[babakdm]

Hey guys,

I've been getting an unwanted sound upon playback through PT 7.4cs3 using a FW1814. It sounds like some type of crackling noise and it appears to happen at the same intervals. However, there is no sign of it on the waveform when I zoom in and analyze the track. Also, I figure it's not my cables or my monitors because prior to recording, the sound does not occur and comes through very clearly. I’m fairly new to PT but I have listed below my setup, which I believe (hope) is correct. Thanks in advance.

Babak

This is my Workspace setup:

Regular drive (C:): R and R
Glyph GT050Q: R and R
*I record to the Glyph drive

This is my Playback Engine setup:
H/w Buffer Size: 256 Samples
RTAS Processors: 2 Processor
CPU Usage Limit: 85%
RTAS Engine: Disabled (box unmarked)
DAE Playback Buffer Size: 3000ms (Level 4)
DAE Playback Cache Size: Large

SiSoftware Sandra

Processor
Model : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
Speed : 2.99GHz
Cores per Processor : 1 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 2 Unit(s)
Internal Data Cache : 2x 8kB, Synchronous, Write-Thru, 4-way, 64 byte line size, 2 lines per sector
L2 On-board Cache : 2x 512kB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 8-way, 64 byte line size, 2 lines per sector

System
System : Dell Computer Corporation Dimension 4600i
Mainboard : Dell Computer Corp. 0F4491
Bus(es) : X-Bus AGP PCI IMB USB i2c/SMBus
Multi-Processor (MP) Support : No
Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (APIC) : Yes
System BIOS : Dell Computer Corporation A09
Total Memory : 2GB DIMM DDR

Chipset
Model : Dell 82865G/PE/P, 82848P DRAM Controller / Host-Hub Interface
Front Side Bus Speed : 4x 200MHz (800MHz)
Total Memory : 2GB DIMM DDR
Memory Bus Speed : 2x 167MHz (334MHz)

Video System
Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 (128MB DDR, 249MHz/2x405MHz, AGP 3.00)

Storage Devices
IC35L090AVV207-0 80GB (ATA100, 3.5", 7200rpm, 2MB Cache) : 75GB (C:)
M-Sys Dell Memory Key 123MB (USB) : 117MB (H:)
ST3250310AS 250GB (FireWire/1394, 3.5", NCQ) : 233GB (G:)
HL-DT-ST CD-ROM GCR-8483B (ATA33, CD-R, 128kB Cache) : N/A (E:)
SAMSUNG CDRW/DVD SM-352F (ATA33, DVD+-R, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) : N/A (F:)

Logical Storage Devices
Hard Disk (C:) : 74GB (NTFS) @ IC35L090AVV207-0 80GB (ATA100, 3.5", 7200rpm, 2MB Cache)
CD-ROM/DVD (E:) : N/A @ HL-DT-ST CD-ROM GCR-8483B (ATA33, CD-R, 128kB Cache)
CD-ROM/DVD (F:) : N/A @ SAMSUNG CDRW/DVD SM-352F (ATA33, DVD+-R, CD-RW, 2MB Cache)
Removable Drive (H:) : 117MB (FAT) @ M-Sys Dell Memory Key 123MB (USB)
Volume 1 (G:) : 171GB (NTFS) @ ST3250310AS 250GB (FireWire/1394, 3.5", NCQ)

Peripherals
LPC Hub Controller 1 : Intel 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) LPCInterfaceBridge
LPC Legacy Controller 1 : SMSC LPC v1
Audio Device : Dell SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio
Serial Port(s) : 1
Parallel Port(s) : 1
Disk Controller : Dell 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) EIDE Controller
Disk Controller : Dell 82801EB (ICH5) SATA Controller
USB Controller 1 : Dell 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #1
USB Controller 2 : Dell 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #2
USB Controller 3 : Dell 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #3
USB Controller 4 : Dell 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #4
USB Controller 5 : Dell 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB 2.0 EHCI Controller
System SMBus Controller 1 : Intel 801xx/63xx SMBus

Printers and Faxes
Printer : HP Photosmart C6100 series fax (200x200, Colour)
Printer : HP Photosmart C6100 series (1200x1200, Colour)

Network Services
Network Adapter : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection - PacketSchedulerMiniport (Ethernet, 100Mbps)

Power Management
Mains (AC) Line Status : On-Line

Operating System(s)
Windows System : Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.01.2600 (Service Pack 2)
Platform Compliance : x86

Performance Tips
Tip 2546 : Large memory modules should be ECC/Parity.
Tip 2 : Double-click tip or press Enter while a tip is selected for more information about the tip.