Latency between left to right outputs

[mikemk21]

I have just started using PT M-Powered 8 with my fast track pro.
There is and acute playback problem - mainly latency between the left and right outpoots. But also dropouts and distorsion too.

What I tryed doing 'till now:
I played around with the playback engine parameters in every possible way.
Tryed changing the USB cable/headphones/and even brought over a similar sound card which still had the same problem.

Any help will be appriciated!
Mike

computer specs:
win XP sp3 32 bit
Mainboard : Gigabyte P55A-UD3
> Chipset : Intel P55
> Processor : Intel Core i5 750 @ 2666 MHz
> Physical Memory : 4096 MB 2 x 2048 DDR3-SDRAM

[necjamc]

How did you test this?
I would like to test it on my own system to see what my results are.

Edit: The Latency between channels, not the distortion or dropouts.

[mikemk21]

I just tryed working a session on an external USB WD 7200rpm hard drive and it seems to be OK now for the first time. Hopefully this is will solve the problem for good

[necjamc]

USB drives are not supported and have been known to cause problems with Pro Tools. Was the latency between channels a lot? Did you do a loop back to check the outputs or were you just hearing latency?

[TOM@METRO]

necjamc is correct, you will most likely get into trouble using a drive with know issues.

[mikemk21]

What drive would you recommended?

[necjamc]

Glyph FW drives, You can get them from sweetwater, or Guitar Center. They are pretty much a standard in the industry.
Or if it's a desktop, WD Caviar Black drives are good internal drives, a lot of people use them.