Pro Tools Popping sound - here is my Sandra

**shultzee13** · 06-22-2009, 01:50 PM

I am using PTMP 8
with M-Audio Fastrack Ultra 8R

Make suggestions...this popping and crackly sound is driving me crazy!
Thanks.

Model: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. EP43-DS3L
Workgroup: WORKGROUP
Host Name: protools
User: Eric
< Processor >
Model: Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5200 @
2.50GHz
Speed: 2.5GHz
Cores per Processor: 2 Unit(s)
Threads per Core: 1 Unit(s)
Type: Dual-Core
Integrated Data Cache: 2x 32kB, Synchronous, Write-Thru, 8-way, 64
byte line size
L2 On-board Cache: 2MB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 8-way, 64 byte
line size, 2 threads sharing
< System >
Mainboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. EP43-DS3L
BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. F8 (09/22/
2008)
Bus(es): X-Bus PCI PCIe IMB USB FireWire/1394 i2c/
SMBus
Multi-Processor (MP) Support: No
Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (:Yes
Total Memory: 3.25GB DIMM DDR2
< Chipset >
Model: Giga-Byte P45/P43/G45/G43 DRAM Controller
Front Side Bus Speed: 4x 294MHz (1.18GHz)
Total Memory: 4GB DIMM DDR2
Memory Bus Speed: 2x 588MHz (1.18GHz)
< Memory Module(s) >
Memory Module: OCZ OCZ2VU8002G 2GB DIMM DDR2 PC2-6400U DDR2-
800 (5-6-6-18 3-24-6-3)
Memory Module: OCZ OCZ2VU8002G 2GB DIMM DDR2 PC2-6400U DDR2-
800 (5-6-6-18 3-24-6-3)
< Video System >
Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT (16 SP 952MHz, 512MB
DDR2 2x424MHz, PCIe 1.00 x16)
Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT (16 SP 952MHz, 512MB
DDR2 2x424MHz, PCIe 1.00 x16)
< Storage Devices >
Hitachi HDP725025GLA380 (250GB:233GB (C

STECH Simple Drive 250GB (USB):233GB (F

MITSUMI CR-48XATE (ATA33, CD-R:N/A (D

LITE-ON DVDRW LDW-411S (ATA33,:N/A (E

< Logical Storage Devices >
Hard Disk (C

: 233GB (NTFS) @ Hitachi HDP725025GLA380 (250GB,
SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, NCQ, 7MB Cache)
Optical Drive (D

: N/A @ MITSUMI CR-48XATE (ATA33, CD-RW, 2MB
Cache)
Optical Drive (E

: N/A @ LITE-ON DVDRW LDW-411S (ATA33, DVD+-RW,
CD-RW, 2MB Cache)
3.5" 1.44MB (A

: N/A
SimpleDrive (F

: 233GB (NTFS) @ STECH Simple Drive 250GB (USB)
< Peripherals >
LPC Hub Controller 1: Giga-Byte LPC Interface Controller
LPC Legacy Controller 1: ITE IT8718F
Audio Device: Giga-Byte HD Audio Controller
Serial Port(s): 1
Parallel Port(s): 1
Disk Controller: Giga-Byte 4 port SATA IDE Controller
Disk Controller: Giga-Byte 2 port SATA IDE Controller
Disk Controller: Giga-Byte JMB368 IDE Controller
USB Controller 1: Giga-Byte USB UHCI Controller #4
USB Controller 2: Giga-Byte USB UHCI Controller #5
USB Controller 3: Giga-Byte USB UHCI Controller #6
USB Controller 4: Giga-Byte USB EHCI Controller #2
USB Controller 5: Giga-Byte USB UHCI Controller #1
USB Controller 6: Giga-Byte USB UHCI Controller #2
USB Controller 7: Giga-Byte USB UHCI Controller #3
USB Controller 8: Giga-Byte USB EHCI Controller #1
FireWire/1394 Controller 1: Lucent/Agere Systems (Was: AT&T
MicroElectronics) FW322/323 IEEE1394 OHCI
FireWire Contro
SMBus/i2c Controller 1: Intel 801xx/63xx SMBus
< Network Services >
Network Adapter: Realtek RTL8168C(P)/8111C(P) PCI-E Gigabit
Ethernet NIC - Packet Scheduler Miniport
Network Adapter: Belkin Wireless G USB Network Adapter #2 -
Packet Scheduler Miniport (Ethernet, 36Mbps)
Wireless Adapter 1: Belkin Wireless G USB Network Adapter #2 -
Packet Scheduler Miniport (802.11g (ERP),
36Mbps)
< Power Management >
Mains (AC) Line Status: On-Line
< Operating System >
Windows System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.01.2600
(Service Pack 3)
Platform Compliance: x86
<<< Mainboard >>>
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Notice 224: SMBIOS/DMI information may be inaccurate.
Tip 2511: Some memory slots are free so the memory can
be easily upgraded.
Warning 2523: Memory bus speed exceeds memory rated speed.
Reduce memory bus speed.
Warning 2542: Memory bus speed exceeds Chipset rated speed.
Reduce FSB/memory multiplier.
Tip 2: Double-click tip or press Enter while a tip
is selected for more information about the
tip.
<<< Processors >>>

**Andrew_Malloy** · 06-22-2009, 01:56 PM

Are you running any other digital devices in this system?

**shultzee13** · 06-22-2009, 03:11 PM

M Audio Trigger Finger that's it!

**Andrew_Malloy** · 06-22-2009, 03:16 PM

And where do you have your buffers set?

**shultzee13** · 06-22-2009, 04:37 PM

All is set to standard or default. No changed have been made at all. I believe the buffer size is set to 512. I will look this evening and post.

Thanks for the help.
I really appreciate it.

**Psykostx** · 08-04-2009, 08:39 AM

IT IS YOUR SYNC. Make sure it is set for internal in your soundcard settings...also maybe your disks are too slow, try setting up a pair of harddisks in RAID configuration!

**Andrew_Malloy** · 08-04-2009, 08:43 AM

Originally Posted by Psykostx

IT IS YOUR SYNC. Make sure it is set for internal in your soundcard settings...also maybe your disks are too slow, try setting up a pair of harddisks in RAID configuration!

Whoah.... no jumping to conclusions here. RAID is not the answer for this (or everything). PTMP does not support RAID. Don't do it.

**Justin** · 08-04-2009, 09:51 AM

You should probably talk to our tech support team, they know more about this than I, but I do know some wirless adapters can cause issues. Try disabling yours in the control panel.