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Subject:sound forge clicks, pops, cracks and etc. Posted by: arrigo Date:9/24/1999 8:25:00 AM I'll try to overcome two problems I have: 1- the language (I've been born in Italy and live in Argentina, hence, English is not my language) and 2- the age (bearing more than 72 over my shoulders), since "Oldies "+ computers are, generally, bad and uncommon marriages. With the help of the Sound Forge and AudioMedia III manuals and FAQs I tried to solve the problem: 1- HDD Defragmented 2- Total buffer size = 640kb 3- Preload = 320kb 4- Playback counter = Off 5- Playback Meter = Off 6- Passive updating = On 7- Scroll Smoothly unchecked 8- Graphic Acceleration = 1/3rd 9- Write-behind caching = disable 10- vcache = 2048 11- virtual memory = 100MB 12- power saver mode = disable 13- dedicate SCSI hard drive Despite a noticeable improvement (mainly speed and infrequent fragmentation), I still get some "popping" drop out enough to spoil out a Master CD. I must transfer to a DAT, where a can replace a defective take, before attempt to burn a CD. Does somebody knows a #14 and/or subsequent solutions to the problem ?. CONSIDERATIONS 1- Clicks, pops and other noise are not recorded. They appear only on Play back. 2- Since de beginning (and NEVER) I had any problem using the same AM III sound card with SESSION files. 3- After install a dedicated HDD for .WAV files, you can use Scrolling, Time meter, Level meter, Full graphic speed, etc, without any problem. 4- Actually my "stuff" is: Intel motherboard with Pentium 233 MMX, 64MB RAM, main HDD Quantum IDE 6Gb for everything including .SES files, AM III sound card and a dedicated (only .Wav files) Seagate SCSI Wide 4.2 Gb HDD. I hope my English (with Microsoft Word support), is good enough to be understood. Arrigo Zanessi ZANESSI Estudios de grabacion. Mendoza ARGENTINA
Subject:Re: sound forge clicks, pops, cracks and etc. Reply by: SonicTom Date:9/24/1999 11:09:00 AM >>2- Since de beginning (and NEVER) I had any problem using >>the same AM III sound card with SESSION files. >>3- After install a dedicated HDD for .WAV files, you can use >>Scrolling, Time meter, Level meter, Full graphic speed, etc, >>without any problem. Session does not use the Wave driver which Sound Forge must use. From your number 3, it seems like you are saying there is no longer any problem with audio recorded to that new drive. Is this true? Here are some suggestions to try and find the cause of what is happening: As a test, suggest disabling your Video driver altogether to find if Video driver interference is what is causing this. Errors during playback in Sound Forge are usually caused by video tying up the PCI bus. Go to Control Panel, System and select Device Manager. Open the section for Display Adapters and double click on the entry for your adapter. On the Properties page you may see an option at the bottom to "Disable in this harware profile" Check this option and answer OK on each windows until you are told you must reboot. You will then be running with Windows VGA driver. Your screen will be resized to 640 by 480 resolution. Test playback in Sound Forge to see if you still experiencing the playback popping. Suggest that you update the driver for the Audiomedia III. Digidesign Wave drivers are available at: http://www.digidesign.com/serv/ftpmaps/wavdrv.html They have a new driver for Windows 95 as of 1/99 which has fixed many similar issues for Sound Forge users. If you need further help from us, please direct your messages to support@sonicfoundry.com. Good luck. Tom Hamer Sonic Foundry Technical Support Arrigo Zanessi wrote: >>I'll try to overcome two problems I have: 1- the language >>(I've been born in Italy and live in Argentina, hence, >>English is not my language) and 2- the age (bearing more >>than 72 over my shoulders), since "Oldies "+ computers are, >>generally, bad and uncommon marriages. >> >>With the help of the Sound Forge and AudioMedia III manuals >>and FAQs I tried to solve the problem: >>1- HDD Defragmented >>2- Total buffer size = 640kb >>3- Preload = 320kb >>4- Playback counter = Off >>5- Playback Meter = Off >>6- Passive updating = On >>7- Scroll Smoothly unchecked >>8- Graphic Acceleration = 1/3rd >>9- Write-behind caching = disable >>10- vcache = 2048 >>11- virtual memory = 100MB >>12- power saver mode = disable >>13- dedicate SCSI hard drive >> >>Despite a noticeable improvement (mainly speed and >>infrequent fragmentation), I still get some "popping" drop >>out enough to spoil out a Master CD. I must transfer to a >>DAT, where a can replace a defective take, before attempt to >>burn a CD. >>Does somebody knows a #14 and/or subsequent solutions to >>the problem ?. >> >>CONSIDERATIONS >>1- Clicks, pops and other noise are not recorded. They >>appear only on Play back. >>2- Since de beginning (and NEVER) I had any problem using >>the same AM III sound card with SESSION files. >>3- After install a dedicated HDD for .WAV files, you can use >>Scrolling, Time meter, Level meter, Full graphic speed, etc, >>without any problem. >>4- Actually my "stuff" is: Intel motherboard with Pentium >>233 MMX, 64MB RAM, main HDD Quantum IDE 6Gb for everything >>including .SES files, AM III sound card and a dedicated >>(only .Wav files) Seagate SCSI Wide 4.2 Gb HDD. >> >>I hope my English (with Microsoft Word support), is good >>enough to be understood. >> >>Arrigo Zanessi >>ZANESSI Estudios de grabacion. >>Mendoza ARGENTINA >> >>

>>2- Since de beginning (and NEVER) I had any problem using
>>the same AM III sound card with SESSION files.
>>3- After install a dedicated HDD for .WAV files, you can use
>>Scrolling, Time meter, Level meter, Full graphic speed, etc,
>>without any problem.

Session does not use the Wave driver which Sound Forge must use.
From your number 3, it seems like you are saying there is no
longer any problem with audio recorded to that new drive. Is this
true?

Here are some suggestions to try and find the cause of what is
happening:

As a test, suggest disabling your Video driver altogether
to find if Video driver interference is what is causing this.
Errors during playback in Sound Forge are usually caused by
video tying up the PCI bus. Go to Control Panel, System and
select Device Manager. Open the section for Display Adapters
and double click on the entry for your adapter. On the Properties
page you may see an option at the bottom to "Disable in this
harware profile" Check this option and answer OK on each windows
until you are told you must reboot. You will then be running
with Windows VGA driver. Your screen will be resized to
640 by 480 resolution. Test playback in Sound Forge to see
if you still experiencing the playback popping.

Suggest that you update the driver for the Audiomedia III.
Digidesign Wave drivers are available at:
http://www.digidesign.com/serv/ftpmaps/wavdrv.html
They have a new driver for Windows 95 as of 1/99 which
has fixed many similar issues for Sound Forge users.

If you need further help from us, please direct your messages
to support@sonicfoundry.com.

Good luck.

Tom Hamer
Sonic Foundry Technical Support

Arrigo Zanessi wrote:
>>I'll try to overcome two problems I have: 1- the language
>>(I've been born in Italy and live in Argentina, hence,
>>English is not my language) and 2- the age (bearing more
>>than 72 over my shoulders), since "Oldies "+ computers are,
>>generally, bad and uncommon marriages.
>>
>>With the help of the Sound Forge and AudioMedia III manuals
>>and FAQs I tried to solve the problem:
>>1- HDD Defragmented
>>2- Total buffer size = 640kb
>>3- Preload = 320kb
>>4- Playback counter = Off
>>5- Playback Meter = Off
>>6- Passive updating = On
>>7- Scroll Smoothly unchecked
>>8- Graphic Acceleration = 1/3rd
>>9- Write-behind caching = disable
>>10- vcache = 2048
>>11- virtual memory = 100MB
>>12- power saver mode = disable
>>13- dedicate SCSI hard drive
>>
>>Despite a noticeable improvement (mainly speed and
>>infrequent fragmentation), I still get some "popping" drop
>>out enough to spoil out a Master CD. I must transfer to a
>>DAT, where a can replace a defective take, before attempt to
>>burn a CD.
>>Does somebody knows a #14 and/or subsequent solutions to
>>the problem ?.
>>
>>CONSIDERATIONS
>>1- Clicks, pops and other noise are not recorded. They
>>appear only on Play back.
>>2- Since de beginning (and NEVER) I had any problem using
>>the same AM III sound card with SESSION files.
>>3- After install a dedicated HDD for .WAV files, you can use
>>Scrolling, Time meter, Level meter, Full graphic speed, etc,
>>without any problem.
>>4- Actually my "stuff" is: Intel motherboard with Pentium
>>233 MMX, 64MB RAM, main HDD Quantum IDE 6Gb for everything
>>including .SES files, AM III sound card and a dedicated
>>(only .Wav files) Seagate SCSI Wide 4.2 Gb HDD.
>>
>>I hope my English (with Microsoft Word support), is good
>>enough to be understood.
>>
>>Arrigo Zanessi
>>ZANESSI Estudios de grabacion.
>>Mendoza ARGENTINA
>>
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