Edit crashing and backups won't restore.

[moose2243]

I spent about 80 hours on my first studio production. All I had left was to re do the baseline and some backup vox. Everything saved just fine, but when I tried to work on it the next day it said the file was corrupt. Everytime I try to restore the backup it opens for a second and then crashes the audio engine and references the same plugin and sometimes it adds a random one as well. Anyway to get in there and delete that plugin so I don't have to start all over?

[pough]

The Edit files should be XML. (I think this does not apply to the version in memory so a crashed Edit might not be XML.) There are definitely PLUGIN start end end tags. I am guessing that you can remove those chunks.

NOTE: Backup backup backup before editing Edits.

EDIT: I just created an edit and added a single plugin per track. Closed the edit and opened it in a text editor. I deleted one plugin. Re-opened the Edit in Waveform and the plugin was gone. Seems to work. Your mileage may vary.

[vul]

Have you tried loading the plugins in sandbox mode?

[nowgad]

@vul is right to load with sandbox mode, and get rid of problematic plugins.

[moose2243]

So the edit won't stay open long enough to do anything. I had sandboxing enabled already. I'm wondering if I jist Uninstaller the plugin if that would do it. And I have autosave and auto backup tuemrned on. But even when I load the backup it crashes immediately upon opening.

[dysjoint]

Try, in settings make sure 'run audio engine when stopped' is off. That has bought me time to deal with a troublesome plugin before. If you get in, select a track, hit control 'A' and disable all plugins in the bottom panel. Bit of a long shot but worth a try.