Just got a new PC for my studio. Installed Fireface 800 and Vegas / Acid. I am getting weird tones playing at random in Vegas every 2 seconds or so when I play back something. They are at a medium volume. In Acid, these tones play even when you are not playing back anything.
Sounds to me like you haven't activated your serial numbers on the new computer yet. SONY's software makes those sounds when you're using an unregistered copy.
acid is activated, vegas is not - yet. both are making the 'tone' sounds. both programs are generating these sounds during playback, but acid also makes them all the time when the program is open. it is not monitor feedback - it sounds like random synthesizer notes, constantly playing in the background every 2 seconds. very strange! there are no soft synths in the projects or anything rewired.
don't know if it's a sony problem, an rme problem, or something in windows xp. how can i narrow it down and troubleshoot it????