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Old 09-12-2010, 03:12 AM
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Unhappy Eleven Rack makes Clicking/Popping Sounds

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First of all, thanks for reading all this! It's a lot, but I really need some help.
My Eleven Rack makes clicking/popping/buzzing noises whenever it playbacks something. I noticed this first when I tried to use a Pro Tools instrument and a Reason synth. The unwanted noises are not constant; happens only if something is being played. For a weird reason, it also distorts the Mini-Grand instrument on Pro Tools. I do not have studio monitors, so I use my headphones that I plug into the Eleven Rack phone output. My interfaces, MIDI controller, external hard drives are all plugged straight to the computer. My computer only has USB ports.

What I've done:
-I thought it might be that my computer couldn't handle the M-Audio Axiom Pro midi controller and Eleven Rack plugged into it at the same time, so I tried unplugging the Axiom. Then I opened up ProTools LE again, but the same thing happened when I played with the instruments with my mouse.
-I've lowered my processor from 2 to 1 (this to solve the problem with that annoying "CPU running out" issue)
-I've increased the buffer to the max.
-It's not the headphones either because I tried using them through my M-Audio Fast Track Pro and they work fine.
-I "directed" my sound output to be the Eleven Rack (making all output sounds come from my headphones plugged into Eleven Rack instead of my speakers). Then I played some songs on iTunes and it does the same thing. I hear popping/crackling sounds when the music is playing, but they immediately stop when I pause the song.
-I've noticed that my sound card goes wack from time to time...I had to update the firmware and re-install a couple of times to get it to work again. It crashes on its own at times when I open the volume control on the bottom right hand corner. I don't think it has anything to do with my main problem, but it's still annoying...

Thanks for helping!
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Old 09-12-2010, 05:02 AM
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clicks and pops are usually the hdd. which hdd is your audio drive, and do you have the necessary motherboard sata drivers loaded?
edit: and turn off the network controller.
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Old 09-13-2010, 10:08 AM
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im not sure if i fully understand the question (i know very little about computers)
my audio card? its creative audigy
the drivers should be installed? i've been using the internal hard drive the whole time (sorry, i dont really get the question)
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Old 09-13-2010, 10:24 AM
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are you recording to USB drives? USB drives are not supported, that can cause your clicking problem. another internal 7200RPM drive or an external 7200RPM drive hooked up via Firewire or preferably (for external) E-SATA is needed.

Your ram is mismatched. The timing are different and can cause many problems. But even if the ram is not a problem, by installing ram with a lower timing (5300) your other ram (6400) has to be down clocked by the Bios, so at minimum you are not getting the performance you should be getting.


You have an AMD Dual core. You will need to install the AMD dual core optimizer.

You are on XP SP2, you should update to SP3.


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IMPORTANT! You MUST use a secondary hard drive (not your main OS drive) for recording and playback of audio in Pro Tools.

Recording or playback from the OS (Operating System) drive is known to be problematic and the cause of many different error types. If you are using your system drive and encountering errors, the first thing you should do is get a compatible drive.


USB drives are not supported and are known to be problematic, so please do not use them with Pro Tools.

If you're recording or playing back from a USB drive and are getting errors in Pro Tools, please switch to using a compatible external firewire or E-SATA drive or internal SATA/ATA/IDE drive and disconnect the USB drive.


Pro Tools supports recording and playback to a secondary drive that meets the following requirements:

7200 rpm or faster

Firewire drives must have the Oxford 911 (FW400 port), Oxford 912 (FW400 & FW800 ports) or Oxford 924 (FW800 ports) Bridge chip. USB drives are not supported and are known to be problematic.

E-Sata drives have NOT been tested but have "No Known Issues"
I use E-Sata drives with no problems, and prefer them over Firewire personally.

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im not sure if i fully understand the question (i know very little about computers)
That's going to eventually make using a computer recording system a little difficult, isn't it?
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Your RAM is mis-matched. Very mis-matched. Doing this will usually cause problems in a Pro Tools system. It is definitely recommended to use matched sets of memory.
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WD Virtual CD 1110 (USB) : 668MB (G:)
There is only one drive here that would be qualified for using as a Pro Tools audio drive, and you are using it for the system, which makes it NOT qualified. You need to be using a qualified hard drive for storing your Pro Tools sessions. USB drives are not supported or recommended for this purpose. The system drive is not supported or recommended for this purpose.
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Audio Device : Creative Labs SB0570 [SB Audigy SE]
Audigy cards are known to be problematic when used in a Pro Tools system. It is recommended to remove the audigy card.
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You should consider upgrading to Service Pack 3.

Have you tried changing the USB ports that you are plugging into? Have you made sure to set XP so that it does not power down the USB ports?
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Old 09-13-2010, 03:41 PM
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Thanks for the help.
I tried changing the usb ports and that fixed it...embarrassing..
I'm also heading over to return my WD My Book and get an eSATA external hard drive like you suggested and probably get another 1Gig stick of Kingston ram. The problem was that the (Bad Id) ram was 5300 while the Kingstons were 6400, right? (I'm gonna take the (Bad Id) ram out and replace it)
I am also updating my SP2 to a SP3 and installing the Dual-Core Optimizer.
Hopefully, all this will eliminate any more errors!

I'm also gonna get a new sound card. The Creative Audigy sucks anyways

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Creative audigys cause problems? i havent had a problem with it in my PT system, i just didnt install the driver in windows 7, and im stable for the most part. (i say for the most part because i get the unexpected 68xx error) i wonder if it has anything to do with it.

As for your system, i would deffinatly get a new internal HDD, completely get rid of the memory you have installed and get some matched stuff. It will improve stability.

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Creative audigys cause problems? i havent had a problem with it in my PT system, i just didnt install the driver in windows 7, and im stable for the most part. (i say for the most part because i get the unexpected 68xx error) i wonder if it has anything to do with it.


They have historically been problematic. Some users claim to have no problems with them, but several users that I have helped over time had problems that nothing but removing the audigy solved.
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Old 09-17-2010, 12:36 PM
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I had this happen but I just load up Pro Tools and it stops. I believe it is improper boot order (always boot computer up last!) and nothing to do with hard drives. I sometimes just want to turn my laptop on and everything else is on my power conditioner. Today, I had my video drive attached and had the popping noise. Pro Tools did something by loading it that fixed it, but I just remembered that Pro Tools hardware does not like to be turned on later.
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D: i just got my eleven rack, and now i too, am getting clicks and pops! that audigy is COMING OUT XD

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