Soundtrack Pro Stops Recording Randomly

I'm using STP Version 3.0.1 on a Mac Pro (OSX 10.6.5, 2.8 Ghz Quad Core Xeon and 16 GB RAM). I'm recording to a RAID Drive that's separate from my system drive (1.74 TB free).
I record through a Project Mix I/O connected by Firewire.
When I press record on either the I/O or by clicking on it in Soundtrack the file will stop recording after a random duration. Anywhere from about 0.03" to 00:01:45 or so - although much more frequently on the short end.
I've deleted my preferences, run software update and reinstalled Soundtrack (and Compressor) but the problem keeps occurring.
Any suggestions?

To the latter 2 questons, no, and no.
QT is not the greatest recorder but you might find Quicktime Broadcaster to be a lot more trustworthy and it is free.

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