Hi,
I'm just getting up to speed with all this computeer stuff
I have a Zoom MRS with the CD.
Then got curious about the computer side of things.
So I've just got a 3.8gigP4,40gig Seagate HD & 512DDR ram,just for Cubase.
I still do all my recording onto the Zoom &import to Cubase to mix.
I like to use plug ins,but find that once I'm running say 16 tracks with fx,I'm gettin clicks & pops.
I haven't made my soundcard purchase yet,is this critical to my problem,or is it a ram issue,or both
Any assistance would be appreciated.
Getting Rid of Clicks & pops
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- KVRian
- 1024 posts since 8 Mar, 2004 from Network 23
At first I was going to say it might be a CPU issue, as in overtaxing it, until I re-read your specs - a 3.6 Ghz P4 should be plenty of horsepower. My *guess* is that you could do with more RAM. From what I've read here and elsewhere, 1 gig will probably help out a lot. That said, my old P3 1Ghz motherboard won't support any more than 512 Mb RAM so I'd wait for additional responses to your question from the folks here who have better setups than mine.
Hope this helps!
Edit: Just noticed you didn't mention what soundcard you are using - that can be a factor as well. Also, you might want to try making a copy of the 16-track audio for backup master purposes and bounce/temp-mix the 16 tracks to 8, 4 or even 2 in Cubase. A bounce-down will save a lot of RAM and CPU cycles.
Hope this helps!
Edit: Just noticed you didn't mention what soundcard you are using - that can be a factor as well. Also, you might want to try making a copy of the 16-track audio for backup master purposes and bounce/temp-mix the 16 tracks to 8, 4 or even 2 in Cubase. A bounce-down will save a lot of RAM and CPU cycles.
We shall see orchestral machines with a thousand new sounds, with thousands of new euphonies, as opposed to the present day's simple sounds of strings, brass, and woodwinds. -- George Antheil, circa 1925 ---
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- KVRAF
- 6937 posts since 4 Jun, 2004 from Utrecht, Holland
Or maybe CuBase itself or your VSTi's are the problem...
On my old P166 computer I could have over 32 stereo audio tracks mixing OK without dropouts, but then I used CoolEditPro as host.
As said before, make mixdowns to a new track and mute the original tracks to relieve the CPU. Thats the same as "freeze" them.
On my old P166 computer I could have over 32 stereo audio tracks mixing OK without dropouts, but then I used CoolEditPro as host.
As said before, make mixdowns to a new track and mute the original tracks to relieve the CPU. Thats the same as "freeze" them.
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- KVRian
- 713 posts since 1 Jul, 2002 from Haarlem
If you're on a Windows version before XP, you might have to enable the dma on your harddisks.