a little help?

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my initial set-up seemed to be working fine--whatever it was....then, I checked the manual and set things up according to it, and now I have no levels indicated on the VST Channel Mixer....need help re-establishing some "levels" action....thanks.
 
Try panels>VST Channel Mixer 1 >then select the white "IN" box at the top of the channel mixer. This should let you see audio levels if everything else is set up correctly.
 
thanks nattn...that's what I've been doing, but, I made the mistake of relying on the ASIO board in my computer when I should have had this MOTU 828 up and running things--it's latency is a mere 32ms compared to the 16bit board that was thrown into my computer at the factory--it has 850ms of latency....I think I also need to do some fine tuning of this sonyvaio because I get some pops whenever I try to record more than stereo....any suggestions on where I might start to free up some of the vaio's resources for the more important work of audio?...thanks again.
 
ToyL,

I do have a few suggestions re: resources on your Vaio.

1: Make sure that you have nothing running in the background of your computer. Press CTRL/ALT/DEL & check to see what is compromising your memory. When I record, I have only systray & explorer running in the background. Everything else is turned off.

2. Do you have a lot of programs listed in your system tray at the bottom of your puter next to the clock like aol instant messenger or internet explorer, or real player etc. Those are all compromising your ram. Get rid of them. Not the actual programs mind you, just the "quick starts" . Go to Start > Run & type in "msconfig" . Select the startup tab & uncheck anything that you know is safe to uncheck (If you don't know what the program is, don't touch it!). If you uncheck enough, you can bring your available memory up to the 85-90% . Mine is literally at 99% free when I start up my computer. You can check your available memory by right clicking your "my Computer" icon & selecting the "system performance" tab. I would say that anything under 80% is not acceptable. (**be very careful in msconfig. If you uncheck the wrong stuff you may not be able to get your computer started again**) If you have Sony support available to you, call them & have them walk you through the process.

3. Be a regular defragger. I defrag my disk at least 3 times a week.

4. Clean out your temporary files at least once a week. I do it every day.

5. More memory may help. & it just isn't that expensive anymore.

These actions pretty much have resolved any hard disk or memory issues when I record. I hope it helps you.

** best scenario though is to buy an additonal hard drive for use with nothing but your recordings, but this is a whole other ball of wax.
 
thanks nattn...I knew I needed to clean house, just wasn't sure where to start
 
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