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GP4 file format is nothing like a midi file (I think), BUT guitar pro and other softwares that handle GP4 format all have a "Export to midi" feature (usually under the "File" menu).

Then of course you can import your midi file like any other in Live ;)

If you don't own GuitarPro (but I suppose you ...

This feature is on top of my wishlist for Live... Unfortunately I can't afford MAX, even if it seems to be a great tool...

Wow, thank you so much !

I've used xperf and found out that my antivirus AVG took 30% (!!!) of CPU each 25sec... I've turned it off, started a recording in Live AND started my webcam and... not a single crackle !!!

That's great, now I just need to find a good antivirus, or disable it when I'm ...

No, no spikes, that's why I thought it was low, because well under the limit :/

I never run the utility on XP, but I had no problem at all...

Do you think the problem is solvable, or will I have to get a new PC one day or another... ?

Its quite possible something else is interfering - webcams driver for eg are notorious for messing up asio audio drivers for some reason.

Also check what power mode you have windows 7 set to - try max performance and see if that helps.

Also worth running this tool and reading the associated web ...

In my case I don't think it comes from Live itself, and I can't get rid of the problem. When lowering the latency, there are less crackles when Live plays, but I've still got a lot when I'm recording. It's worse when I'm doing something else at the same time, for example using my webcam...

So yeah ...

Hey guys,

I recently upgraded to Windows 7 from XP. At first I noted that 7 took a bit more resources, nothing weird about that...

I had a lot of annoying crackles when using Live so I changed the latency from 256 (default setting and what I had on XP) to 512 samples on my MAudio Fast Track Pro ...

Double post, sorry.

Er, I'm not sure and I never tried it, but I would say:
Options>Preferences : File Folder : Save Current Set as Template (Save)

Am I correct?

try this for a 6dB boost... and compare to your method:


1. Add CompressorII to the master track
set threashold to -18dBfs (dB for short, dB is a generic term, like "loudness")
Set the ratio to 3:1
set the attack to 0msec + lookahead
set the makeup gain to +6dB


This will boost the loudness of ...

Ok, thanks everybody, I understood everything!
(Hum... at least about what I asked in this topic :lol: )

My tracks are indeed clipping (but I can't hear it :cry: ), and commercial songs too ... a lot (yeah, I know, I'm annoying, always talking about 'commercial', but that's what we're all aiming ...

Ok thanks very much for the explaination, but I still don't get it (about the db/dbfs thing, but I knew what clipping is)

When I play commercial songs with foobar I often see the 'Visualisation: Peak Meter' tool going to the maximum/0dbfs. When I render a song with live, that I normalize, I can ...

where'd you get the 0dB = -6dBfs equation??
I'm talking about the live measuring system: it can encode a sound up to 6db, which is the maximum.

now, live is a little tricky with its 32bit floating point maths, but the bottom line is if you render a file thats going over 0, you have clipping ...

Well, I think I had understood that, except that I didn't know which was which between db and dbfs.

So, if I've got a track that never goes over 0db, I normalize it. I get a file with a peak at 0db/-6dbfs. I put this file in ableton live, and push the volume to, let's say 5,98db. That means that my ...

Oh stop doing what you are doing right now.

When you go over 0dB, thats clipping (i.e. digitial distortion) and its not a good type of distortion. And since you normalize, then boost 6dB more, you are clipping at least some of your song.

What part of normalization don't you understand here ...