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pops and crackles on new machine [message #104408]

Tue, 15 December 2009 17:46

TommyMambo

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Hi,
I just (with the great help of Mike!) got my new machine up and running Paris on XP. Performance wise it's great, but I just started to do a mix and I noticed alot of pops and crackles in the track. They are not showing up in the submixes, just when I mix down using Global.

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks,
Tom

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Re: pops and crackles on new machine [message #104409 is a reply to message #104408]

Tue, 15 December 2009 19:03

kerryg

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Are there any background processes running?

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Re: pops and crackles on new machine [message #104410 is a reply to message #104409]

Tue, 15 December 2009 19:34

TommyMambo

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Hi,
No background processes running. A couple of plug ins but that's it.

New machine is dual core, very fast. Could it be the sampling rate (which I have set at 44)?

I can't really hear the pops until I open the wav files in Soundforge to edit.

[Updated on: Tue, 15 December 2009 19:35]

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Re: pops and crackles on new machine [message #104411 is a reply to message #104410]

Tue, 15 December 2009 21:59

kerryg

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Very strange - that machine should be able to handle that with extreme ease, sounds like a single setting somewhere that needs tweaking. Wish I knew more about PCs so I could be of more help.

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Re: pops and crackles on new machine [message #104412 is a reply to message #104411]

Wed, 16 December 2009 03:01

dnafe

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That is weird...I've had the odd crackle and pop (very rare) but they were only anomalies in playback and weren't actually written on the wav or paf file.

Which plugins were being used...if they were third part that could be the source.

[Updated on: Wed, 16 December 2009 03:02]

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Re: pops and crackles on new machine [message #104413 is a reply to message #104408]

Wed, 16 December 2009 04:30

TommyMambo

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I was just using a couple of PARIS plug ins like compressor and delay, maybe chorus on the backing vox too.

I'll experiment some more. It was weird, there didn't seem to be anything dirty in the PARIS track files when they were solo'd out.

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Re: pops and crackles on new machine [message #104415 is a reply to message #104413]

Thu, 17 December 2009 17:53

mani1147

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Tom, if your running two Paris I/O devices, don't forget the BNC connection between the two, this could cause funky crackles if I remember correctly.

Rob

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Re: pops and crackles on new machine [message #104416 is a reply to message #104413]

Thu, 17 December 2009 17:55

mani1147

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[Updated on: Thu, 17 December 2009 17:56]

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Re: pops and crackles on new machine [message #104424 is a reply to message #104408]

Sun, 20 December 2009 19:22

Mike Bloomer

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Hi Tom,
Are you saying that it plays OK in Paris and you don't notice the pops until you play back in Sound Forge? Do you see the pops in the display of the waveform? If not check your buffer sizes in Sound Forge...
Mike

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Re: pops and crackles on new machine [message #104426 is a reply to message #104424]

Sun, 20 December 2009 19:55

TommyMambo

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Thanks Mike - Will do...

PS - Great new record!

Cheers,
Tom

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Re: pops and crackles on new machine [message #104440 is a reply to message #104426]

Mon, 21 December 2009 15:29

TommyMambo

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Now it appears that its not in Paris at all, but random static in Sound Forge. It's not in the file, as it occurs all over the place in different spots with each playback.

Tried adjusting the buffers but still not solving it. Any other help is appreciated.

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Re: pops and crackles on new machine [message #104441 is a reply to message #104440]

Mon, 21 December 2009 18:10

kerryg

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Are you digitally sync'd between any two units? It doesn't have to be passing audio. PARIS connected to anything via ADAT cables of different lengths - a DAT machine feeding your audio card via SP/DIF - that sort of thing? If so, try disconnecting it.

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Re: pops and crackles on new machine [message #104442 is a reply to message #104409]

Mon, 21 December 2009 18:31

TommyMambo

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No, none that I'm aware of.

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Re: pops and crackles on new machine [message #104443 is a reply to message #104442]

Mon, 21 December 2009 18:33

kerryg

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What audio interface are you playing the files back through? PARIS ASIO, built in (motherboard) audio, a firewire interface etc?

"... being bitter is like swallowing poison and waiting for the other guy to die..." - anon

[Updated on: Mon, 21 December 2009 22:38]

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Re: pops and crackles on new machine [message #104446 is a reply to message #104443]

Mon, 21 December 2009 22:38

kerryg

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By the way, Tommy, I know it's probably not much help to hear this, but I have definitely seen this behaviour before, I just can't recall what I tracked it down to. I'm trying to mentally retrace my own troubleshooting path.

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Re: pops and crackles on new machine [message #104447 is a reply to message #104443]

Tue, 22 December 2009 04:25

TommyMambo

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They seem to play back fine in Paris, just when they are imported into a wave editing tool (sound forge) which I guess uses the PC's audio card.

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Re: pops and crackles on new machine [message #104448 is a reply to message #104447]

Tue, 22 December 2009 06:30

Mike Bloomer

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Sounds like Sound Forge isn't syncing with the sound card.Have you tried playing something back with Windows Media player? That would tell you if the problem is with Sound Forge or somewhere in Windows.
Also make sure that on that the correct sound card is chosen in SF and also in the properties page for the sound card itself in Windows. (Control Panel/Sounds and Audio Devices).
If the correct drivers are chosen in SF then try incrementally larger buffer sizes, this will translate into greater latency but as it is your wave editor it shouldn't be a problem.
Are you using the on-board sound card or something else?
MB

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Re: pops and crackles on new machine [message #104449 is a reply to message #104448]

Tue, 22 December 2009 14:19

TommyMambo

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Just tried playing back these files in Windows Media Player and they sound great and clean, no random pops.

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Re: pops and crackles on new machine [message #104450 is a reply to message #104449]

Tue, 22 December 2009 17:42

Mike Bloomer

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Then it's gotta be between Sound Forge and the sound card.It's been quite a while since I've been inside Sound Forge but the settings should in a drop down menu at the top maybe under Options/preferences/Audio (IIRC) There should be a menu to select which audio device the program uses. You don't want to be using Microsoft sound mapper which SF loads by default when you install it. The name of your sound card should appear there. You should change both the recording and playback preferences. BTW what're you using for a sound card?
MB

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Re: pops and crackles on new machine [message #104451 is a reply to message #104450]

Tue, 22 December 2009 17:46

kerryg

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If you aren't using a dedicated audio card or interface, maybe you could see if installing ASIO4All (free) gives you better results (often gives more tweakability).

"... being bitter is like swallowing poison and waiting for the other guy to die..." - anon

[Updated on: Tue, 22 December 2009 17:46]

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Re: pops and crackles on new machine [message #104463 is a reply to message #104451]

Thu, 24 December 2009 06:09

TommyMambo

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After trying all of the tips laid out above, I started researching SoundMax (maker of my soundcard) and have found that there are many reported problems when using SoundMax with XP (not Vista, for some reason, but the new Paris drivers are for XP as we know).

So, I am looking at replacing the soundcard in the PC now, and was wondering if anybody has any suggestions...

It's a Dell 5500 model, if that makes a diff.

Thanks and happy holidays.
Tom

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Re: pops and crackles on new machine [message #104464 is a reply to message #104463]

Thu, 24 December 2009 09:48

Mike Bloomer

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Been using the EMU 1212m for a couple of years now. Nice sounding card at a good price and plays nice with everything.
Sound Max drivers can be touchy.
You might think about Wavelab instead of Sound Forge it's a lot more user configurable and has tons of features. Any version after ver.4.0 can open pafs. You might be able to find one used on EBay... Been using ver. 5, never upgraded to because I haven't had a need for the features....
MB

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Re: pops and crackles on new machine [message #104465 is a reply to message #104464]

Thu, 24 December 2009 09:51

TommyMambo

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Thanks Mike - I'm looking at some external sound cards...

I was using Wavelab but it went with the old machine.

Will check that out, thanks and happy holidays!

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