Subject:Delta 44 - VIA KT133: is there a solution?

Posted by: FuTz

Date:10/7/2003 12:31:19 PM

I know I got a fairly old system by now but, still, I just wanted to ask if somebody here found a "cure" to the cracks'n'pops caused by this chip (VIA KT133 on AMD based board). I tried the "George's Patch" and the "4 in 1 Driver" but there still is latency when I record and these *#@! cracks'n'pops...
It's even worse since I installed a new sound card (I ditched my SoundBlaster Live!Value and now run an M-Audio Delta 44).

Is there a magician here who found some trick?

Thanks...

Subject:RE: Delta 44 - VIA KT133: is there a solution?

Reply by: Iacobus

Date:10/7/2003 12:58:52 PM

Not sure here; I don't use a mobo with the VIA chipset. M-Audio's hardware, for some mysterious reason, is notoriously fussy with that chipset. (Actually, so is some other hardware, as you've found out.)

Other than what you've tried, there's not much else I can suggest, save for a new mobo and CPU. (You can cannibalize some stuff from your old system, like your video card and soundcard; RAM may need to be bought with a new system.)

Iacobus
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Subject:RE: Delta 44 - VIA KT133: is there a solution?

Reply by: marcarotsky

Date:10/7/2003 12:58:56 PM

while i am not familiar with that exact chip-set...i have heard nightmares about it!! try some general CPU fixes and remedies...they usually help A LOT!
1. defrag often
2. run your msconfig utility and shut off EVERYTHING not essental to you running acid.
3. what operating system?? (xp or xp pro are the ones you should use)
4. use a sep hard drive for all audio related applications. (you can get 20 gb hard drives now for like 50 bux)
5. what specs is your cpu?? that will help a lot!!!!

believe it or not....you do not need a "high end" cpu to run these programs. that is a common misconception!! i have 2 CPU's running sofo on both.

1 is a "high end" 2.4 ghz P4. 768 MB of RDRAM (the fastest memory available) and dual 60 gb hard drives WIN XP PRO. everything runs great on it.
my other computer is a 600 MHZ amd athlon with 256 mb of sdram, 20 gb hard drive and win xp pro. NOTHING ELSE ON IT!!! no aol or BS programs. and all my audio programs run just as good, if not better on that machine as my "high end" P4 system.
so, dont go buyin some HUUGE new system quite yet, there is plenty you can do to yours to make it more "audio friendly"
--marc

Subject:RE: Delta 44 - VIA KT133: is there a solution?

Reply by: marcarotsky

Date:10/7/2003 1:00:30 PM

also, make sure you have the most current drivers available for your sound card. ASIO drivers preferably!!!
--marc

Subject:RE: Delta 44 - VIA KT133: is there a solution?

Reply by: FuTz

Date:10/7/2003 1:31:36 PM

thanks a lot!
My CPU is an Athlon 1000
768Mo memory pc133
I defrag more than often (I use Vegas and video responds very well to defrag...)

Bottom line: I think I'm gonna think about checking for a new mobo-CPU-RAM config with all the stuff I got... And I'm sure gonna go with Intel this time...

Subject:RE: Delta 44 - VIA KT133: is there a solution?

Reply by: jocks

Date:10/12/2003 11:56:57 AM

hi there,
I have a asus a7v133 with a kt133a chip, AthlonXP 2100+, 1Gb sdram
and SB Live value. I also used a m-audio dman 2044 card before my current
rme-audio 96/8 card. Creative SB Live driver for WinXP was a joke at
release of WinXP, but Microsoft drivers worked better. a clean music setup, without system sounds and low agp reserved memory(32meg for my 32meg nvidia tnt2m64/ geforce2/ cards in motherboard setup solved some crackle problems. also keep graphic card buffer size and screen update freq low, to
minimize Ddraw & Dsound conflicts. test these tricks with your M-audio
card. there's a web site called something like "kt133 users "full of
users tricks. also try updated drivers for all gear incl. motherboard
and your winXP.
best of luck!
/jocks

Subject:HELP!!!!!!

Reply by: thesame

Date:10/12/2003 4:28:22 PM

I am needed of help I don't know how to convert a file in MIDI into MP3,
I am really needed

Subject:RE: HELP!!!!!!

Reply by: Iacobus

Date:10/13/2003 12:13:18 PM

If you want to "convert" a MIDI file into MP3 in ACID, try adding the MIDI file into ACID, paint the entire contents of the file onto the timeline (use CTRL plus clicking onto the timeline with the Paint Tool) and then use File>Render As on the menu bar. Choose "MP3" as your file type.

Getting more specific, an added MIDI track will use the default DLS soft synth; you will have to add a desired synth to the Mixer if you wish to route the MIDI track to the synth.

Also, the MIDI track must be routed to a soft synth for it to be rendered into a media file such as WAV; otherwise, it's a no go.

HTH,
Iacobus
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