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#688533 12/06/21 04:51 AM
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And you, have you noticed a longer loading time? I went from 9 to 22 seconds on average for the 2nd load, with windows clean. Reset to factory settings, and even with an empty load I'm slow. A tip?


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6 seconds for me.

Not sure why it would take 22... hmm..


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Are you talking about the time to "open" BIAB2022? About 6 secs tops here.


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Here is my 6.032 second detail:

Bootup was optimal, set to fast [2022.905.0, 12/6/2021 11:15:45 AM]
Bootup time in milliseconds =6,032 [2022.905.0, 12/6/2021 11:15:45 AM]
Time to scan unknown VST plugins = 4 ms [2022.905.0, 12/6/2021 11:15:44 AM]
Time to scan known VST plugins = 16 ms [2022.905.0, 12/6/2021 11:15:44 AM]
Time to scan AU plugins = 0 ms [2022.905.0, 12/6/2021 11:15:44 AM]
Time to scan ALL plugins = 20 ms [2022.905.0, 12/6/2021 11:15:44 AM]
Time to Count Plugins in ms =1,589. Plugins counted=66 [2022.905.0, 12/6/2021 11:15:44 AM]
Scanning for plugins... [2022.905.0, 12/6/2021 11:15:42 AM]
**** New Session started at : 12/6/2021 11:15:42 AM

Lightning fast, as far as I am concerned.


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Check what plugins are scanning / loading.

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I don't see anything wrong though :

Le démarrage était optimal, mettre à rapide. [2022.906.0, 06/12/2021 17:43:58]
Temps de démarrage en millisecondes =22,272 [2022.906.0, 06/12/2021 17:43:58]
Temps de scanner les plugins VST inconnus = 0 ms [2022.906.0, 06/12/2021 17:43:43]
Temps de scanner les VST plugins connus = 86 ms [2022.906.0, 06/12/2021 17:43:43]
Temps de scanner les plugins AU = 0 ms [2022.906.0, 06/12/2021 17:43:43]
Temps de scanner TOUS les plugins = 86 ms [2022.906.0, 06/12/2021 17:43:43]
Recherche des plugins... [2022.906.0, 06/12/2021 17:43:43]
****Nouvelle Session démarrée à:06/12/2021 17:43:43

I might just remove all my plugins, although that's not what I prefer. Just keep the essentials.


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And yes, without the plugins it starts much faster.

Le démarrage était optimal, mettre à rapide. [2022.906.0, 06/12/2021 17:55:14]
Temps de démarrage en millisecondes =7,576 [2022.906.0, 06/12/2021 17:55:14]
Temps de scanner les plugins VST inconnus = 1 ms [2022.906.0, 06/12/2021 17:55:14]
Temps de scanner les VST plugins connus = 6 ms [2022.906.0, 06/12/2021 17:55:14]
Temps de scanner les plugins AU = 0 ms [2022.906.0, 06/12/2021 17:55:14]
Temps de scanner TOUS les plugins = 7 ms [2022.906.0, 06/12/2021 17:55:14]
Recherche des plugins... [2022.906.0, 06/12/2021 17:55:14]
****Nouvelle Session démarrée à:06/12/2021 17:55:14


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12 seconds for the musicians to arrive here, older computer.


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I have not noticed any longer time loading BIAB. The report about plugins make me wonder if you might have an expired plugin among your collection; just a wild guess.


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Trying to load broken plugins takes longer for sure. One of the most problematic for me is Halion + BIAB, because of Steinberg buggy authorization manager. Just sort your VST list and load what you need.

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