RECORDING ERROR MESSAGE-'DISC TOO SLOW'

Every once and a while after I have recorded around 12+ tracks, I get a "Disc too slow" message with a black block at the end of the recording. The black block when played back is just a loud noise. What is this and what setting might I have wrong. I have the new IMac 27" with quad cores. The cores meter is barely moving and I don't hardly have any processors on. HELP.

sand box wrote:
Erik.......do you feel it is better to record direct to my external HD or the Imac HD?
External. IF it is Firewire. USB is less suitable, but it'll do too. The startup disk is also busy handling RAM for virtual memory, so it is doubly stressed when recording to it, and will 'refuse' to record, or drop out, or say "disk too slow" sooner.
What are the best settings for buffer and the other recording parameters?
Depends on your machine; rule of thumb: keep it as low as possible when recording for minimum latency (32, 64 or 128 or 256), and set it higher when playing back, (256-1024) to avoid "system overload".
The best recording format imo is 24 bit/44.1 KHz (or 48 KHz). If you record 10+ tracks that are all subtle acoustic recordings, it may ever so slighly improve sound/mix quality to go with 24/96KHz, but that will also double the overhead for the CPU. And imo the difference even then is hardly perceptible, save for the most highly trained professional ears.
I record basic rock with 16 tracks or less and not overly complicated effects. Also I still don't understand what "flattening" of a track means. Thanx.
Okay, so 24/44.1 is enough for that. Flattening a track means that you make a new audio file (solo the track, and bounce) that includes the plugin effects you applied to it. It is an (old fashioned) way of freeing up CPU (because you can switch off the plugins afterwards and use the 'flattened' audio file).
Freezing provides a better alternative for freeing up CPU though. Look it up in the manual, it is a simple and effective feature.
regards, Erik.

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