Help! Clicking Problems with Windows XP Pro and Vegas, Acid and Sound Forge

keeper wrote on 3/29/2002, 5:27 PM
I've been having problems with Vegas 3.0, Acid 3.0 Pro and Sound Forge 5.0 ever since I upgraded to XP Pro seven weeks ago. Major clicking and popping for on all tracks since the change over. I brought in two brand new Delta 1010's and still the same problem. I've spoken to Sonic and M Audio. No luck. Can anyone Help?

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JoeD wrote on 3/29/2002, 6:01 PM
Many others are in the same boat (delta drivers).

You would get great audio quality and functionality with win98se and 4.1.22.27 delta drvr.

However, don't dump the delta just yet...I'm forseeing a new updated driver that should address the delta XP issues (soon).

Can't wait? - dump 'em both and go RME (call it Maudios fault for taking too damn long with the fix).

In the meantime, you could use tehe wdm .26 driver, set the buffers to 512 or above in delta panel, and playback buffering to 0.350 in Vegas to try to stop the crackling (and make sure DMA is on for HD's, necessary patches installed (eg - latest via 4in1), and your system is up to snuff for audio, etc).

JoeD
Rockitglider wrote on 3/30/2002, 2:36 AM
Hello,

This otta fix it, But it aint pretty.
Short form
Right click My Computer in the start menu or on the desktop if diplayed there>Select Properties>Select Visual Effects Tab>Select Adjust for Best Performance>Click Apply
Also, In the same dialog box Click Advanced Tab>Under Processor Scheduling>Select>Background Services>Click Apply.

That should do it,

See ya, Rockit
JoeD wrote on 3/30/2002, 12:32 PM
Rockitglider wrote on 3/30/2002, 1:49 PM
keeper wrote on 3/30/2002, 2:12 PM
Sorry. Did not work. Any other ideas?
billybk wrote on 3/30/2002, 2:52 PM
What drivers are you using with the Delta and XP? What HAL mode are you in? ACPI?
To check, go and right click on My Computer on your desktop. Select Properties at the bottom. Select the Hardware tab and then Device Manager. Click the + plus sign at the top of the Device tree next to Computer. If it says "ACPI", right click on "ACPI" and select update driver. Follow the prompts to install to "Standard PC" Afterwards, reboot your computer, it should then reconfigure (hardware devices)
itself. You can double check by repeating the above process. Instead of saying ACPI when you click on the + plus sign next to Computer it should now say "Standard PC".
W2K/XP defaults to "ACPI" mode upon install. Most audio cards do not like being assigned to the same IRQ(typically IRQ 9 in ACPI). Over time, this will inevitably lead to the snap, crackle, pop syndrome. Standard PC mode will alleviate this.

HTH,

Billy Buck
JoeD wrote on 3/30/2002, 5:18 PM
Yeah, you can try this...tweak that...but THE REAL PROBLEM LIES WITHIN THE CURRENT DELTA DRIVERS for w2k/xp.
How do I know? Cause I've forced my way into getting some answers from Maudio techs and devs from the US to UK...and seconed from testing on dozens of systems (btw: it's not only a VIA problem - [sfdeleted]

The final version .26 WDM most likely won't be final - there's some good news for ya (don't ask me how I know this cause I can't tell).

But go ahead and tweak this and that till the hearts content - you may get improvements or even lucky.

JoeD
JoeD wrote on 3/30/2002, 5:19 PM
Yer right, it ain't pretty.

JoeD
JoeD wrote on 3/30/2002, 5:26 PM
BTW:
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The MAJORITY who claim never having a problem with the deltas...are most likely using ASIO trackers (Cubase,etc...in which the deltas rarely had a problem with). The issues crop up with MME (definitely) and WDM absed apps.

Using a delta 1010 and Vegas in w2k? Think you're getting 24-bit? Think again.
Hopefully the fix will come soon.

JoeD
slawson wrote on 3/30/2002, 5:52 PM
Hey Joe D

Please clear up that criptic "think again" message on the 24 bit. Vegas lets me record 24 bit but I have to use the SPDIF in and my TC Finalizer as a clock source.

Stephen Lawson / Pres
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