# How to improve this code, so Sonic Pi dont crash?
**URL:** https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/how-to-improve-this-code-so-sonic-pi-dont-crash/6219
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**Created:** [December 13, 2021, 9:11pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/how-to-improve-this-code-so-sonic-pi-dont-crash/6219 "2021-12-13T21:11:05Z")
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### Author:  [@Relaxnow](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/Relaxnow)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2021, 9:11pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/how-to-improve-this-code-so-sonic-pi-dont-crash/6219/1 "2021-12-13T21:11:05Z")
How do I improve this code, so Sonic Pi dont crash during tabla samples? v3.3.1
[YoutTube of Crash](https://youtu.be/nEMVqTLApM4?t=237)
```ruby
#drone 211213 15:33
with_fx :gverb do
use_synth :fm
# play :a5, release: 16, attack: 4, amp: 0.2
# play :ds4, release: 16, attack: 4, amp: 0.2
#play :c2+01, release: 16, attack: 4, amp: 0.2
# play :c1, release: 32, attack: 4, amp: 0.2
end
live_loop :ambiance do
use_synth :dark_ambience
# play :c3, release: 24, attack: 4, cutoff: 80
sleep 16
end
live_loop :noise do
use_synth :gnoise
# play :c5, release: 24, attack: 4, cutoff: 40, amp: 2
sleep 16
end
#sample
live_loop :fast do
with_fx :reverb do
# sample :tabla_dhec, cutoff: ring(40,50,60,90,110).choose, amp: ring(3,5,1,1).choose+2, pan: ring(-1,1).choose, pitch: ring(0,24,12).choose
# sample :tabla_ghe6, cutoff: ring(40,50,60,90,110).choose, amp: ring(3,1,1,1).choose+0, pan: ring(-1,1).choose, pitch: ring(0,-12,12).choose
# sample :tabla_tas2, cutoff: ring(40,50,60,90,110).choose, amp: ring(3,1,1,1).choose+3, pan: ring(-1,1).choose, pitch: ring(0,-12,12).choose
# sample :tabla_tun2, cutoff: ring(40,50,60,90,110).choose, amp: ring(3,1,5,1).choose+4, pan: ring(-1,1).choose, pitch: ring(0,-24,-12).choose
sleep ring(0.125).choose
end
end
live_loop :drums do
with_fx :reverb do
with_fx :bitcrusher do
sleep ring(0.5,0.25,0.75).choose
# sample :bd_haus, cutoff: ring(80,90,110,70).choose, amp: 2
end
end
end
```
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### Author:  [@ethancrawford](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/ethancrawford)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2021, 3:01am UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/how-to-improve-this-code-so-sonic-pi-dont-crash/6219/2 "2021-12-14T03:01:24Z")
Hello @Relaxnow,
I’ve taken the liberty of formatting your code nicely. (FYI, you can do this by wrapping code with a line before and after that both have three backticks ``` on them).
Regarding the crashing, details of the issue and several solutions can be found in the in-app tutorial in chapter 6.2, ‘FX in practice’ (also online at [Sonic Pi - Tutorial](https://sonic-pi.net/tutorial.html#section-6-2)). Have a read and try one of those - let us know if you have any further questions 🙂
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### Author:  [@Relaxnow](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/Relaxnow)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2021, 2:26pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/how-to-improve-this-code-so-sonic-pi-dont-crash/6219/3 "2021-12-14T14:26:47Z")
> [@ethancrawford](#):
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> ```ruby
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> ```
Ty Ethan
With\_fx outside live\_loop’s seems to have fixed the issue. I can run all code without crashing.
Kind regards
Relaxnow
```ruby
#drone 211214 15:23 (learned to place with_fx outside live_loop, so Sonic Pi dont crash)
use_sched_ahead_time 1
with_fx :gverb do
use_synth :saw
play :a5, release: 16, attack: 4, amp: 0.2
play :ds4, release: 16, attack: 4, amp: 0.2
play :c2, release: 16, attack: 4, amp: 0.2, cutoff: 70
play :c1, release: 32, attack: 4, amp: 0.2
end
live_loop :ambiance do
use_synth :dark_ambience
play :c3, release: 24, attack: 4, cutoff: 80
sleep 16
end
live_loop :noise do
use_synth :gnoise
play :c5, release: 24, attack: 4, cutoff: 40, amp: 2
sleep 16
end
#samples
with_fx :reverb do
live_loop :fast do
sample :tabla_dhec, cutoff: ring(40,50,60,90,110).choose, amp: ring(3,5,1,1).choose+2, pan: ring(-1,1).choose, pitch: ring(0,24,12).choose
sample :tabla_ghe6, cutoff: ring(40,50,60,90,110).choose, amp: ring(3,1,1,1).choose+0, pan: ring(-1,1).choose, pitch: ring(0,-12,12).choose
sample :tabla_tas2, cutoff: ring(40,50,60,90,110).choose, amp: ring(3,1,1,1).choose+3, pan: ring(-1,1).choose, pitch: ring(0,-12,12).choose
sample :tabla_tun2, cutoff: ring(40,50,60,90,110).choose, amp: ring(3,1,5,1).choose+4, pan: ring(-1,1).choose, pitch: ring(0,-24,-12).choose
sleep ring(0.125).choose
end
end
with_fx :reverb do
with_fx :bitcrusher do
live_loop :drums do
sleep ring(0.5,0.25,0.75).choose
sample :bd_haus, cutoff: ring(80,90,110,70).choose, amp: 4
end
end
end
```
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### Author:  [@ethancrawford](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/ethancrawford)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/how-to-improve-this-code-so-sonic-pi-dont-crash/6219/4 "2021-12-14T14:37:06Z")
You’re welcome - sounds good too btw 🙂
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### Author:  [@Relaxnow](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/Relaxnow)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/how-to-improve-this-code-so-sonic-pi-dont-crash/6219/5 "2021-12-14T14:51:54Z")
Just wondering: Do “with\_fx” run when all the samples are uncommented with # inside?
I mean. Do I need to use / / around on a code section that are not active to be on the safe side?
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### Author:  [@ethancrawford](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/ethancrawford)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2021, 12:36pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/how-to-improve-this-code-so-sonic-pi-dont-crash/6219/6 "2021-12-16T12:36:04Z")
As I understand it, yes, fx will run regardless of whether any sounds inside them are commented out or not.
As to whether this can still become a performance problem, perhaps, but I’d appreciate @samaaron’s confirmation on that 🙂 Just like when you have active sounds within the fx block, I’m sure it depends on the amount of time in each cycle of the enclosing live\_loop. If there are enough sleeps of the right duration in the live\_loop to allow a single fx instance to complete before the next one is triggered for example, then there shouldn’t really be any need to comment anything out I’d say.