audio popping?

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Okay, I figured out my garbled audio problem (thanks for your help -- it turned out to be a rookie mistake with syncing my drum machine and CPU which effected how the audio recorded).

Now the audio is recording, but I'm getting a loud rhythmic popping, which is not in time with the tempo or MIDI sync. It's also proportionate to the volume I'm playing -- if I start recording and don't play anything, no popping; if I record and play dynamically, the popping gets louder and softer with me.

I've checked the levels and they're not clipping and the wave profiler hasn't helped. Has anyone dealt with this? I could really use some help (again), please let me know if you have any suggestions. Thanks...

J
 
Try deselecting the record function on all tracks you just recorded on and see if it still does it. If so check the simutaneous record/playback in the audio options.

cheers
john
 
Thanks for the quick reply, but if I understand you correctly, I've already tried that with no luck. I've even tested it recording just one audio track, disarming it, and playing it back -- the popping completely follows the volume of what I play (and stops if I just mute my guitar strings but let the track continue to record).

I always have the simultaneous record/playback function on. I can try turning it off if you think that might help... Any other suggestions?
 
I'm pretty sure that's not the case. I am running through monitors (Alesis MP1's to be precise), but I'll monitor my MIDI tracks through there as well and they don't pop at all. It seems like it's in the way the audio data is being recorded or played back(?) While I'm recording, both the audio tracks and the MIDI tracks that I'm monitoring sound fine. Any other thoughts on what this might be...?
 
In terms of my system, the only other 'program' I have running in the background is Zone Alarm (a firewall-type security program for internet connection). However, I disabled my internet network card when I was testing stuff last night, so I'm assuming that would disable that program as well... I suppose I also have systray and gwhotkey(?), but I don't even know what those are or what they do (I'm a true rookie in case you can't tell)... Could you tell me what they are and if I should disable them as well?

This may be a silly question, but how should my playback/recording timing masters be set? I think I toyed with those trying to fix my 'garbled audio' problem. I'm running a WaMi Rack 24, which has 4 ins and 8 outs. The problem tracks I'm recording on are 3 and 4. My monitors are hooked up to outs 1 and 2. Is there a way this should be set up constantly, do I need to change it according to the ins I'm using? Your input is greatly appreciated...
 
Do you have DMA enabled for you hard drives,
Have you tried uping the buffers both in the Wami control panel and Cakewalk.
I believe that the Wami Rack 24 is based on the same IC Ensemble (Now VIA Tech) chip as the Gina24/ Delta 1010 and EWS88MT /D -All of those work best with the <16 as 32bit, and Left Justified options in the cake audio driver properties menu.

Jeremy Taylor - Not really a newbie
 
Hi,

Is it a definate pop or a click? If it sounds like there is a rhythm to it then check your cables, as you could have a ground loop thought this usually causes hum. This is to do with the electricity itself. Check the connections on your cable. Are they proberly balanced or so they need souldering? Change the cables around and see what happens.

Also, un-hook everything except what you are recording at the time.

Hope this helps.

Ray
 
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