Here's another one: Don't set the audio at 44K...use 48K. I had the "clicking" problem when I would add music from sound libraries (44K files) to video soundtracks recorded at 32K. The 44KI files sounded horrible. Then I read about the problem Vegas 4 has with 44K!

What problem with 44K? Vegas has NO problem with 44k. Where did you read about this problem?

If you have a speicific issue with 44.1 kHz, please elaborate in detail.


There is hardware - anything from Creative basically - that does not actually support 44.1 kHz and must therefore resample to 48 kHz.

Peter

Peter:

Thanks for the insight on the Creative card's inability to process 44.1Khz! I read that it was a Vegas problem in either the Veags Video or Audio Forums some time ago.
What you say makes sense because I use Sonic Fire Pro with 44.1Khz music libraries. I have to render them to either 32Khz to match my SONY PD-150's audio or render both the SONY and SFPro files to 48Khz.
What's causing the crackling with multiple sound files and what's/when's the fix?

pjam,
your description is way to vague to help you troubleshoot.
Please give your hardware profile and sound card for starters.

Whew! I thought we had some generic issue with 44.1 khz that I was unaware of.

The next update addresses many crackling/playback/record issues. No, I don't know when it will be released.

Peter

Why defrag? I've read conflicting views on this on the web. Is it better to defrag the audio drive, or leave it alone. If you could, point me to why defraging would be good.

Thanks. Warren

I'm dealing with this right now.
I have VV3c with an Audiophile 2496 (2ch in/out). Added some tracks via a Roland VS840GX, used VS840 midi MTC 30N as master, and VV3 as "trigger from MTC, 30N".

Everything is in synch fine, but there is popping/crackling on both imported files, and files recorded the first go-around in VV3.
Thought defrag would be a good thing to do. Did both C:\ (VV3) and D:\ (music storage disk).

NOW, an older project that was fine, is like a bowl of rice crispies. Funny thing (good thing) about it is I can individually render tracks down to a new .wav or .mp3, create a new file, and no popping....??
For that matter, I can render the ENTIRE .veg file that is crackling, and the resulting .wav or .mp3 is fine also.

Everything's at 44.1.

What are opinions on the problem, a driver? Reinstall VV?
What about opinions on defrag-ing? With this recent development, I'm not sold on it.

Thanks..

I was using Vegas 3 for about amonth and it was fine. A few weeks ago I noticed crackling so heavy the files were unusable. I called SF, Cubase, and Midiman/DELTA..all had good suggestions.. but none worked.

Finally.. I used LOGIC (not the software..my head:-). What changed 3 weeks ago ?? I got a new monitor and went dual monitor. It didnt make sense at first because I'd had a second PCI video card in my coimputer for a year.. but it wasn't until I got the monitor that I activated the extra screen !!!! Even though the card was in, it wasn't being used, and that's what caused the crackle (in my case).

I'm back to one display and waiting for the arrival of a dual head ATI 9000 Radeon Pro to continue my dual monitoring.

Also, not sure what sound card you are using.. I have a DELTA 1010 and put it on it's own IRQ.

Hope this helps.. if not you.. then maybe someone else in the futre

Man, I am so happy. Quite litteraly jumping around the recording room right now. I just changed my prefs to 48 khz and actually recorded and played back a crackle free file for the first time in over a year. I was given some bad info and told it was XP at the root of the problem.

Damn happy,

Thanks all

Peter

(la la la de de de da) <====== see! no crackle!

Now it's doing it again. Apparently my small test track was not enough to really see what was going on. Crackle is back.

This did not happen with win ME.

Anyone that can help I am about to reinstall winme.

SBlive Platinum / XP/ Vegas 4c

Trying to record a few tracks for a special lady, running out of time!

And by the way Forge records just fine with no crackle.

There's no reason to reinstall WinME. This is a Vegas problem. Read the responses from SonicPCH above. This is going to be resolved in Vegas 4.0d....your guess is as good as anyone's on the release date. There is no set date yet.

Yeah.. you know I'm just a little bumbed. I cleaned out my system (I'm using Win98SE, Pent 3 1 gig with 512 Ram, 7200 rpm 30 gig HD for audio). CTL - ALT -DEL everything except Systray and Explorer (and MOTU Midi Interface software) and I'm still getting some crackling on my song. I have 19 tracks so far. Didnt think that was too much of a load.

I have installed an ATI All In Wonder Pro Video card (8mg), I'm expecting a Radeon 9000 dual head any day now (128 mb). Maybe that will help ?

The Cracks are more subdued than before.. and more crackle and pops that loud bursts.. but still enough to mess up what I want to be a clean recording. I know I have at least 5 or more tracks to go. And I know that performance is based on your system.. but I was really lookingforward to some massive flexability with track numbers (IF that's the problem).

I'll wait for this new card and the 4d update and see what's...'cracking'.

Also.. I'm thinking about switching over to Win2000...any comments ?

Win ME and Vegas 3 yielded me no cracks. Not until I got XP and Vegas 4 and then did some recording, did I want to run off naked and screaming, into the woods.


Edit- so does it matter that I have 4 devices gf4, usb controller, scsi card, nic, all on irq 5 with the SBlive Plat 5.1?

"Edit- so does it matter that I have 4 devices gf4, usb controller, scsi card, nic, all on irq 5 with the SBlive Plat 5.1?"

Yes - search the forums for all kinds of problems with audio when multiple devices share an IRQ. Your sound card most definitely needs it's own IRQ.

Also - your sound card could use an upgrade. Soundblaster products are ripe with problems no matter what DAW software you attempt to use. Move up to a pro level card and save yourself the grief.

Cuzin B