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davejohno
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When I record audio in pro audio 9 there is a lot of crackling in the background. Also sometimes after I record and then play back the audio is not in time with the music. Any ideas???
Eurythmic
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Do you have a sound card that isn't capable of true full duplex operation? A card like a Sound Blaster 64 will only play back in 8 bit, not 16, if you are recording at the same time. That might explain the "Crackling". It isn't a very pretty sound.
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bizarre
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I guess there is some kind of buffersetting in Cakewalk - try different settings
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davejohno
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I have sound blaster live platinum. sorry I'm new to all this, which settings do you mean?
Eurythmic
majordomo plasticomo
Also, make sure that your connections are all good, and that all inputs are muted except for the one you're using.
Bad thing about Sound Blasters: If you have the CD-in, line in, mic in, synth in, etc, all active - it'll add extra noise for each one you have enabled.
Bad thing about Sound Blasters: If you have the CD-in, line in, mic in, synth in, etc, all active - it'll add extra noise for each one you have enabled.
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davejohno
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I'll try that and let you know. Thanks for the help!!
Eurythmic
majordomo plasticomo
I hope it helps. Loose connections and bad wires can both cause the crackling you're talking about.
I wish I could help with the sync problem. Theoretically, you should be able to help that by tweaking your buffer settings - I believe that Cakewalk also has a "profile" option where it takes a look at your computer and tries to pick the ideal settings.
Thankfully, I've never had a sync problem. The default settings worked fine.
Do you have a very slow CPU and/or hard drive? Recording eats up a lot of computer power. Also, make sure that your hard drive is defragmented. If you have more than one hard drive, try storing your audio data on your D drive instead of your C.
I wish I could help with the sync problem. Theoretically, you should be able to help that by tweaking your buffer settings - I believe that Cakewalk also has a "profile" option where it takes a look at your computer and tries to pick the ideal settings.
Thankfully, I've never had a sync problem. The default settings worked fine.
Do you have a very slow CPU and/or hard drive? Recording eats up a lot of computer power. Also, make sure that your hard drive is defragmented. If you have more than one hard drive, try storing your audio data on your D drive instead of your C.