Dp4 Gives "disk Too Slow" Error Options

[smokinshaman]

Hi,

I am attempting to record 2 tracks live with DP4 on a 12" G4 powerbook and am getting a "disk too slow" error. I own a MOTU 828 mkII, but prefer to keep it in the studio and record with the built in audio for live purposes. I use a Rode NT4 stereo condenser mic with built in power and plug directly into the mac. I have adjusted the buffer settings to 1024 and still it gives me the error after recording for awhile. I have a total of 768 megs of RAM and feel this should suffice for 2 track live recording. I play in a jam band and hope to record continually for up to 3 hours, stopping from time to time to save of course. Do i need an external firewire drive? If so, do i install DP4 on it or keep it on the internal drive. Any help would greatly be apprectiated!

[Dustan]

Hello! Everyone..

I was using a Pbook G4 12" 867 with 640 mb of ram (that's the maximum, how come you had 768 on yours!?!) and DP4.I had a 40 Gb(4200rpm) Hard disk on it and I was always getting the "disk too slow" message on DP4. The first thing you should do is just disable that on your preferences/audio options on DP and then you can work without having those alert beeps, the processor is still dealing with it but it doesn't stop your session, at least that's what happened to me. Give it a try!. With me that was a start, and made me able to record simple things, but I only took a giant step away from the problem when I changed my Hard Disk for a 60Gb(7200 rpm). That made a huge difference.

Another hint is: Open your System preferences, go to Energy saver and options. make sure your processor performance is set to "highest", and that you pump up your processor power also significantly.

Hope this helps...on something.
Best,

Dustan