trying to record in cubase... I just get stuttering sound and a distorted click

[enemyofthesun]

using motu mkII and cubase 5.0 and P3 500 w/ 394 mb ram...


I cant figure this out please help!!!! I think it has to do with buffers or cache or something like that maybe..

[Chriss]

yup, it's prolly a buffer error.. you need to make it bigger... the buffer that is...
In Options - Audio Setup - System - Asio Control Panel
You'll see a little square called "Buffer" in your Playback Device window.
You can click the number underneath and make it a little larger progressively till you don't get any more clicks and pops...

What software instrument are you trying to use along with cubase? It could also be a matter of clattering voices or too much vst action at once, but i doubt it...

[enemyofthesun]

no software instrument. I am trying to get 16 tracks of adat dumped into cubase for mixdown and editing. i tried doing just one track and got the same result so I knwo it cant be a overload on the resources.


what is the downside of raising the buffer level? Will this affect the monitoring on overdubs (latency)?

[Chriss]

ohh.. on record? then you need to raise the Record Buffer size..
Doing it will cause higher latency in the recording, but it won't have any effect on the sound of the result.

I suggest you also try changing the Asio Device...
what soundcard do you use?

[Chriss]

arrrggghhh i'm blind!! I can't see!! arrgghh... motu...

[enemyofthesun]

yeah I find it hard to believe this expensive card needs such a high buffer... that is really disapointing. If this means I cant do overdubs due to latency then something has to be wrong. Surely no one would buy this if it was basically useless!

[Chriss]

how much latency does it show?

[enemyofthesun]

well I tried adjusting the buffer on the asio/motu card and it was better but still the problem continues.

I think I am going to have to find someone that really know these configs and probably pay them to look into this for me. what a dissapointment.. damn.

[enemyofthesun]

Originally posted by Chriss
how much latency does it show?

where is latency shown?

[Chriss]

in Options - Audio Setup - System... under the button saying "Asio Control Panel"

[enemyofthesun]

that I think is the buffer setting if I am not mistaken. There two buffer adjustments I see there. One as the system (128) and then on the asio control part I also have it set at 128 but I also set it to 256 but no go. same stuttering or halting on record. Even if I narrow it down to just one track.

I wonder if the data drive I am storing to is not actually running in DMA mode. i dont knwo how to check that though