I watched the video and set it up as suggested but nothing has helped. It just crackles and stutters and the program more or less freezes. I have to close it down using task manager. I'm really lost here. I don't know why this is happening. I have no midi devices attached. I just want to playback the chord chart I've entered into the program.
I can't see how I can attach a screen shot of my settings.
This is a long shot, but try Options > Return to Factory Settings.
Do you have any other programs running on the computer, especially anything else like a DAW or something that might be CPU intensive?
Can you start Task Manager (right-click on the Toolbar) and see what other programs are running? To do this: Select More Details, then the Processes Tab, then click on the CPU column to sort by what's using the most processing power of your computer.
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Drop-outs or stuttering playback with RealTracks, it could be caused by running an older build of the program under certain conditions. So you should check to make sure you have the latest patch update installed from here: http://www.pgmusic.com/support_windowsupdates.htm
Garbled or stuttering playback could also be a system resource issue. You may be able to completely fix the problem by turning off accelerated RealTracks generation. This is done in the RealTracks Settings dialog (Control+click on the RealTracks toolbar button and uncheck "Speed up generation of RealTracks". If your playback is only "garbled" during the first few bars, that is an indication that this will fix it. The downside is that RealTracks will now take longer to generate.
So.... It looks like you are running this on a laptop using the Wavetable synth and MME drivers. In my experience, based on working with helping people for years, that is the problem. The wavetable synth and MME. Not exactly the best combination of hardware and drivers for the job.
You should consider buying a dedicated external interface such as M-audio, Presonus, or Focusrite Scarlett and use ASIO.
The symptoms you describe are par for the course with the setup you're currently using. Plainly stated, the built in sound card in most computers is not designed to work with the requirements demanded by the software we use. It's designed to play MP3s and sound from videos and games. With multi track audio and midi and synths all doing their thing and trying to get it to the speakers in sync..... well, you need the proper tool for the job.
Some folks have successfully used ASIO4ALL (A4A) but I've never been able to get that to work. Not even once on any computer I have owned. Ever.
With a proper interface, such as the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2, the laptop will be perfectly fine and give you the results you are expecting. No more clicks, pops, dropouts, and out of sync tracks.
All that said... you might be able to play with the buffers and latency settings to get it to run halfway smoothly. I have a few laptops and they are the same way as yours however, when I plug in the USB interface..... it's perfectly fine.
You've invested money in good software.... If you want to do this the right way, invest in some hardware to make it all work like it's supposed to work.
Anyway, that's my 2 cents.
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