Suddenly high latency

Hi there,

this seems not be very normal to me. My setup use only VST/AU Mainstage with 2 Main Outs from 2 midi keyboards, my voice processed (Mainstage), In-ear (2 outs Mainstage), 1 monitor return from FOH (1 in Mainstage) and 3 other outs from Ableton Live (2 backing track and 1 click) and nearly have no latency. I use Motu Ultralite-mk3 Hybrid via firewire. What is the sample rate (see it in preferences)?

I´m sorry I mean driver latency

Again... this is strange 😟

My setup is about 150 patches with different splits and it stays on for more than 6hours and works fine. A major diference I see is that you only have 2 cores?

One thing you could do is to increase the buffer size to around 256 or more (ok you´ll get a litle more latency but with only 2 cores its more stable for your MAC)

Does you have other software running in back? Is the MAC only for audio? Or other thing installed? If you could at sometime in your concert restart your Mainstage?

Does any of your Kurzweil have input so you connect the out of one to the input of another and only use Mainstage as a patch change?

Pim M.

I really understand your Point of view when says you dont´feel safe with Mainstage on stage 🙂. If it fails its really boring 😟

If it´s stays in 20% again more strange, but it only fails when you stay open a long time...

How about testing with Mainstage 2? I stay with it a long time since update to Mainstage 3 (and I still have it installed if I need it).

Can you post a image of your channel strips in the patch you thing it crashes?

No you cannot open a MS3 concert on MS2 but if you only have a few patches and if it stays stable maybe could be a way to solve.

But you can export the channel strips or the patch and try to import to MS2

Just test it to see if it works good.

Pim,

Any news?

Hi Pim M.

(Sorry not native english too) I have got exactly the same problem with only 2 audio inputs (microphones) and 1 virtual instrument after 1 hour or more or less, randomly ! This is really bad for my gigs. I tried with different driver latency. Here is my setup:

- MBP retina with 16 Go ram and 2,7 GHz Intel Core i7 Quadcore (!!) with Mavericks.

- MainStage 3.0.3

- Saffire Pro 14

- Midi Keyboard Roland A800 Pro

Conclusion:

- You don't need to buy another MBP because i bought mine recently.

- The common point between us is the version of the software and the audio interface.

Do you find a solution finally? Did you try with another audio interface or MainStage 2 ?

Bruno Filipe, i bought MS2 before but it was another MBP and i didn't use audio inputs in my setup in the past so i can't say if it was stable or not. Do you know if i can reinstall MS2 too and keep MS3 in parallel to compare?

Thanks,

Hi jbule,

Can you use the previous version os MS 3.0.3 and test it? Or send the concert to me to test it?

Yes you can have multiple versions of MS (and others mac programs) installed on the same MAC. I have MS2, MS3 and MS 3.0.3 installed so if I need to test something or something goes wrong can go back to another version.

you just need to copy the content of the version you want and paste on your hard drive. It´s easy.

If you need help just say.

Thanks

Thanks a lot Bruno Filipe,

So i installed a previous version of MS in parallel, the 2.2.2 and run MS 2.2.2 and MS 3.0.3 simultaneously, creating 2 new projects (i can t load my MS3 project in MS2) only with 2 audio inputs and a virtual instrument, one project for each version of MS. Finally, after few minutes or maybe one hour, i came back and had this crazy suddenly latency again, at the beginning only with MS3 but after few minutes more, same problem with MS 2 !

- Do you think it can come from an incompatibility between MS and the Focusrite audio interface?

I want to try with another interface but i only have the Liquide saffire56 which is from focusrite too, i m gonna try just in case and let you know.

- How can i send the concert to you to test? In private maybe?

- Last question, do you know how to come back to MS 3 without the 3.0.3 update to test?

Thanks again, this problem block me to play my gigs and summer is coming with concerts i have to play.

Hi jbule,

don´t hesitate to ask 🙂

Don´t know if it´s the focusrite. I have the i/o pro 26 and don´t get that (but I use Motu today).

Yes I can test it - send to brunofilipe.bm@gmail.com

Don´t undestand your last question. You want the MS3 but not that version (3.0.3)? Want another?

I know it can be really frustrating have all this erros/bugs, but I can say is that MS is one BIG programa to use live.