Ableton Live 12 crackling issues that are not present in Ableton Live 11.

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ma-gician
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Ableton Live 12 crackling issues that are not present in Ableton Live 11.

Post by ma-gician » Thu May 08, 2025 4:10 pm

Hello.
Recently, I have upgraded to Ableton Live 12 on my computer. Whenever I record any sound with my microphone, there will be an inconsistent crackling sound. I don't believe that it's the Input Buffer, which is at 8192 samples on both Ableton Live 11 and 12. I do not have the crackling sound anywhere else that I record my microphone. (OBS, Live 11, Discord, etc...) I know it is an issue with Ableton Live 12.

I just re-installed ableton live 12 to see if that would fix the issue, but it still remains. Here are my audio settings for ableton live 12 as of now.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EARLAN ... drive_link
The audio settings are the same on Ableton Live 11, as well.

My system specifications are AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 32gb RAM, Windows 11, Ableton Live 12 (and 11) Lite, Shure SM57 Mic, and the Shure MVX2U audio interface.

I have never used ASIO4ALL. I have not had the need to use it so far.

Sound Recording Playback Examples:
Live 11:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i5f6dg ... drive_link

Live 12: (Weird crackling/popping sound issues)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/13X-k2z ... drive_link

(Yes, I am aware my guitar amp makes a buzzing sound, that is not the issue.)

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Re: Ableton Live 12 crackling issues that are not present in Ableton Live 11.

Post by madlab » Fri May 09, 2025 8:43 am

You should try smaller buffers. 8192 seems to be a ridiculously high value. And also try ASIO4ALL.
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Re: Ableton Live 12 crackling issues that are not present in Ableton Live 11.

Post by ma-gician » Fri May 09, 2025 3:56 pm

Unfortunately, I've tried smaller buffers, (256,512,1024,2048) and they all have either similar, or worse crackling problems. I tried ASIO4ALL, and messed around with it for a bit, at it's worst there was this horrible buzzing sound during any playback, and at best, it still had the crackling problems of the DX audio driver. I tried using a different usb cord, but that hasn't worked, either.

If it matters, I'm using a MSI motherboard..?

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Re: Ableton Live 12 crackling issues that are not present in Ableton Live 11.

Post by madlab » Sat May 10, 2025 9:26 am

This is quite uncommon. I teach Ableton to professional musicians and sound designers and ASIO4ALL has alwayx been an improvement. I'm afraid the culprit is the Shure driver. Did you try with another audio interface ?
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