Need help with some clicks that are showing up...

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Slowing becoming un-noob.
I'll start with what I'm using.
Gear:
Macbook pro
-->Leopard
-->2.2ghz core2duo
-->2gb ram
-->256mb Nvidia graphics
Alesis Multimix 16 Firewire Mixer
Cubase LE

Problem:
When I record, some tracks end up with some little clicks that should Not be there. This only happens when recording many channels at once, like 6-8 or so. Which means I'm recording drums when it happens as well. It usually is on the bass drum, but it has happened on other ones as well.

Anyone have any suggestions?


Thanks!

-Elliot
 
maybe increase buffer size, it is the usuall reason for clicks in audio....
try increasing input latency,and allso output latency...
whell thats all I've got for now..
All the best
 
maybe increase buffer size, it is the usuall reason for clicks in audio....
try increasing input latency,and allso output latency...
whell thats all I've got for now..
All the best

How do I do that?
 
if you zoom in on the wave do you get to "see" the clicks and pops?! They could be due to electric interference.

electricpop-1.jpg
 
if you zoom in on the wave do you get to "see" the clicks and pops?! They could be due to electric interference.

electricpop-1.jpg

Yes, I can see the clicks and pops. From what I remember, last time I had this problem.
 
my advice is probably shit but, since I do sample from vinyl here's what I do to clean clicked sample:

when it shows in the waveform like that I just zoom in more and preciselly select it and insert silence instead of it or you could move every little "dots" up and down to minimize it.

but still it is better to eleminate it at the source, I do this because the click I get from vinyl are untreatable otherwise.
 
my advice is probably shit but, since I do sample from vinyl here's what I do to clean clicked sample:

when it shows in the waveform like that I just zoom in more and preciselly select it and insert silence instead of it or you could move every little "dots" up and down to minimize it.

but still it is better to eleminate it at the source, I do this because the click I get from vinyl are untreatable otherwise.

Yeah, usually the click is on the kick drum, so I usually just copy and paste a kick drum hit from elsewhere in the song and replace the click, and it usually works quite well. But it's a pain in the ass. That's why I'm asking how to fix the problem without having to do any of that copy/paste stuff.
 
These tips might help you prevent this from happening in the future.

1.- Balance your signals.
2.- Have a different electric source for all your audio equipment, independent from the lighting/AC/Beer Fridge/Wii/TV et al.
3.- Make sure that your audio cables don't travel parallel to electric cables; if they have to cross, cross them at a straight angle.
4.- Use good cables, test them from time to time.
 
I think Carlos is on the right track. If you can see it in the waveform then I believe it's an external source causing this and not a digital fluke. Go with what he said and if possible, get yourself a REAL power conditioner.
 
I think Carlos is on the right track. If you can see it in the waveform then I believe it's an external source causing this and not a digital fluke. Go with what he said and if possible, get yourself a REAL power conditioner.

A "REAL power conditioner"...? How do you mean.

So my question is, why do the clicks only show up when recording with more channels? If something like carlos mentioned is happening, wouldn't it show up every time? or no?

I just sort of want to understand. Thanks for the help!


-Elliot
 
A "REAL power conditioner"...? How do you mean.

So my question is, why do the clicks only show up when recording with more channels? If something like carlos mentioned is happening, wouldn't it show up every time? or no?

I just sort of want to understand. Thanks for the help!


-Elliot

After reading your OP I'm rethinking my reply. Forget the conditioner for now. Are these clicks showing up on peaks in the waveform or out in the middle of nowhere (silence)? Just one pop/click at a time or many in a row?
 
I'll start with what I'm using.
Gear:
Macbook pro
-->Leopard
-->2.2ghz core2duo
-->2gb ram
-->256mb Nvidia graphics
Alesis Multimix 16 Firewire Mixer
Cubase LE

Problem:
When I record, some tracks end up with some little clicks that should Not be there. This only happens when recording many channels at once, like 6-8 or so. Which means I'm recording drums when it happens as well. It usually is on the bass drum, but it has happened on other ones as well.

Anyone have any suggestions?


Thanks!

-Elliot
Get yourself an external hard drive to record your audio to.
 
I know it's already been said, but back in the early days of digital recording on a sub 1ghz machine I used to get exactly this problem when I was just pushing the CPU too hard when recording. Too many channels at once. Unfortunately no amount of buffering could fix it, was just too much.

Is it possible the disk it's recording too is struggling to cope with so much data? I wouldn't have imagined so in this day and age but there's always something surprising coming up.

Are you recording these 6 - 8 tracks using any realtime effects? I imagine that would cause an issue if you'd loaded up enough of them.
 
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