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I keep getting crackles and pops intermittently that is resolved temporarily by relaunching Live after saving. Tough to use in a live setting!!

No adjustment to hardware / latency settings / buffer etc seems to help.
both recorded samples thru Live and supplied demo samples have same problem streaming from either internal HD or external Firewire.
Any suggestions?

Setup: G4 Ti PB w/512 MB RAM
OS X.2
USB Quattro latest driver- only device on USB port.

ps- when I get this to work, it's gonna rock.

sgerst wrote:I keep getting crackles and pops intermittently that is resolved temporarily by relaunching Live after saving. Tough to use in a live setting!!

No adjustment to hardware / latency settings / buffer etc seems to help.
both recorded samples thru Live and supplied demo samples have same problem streaming from either internal HD or external Firewire.
...

No real Live problems here , no Ableton Live problems two.

G4 tower, single processor 933 MHz
Max RAM
OS 10.2
Buildin Audio, it sounds like sh*t, but it's the only audio hardware i got which supports OSX.
Emagic AMT8 midi interface, is working very good in OSX!

Peace,

f

OSX.2 -Live1.5.2 -
Motu828 FireWire AudoInterface-
Tascam428 used for for Live MIDI control
External FireWire HardDisk (IceCube Oxford-7200Rpm)
iMac G4800Mhz

Sound drops due to external FireWire HD spinning down after 10-15 minutes ....... do not know how to resolve this problem :(
No problems on internal more slow HD but need to test more ...
It never happens with OS 9.2.2

jazze

Just an update-
am able to run Live out Pbooks I/O under 10.2.x without any dropouts- this from running internal HD or 8 tracks or so (small samples) off an iPod as FW HD.

The quattro via its driver seems to give me the most trouble- almost like the sample becomes degraded or the bit depth changes or something- relaunching Live fixes the problem for an variable and unpredictably short time-

as a repeat question-
is anyone running Live successfully via the Quattro on OS X??

I have sent an email to M audio on this as well- thanks Ableton for looking into this too. . .

Scott
Homme Remixing

I'm having the same problem. Everything starts to fall apart in 10.2. Restarting helps for a moment....Any suggestions?

jnchris-
does it happen with built in I/O core audio or using a driver for another I/O device (e.g. Quattro) ?



I haven't tried 10.2.1 yet- but am expecting the same - unusable in a Live situation


we'll get to the bottom of it though- please email Ableton tech support and M audio if you are using the Quattro so we can light a little fire.

Cheerio
Scott

For those using M AUdio USB Quattro with Live under OS X.1.5 and X.2 and above- M AUdio reports others are complaining of intermittent audio degredation with the quattro- they are actively researching and attempting re-writing drivers for a fix-
they have reminded all users of the Quattro to have the latest drivers and builds for OS X, and to check back frequently.

Just a heads up.

Scott

Yeah, the quatro is a piece of junk. Get the MOTU 828, I have that and it works like a dream!


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c wrote:Yeah, the quatro is a piece of junk. Get the MOTU 828, I have that and it works like a dream!


--c

well- I'm not sure if I would go that far- I just finished an entire remix project for Taylor Dayne using the Quattro exclusively with other software under OS X, and it never had a problem- in fact, it was pristine- and just the ticket for remote work- easier to transport that the MOTU, which I have also heard great things about-- and may purchase when I get the funds

just my 2 cents

Scott

I wouldn't go as far as saying the Quattro's a piece of junk. I just installed the Beta-Driver and everything works fine for me. I think most of the problems I faced were in Audio/Midi setup in OS X 10.2.
If you own a Quattro, see link:

http://www.m-audio.com/support/driversearch.php


yours,

Hao Do

The same problem of audio degradation exists on my powerbook g4 550 with a griffin imic