This will probably sound like a very daft question, but I am a true novice, sorry!
I have Pro Tools LE MBox Pro 2, version 7.1.3, and have recently been getting an error message: "Audio device buffer underflowed. If this occurs frequently, try decreasing the H/W Buffer Size in the Playback Engine or remove other Firewire devices (-6085 or -6086)" .
Other specs:
iMac Intel 2.16 GHz
OS x 10.4.11
Space: 447.33 GB available
I save my Pro Tools sessions to the internal drive
I have tried decreasing the buffer, increasing it, and I got a new Firewire cable (because a Digidesign engineer told me that "The DAE errors 6086,-6085,-6097 all relate to communication error as a result of a interruption or conflict with the data throughput to the unit."), but none of this has worked, and each time it occurs the session will not allow me to continue either recording or playing back for very long.
To cut a long story short, something I read elsewhere online has led me to believe that I might possibly solve the problem by getting an external drive to record onto instead of my internal drive. Someone said on an old thread "Recording to the internal HD is not supported (or recommended). The read/write heads have difficulty accessing the audio files and OS at the same time." So I have been considering buying this external drive: 50GB Glyph GT 050 FireWire 400
But I am very fuzzy about the logistics of all this, and am hoping someone here my be able to make things a little clearer. Basically, I am not sure of how I fit the ex-drive to my computer, or of how the ex-drive actually works in the chain between my computer and the MBox. I understand that I would have to put the 6-pin Firewire from my MBox into the external hard drive instead of the port on the back of my computer, and then do I link a Firewire or USB from the ex drive to an output on my computer? What files would be saved onto the ex-drive? Would I have to install Pro Tools on the ex-drive? very confused -- sorry!
Also, any other recommendations for external drives would be most welcome..
Thanks in advance,
Jim.
I have Pro Tools LE MBox Pro 2, version 7.1.3, and have recently been getting an error message: "Audio device buffer underflowed. If this occurs frequently, try decreasing the H/W Buffer Size in the Playback Engine or remove other Firewire devices (-6085 or -6086)" .
Other specs:
iMac Intel 2.16 GHz
OS x 10.4.11
Space: 447.33 GB available
I save my Pro Tools sessions to the internal drive
I have tried decreasing the buffer, increasing it, and I got a new Firewire cable (because a Digidesign engineer told me that "The DAE errors 6086,-6085,-6097 all relate to communication error as a result of a interruption or conflict with the data throughput to the unit."), but none of this has worked, and each time it occurs the session will not allow me to continue either recording or playing back for very long.
To cut a long story short, something I read elsewhere online has led me to believe that I might possibly solve the problem by getting an external drive to record onto instead of my internal drive. Someone said on an old thread "Recording to the internal HD is not supported (or recommended). The read/write heads have difficulty accessing the audio files and OS at the same time." So I have been considering buying this external drive: 50GB Glyph GT 050 FireWire 400
But I am very fuzzy about the logistics of all this, and am hoping someone here my be able to make things a little clearer. Basically, I am not sure of how I fit the ex-drive to my computer, or of how the ex-drive actually works in the chain between my computer and the MBox. I understand that I would have to put the 6-pin Firewire from my MBox into the external hard drive instead of the port on the back of my computer, and then do I link a Firewire or USB from the ex drive to an output on my computer? What files would be saved onto the ex-drive? Would I have to install Pro Tools on the ex-drive? very confused -- sorry!
Also, any other recommendations for external drives would be most welcome..
Thanks in advance,
Jim.