Sample editor / blank screen

Question

Hi,
Just started getting a big white blank screen when opening sample editor.
Open the same audio region 5 times, 4 times blank white screen 5th time - waveform!!
Any clues?
( i tried refresh overview already)

Answer 1

OK, I tracked down the culprit, although I'm not sure if this will help you much.
I ran the fs_usage command from the terminal, ran Logic, opened sample editor, and then poured through the huge text file that was produced. At the moment when I entered the sample editor, there were QuickTime call stalls (which I don't understand) but it gave me a clue.
So, I quit everything, reinstalled QT 7.0.2, reregistered it, and now everything works just fine.
If you're comfortable using terminal, but don't know about fs_usage, you can run it by using:
sudo fs_usage -w > ~/Desktop/myfilename.txt
Then run Logic, open the sample editor, admire the white screen, and close it.
Back to the terminal. Type:
Control-C
Quit everything.
Now open the myfilename.txt file on your desktop. It will be enormous (you thought audio files were big…) and start pouring over the text. You come to the part where you opened the sample editor, and you may find something helpful there. It may not be the same problem as me, but it might be instructive and give you a clue.
This command is very helpful in troubleshooting apps, but the file is (a) enormous and (b) esoteric. This may or may not help, but I thought I'd pass my minor success along to you.
Cheers.