Originally Posted By: P Glaser

So you're saying that if I have a tempo change in a song and even if there is no midi, or synths, just a few audio tracks, if this buffer is set too low, I will get this "Time Line" marker hang? Everything still plays, just the time line hangs. Interesting. Thanks.

Someone over at the Cake forums mentioned this buffer as well. As far as I know, these settings have not changed in years. Sonar migrates all my settings each time I upgrade. Of course, I don't do tempo changes too often.

I'll check this out.



I thought that you were working with MIDI! If you are then try it. If you are working with audio only then the buffers in your sound card/audio interface may need adjusting. If you are using both then both buffers can come into play.

Also check your video drivers as sometimes they can mess up DAWs as can anything else running in the background like anti-stuff, wireless signals, programs attempting to connect to the Internet, etc.

Also are there any effects on your tracks? Look ahead effects like compressors, limiters, etc. can cause problems where you have to adjust your buffers.

Sometimes it ain't easy finding what is causing the problem, however I have had the most success with buffers. Note that my music computer is off-line so I do not have problems with anything running in the background.

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