Need Some Help...Static while Recording..Argh!! -ACID Product Family

Subject:Need Some Help...Static while Recording..Argh!! Posted by: KidBass Date:1/29/2002 11:17:10 PM HI Lets start with my Equipment I am using: Acid Pro 3 Windows ME (192 ram) M Audio AudioPhile 2496 Sound Card Mackie CR1604-VLZ mixing board I simply plug a guitar into my Mackie Mixer, and use Acid Pro to record. Sometimes it records great, but most of the times it Records with this constant static and buzzing,,Argh!! This is my first approach using Acid Pro, its been fun and great. I have actually recorded a few songs. But, this anoying buzzing will start right at the begining of my recording take, and continue all the way through. Its like, at the start of the recording, I tripped some magic Leprechaun, and he let loose a Bee, and decides to leave his mark on this Take..ugh!! And then, get this, I will use the exact same settings, guitar, Mixer, everything exactly the same as previous, Viola!! Its a clean clear take. No Buzzing. Perfect, exactly what I wanted!! I have great sheilded Pro Cords to and from the Mackie, I have all my equipment away from the computer screen. I have checked my grounds at the wall, they are in correct polarity. I dont have heaters, fans, radios, cell phones in use. But, the thing that bugs me is, one minute its great, next its all awash. My sound card bad? I just bought it 2 months ago. Pleas help, can you imagine making a great Bass guitar track, and to find out its all wasted?? Argh!! Thanks Kid Bass
Subject:RE: Need Some Help...Static while Recording..Argh!! Reply by: Rockitglider Date:1/30/2002 12:53:42 AM Hello, I'vr been looking into this and from what I can gather It looks like it's the drivers for the sound card try going to midiman.com and downloading the Win 2K driver and installing it right on top of the Win ME driver without uninstalling the old drivers. See ya, Rockit
Subject:RE: Need Some Help...Static while Recording..Argh!! Reply by: KidBass Date:1/30/2002 11:22:11 PM Hi Rockitglider Found the problem. My Delta Auido card was in sharing the same IRQ as my video card. Removed the card, moved the card to a different PCI slot, restarted windows and reinstalled the drivers. Works great, no more static. Cheers Kid Bass
Subject:how to i do that kidbass? Reply by: rival Date:2/15/2002 6:32:06 PM i dont enough about computers to be able to do that myself kidbass.... how do you do that?
Subject:RE: how to i do that kidbass? Reply by: Iacobus Date:2/15/2002 8:29:34 PM You'd just pop open your computer's case (with the computer power OFF please; we don't need anybody getting electrocuted), find an empty PCI slot and move the soundcard to there. You'd then turn the system on and let your computer do the rest. Some motherboards will let you manually assign IRQ's as well, but you'd have to go into the system's BIOS to do so, and I don't advise people to do such a thing until they read their motherboard's manual and know what's what. It's helpful to know your system's motherboard and exactly what slot gets what IRQ so you know exactly what slot to move the card to. Motherboard manuals typically also dole out this information. If you don't like the idea of going inside your system, then don't attempt it. Bring it to a computer shop and explain your situation. I'm sure they'll be able to help, but be aware it'll cost money. One more thing: Windows XP does not let you reassign IRQ's and will even ignore BIOS settings. For more info, check out this Microsoft KB article. HTH, Iacobus

Subject:Need Some Help...Static while Recording..Argh!!

Posted by: KidBass

Date:1/29/2002 11:17:10 PM

HI

Lets start with my Equipment I am using:

Acid Pro 3
Windows ME (192 ram)
M Audio AudioPhile 2496 Sound Card
Mackie CR1604-VLZ mixing board

I simply plug a guitar into my Mackie Mixer, and use Acid Pro to record. Sometimes it records great, but most of the times it Records with this constant static and buzzing,,Argh!!

This is my first approach using Acid Pro, its been fun and great. I have actually recorded a few songs. But, this anoying buzzing will start right at the begining of my recording take, and continue all the way through. Its like, at the start of the recording, I tripped some magic Leprechaun, and he let loose a Bee, and decides to leave his mark on this Take..ugh!!

And then, get this, I will use the exact same settings, guitar, Mixer, everything exactly the same as previous, Viola!! Its a clean clear take. No Buzzing. Perfect, exactly what I wanted!!

I have great sheilded Pro Cords to and from the Mackie, I have all my equipment away from the computer screen. I have checked my grounds at the wall, they are in correct polarity. I dont have heaters, fans, radios, cell phones in use. But, the thing that bugs me is, one minute its great, next its all awash.

My sound card bad? I just bought it 2 months ago. Pleas help, can you imagine making a great Bass guitar track, and to find out its all wasted?? Argh!!

Thanks
Kid Bass

Subject:RE: Need Some Help...Static while Recording..Argh!!

Reply by: Rockitglider

Date:1/30/2002 12:53:42 AM

Hello,

I'vr been looking into this and from what I can gather It looks like it's the drivers for the sound card try going to midiman.com and downloading the Win 2K driver and installing it right on top of the Win ME driver without uninstalling the old drivers.

See ya, Rockit

Subject:RE: Need Some Help...Static while Recording..Argh!!

Reply by: KidBass

Date:1/30/2002 11:22:11 PM

Hi Rockitglider

Found the problem. My Delta Auido card was in sharing the same IRQ as my video card. Removed the card, moved the card to a different PCI slot, restarted windows and reinstalled the drivers. Works great, no more static.

Cheers
Kid Bass

Subject:how to i do that kidbass?

Reply by: rival

Date:2/15/2002 6:32:06 PM

i dont enough about computers to be able to do that myself kidbass.... how do you do that?

Subject:RE: how to i do that kidbass?

Reply by: Iacobus

Date:2/15/2002 8:29:34 PM

You'd just pop open your computer's case (with the computer power OFF please; we don't need anybody getting electrocuted), find an empty PCI slot and move the soundcard to there. You'd then turn the system on and let your computer do the rest.

Some motherboards will let you manually assign IRQ's as well, but you'd have to go into the system's BIOS to do so, and I don't advise people to do such a thing until they read their motherboard's manual and know what's what.

It's helpful to know your system's motherboard and exactly what slot gets what IRQ so you know exactly what slot to move the card to. Motherboard manuals typically also dole out this information.

If you don't like the idea of going inside your system, then don't attempt it. Bring it to a computer shop and explain your situation. I'm sure they'll be able to help, but be aware it'll cost money.

One more thing: Windows XP does not let you reassign IRQ's and will even ignore BIOS settings. For more info, check out this Microsoft KB article.

HTH,
Iacobus