Network card causes popping on my audio

[Sprogster]

Hi all

I have what I guess is probably a fairly common problem with my audio. My wireless network card causes clicks and pops in the audio stream of my Focusrite Saffire Le which is an outboard firewire audio interface.

I can get round the problem by disabling the network card in device manager in Windows which I know is good practice anyway but I wondered if there might be a way I could use my network card and have audio at the same time as it's quite inconvenient to have no internet access whenever you want sound.

Has anyone else had this problem and did they manage to find a solution? I've tried a number of things already, including changing the PCI latencies of the device.

Thanks for all your help guys

Matt

 

[superspit]

Hi all

I have what I guess is probably a fairly common problem with my audio. My wireless network card causes clicks and pops in the audio stream of my Focusrite Saffire Le which is an outboard firewire audio interface.

I can get round the problem by disabling the network card in device manager in Windows which I know is good practice anyway but I wondered if there might be a way I could use my network card and have audio at the same time as it's quite inconvenient to have no internet access whenever you want sound.

Has anyone else had this problem and did they manage to find a solution? I've tried a number of things already, including changing the PCI latencies of the device.

Thanks for all your help guys

Matt

Hi Matt,
is this a recording set-up...or just an MP3 play back facility?
Do what many people here do and dedicate a 'nicely specked' computer just for your music production, and another, maybe cheaper computer for the net.
Many are also using (I am one) those wonderful USB mem keys to transfer programs/plugins/etc from one machine to the other....you can also 'quarrantine' certain downloaded programs and test them on the net computer prior to installing them onto the production computer......I've had much success with a 'virus/trouble free' studio since doing this. I test all my plugins/programs on my shitty computer, prior to transferring to the studio, for example.

Maybe consider going to the good old 'cat 5' cable, and yank it out prior to 'serious' music work......lol!

BTW, When you are recording a session, do you allow people to come into your room with mobile phones that are switched on???
Cheers,