Q: I recently moved my home computer to my music studio to run pro tools. Whenever the drums are played the computer instantly shuts off. I tried going through the above steps, went into terminal, and entered sudo pmset -a sms 0. Any suggestions?

I suspect there's a hardware problem.  I'd take it in to my local Apple retail store and get it checked out right away.

austinfromlowell wrote:

 

I recently moved my home computer to my music studio to run pro tools. Whenever the drums are played the computer instantly shuts off. I tried going through the above steps, went into terminal, and entered sudo pmset -a sms 0. Any suggestions?

Have you installed extra memory into the computer? If so and you are the one that has installed it I would shut the machine down, unplug the computer and re-install (re-seat) the memory modules. The other thing to do is insulate the computer from vibration by getting some foam insulation underneath it and make sure it's on a very solid surface. re: the foam insulation, remember the computer has to have proper ventilation, don't block any air/exhaust ports.

I'm thinking "mixing the drums", not "recording live drums".  Well, that could be vibration. And still, if that much vibration causes your Mac to shut down, either A- you're being dangerously abusive to your Mac, or B- there is a pre-existing hardware issue you need to get taken care of.