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johan_eskew
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July 13, 2018
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WHY is AUDITION IS LAGGING, NOT LATENCY

  • July 13, 2018
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My Audition multitrack has been lagging in speed and performance when the tracks begin to grow, how can I fix this, thank you so much

    Correct answer ryclark

    It depends a lot on how powerful your computer is as to how many effects you can use a any one time. Some effects like Reverb can take a lot of processing power. This can cause slow downs if it can't keep up. One thing you can try is to Pre-Render effects heavy tracks by clicking on the little lightning bolt icon on the top right of the FX Rack on each track.

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    jahnisierik
    Participating Frequently
    September 23, 2023

    Same issue here: Audition does not use nearly 15% of my pc resources, it is a threadripper with 48 cores, 128gb ram all work drives are SSD's. I'm trying to mix a feature film and every clic I do takes 5 seconds to respond. Even the menus on the top of the software become laggy. I have tried, the current version, the past two versions, and the beta. Older versions work a bit better than current or beta versions, unfortunately, I can't find 2018 version on the adobe cloud, becasue I did similar projects back then without issues.

      joeybianco06
      joeybianco06
      Participant
      September 11, 2023

      +1 -- Has been happening to me for the last few years. Windows 10, 12900k CPU, 128gb ram. Hoping this gets fixed soon. Trying to just edit VO for videos, basic effects like EQ. Can't cut/move tracks more than twice before it starts lagging and freezing. Updated to latest 2023 Audition and still happening. Anyone recommend another audio program that's not a full blown DAW?

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      TheBrinns
      Participant
      August 21, 2023

      Having the same problem 8/21/23 -- did this ever get figured out? I'm currently mixing an 11-minute short film in Audition (no effects applied yet) and the lagging is BAD. Audition is up-to-date, I'm working on a powerful iMac, and as far as I can tell there should be no reason for the slowdown. In Premiere, a technique that has helped in the past is deleting cache files. Could that be the issue here? 

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        Matt26103337u4tp
        Participant
        September 13, 2022

        Did anyone get an answer to this? Same issue. 9/2022. Are people using laptops? Is that the issue? Mine is new w tons of cashe space

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        Will27361052ozni
        Participant
        November 30, 2022

        I've just started using audition on my laptop - it's not high-end by any means but it should be plenty good enough to do what I want it to, as I've been using photoshop and lightroom with hundreds of raw files with minimal delays. Using audition to track guitar and bass for a song using a distortion plugin, the playback is so laggy and glitchy. This is fixed by pre-rendering my effects, but this adds other issues with latency (for some reason, I might just have to re-record the tracks though). Don't know if this is applicable to your issue though

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        Maril24852155q1w6
        Participant
        June 13, 2022

        June 2022 now. I just started encountering this problem today. Edited a podcast a couple of weeks ago with no problems. Now, can't get cut/delete/ripple delete/etc without an extreme lag. Curious to see if there's been any progress.

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          Caust Draven
          Participant
          December 4, 2021

          Hello all. Was this ever fixed? I've been looking for updates to no avail. Thank You

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          sarahb19309945
          Participant
          June 12, 2022

          I'm working on the latest OS and Audition version on a 2021 MBP M1 Max with 32GB ram. I cannot believe how slow it is - I can edit this many audio tracks in Premiere with no delay! Currently the software is nearly unusuable and waiting for the beach ball is costing me hours every time I delete / paste / move. Please hurry up and sort this out!

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          YODA$
          Participant
          May 8, 2021

          my audition has been really choppy as well, it started out of no where just like some of you guys, and all I'm doing is editing 2 minute wav files for songs. i hope the next update fixes this issue

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            gregorys92477016
            Participant
            May 17, 2021

            I'm now running an i7 10700 with 32gb of RAM. Same issue. When I add automation and processing (VST3 mainly), every operation is down to a snail's pace. I have to chop my EDLs into ten minute segments to get anything like a real time response, which really is putting a crimp in my workflow, and adding an unnecessary 2-track editing stage.

             

             

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            Claire5FB0
            Participant
            October 18, 2021

            Same here... please provide any current updated info.  Mine is a Dell brand new i7 using Microsoft 365.  Is there a fix yet? Cycling for simple podcast straight audio and music compilations. No effects. 
            Need the proper solution ASAP. 

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            Nikolas0D4D
            Participating Frequently
            May 3, 2021

            I'm having the same problem. Plenty of processing power, everything up to date, lags incredibly hard on multitrack projects with lots of clips and I try and drag them all around. I have zero effects going and it still lags. 

            SteveG_AudioMasters_
            Community Expert
            SteveG_AudioMasters_Community Expert
            Community Expert
            May 4, 2021

            Since this seems to be happening to so many people, I'll try to escalate it as an issue...

              valentinad79704654
              valentinad79704654
              Participant
              May 4, 2021

              Thank you! It's really bad, like it's getting to a point where I can't effectively edit a podcast. And it didn't use to happen.

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                gregorys92477016
                Participant
                January 12, 2021

                Joiing this thread late in the game, but yes, same here too.  I first noticed this as an issue working in Audition with a video music program (requiring a live music mix to picture) in the previous version, but I'm really noticing it now with multitrack audio-only.  And prints are taking forever: I can render a 4K video file that's way larger in terms of sheer file size than I can a 30 minute multitrack audio-only show.  Seems the further I am away from 0:00 on the EDL, the worse it gets.

                 

                All OS versions up to date, lots of RAM, etc.  

                 

                Deyoeman
                Deyoeman
                Participant
                January 31, 2020

                No its not my computer speed. It just started on all 3 computers I edit on. Last month I was working a huge mix, very track and effect intensive with no issues. Now all of a sudden I have to wait 5 seconds after each mouse click. 

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                  Nacho Kids
                  Participant
                  February 11, 2020

                  I am having the same issue. It is extremely frustrating.

                   

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