The problem with drift between busses is a known vegas bug. Does
anyone know if this has been fixed in VV 2.0?

Don't know about the static you describe. I'd have to guess that it
would be a soundcard driver issue, or samplerate clock issue.

David wrote:
>>
>>Setup: Vegas Pro 1.0b @44.1kHz/24bit to MOTU 1224 (clocked
>>PCI324 INTERNAL). AES OUT to t.c. electronics M5000 (set
>>to clock to its INPUT), then back to MOTU 1224 AES INPUT.
>>The AES INPUT is mapped to the analog MONITOR OUT in the
>>MOTU console.
>>
>>The resultant recorded files have high end static/aliasing
>>(almost as if they drift in and out of 8bit mode) in SOME
>>cases.
>>
>>This setup has been working flawlessly for some time, but
>>now exhibits this problem frequently.
>>
>>***This problem began when VEGAS had problems recording at
>>24bit while playing back through this external loop...VEGAS
>>began playing random bits of audio from the cue in random
>>order. It was as if VEGAS was having trouble writing to
>>the HD due to fragmentation, etc. Surface scan revealed no
>>disc problems.
>>
>>VEGAS has now begun to allow tracks (through different
>>analog output busses) to drift out of time with one another
>>during playback alone...
>>
>>ANY IDEAS??? This is crippling 2 projects at current...
>>
>>I plan to attempt a reinstall, though I'm not sure how that
>>will help...
>>
>>Thanks in advance.
>>