"Crackling" sound on recordings
"Crackling" sound on recordings
I've started using Live to do live recordings lately and I'm having a problem with a "crackling" sound on both drum tracks, vocal tracks, and anything else that is recorded through a microphone. I'm on a Macbook, running the new Yosemite, and my interface is the Presonus Firestudio. My signal is not showing to be clipping. I even get the static/crackle when I'm singing softly. Has anyone had this problem? Is it an Ableton thing or a Presonus thing? It comes and goes with no rhyme or reason.
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Re: "Crackling" sound on recordings
What's is your audio buffer latency setting ?
Did you try using other cables ?
Did you try using other cables ?
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Re: "Crackling" sound on recordings
Could you please describe the MacBook in more detail and also the load? Are you using the net? Turn it off when making music.nredmon wrote:I'm on a Macbook, running the new Yosemite, and my interface is the Presonus Firestudio.
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Re: "Crackling" sound on recordings
I've had this same issue lately, and I think I've been able to troubleshoot my way to identifying it as a DPC latency issue in my case. There can be other culprits though. Ableton has a good article on this, NI has a better article. Read them and troubleshoot.
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Re: "Crackling" sound on recordings
Links? Searched the NI site and came up with forum entries only.SLEEarts wrote:I've had this same issue lately, and I think I've been able to troubleshoot my way to identifying it as a DPC latency issue in my case. There can be other culprits though. Ableton has a good article on this, NI has a better article. Read them and troubleshoot.
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Re: "Crackling" sound on recordings
Sorry, I just saw you're on OSX. The article I referenced was Windows.
Re: "Crackling" sound on recordings
What should those setting be at? I'm not sure what to do with them.Valiumdupeuple wrote:What's is your audio buffer latency setting ?
Did you try using other cables ?
Re: "Crackling" sound on recordings
It's a Macbook Pro, 2.9 Ghz processor Intel Core i7, 8GB 1600 DDR3Stromkraft wrote:Could you please describe the MacBook in more detail and also the load? Are you using the net? Turn it off when making music.nredmon wrote:I'm on a Macbook, running the new Yosemite, and my interface is the Presonus Firestudio.
I do usually have my wifi turned on, so I'll start turning that off while recording.
Re: "Crackling" sound on recordings
I have similar issues after updating the Firestudio drivers. Specifically mine are to do with exporting audio. It seems like levels have changed somehow and things get distorted. I have also noticed when playing songs from iTunes there is distortion where there was none before. I think it is a Presonus thing.
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