I feel like my sessions are prone to crashing (meaning my entire PC locks up and the machine has to be power-cycled) when the average load on the performance meter approaches 50%. I usually end up rendering tracks to free up the CPU. I would expect poor performance to be closer to 100% and never a crash.
Is that a realistic expectation? And what would be my next steps to trouble shoot?
Note that crash dumps are not being created in these instances (assuming they are stored in Documents > Steinberg > CrashDumps).
I would suspect the beginning is diagnosing whether it’s a hardware or software issue. Or both.
Under what circumstances does Cubase create, or not, a crash dump? I’m guessing the lack of a dump file may indicate a non-Cubase issue, like hardware or drivers.
I’m inclined to stress test the CPU to see if temperature is an issue.
I’m thinking about creating a stress session with multiple instances of Groove Agent SE - an instrument I use in nearly every session. This may or may not trigger a crash and may or may not point to the mixture of plugins in my system.
So, I’ve got a couple of approaches. I was hoping to hear from others on their diagnostic tactics. The lack of a dump file seemed a crucial piece of data. Perhaps not.
I’m also guessing this is unique to my system. I’ll add my system info - in case you were signaling that I hadn’t provided enough information.
I’ve discovered the Windows 10 Reliability Monitor. It only shows a “not shut down properly” error for my last crash.
Thanks for the replies. I guess this thread may be going OT for Cubase. Hopefully I can figure out my system’s weak link and understand how Cubase interacts with it.