Pissing me off!

[studiomaster]

Whenever i play music through my motu 828, sometimes the audio gets stuck and plays. anyone experienced this??

 

[studiomaster]

Someone???

 

[chessrock]

Yea.

Mine has this thing where when I hit "play," the audio plays. And then when I hit "stop," it stops.

Annoying as hell.
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[studiomaster]

The audio playback gets some interruptions in the signal. i'm looking for possible problems here...the buffer size on the motu is set to 768, so it shouldnt be a problem for pops and crackles. im thinking that the transfer process of the motu to my pc through firewire is getting stuck. someone please help...

 

[chessrock]

I normally don't like helping out people who act like idiots on the mic forum. But then again, everyone acts like idiots on the mic forum. So I'll cut you a break and throw you a bone this time.

What you very likely have is an IRQ sharing problem.

This link deals with just this sort of problem, at great length and in detail:

http://www.pcmus.com/irq.htm

You also might try going to the home page and reading up on maximizing Windows XP for Audio. It's worth it.

Good luck
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[studiomaster]

OK guys, here's the problem that comes up in Cuemix:

"Cuemix state is not in sync because the audio stream is not locked"

How do i lock the audio stream then?

 

[studiomaster]

anyone??? really need to solve this problem..

 

[studiomaster]

Ok, so..no one knows?

 

[ssscientist]

Ok, so..no one knows?

Did you follow the link Chessrock posted?

If not, why not?

If so, what did you learn?

 

[studiomaster]

yes i have...

The only pci card i have installed is the firewire card on slot 2.

 

[studiomaster]

Also, i owned the m-audio firewire 410 and i never experienced this sort of problem...with the same pci firewire card as well...could this be a faulty motu 828?

 

[ssscientist]

could this be a faulty motu 828?

Could be --- anything's possible. But in my experience MOTU is one of the most reliable brands.

Were you having success with the MAudio interface on this same comp?

 

[studiomaster]

Yup...had pure success with the maudio..

thing is that..the motu i got was an used one. maybe thats why.......?

 

[RAK]

OK guys, here's the problem that comes up in Cuemix:

"Cuemix state is not in sync because the audio stream is not locked"

How do i lock the audio stream then?

I had that problem with Cuemix when I tried to use the talkback function. I worked with Tech Support (this was at least a year ago), and the end result was that when they updated the drivers, I didn't have the problem anymore. I don't remember their explanation as to why it wasn't working. Talkback/Listenback in CueMix works fine now though, and I don't get that error anymore. So I would say make sure you have the most updated drivers to begin with. I would also suggest e-mailing that question to MOTU tech support. And while I'm not trying to turn this thread into a debate about the merits (or lack their of) of MOTU Tech Support, it worked for me.

 

[studiomaster]

Woahh finally man...I called up tech support..they told me to replace my current drivers(new) with the Win 2K 3.4 driver(older one). though im running a XP machine...the motu is finally working smoothly! god...this feels awesome! thanks everyone!