Bug Crash!!!

jorge · 29 Dec 2004

Hi Syncer, welcome to this forum

Thanks a lot for reporting this bug. I hope that we can fix it but we need more information. I dont completely understand the problem you have. What I understand is that when you run SM with DX7 it works but with DX9 it crashes, am I right? Which CPU does your computer have? which operating system are you running? At what stage does SM crash? Is it straight away when you try to run it? What message do you get when it crashes? We need more information in order to find the bug.

Syncer · 29 Dec 2004

Ок, more information:

>I dont completely understand the problem you have. I too...

> I dont completely understand the problem you have. What I understand is that when you run SM with DX7 it works but with DX9 it crashes, am I right? No, if I use Dx7 - get error to initialization DX sound driver, but on standard driver program all work, if I use Dx9 - a program executes inadmissible operation and is closed!!! http://y0u-file.narod.ru/Crash.jpg - Screenshoot

> Which CPU does your computer have? I have Pentium-2, 266 mHz 64 Ram

> which operating system are you running? Windows 98 Second Edition

> At what stage does SM crash? I think, during loading demo project

> Is it straight away when you try to run it? Yes

> What message do you get when it crashes? I have a russian version Windows (see screenshoots)

> We need more information in order to find the bug. I am ready to give it greatly, since have a big desire its use at development their own VST

Syncer · 29 Dec 2004

for download image - choose to save as in Popup menu! and else, I have manually deleted the file a demo and after program quarrelled on invalid installation she has even so having continued to work!

Syncer · 29 Dec 2004

Only has bored already message: "The install folder could not be found. Try re-installing the software"

jorge · 29 Dec 2004

Thanks a lot for your feedback.

I think there are two problems:

1st SM uses CPU SSE instructions that only started with the Pentium III. The fact that you're using a CPU that doesnt support SSE is enough to make it crash.

2nd SM has only been tested on windows XP and windows 2000. win98 is not supported

unfortunately we're not planning to make SM support non-SSE CPUs. SSE instructions allows SM to process four operations simultaneously which gives it higher performance.

I hope you'll be able to try SM on a windows XP pentium III ( or higher ) computer.

Syncer · 29 Dec 2004

Well that we understood though on count of support SSE in Pentium-2 it is necessary to look. There is small doubt that deal are so bad that Win 9x is not supported and CPU needs III or above, but this your choice as developer... Thank you for fast answer.

malc · 30 Dec 2004

Hi Syncer,

Sorry to hear about the problems you've been having.

As Jorge said, we only support SSE PCs. The reason for this is purely performance. If the software was able to run on non-SSE PCs it would be much slower. When you're processing one sample at a time you really eat CPU.

It might be possible to enable the software to run on non-SSE PCs in the future but it's so tied in with the low-level programming that the effort required may not be justifiable.