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i posted a thread on here complaining about how my computer skips when i try to record.... i degfragged and it still does it...what the hell is the problem?....it didn't use to happen when i first got the computer....i had 40 gigs of space...i have used 20 of them in 8 months....


Instrument ------>Fostex 4 track----->Sound Blaster Live! sound card--------->cool edit 2000...

256 RAM (upgraded from 128)

Windows Me

do i need something else or better to always have REAL TIME recording.... i'm about to break something, it's driving me crazy..

the first track always works fine...
 
take out the new ram, try it again....just to verify, it worked ok for a while, right? and the ram is the ONLY thing you changed?
 
RAM

no! i originally got the RAM when it first started happening, thinking that it might be the trick...it wasn't...any other suggestions?
 
got a cdr? try archiving some of those 20 gigs off yer hard drive...could be that it's a slow drive and ain't quick enough to keep up now that it's writing closer to the end of the drive...just a slightly educated guess...increasing some buffering might also overcome this problem.

the fact that it worked ok for a while says to me that it ain't yer soundcard, unless it's goin bad...which seems unlikely.

just an idea man, hope it works...I wouldn't want 8 months of my blood, sweat, and tears not backed up anyways.
 
If your computer isnt running anyother programs at the time. theres nothing to cause this unless your refridgerator is on the same circut. pull the plug on that when you record.

Dont forget to clean your registry when you record. this should eliminate all the pops and stuff.
 
CHECK YOUR SYSTRAY

Check how many programs you maybe running at the same time. You could do this by pressing the keys:

CTRL+ALT+DEL at the same time.

Select and ENDTASK every program or process that you don't recognize and need. Remove any anti-virus program (as they check and analyze everything you try to save to hard drive), but leave EXPLORER and SYSTRAY alone.

After that, CLICK START, select RUN. When the window comes up, type MSCONFIG.

When the window comes up, select the STARTUP TAB. Uncheck every program you don't need. You will be surprised of the number of processes that runs in the background of your computer. These affect the speed of your program.

If you are afraid you might disable some programs that maybe necessary (like the ones your sound card needs) visit this site:
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm

You checklist: If you have done all this but:

1. Defragged you hard disks
2. Ensured you have no virus in your system
3. Have disabled the anti-virus
4. No unnecessary programs running
5. No background tasks needed running

and your recording still skips - then it is time to
UPGRADE to WINDOWS XP.

Windows 98 and Me are a little slow on the Audio/Video side of recording. I hate windows XP, and I don't like recommending it because of it's monopolistic arrogance, but the fact of the matter is, it is superior when handling audio.

One caveat, I don't think Creative has published an updated driver for Sound Blaster live as of yet, so your sound card may not work with it for the time being. But at least it is not a major expense.

If you upgrade your sound card or bought a better sound card and it still skips - check the speed of your hard drive, is it ATA 100 with 7200 RPM, if not, your solution just got a little bit more expensive.

Still skipping?

IT IS THE ATHLON - get an INTEL ! Now that's expensive.

Hope that helps,

Tony A.

P.S.
Have you tried recording using a different software? It may just be that your software is the problem. Why not download n-track demo, it is free and has a proven track record.
 
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