get these error messages. Now, if you're doing mostly stuff using Logic's own sounds and no 3rd party instrument plugs, it's probably NOT necessary to run projects off of an external. But if you have a lot of audio tracks playing back, including (and especially) frozen tracks, and/or sample-based plugins where you've installed their libraries on the internal drive, indeed you might be asking too much of the hard drive. So... without knowing more details about your projects, what kinds of material you're playing back and so on, it's hard to say whether you need an external drive or not. So why not provide some details about the type (and number) of tracks you have in one of your problematic songs. Also... What sub version of Logic are you running? And what OS? Please indicate these things in your user profile's signature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownTown Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 The next step is for me to buy an external HD and see if that works. As soon as i buy it and test it out I'll get back to you guys. Thanks for all the input. I appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownTown Posted August 5, 2012 Author Share Posted August 5, 2012 Alright so I bought a Seagate external HD 1 Terabyte, I backed up my Mac with Time machine. Ran my project off the HD and no pop up So I guess it worked lol. However my Computer is really freaking slow. Even typing right now i Get some lag which is really unusual so Im going to use time machine to bring it back up to speed. Wish me luck. And thank you all for your input. This is BrownTown and I'm signing out. Stay Classy SanDiego. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownTown Posted August 5, 2012 Author Share Posted August 5, 2012 Ok so I was playing around with Logic because it actually works for me now but... I got this when i tried to save. And then this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Similar issue in this thread: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=83259&p=433440&hilit=spool+file+error#p433440 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas007 Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Could it be that Time Machine is interfering with the use of Logic? Did you try turning off Time Machine when using Logic? Is it advisable to use Time Machine on the same drive than Logic? I know, lots of questions, but intended to hint possible cause of your problem... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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