Recently I get this yellow message on BB Start Up. This is before the GUI even appears. I'm not aware that I have changed anything. I DO have this drum style and AFAIK I have every update and specials pack since 2008. Any ideas what it actually means and if I should kill it off - how? Cheers ian
Last edited by sixchannel; 08/24/1602:53 AM.
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I've seen this. It's random but I believe it is related to running out of RAM. If you reboot and don't load any other programs, you should not get the error.
That's an unscientific guess, though, about the cause. Sunspots would be an equally valid hypothesis.
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I've seen this. It's random but I believe it is related to running out of RAM. If you reboot and don't load any other programs, you should not get the error.
That's an unscientific guess, though, about the cause. Sunspots would be an equally valid hypothesis.
I'm with the Sunspot theory, Matt. I run BB with nothing else running, even the anti-virus is turned off. Giving more thought to your first comment though -Maybe it IS a RAM thing. Because I like it, and because so much of my music software is ancient and won't run on modern systems, I run Win XP Pro, which is, as you know, limited to how much RAM I can have. Best regards Ian
Old Guys Rule.The older I get,the better I was! BB2023 ULTRA, 1013, Win 7 and 10
It wasn't actually XP that has the limit; it's that you very likely have a 32-bit version of XP Pro. That limits you to addressing 4GB no matter how much RAM you installed. And of that 4, XP takes some, so in practice you really are working with 3.2 GB maximum. But if all you run at one time is BIAB, that is not the cause of your problem UNLESS you are running a massive software synth. What do you use for sound?
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Yes Matt, its the 32 bit. No software synth other than the Coyote Forte. No midi keyboard,only the QUERTY one. Card is a Creative Audigy and suits me fine. I mostly use RTs, these days only rarely dipping in to the midi styles or instruments. Never been able to get Hi-Q Sampletank to work so ignore that part of BB. BB is an amazing concept and program. Ian
Old Guys Rule.The older I get,the better I was! BB2023 ULTRA, 1013, Win 7 and 10
Also, I went around and around with the HQ instruments for weeks. I was in contact with support about it plus of course the forum. Never got it working on my old Win 7 system. I did the Win 10 upgrade on my new system you see in my sig and everything is perfect.
I know so many people believe in "Hey it still works, why upgrade?".
Yes guys, sadly i know its 4gb. It is what it is so BB and I work within its constraints - slow re-gen box checked for example. Bob, if Newer were Free I'd be right there at the head of the queue. But limited resources does mean that IF I upgrade to Win7 or 10, I'd have to replace a lot of software too. No chance. So old is good. Lol! Ian
Old Guys Rule.The older I get,the better I was! BB2023 ULTRA, 1013, Win 7 and 10
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