weird sound in NEW rig

[foulkown]

So i just upgraded my rig with a new mbox2 factory. Setting up a session in PT, creating a mono audio track,and set up my mic to record me playing guitar. as soon as i turned phantom on i got this weird static sound during monitoring and playback once every 1-3 seconds. When i create a vst to play on my oxygen 49 its perfect, no artifacts. please help very frustrating



.::My Gear::.
mboxx2 factory
audio technica AT2020 condenser mic
oxygen 49 (blue)



.::My PC::.

SiSoftware Sandra

Computer
Model : Asus N61Jq
Workgroup : WORKGROUP
Host Name : Daigoson
User : Foulkown

Processor
Model : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU Q 720 @ 1.60GHz
Speed : 1.73GHz
Cores per Processor : 4 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 2 Unit(s)
Type : Mobile, Quad-Core
Integrated Data Cache : 4x 32kB, Synchronous, Write-Thru, 8-way, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing
L2 On-board Cache : 4x 256kB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 8-way, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing
L3 On-board Cache : 6MB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 12-way, Exclusive, 64 byte line size, 8 threads sharing

Computer
Platform Compliance : Intel Centrino Mobile Technology
Mainboard : Asus N61Jq
BIOS : AMI N61Jq.210 05/19/2010
Bus(es) : PCI PCIe IMB USB i2c/SMBus
Multi-Processor (MP) Support : No
Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (APIC) : Yes
Total Memory : 4GB DDR3 SO-DIMM

Chipset
Model : ASUS Clarksfield/Lynnfield DMI
Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 2.4GHz (4.79GHz)

Chipset
Model : Intel Core Mobile (Clarksfield) UnCore
Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 2.13GHz (4.26GHz)
Total Memory : 4GB DDR3 SO-DIMM
Channels : 2
Memory Bus Speed : 2x 532MHz (1GHz)

Memory Module(s)
Memory Module : Hynix (Hyundai) HMT125S6BFR8C-G7 2GB DDR3 SO-DIMM PC3-8500S DDR3-1066 (7-7-7-20 4-27-8-4)
Memory Module : Hynix (Hyundai) HMT125S6BFR8C-G7 2GB DDR3 SO-DIMM PC3-8500S DDR3-1066 (7-7-7-20 4-27-8-4)

Video System
Video Adapter : ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730 (400 SM5.0 650MHz, 1GB DDR3 2x800MHz, PCIe 2.00 x16)

Graphics Processor
STREAM Processor : ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730 (400SP 5C 650MHz, 1GB 2x800MHz)
Compute Shader Processor : ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730 (400SP 650MHz, 1014.5MB 2x800MHz)

Storage Devices
Seagate ST9320423AS (320GB, SATA300, 2.5", 7200rpm, NCQ, 16MB Cache) : 298GB (C:)
Seagate ST31000528AS (1TB, USB/SATA, 3.5") : 932GB (F:)
MAT[bleep][bleep][bleep][bleep]ADVD-RAM UJ890AS (SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 1MB Cache) : N/A (E:)

Logical Storage Devices
OS (C:) : 75GB (NTFS) @ Seagate ST9320423AS (320GB, SATA300, 2.5", 7200rpm, NCQ, 16MB Cache)
Iomega HDD (F:) : 932GB (NTFS) @ Seagate ST31000528AS (1TB, USB/SATA, 3.5")
Optical Drive (E:) : N/A @ MAT[bleep][bleep][bleep][bleep]ADVD-RAM UJ890AS (SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 1MB Cache)

Peripherals
LPC Hub Controller 1 : ASUS HM55 LPC Interface Controller
Audio Device : ASUS P55/PM55/3400 High Definition Audio
Audio Codec : Realtek Semiconductor High Definition Audio
Audio Device : ASUS Redwood HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 5600 Series]
Audio Codec : ATI (AMD) HDMI Audio
Disk Controller : ASUS P55/PM55/3400 4 port SATA AHCI Controller
USB Controller 1 : ASUS P55/PM55/3400 USB2 Enhanced Host Controller
USB Controller 2 : ASUS P55/PM55/3400 USB2 Enhanced Host Controller
USB Controller 3 : ASUS uPD720200 USB 3.0 Controller
SMBus/i2c Controller 1 : Intel 801xx/63xx SMBus

Printers and Faxes
Printer : Microsoft XPS Document Writer (600x600, Colour)
Fax : Microsoft Shared Fax Driver (200x200)

Network Services
Network Adapter : Atheros AR8131 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (NDIS 6.20)
Network Adapter : Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network)
Wireless Adapter 1 : Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (802.11g (ERP), 54Mbps)

Power Management
Mains (AC) Line Status : On-Line
Battery No 1 : 98%

Operating System
Windows System : Microsoft Windows 7 Home 6.01.7600
Platform Compliance : x64

Windows Experience Index
Current System : 5.9




thank you for your time to read this..

JAH BLESS

[Benoni]

what version of Pro Tools LE?

Are you recording to a USB drive?

[foulkown]

8.0.4 yes recording to a usb external, if im recording thru my oxygen to a aux then midi why wouldnt i get static like from the mic?

[cwsand]

Originally Posted by foulkown

8.0.4 yes recording to a usb external, if im recording thru my oxygen to a aux then midi why wouldnt i get static like from the mic?

[spkguitar]

USB drives are not supported as audio recording drives with Pro Tools. For reasons just like this.

The bluetooth and wireless network cards should be disabled while running Pro Tools as well.

[foulkown]

ya i had a feeling that was gonna happen lol...ok so sience my brand new asus dosnot have a firewire port, but does have esata...what would the best option be? external esata drive or one of those firewire to usb externals?

[TOM@METRO]

eSATA.

[foulkown]

hey just a little pdate, i got an external esta hard drive, and im still getting the crakles, its deffinetly not clipping as i will be in half way in the green and still hear it...so my next step was to bypass PT and record my vocals, and gutiar in audacity thru the mbox2...same crakling sound..im wondering if maybe its the cable?? any ideas?.....also i have a PT session file of the sound if your really wanna help lol

[albee1952]

Trash prefs and database files. It often solves odd behavior(pro tools behavior, not us)
General Troubleshooting - Pro Tools LE on Windows

[spkguitar]

Originally Posted by spkguitar

The bluetooth and wireless network cards should be disabled while running Pro Tools as well.

You also need to make sure that windows is set to not power down the USB root hubs.

You also might want to try a different USB port.