RB is buggy, it crashes, I can't get my work done, blah, blah.

Here's a small list of issues people report:

1. RB locks up all the time, I have to do a Ctl-Alt-Del. Resolved, update your audio drivers, ASIO drivers, video drivers, whatever drivers. Or, a Windows Update changed something so you have to check all your settings to make sure they're correct.

2. A sub menu window you opened is still open behind the main screen view. Resolved, this can be a screen resolution issue or you need to hit Tab to bring that hidden window to the front then everything's good. Is that a bug? Don't know, some get this, some don't. I haven't seen it in a long time.

3. You can't see the controls for a sub window. Resolved, a screen resolution issue especially on laptops. Laptops have small screens but DAW's need high resolutions because there is so much stuff on the screen. But, but I can't read anything then, it's too small. Well, is that the software's problem? Buy bigger glasses or don't use laptops smaller than 19 inches or whatever.

4. Constant audio stutters and glitchy sound. This should have been number 1 but this is latency caused by audio buffer settings in your soundcard or what audio driver you're using.

5. No matter what I do I get audio/midi sync issues. Resolved, it's a different sample rate between what Windows is using and what RB is using.

6. The VST window has all this space on the top and I can't see the entire window so the bottom controls are hidden. This is an issue that has bothered many of us for years and should be fixed, still...Resolved, there is a scroll bar on the right, scroll down and the bottom of the window is now visible.

7. I can't get the time stretch feature to work, it's a POS. Resolved, it works fine. The Help files are not as clear as they should be but still it works fine.

8. RB will suddenly start doing weird, wonky things. Yes, that can happen especially if you're doing a lot of midi and audio editing and you're working with a lot of tracks. Sort of resolved, I've found I need to do regular saves and close RB down and reopen it every hour to hour and a half or so then there's no issues.

9. Now for the biggie, constant crashes. This one is only reported by a few people yet they insist they've tried everything including working with Support and it still crashes. I don't know what to say to them, if that was a real issue this whole forum would be filled with RB crash reports and they're just not there. I've asked a few of the people who report this to jump in and give us a complete detailed report like you would in a beta test to see if we can figure out what's causing it and so far nobody has gone that far.

Here's the bottom line: Digital audio is very tricky, you need a fairly powerful computer, you need to be that nerd in your family who helps everybody else out with their Windows problems not the guy who's constantly asking for help. You need to understand all this stuff I just mentioned, be methodical, don't get upset, work through things as they crop up and read forums like this one.

RB as a music software program is pretty good, not perfect by a long shot but pretty good. My number 8 could be the cause of some reporting weird bugs. It's true RB doesn't like to be worked too hard continually for hours. Save and reopen every hour or two and everything's fine. I figured this out myself because I understand Windows 101: Weird crap happens close and reboot. Most of the time you only need to close the program not your system.

All anybody has to do is go and read other forums dealing with Sonar, Reaper, Cubase, Pro Tools, Studio One and you'll see posts complaining about the exact same kind of stuff you'll see here. It's about people simply not digging deeply enough, not knowing enough, not paying attention to the details. In other words good ole User Error. I know this intimately because it's happened to me many times. Lots of DUH! moments.

Bob


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