Tracktion Software

thoshu · Post by **thoshu** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 8:19 pm

Dear tracktioneers,

since i put in an emu 0404 I'm not happy with T2 anymore. I have nearly ALWAYS to restart the device in the settings window, often more than once or even have to restart T2, to avoid horrible crackling when i start playing a project. This was no issue at all with m-audio delta audiophile before. All other programs work as expected, T2 is the only one who crackles.

Specs: winXP SP1, AMD XP3200, 1GB RAM, ASUS board (sorry can't recall the name and I'm already drunk - a bit at least

)..

any similiar experiences anyone?

thank you,
thoshu

operandx · Post by **operandx** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 8:36 pm

Don't blame T2. The Emu cards are an absolute mare for many folk. There have been lots of issues for many people. Have you tried the unofficial forum: http://www.productionforums.com/index.php?f=52

Using the latest drivers 1.8 may fix problems although some have better luck with 1.6 it seems. I've got a 1212m and had audio dropout issues with AMD XP chip so had to buy a new PC with a P4 to get the card to work although latency still isn't great - not really stable for me below 10msec for projects of any size. The sound quality is excellent though which is why I persevere with it.

sonicfire · Post by **sonicfire** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 8:39 pm

@ which latency are you running it? try raising it

mcnelson · Post by **mcnelson** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 7:25 am

Mine runs okay - I use it at latency of about 5ms & 24bit, although it used to crackle a little bit now and then, the latest drivers seem a lot better for me anyway - I have similar specs to yourself too.

djsubject · Post by **djsubject** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 10:58 am

how meny asio strips do you have loaded?

i would reconmend 4

the more you load the more strain it is on the emu,

also check for the 1.8 drivers (thay improved a few things for me & my AMD pc)

& run at 10ms

also, if your only using 1 asio out put? then try downloading asio4all www.asio4all.com

it gives a much more stable asio output via the wave out put

Subz

thoshu · Post by **thoshu** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 5:59 pm

thx to all!

well, I used to run it with 10ms, never tried to raise the lateny though as I had less with the m-audio before, but of course I'll give it a try.

and asio4all will be on my to-do as well

I have the latest drivers, but that didn't help - I might try an older version of T2 than the latest, as it cracklse with NO other application

thank you!

sghoughton · Post by **sghoughton** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 6:11 pm

also see if your video card is hogging the bus - that can have an effect too - look up pci latency (even if you have an agp card) and you'll find some googdies on taht

djsubject · Post by **djsubject** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 7:08 pm

sghoughton wrote:also see if your video card is hogging the bus - that can have an effect too - look up pci latency (even if you have an agp card) and you'll find some googdies on taht

sorry i forgot to add, i used a pci latency tool to help me out aswell

the vga should have its own port with its own buffer rainge AFAIK

if its a pci grafix card then you will need to lower the buffer & max the buffer on the emu (witch will probly show up as a sound blaster

)

best of luck

also if you do try a older build of T2 could you post your findings please?

Subz

thoshu · Post by **thoshu** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 7:24 pm

thx sghoughton and subz

my videocard won't be an issue as it has its own port. I'll have a look on one of those pci latency tools!

and of course I'll post if I have to run T2 with an older built - or a newer one - helloooo Beno, are you listening

djsubject · Post by **djsubject** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 7:34 pm

thoshu wrote: helloooo Beno, are you listening

that sly dog's allways listening

thoshu · Post by **thoshu** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 7:53 pm

well, yes, listening....

I won't find any time before next wednesday to try out all your tipps - nice weekend everyone!

rich_h · Post by **rich_h** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 11:40 am

Another thing you could try is Real Time Priority Mode - this tightens up MIDI timing on my 0404, but on or off I have no audio problems with it (latency 8ms @ 44.1/24) with loads of strips in PatchMix. So it should be possible to get it going reliably!

djsubject · Post by **djsubject** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 12:44 pm

Warning

"real time priority mode" can cause Tracktion to lock up with sertan vst's

but it will make midi tighter

Subz

thoshu · Post by **thoshu** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 11:24 pm

Thanx for those last two tipps!

After switching to Asio4All the troubles didn't occure again - but I had no time to test it extensively, at least the first rounds went well without having to restart the device.

thanks again.

AndrewSimon · Post by **AndrewSimon** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 12:01 am

thoshu wrote: This was no issue at all with m-audio delta audiophile before.

So.... make your life easy and go back to the Audiophile.
I have purchased equipment that were hundreds of dollars but as much as I liked it, if they didn't work as expected I just gave up on them. Why create problem? Just return the damn thing and get something else that works and you will be happy with.

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