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Problem detected with audio clock - harddisk rpm?
Hi,
I know there are some similar threads, but I haven't been able to find anything specific to my situation. I got an MBox2 and Pro Tools LE 8.0.1 yesterday and haven't been able to playback at all, I get an error message saying "Problem detected with audio clock. Check that your clock source and sample rate are correct." My clock source is internal and sample rate is 44.1. I have tried everything in the General Troubleshooting page and am running Pro Tools as an administrator. My OS is Windows Vista Home and I have also tried running it in compatibility mode for XP service pack 2. I've done a Sandra report - the only thing I can see is that I only have one hard drive and it's 5400rpm not 7200rpm. I know that's not recommended for recording and editing, but should it prevent playback even if I'm only trying to play the MBox 2 Output Test which is just a single track with a signal generator? I plan to get a decent external hard drive, but don't want to spend more money on this if it won't get it working. Any advice would be very gratefully received. Thanks, Tom Sandra: SiSoftware Sandra Computer Model : HP Compaq Presario CQ60 Notebook PC Workgroup : WORKGROUP Host Name : Tom-PC User : Tom Processor Model : AMD Athlon Dual-Core QL-65 Speed : 2.1GHz Cores per Processor : 2 Unit(s) Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s) Type : MP Upgrade, Dual-Core Integrated Data Cache : 2x 64kB, Synchronous, Write-Back, 2-way, Exclusive, 64 byte line size L2 On-board Cache : 2x 512kB, ECC, Synchronous, Write-Back, 16-way, Exclusive, 64 byte line size Computer Mainboard : Wistron 303C BIOS : HP F.3C 05/20/2009 Bus(es) : ISA X-Bus PCI PCIe PCMCIA USB i2c/SMBus Multi-Processor (MP) Support : No Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (APIC) : No Total Memory : 2.75GB DIMM Registered DDR2 Chipset Model : AMD F11h Athlon 64/Turion/Sempron HT Hub Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 1.8GHz (3.6GHz) Total Memory : 4GB DIMM Registered DDR2 Memory Bus Speed : 2x 333MHz (666MHz) Memory Module(s) Memory Module : Kingston 2GB DDR2 SO-DIMM PC2-6400U DDR2-800 (5-6-6-18 3-24-6-3) Memory Module : Samsung M4 70T2864QZ3-CE6 1GB DDR2 SO-DIMM PC2-5300U DDR2-666 (5-5-5-15 3-20-5-3) Video System Video Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce 8200M G (16 SM4.0 1.6GHz, 256MB DDR2, Integrated Graphics) Graphics Processor Storage Devices Hitachi HTS545025B9A300 (250GB, SATA300, 2.5", 5400rpm, NCQ, 7MB Cache) : 233GB (C:) (D:) TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-L633M (SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) : N/A (E:) Logical Storage Devices Hard Disk (C:) : 222GB (NTFS) @ Hitachi HTS545025B9A300 (250GB, SATA300, 2.5", 5400rpm, NCQ, 7MB Cache) RECOVERY (D:) : 11GB (NTFS) @ Hitachi HTS545025B9A300 (250GB, SATA300, 2.5", 5400rpm, NCQ, 7MB Cache) Optical Drive (E:) : N/A @ TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-L633M (SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) Peripherals LPC Hub Controller 1 : HP 075Eh LPC Legacy Controller 1 : T0 FC-11h Audio Device : HP Realtek ALC1200 8-Channel High Definition Audio Codec Audio Codec : Conexant High Definition Audio (HERMOSA) Audio Codec : nVidia 0002h Serial Port(s) : 1 Disk Controller : HP GeForce 8200 (MCP78S) IDE Disk Controller : HP GeForce 8200 (MCP78S) SATA Controller (non-AHCI mode) USB Controller 1 : HP GeForce 8200 (MCP78S) OHCI USB 1.1 Controller USB Controller 2 : HP GeForce 8200 (MCP78S) EHCI USB 2.0 Controller USB Controller 3 : HP GeForce 8200 (MCP78S) OHCI USB 1.1 Controller USB Controller 4 : HP GeForce 8200 (MCP78S) EHCI USB 2.0 Controller SMBus/i2c Controller 1 : nVidia MCP5+ SMBus 1 SMBus/i2c Controller 2 : nVidia MCP5+ SMBus 2 Printers and Faxes Printer : Send To Microsoft OneNote Driver (300x300, Colour) Printer : Microsoft XPS Document Writer (600x600, Colour) Printer : HP Deskjet F4200 series (1200x1200, USB, Colour) Printer : Canon Inkjet i550 (600x600, USB, Colour) Network Services Wireless Adapter 1 : Atheros AR5007 802.11b/g WiFi Adapter (802.11g (ERP), TKIP, 54Mbps) Power Management Mains (AC) Line Status : On-Line Battery No 1 : 100% Operating System Windows System : Microsoft Windows Vista Home 6.00.6002 (Service Pack 2) Platform Compliance : x86 Windows Experience Index Current System : 3.6 |
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Re: Problem detected with audio clock - harddisk rpm?
You need a separate hard drive for playback and recording; in your case, an external FireWire (No USB) and must be at least 7200RPM. 16MB buffer is passible but 32MB buffer is superior.
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Re: Problem detected with audio clock - harddisk rpm?
Thanks, should that solve the problem?
Does it have to be FireWire? I don't think I have a FireWire port. There isn't anything on my laptop with the cirlce and three lines FireWire symbol. There is one next to my USB and HDMI ports with a symbol which looks like a horizontal line with three dots underneath it and two above. Could that be it? If it doesn't have FireWire is there any way I can get Pro Tools working? Tom |
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Re: Problem detected with audio clock - harddisk rpm?
External drives MUST be firewire, and if you have a cardbus slot and get an APPROVED fw card (with a TI chipset) , AND an approved external drive (with an Oxford chipset) you should be find. USB drives do NOT have reliable bandwidth for moving audio around. However, if you have e-sata, that would work even better.
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Re: Problem detected with audio clock - harddisk rpm?
Forgive my ignorance, how do I find out if I have a cardbus slot or e-sata? I've not come accross them before.
Thanks, Tom I've got a slot marked SD.MS/Pro.MMC.XD Is that any use? Last edited by tgrfox; 04-01-2010 at 02:05 PM. Reason: More info |
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Re: Problem detected with audio clock - harddisk rpm?
From what I can tell by doing a quick search on your laptop, you're going to have issues running ProTools on it. It doesn't have FireWire built-in and there's no CardBus slot to add a FireWire card.
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