cliks,pops,crackle......these are my problems. -Sound Forge - PC

Subject:cliks,pops,crackle......these are my problems. Posted by: fiction Date:10/5/1999 2:50:00 AM hello, before i start burning a wave file,i first record it onto my hard drive. i dont see the point of using the noise reduction plug-in,which i usually do just to make sure i get a clean file,when my audio source is relatively clean.i am trying to edit all of my precious records from the following analog connections of my tape-deck and mini-disc players.my question is----- why is it i hear all these noises in the entire wave file whenever i record onto my hard drive??? i check all my cables,defrag my drive...could it be the power supply from my PC? or my sound card maybe?...pls.help! here's my set-up: CPU=> AMD K6/2 350mhz RAM=> 128mb sdram ecc 8ns HD=> UDMA/33 quantum fireball ex-a 6.4gig SNDCARD=> sound blaster live w/digital card editing software=> Sound Forge 4.0e, CD Architect 4.0f, steinberg wavelab, and CD creator 3.5c
Subject:Re: cliks,pops,crackle......these are my problems. Reply by: NotWithStupid Date:10/5/1999 3:20:00 PM Try recording a file with nothing hooked up to the card. When you play it back, what you hear is the noise of the card. If you hear clicks, pops and crackle, then its time to upgrade the sound card. If not, then hook something up directly to the sound card and monitor the output with headphones while its recording. If you don't hear clicks, pops and crackle while recording, but you have them in the file after recording, then its possible that something in your system is interfering with the recording. To rule out hard disk access making the noise, try recording using Window's sound recorder, it records into RAM only. If you STILL have the noise, then try to disable any hardware you don't need like modems, network cards, etc in the control panel/system. Hopefully this will help you diagnose your situation. Good luck.
Subject:Re: cliks,pops,crackle......these are my problems. Reply by: pauly Date:10/21/1999 1:01:00 PM Also, check that your sample rate is compatable with the rate selected in SF. Pauly George James wrote: >>Try recording a file with nothing hooked up to the card. When you >>play it back, what you hear is the noise of the card. If you hear >>clicks, pops and crackle, then its time to upgrade the sound card. >>If not, then hook something up directly to the sound card and monitor >>the output with headphones while its recording. If you don't hear >>clicks, pops and crackle while recording, but you have them in the >>file after recording, then its possible that something in your system >>is interfering with the recording. To rule out hard disk access >>making the noise, try recording using Window's sound recorder, it >>records into RAM only. If you STILL have the noise, then try to >>disable any hardware you don't need like modems, network cards, etc >>in the control panel/system. >> >>Hopefully this will help you diagnose your situation. Good luck.

Subject:cliks,pops,crackle......these are my problems.

Posted by: fiction

Date:10/5/1999 2:50:00 AM

hello,
before i start burning a wave file,i first record it
onto my hard drive. i dont see the point of using the noise
reduction plug-in,which i usually do just to make sure i get
a clean file,when my audio source is relatively clean.i am
trying to edit all of my precious records from the following
analog connections of my tape-deck and mini-disc players.my
question is----- why is it i hear all these noises in the
entire wave file whenever i record onto my hard drive???
i check all my cables,defrag my drive...could it be the
power supply from my PC? or my sound card maybe?...pls.help!

here's my set-up:
CPU=> AMD K6/2 350mhz
RAM=> 128mb sdram ecc 8ns
HD=> UDMA/33 quantum fireball ex-a 6.4gig
SNDCARD=> sound blaster live w/digital card
editing software=> Sound Forge 4.0e, CD
Architect 4.0f, steinberg wavelab, and CD creator 3.5c

Subject:Re: cliks,pops,crackle......these are my problems.

Reply by: NotWithStupid

Date:10/5/1999 3:20:00 PM

Try recording a file with nothing hooked up to the card. When you
play it back, what you hear is the noise of the card. If you hear
clicks, pops and crackle, then its time to upgrade the sound card.
If not, then hook something up directly to the sound card and monitor
the output with headphones while its recording. If you don't hear
clicks, pops and crackle while recording, but you have them in the
file after recording, then its possible that something in your system
is interfering with the recording. To rule out hard disk access
making the noise, try recording using Window's sound recorder, it
records into RAM only. If you STILL have the noise, then try to
disable any hardware you don't need like modems, network cards, etc
in the control panel/system.

Hopefully this will help you diagnose your situation. Good luck.

Subject:Re: cliks,pops,crackle......these are my problems.

Reply by: pauly

Date:10/21/1999 1:01:00 PM

Also, check that your sample rate is compatable with the rate
selected in SF.

Pauly

George James wrote:
>>Try recording a file with nothing hooked up to the card. When you
>>play it back, what you hear is the noise of the card. If you hear
>>clicks, pops and crackle, then its time to upgrade the sound card.
>>If not, then hook something up directly to the sound card and
monitor
>>the output with headphones while its recording. If you don't hear
>>clicks, pops and crackle while recording, but you have them in the
>>file after recording, then its possible that something in your
system
>>is interfering with the recording. To rule out hard disk access
>>making the noise, try recording using Window's sound recorder, it
>>records into RAM only. If you STILL have the noise, then try to
>>disable any hardware you don't need like modems, network cards, etc
>>in the control panel/system.
>>
>>Hopefully this will help you diagnose your situation. Good luck.