This is a lengthy request for help, and it may be specific to my configurations, drivers, and plugins. So feel free to tell me that I should submit this via e-mail. Here goes:
I have had an increase in the number of problems experienced at the most inopportune moments. During each of our last 2 shows, I had to reboot my PC in the middle of a song. Since this is just a part-time hobby for me, I cannot afford to have a backup system for quick A-B switching.
These problems may or may not be related, but I am listing all of them in case they might be:
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Cantabile stops responding, and eventually crashes, creating a log file. The last 2 times this has happened, the log file indicating that the offending plugin was Sonic Projects’ OP-X PRO-II. Since I (and others on here) have had prior issues with that plugin, I decided to remove it from my system, and replaced the 7-8 patches with something similar from Omnisphere.
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Blue screen - unfortunately I don’t have a log files or events in the Windows Event Log. Everything just locked up when I tried to advance to the next song in the Set List. (Although I was able to continue playing with the previous song’s sounds for about a minute or 2 until the PC shut down.) This was during our most recent show, after I had removed the OP-X PRO-II plugin.
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“CoreEngine - Audio mix batch failed to apply, aborted ramped mixer entries” in the log file, numerous times.
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Seemingly random issues with output volume not being consistent from song to song. Even though I have tried to balance the audio levels between songs, some songs during the show end up being much lower in volume than others.
Might #3 and #4 be related? And are either of them related to the fact that I may be reaching the output limit (with the orange indicator on the Cantabile level meters) probably much more often that I should? I do have the Enable Output Limiter option checked, at 85%.
I am running Windows 10 Fall Creators Update with 16GB RAM (about 8-10 used after pre-loading a set). I stay up to date on OS and application updates, but always turn off Updates, Real-Time Protection, and Networking before a show.
EDIT: I am using ASIO4ALL because the Radial KeyLargo Mixer/Audio Interface ASIO driver has a high latency and they even recommend using ASIO4ALL.
EDIT 2: My issues had started before applying the Fall Creators Update, although it might be worse now.
EDIT 3: I am wondering if the fact that the USB cables are not very tight in the back of my 2 keyboards. They come out very easily. Is that a potential problem, and is there any solution for that? (switching out cables to others in my supply box doesn’t seem to help).
I apologize for the length, but I always would rather have too much info than not enough. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!