Pops on recorded tracks using cakewalk

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Help!...I'm running cakewalk Pro Audio 8 w/ a Lexicon core 2 card, and I'm getting audible pops on the tracks.
I've increased the buffers in playback queue,turned the enable simultaneous record and playback off, and lowered video hardware accelerator a notch as the tech support notes say, but to no avail. Has anyone been able to solve this ? Also, sometimes after recording a track, the playback sounds like it slows down and speeds up. Don't now what to think...any suggestions, guys? Thanks in advance.......Mike
 
there's a ton of system 'tweaks' that can help your system run digital audio apps -

check out this link:

www.audioforums.com/win95_setup.html

these tweaks are for win95/98 - not sure if they'll work in other operating systems - but they still could be worth a try - just write down everything that you do with original settings so you can always restore what you did

one of the more important things that I found to get my system running well (Delta44 w/Cubase) was to make sure that everything was disabled - don't let firewalls run, screen savers, etc. - anything that does system 'check' every now and again will disrupt your audio record/playback - the one that finally put me over the top was to disable my cd-rom 'auto notificiation' feature


good luck
 
i've had pops -turned out it was clipping slightly!
 
Are the pops random? Or do they appear at the same place each time?

I had a problem with random noise in Sonar (I would have called mine "clicks" or "scratches", rather than pops). They were random, and I tried everything to get rid of them.

What finally worked for me was to diasable my USB hub. Once I did that, Sonar played clean as a whistle. I have no idea if this will work for you, but it might be worth trying.

I just had a scanner on my USB, which only got used once or twice a year. Therefore, losing the USB was no problem for me. When I need to scan, I'll just reinstall. I guess I could also consider a second hardware profile, but it isn't worth the trouble for me.
 
Thanks,guys, for all your great suggestions. I'll try each one and see if they're the culprit. Also, I'm experiencing a weird penomenom on some tracks...they seem to speed up and slow down, especially in the beginning of some of my tunes...have no idea what would cause this...anyone experienced this and if so, any suggestions as to a fix ? Again, my sincere thanks ahead of time...you guys are the best!!!..........Mike
 
It's all in your mind msd49. With your current set up, and the fixes you've suggested, you shouldn't be having any technical problems. The mind plays tricks on even the smartest of us.
 
More than likely you're recording a tad hot. When I was a fresh innocent recording greenhorn, I used to get these lovely souding 24-bit files - when I converted to 16-bit I got these audible burrs, if you will. At first I couldn't "get it" or figure out why. Then I started bringing down my playback track levels and this helped. Oftentimes newbies get obsessed with "volume" and "loud", unaware of the fact that there is a succession of steps that must take place for this to actually happen.
 
I've had that SAME FUCKING PROBLEM.......... and the stuff I did wasn't clipping, I'm at least 4-6db below peak level. I've screwed with Cakewalk 9 soooooooooooo much with very limited success, and now I just give up and hope........ plus quite often I have to tell the people I'm recording for "Sorry. gotta redo that, my PC is fucked up", although I only record for friends, itz just such a pain in the ass...........

Just thinking about that noise makes me wanna break stuff,

Sabith
 
I have had similiar problems

I never had these problems until lately. Infact i went through a whole 2 full CD recording without the problems. But this last project i started working on was a pain in the butt. Every once in a while (1/6 punch ins it seems) the recording has a very consistent popping sound. I would think it was something to do with the guitar amp or something like that or that im running it too hot. But, the thing is, the pops are actually right on beat with itself. Of course i can go back and record the track again. but hey, when im charging $20 and hour for a recording, and i have to tell them they have to go back and re- record that part again, it can get them pretty pissed off.

I however think i know a few reasons why it does that. First of all, make sure nothing but cards needed for recording are plugged into your computer. no modem, no sound blaster live, no video capture card, etc. the reason is because while those are all plugged in, they take up an IRQ, which causes the system to buffer to it. You need all the buffering you can get out of it.

Another thing, make sure your computer is optimized for recording. Not only will this help you to record more tracks and apply more affects, but it could very easily fix the problems that you might be having.

The reason i believe ive had problems, is that im running 2 Delta 44 cards sinq'd together. I believe its having a hard time buffering the two together since they share very similiar properties (exact actually :)).

Anyway, hope this helped yah a little. Im gonna work on my computer tonight to try and fix this. If i find a perfect solution i will let you know.
 
Thanks to everyone who gave me suggestions for fixing
those pops...as far as optimizing my computer for recording, do any of you have ideas as to how to go about this...faster CPU, more RAM,etc. ??? Also, I'm thinking about upgrading to SONAR XL from Pro 8.0 because I really need the looping abilities and plus it seems to have many on board FX available...if anyone is using SONAR, please tell me if you think the upgrade is worth it and any praises or negatives regarding SONAR.
Thanks again to all you recording genuises from one who hopes to be one oneday........Mike
 
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