clicks, pops & drags during playback -ACID Product Family

Subject:clicks, pops & drags during playback Posted by: dbasement Date:11/11/2004 5:20:16 PM Some specs: I'm on a WIN2000 machine with 512 MB of RAM, a fast AMB processor and a nice motherboard. I run sound from an Echo Gina card -> a Mackie mixer -> stereo receiver -> two stereo speakers. Basically, certain times when I have more than 3-4 tracks cued in ACID, the playback is draggy, or I hear little clicks & pops. Does it sound like a RAM thing, or are there overlapping frequencies that just don't like each other? I have the master volume only set at 60%, so it's not like it's clipping. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks!
Subject:RE: clicks, pops & drags during playback Reply by: Iacobus Date:11/11/2004 7:14:52 PM What version of ACID are you using? 3 or 4 tracks shouldn't be much of a problem at all, especially with that kind of config. Make sure nothing else is running in the background other than what you need. Use the three finger salute (CTRL+ALT+DELETE). Be sure only these services are running: explorer.exe LSASS.EXE mspmspsv.exe mstask.exe SERVICES.EXE SMSS.EXE SPOOLSV.EXE stisvc.exe svchost.exe System System Idle Process taskmgr.exe WINLOGON.EXE WinMgmt.exe Iacobus ------- RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid Pre-order Instant ACID My ACIDplanet Page Guitars 4 Kids
Subject:RE: clicks, pops & drags during playback Reply by: JohnnyRoy Date:11/11/2004 7:24:50 PM Sometimes if you set your latency too low this will not allocate enough buffer space for more tracks. I’ve had this happen where one or two tracks sounded fine but three or four cause cracks and pops. I’ve increased my playback buffer size and the cracks and pops went away. Just something to check. ~jr
Subject:RE: clicks, pops & drags during playback Reply by: dbasement Date:11/11/2004 7:46:37 PM I'm using ACID 4.0, btw, and all my other programs are closed. I set the buffer at the maximum, 16,384, but I'm still getting two pops in the exact same two places. Should I have set it before recording to eliminate the pops? In general, where should my ASIO buffer latency be set? Sorry, I'm kind of a newbie on these issues....
Subject:RE: clicks, pops & drags during playback Reply by: JohnnyRoy Date:11/11/2004 8:04:23 PM I have my ASIO latency set to 5ms. I find that anything less than that causes clicks and pops. It is possible that you recorded the noise. I would listen to the individual waves in the Windows Media Player just to check. If they click and pop all by themselves then you may have recorded the noise in the wave itself. ~jr
Subject:RE: clicks, pops & drags during playback Reply by: coldc Date:11/12/2004 5:20:05 AM "I'm still getting two pops in the exact same two places." Try muting each track to see which (if any) stops the pops/clicks. Then if you find the track(s), try adjusting the fades on the segments of audio on that track.
Subject:RE: clicks, pops & drags during playback Reply by: dbasement Date:11/13/2004 1:01:16 PM Thanks. So I isolated a track or two, and sure enough the clicks are embedded in individual tracks. So where do these clicks come from? How can I prevent them from occurring during the recording process? Thanks guys..

Subject:clicks, pops & drags during playback

Posted by: dbasement

Date:11/11/2004 5:20:16 PM

Some specs:

I'm on a WIN2000 machine with 512 MB of RAM, a fast AMB processor and a nice motherboard. I run sound from an Echo Gina card -> a Mackie mixer -> stereo receiver -> two stereo speakers.

Basically, certain times when I have more than 3-4 tracks cued in ACID, the playback is draggy, or I hear little clicks & pops. Does it sound like a RAM thing, or are there overlapping frequencies that just don't like each other? I have the master volume only set at 60%, so it's not like it's clipping. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks!