re: ambient clicks and pops

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I could be wrong, but I believe "next" was not an option. It was not highlighted. You had to go through the license key thing.
 
I could be wrong, but I believe "next" was not an option. It was not highlighted. You had to go through the license key thing.

Sorry for the duplicate reply.
 
It has been a long time since I have installed it. I didn't think the license key kept the installation from happening since it has a trail period. I notice in the video there is a delay when opening for several seconds. That the price to pay for free. But it is fully functional and that is the only downside.

 
OK, I have successfully installed Reaper. Is anyone here currently using this app? I could use some tutorial.
I was able to create a track and import an audio file (background instrumentation for a song) but I'm unable to HEAR it play.

I was able to create a vocal track and I'm getting signal through my Audiobox interface, but there's a LOT of input latency I can't get rid of. I checked the Universal Control and I'm at 128, as I usually am when recording. The input latency at 128 is minimal. But I'm sure getting a lot in Reaper. I found a YouTube video that talks about going into the Preferences and changing the Input Manual Offset but as of yet I haven't succeeded in correcting things. I don't know how high of a ms value I have to insert to fix this. Or if something else is causing the latency.
 
I use it a lot. There are a TON of online videos on Youtube under ReaperMania.

The first thing that I would check is if Reaper is set to override your settings in the ASIO. It's under the preferences - devices. This is the setting on my email/browsing computer (no interface, just the soundcard). Notice the red arrow pointing to ALLOW PROJECTS TO OVERRIDE SAMPLE RATE. Make sure that your settings are set to ASIO, with your buffers at 128 or 256. Reaper will adjust the interface if you want it, but you can uncheck the box by the arrow and you'll always use what Focusrite Control says. But you want them to match.

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Oh yeah, the manual offset is fine if you have a good way to exactly measure the latency, but Reaper will usually adjust things correctly on it's own. I don't bother with setting it manually.
 
Thank you. I'll work with it again, tomorrow. I don't know about that ASIO thing. I'll have to look into it.
 
To give you a reference, on my studio laptop with a dual core 2 GHz with 8 Mb RAM, under Gnu/Linux Debian 12 my latency on jack sound server is 10 ms without any Xrun (drop out in Windows world). My DAW is Ardour. The same hardware is unexploitable for music production under Windows.
 
Talisman - is there any chance you can step-by-step tutor me on getting Reaper to work for me? Here's where I'm presently at: I have a microphone connected to my Audiobox interface. I have a track armed for recording and it is displaying input signal. I can hear my voice through the mic. But when I press the button to record, nothing is being recorded on the track itself. I've watched videos and gotten nowhere. All I need is someone conversant with Reaper to say,"Do this, push this button," etc. so I can just get going with recording.
 
I've been dealing with a similar issue for months. Finally figured out what was causing it....
1. Autotune... For whatever reason unless tracking is set to 1 I'll get loud clicks/pops.
2. Audio clips with large peaks. Meaning if I apply Autotune prior to these clips being de clipped, limited, or compressed it will cause a pop/clip.
These issues disappear if I don't use Autotune. Are you using it by chance?
 
purplepeople - no, I do not have an Autotune app installed in my recording software.
 
Richard1949 said:
purplepeople - no, I do not have an Autotune app installed in my recording software.
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Have you tried uninstalling your wireless/network card? Nearly two decades ago I had a similar issue and uninstalling that fixed the stutter.
 
I have no idea where my "wireless/network card" is located and no idea how that is/could be related to the ambient "clicks" in my recorded tracks.
 
Richard1949 said:
I have no idea where my "wireless/network card" is located and no idea how that is/could be related to the ambient "clicks" in my recorded tracks.
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You'd have to go into the hardware section of your computer and uninstall/disable the device.
It'll kill your internet connection, but it might resolve the issue. Sometimes poorly written drivers can bottleneck your processor.
You might also go into the BIOS and disable it entirely.
If you have a powerful graphics card you might also try uninstalling/disabling it and instead running just the onboard graphics.
Many network/graphics cards/audio cards can conflict with audio recording hardware/software. They can cause latency/popping.
I have two computers. One is over a decade old running Windows 7. It has less latency than my brand new one running Windows 11.
Run this; https://www.resplendence.com/latencymon
It should show you what driver/hardware is probably causing the problem.
Oftentimes problems can be fixed by updates or completely uninstalling/disabling that device. It's usually network/graphics cards.
Also, have you tried all of your USB ports? Does it do the same on all of them?
I have one computer where the back ports are faster than the front. The front has massive latency/pops.
If this doesn't help I'd start with a brand new Windows install.

Did you already post what this sounds like? I get clicks/chirps sometimes if I'm recording in the same room as my cellphone. Incoming texts even on silent are picked up as chirps/buzzes/clicks.

One more thing... Have you ruled out the mic/amp? Mine went bad over the summer. The capsule/tube inside of my mic and amp went bad at the same time. Probably an electrical surge. It caused interference/clicks/the inability to pickup P sounds properly. Also, what about your mic cables? Have you tried to swap one out?

One last thing.... Are you using the same hard drive for your OS and music files? Do you have the ability to record to a secondary source like flash drive or hard drive to see if it fixes the issue? Your hard drive might be too slow to run the software and capture the data at the same time.
 
Wow. That's a lot to unpack. It's probably wise that I don't go tinkering with the OS. I'll get an actual tech to do that. Less risk.
Yes, I've tried both of my USB ports. No difference, no change.
Yes, I posted a couple audio clips of the "clicks." And at this point in the troubleshooting process, I strongly suspect that the culprit is the interface box, but I haven't been able to get Reaper to operate properly to prove out that theory.
The studio mic, I treat it with love. No way it's the mic. But to rule it out, I'll record with a different mic.
Mic cable is brand spanking new AND I have a cable tester.
My OS is an HP laptop with an i7 processor and 32GB RAM. My PreSonus Artist 5 software features a CPU meter, and when I'm recording that readout is minimal. Not the cause.
 
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