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I have an Asus ZenBook Pro Duo UX581GV_UX581GV (x64-based PC: Intel Core i9-9980HK CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2400 Mhz, 8 Cores, 16 Logical Processors) with 32GB RAM (21GB available) running Microsoft Windows 11 Pro.

I am using Ableton 11 Live Standard as a practice aid, but keep on running into an issue with static during playback.

At first, everything sounds fine, but the longer I have it running, the more static develops until it completely overwhelms the playback audio.

What causes this, and what can I do about it????

Usually it’s outdated or poorly written drivers for your audio card, or it’s how some third party plug ins manage demo periods.

Thanks for the response. It seems that I have all the latest drivers, and I don't think I'm using any third party plug-ins.
Can you think of anything else to try???

If you're just using the built in sound card in the laptop, the next step would be to buy a dedicated audio interface IMVHO.

Buffer under run. Increase the buffer size in Settings/Audio until this stops. If it continues, new driver or sound card. Also check for background apps that may be hogging resources.

What are you using as speakers? Is this only happening in Live? Seems strange. Wondering if it’s a hardware or software issue

Again. The audio on most laptops is more than capable of keeping up. Maybe not fidelity wise, but certainly in performance. Check the buffer size!