Page 1 of 1

Ableton Constant Freezing

Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 10:43 pm
by bodom418
So I'm using Ableton Live 8, and it keeps freezing and closing down all the time. Sounds keep skipping and some patches can barely be troubled to make a noise. I've done literally every conceivable measure to ensure my PC is operating at prime performance levels. The CPU meter in Ableton flies up anywhere between the 30-50 percent range as soon as i hit play, or try to load a VST (trying to load VSTs or work with them in any way is a guaranteed freeze-and-crash)... This has all started in the last 24 hours, and I wasn't having ANYTHING like this prior.

Anyone else ever had this problem? Tried reinstalling; no dice.
Any fresh suggestions would be appreciated. This predicament is giving me creative constipation.

Re: Ableton Constant Freezing

Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 10:52 pm
by dameonxz
if you cant figure out the cause, a system restore might solve the problem... send it back 2-3 days and see if the problem is gone.

Im assuming its a PC ur using

Re: Ableton Constant Freezing

Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:19 pm
by kinggraham
same thing happened to me. got so bad that I spunked a grand on a mac. problem solved

Re: Ableton Constant Freezing

Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:22 pm
by sixth sense
moar ram

Re: Ableton Constant Freezing

Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:58 pm
by VirtualMark
whats your system specs?

have you made any changes recently, like installing more vst's or updates?

have you checked your drivers are up to date?

i wrote a short guide on optimising your system, check it to see if theres anything you haven't tried:

http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... o+pc+guide

Re: Ableton Constant Freezing

Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 6:09 am
by Mushroom Buttons
kinggraham wrote:same thing happened to me. got so bad that I spunked a grand on a mac. problem solved
has it ever crash on mac though?

Re: Ableton Constant Freezing

Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:59 pm
by bodom418
Yeah I'll probably be buying a mac in the near future. SOME new computer by September, anyhow