Rice Krispies During Playback.....any help appreciated.

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:( I've recently purchased the Delta 66 Audio Interface and I'm having Problems with Rice Krispies during Playback.Audio Sounds good going in, but after recording my guitar in Sonar 3, during playback (pops and crackles). I'm running through RP 2000 Amp modeler, Peavey Unity 1000 Analog Mixer,Through the Delta 1,2 in-1,2 out, back through the mixer tape inputs, out the tape outputs, through a RCA home stereo system. My PC is Dell p4 2.8 Ghz. 80 Gig HD., and 256 MB Ram. I've tryed adjusting Buffer settings in Sonar and Delta's control Panel from 32 all the way to 1024 with ASIO drivers. I also have downloaded the latest drivers from M-Audio. Same thing with WDM drivers.Now I also have A Soundblaster 5.1 card, and have disabled the drivers for it. I am also using dual monitors with onboard graphics card and another video card in the PCI slot next to the Delta.As far as I can tell, there is no conflict between the two, and they are not sharing IRQ. I have Optimized my system for audio......Sorry so long,just want to give the most information possible. Anybody got any Ideas? I can't even lay down one track.I really appreciate anyones knowledge concerning this, and I will be glad to help in this forum anytime. I am new to this recording thing, and am fairly new to PC's in general......I'm having quite a tough time. This is my first posting......Thanks much.
 
Audio degradation has been, for me, usually caused by latency issues. First off, re-profile your hardware (Options>Audio>General>Wave Profiler) and let the program auto-rematch the hardware. I don't know of any specific incompatibilities w/ M-Audio products, so the setting determined by the software is the one to leave it at.

Next, on the same screen as above, set your "Buffer in playback queue" to a setting of 2.

Finally, make sure the latency bar (buffer setting) is set to a reasonable speed. Generally, somewhere between 16-30 msec is where you should move the bar for optimum playback w/o the rice krispies. Too much or too little will cause problems. Fool with moving things around a bit in that range and see if things auto-correct.

Then post up whether you're still having problems, but this would be the first thing I tried.

Best-

K
 
K-dub, I have no way of setting the buffer sliders or the "number of buffers in playback queue" when I'm using ASIO drivers.I prefer to use the ASIO drivers anyway, and running the wave profiler in WDM driver mode doesn't help. I'm getting the same result. I have more problems now anyway.I just got an E-Mail account yesterday about 10 to 15 minutes before I joined this forum. Joining this forum is the first thing I did when I got it!.........I've had the PC for Aprox. 6 months now, though. Anyway, Winamp don't recognize my drivers for the soundblaster card, which I use for CDs, MP3s,Blada,Blada.....Also when I try to open several of my programs they say "Please Reinstall from the original disk....Program is not Installed properly or damaged." I've ran the little diagnostics tool for the soundblaster and hardware is the only thing that shows up good. everything else-MIDI,AUDIO,MIXER.. failed the test. I've reinstalled THe Creative Labs software and Drivers 4 or 5 times and it says that I already have the drivers installed......I dunno. I think I am going to tear her apart, remove both the soundcards, and remove all the software and Drivers, run "check disk", Defrag, etc....etc...just start over.....Thanks for your reply. You are the first person I have actually had A conversation with on the computer! Pretty cool.
 
G-

WDM is the native driver for WinXP audio, so usage of it in XP equals (or exceeds ASIO). You can use whatever you prefer, but don't be afraid to use WDM. On my rig, WDM works better and has more flexibility than ASIO.

Regardless, it sounds like your hardware is revolting against you. You need to bring that in line first, and make certain the hardware works right before attempting anything further. Once that's done, you can begin to pick at the software and narrow problems down. But if the hardware ain't right, nothing is going to help you until that's straightened out.

Best of luck!

K-
 
Thanks for the quick reply! I have onboard AGP graphics. I think I'm going to disable that and remove the soundblaster, although I hate to, and just buy A dual head video card, seeing that I do have an AGP graphics slot on my Mobo......or maybe I'll just change hobbies.......quit my job,sell the house, give the old lady away, sell the children, feed the cat to the dog, shoot the dog, hit the road.......and just play music.....Naaa.
 
Hey guess what? UPS just dropped off another Delta 66. I only bought one. It came in last week. Go figure.
 
So that's where it went

G-String said:
Hey guess what? UPS just dropped off another Delta 66. I only bought one. It came in last week. Go figure.
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hey I was wondering what happened to my order,well send it on over
 
Na, as enticing as It sounds, I must stick to my moral responsibilities-sell it for more ram! Just kidding....I'll call M-Audio-I'm afraid to call the salesman at the store. What if he takes it, doesn't send it back, then M-audio is all over me? My word against his?....Does this sound a little Paranoid?
 
Why do we have two threads, different forums, same topic? This same stuff is in Computer Recording & Soundcards too. I know you might be looking for more answers, but let's try to keep the same topic in one forum instead of spreading it all over - easier to track that way besides.

Peace.
 
Well, I am new and I realize the error of my ways,I won't post a new topic in more than one thread again, however, since the can has been opened, I am having conversation with different parties at the same time.Sorry....
 
G-

I'd disconnect the Soundblaster before monkeying with the onboard graphics. Does the Delta 66 support a wide range of sample rates that will still allow you use your computer for internet/general purpose sound?

K-
 
K-Dub, yes it does. I've taken the Soundblaster out and I can't believe I can't get as good audio with the Delta as with the soundblaster-CD's & MP3s. when recording It's great. (at44,100) only so far but it still sounds good. Maybe I need to tinker with It a little more.
 
Please share what worked (in case others have similar troubles)!

K-
 
Well, I did what was suggested by you guys here, removed the PCI video ca rd, and that was it! I will buy the dual head video card and try that instead. I also removed my soundblaster card, however I think removing the video card was what fixed it. Thanks again for your help. Oh, by the way, check out compgeeks.com. They have some pretty good deals on everything for PC. I'm not sure what the brand was, but they have dual head video cards for $20.
 
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