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[SOLVED!]Digi 002 makes noise @ low buffer settings
Hi y'all..
I bought a Digi 002 a while ago and had it repaired at an ARC because the firewire ports were blown and the PSU was in bad shape.. Anyhow, I now finally have it and was running some primary testruns and I noticed a number of things I really don't like... The most important thing is that when I run it at low buffer settings (256, 128, 64) it generates noise. There's a high pitched squeal a long with random (jitter like) noise. it stutters every now and than and the pitch gets higher as i lower the buffer settings or when I change the sample rate. The noise gets less when I have it on a buffer of 512, but it's still there with my ears in front of the speaker. At the lower buffer settings it is pretty loud and very (!) annoying... If anyone has any opinions or thoughts that could help me work this noise out of my studio I'd be very grateful! Before I had the 002 I worked with an Mbox 2 and didn't have any noise at all! I use the same cables I did with the Mbox... |
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Re: Digi 002 makes noise @ low buffer settings
What firewire controller are you using? Have you tried changing firewire ports and cables?
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Re: Digi 002 makes noise @ low buffer settings
I use the onboard firewire controller of my Gigabyte motherboard, which has a Texas Instruments TSB43AB23 chip controller
I haven't tried any different firewire cables, I only have one.. Could that be the problem? I'll have to get a new cable than... |
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Re: Digi 002 makes noise @ low buffer settings
Hi gvees, I would try it on another computer if you can. This would be the simplest method of testing it.
I would be leaning towards some sort of ground loop type issue. There have been all sorts of posts over the years involving noises going away when switching to from unbalanced to balanced speaker connections etc. Try disconnecting everything but the 002 and a pair of headphones and make sure the 002 and computer are plugged into the same outlet, UPS power strip etc if at all possible in order to minimize the chance of a mains related issue. The TI FW chips are usually good with PT but if your had a way to check it with another Digi FW interface like a 003 or MBox2 Pro it would tell you a lot in regards to the actual controller chip on the motherboard. Inserting a know good PT approved PCI FW card adapter (and possibly disabling the onboard FW in BIOS) would do the same thing. Bad 002 or bad repair... It can happen. Most reports are that Digis service is quite good but something may have got missed or not been acting up while on the test bench the day your 002 was being worked on. I know there is a separate FW controller board in the 002 but I dont know what behavior they take when failing. I think normally they just die and the 1394 link LED remains dark. I would try the isolating the 002 electrically as my first step, try the 002 on another computer as my second step and the FW card as my third but that will depend on what you have to test with. Best luck
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Re: Digi 002 makes noise @ low buffer settings
Thanks! I already have the 002 connected to a clean power source (I've made a special electric 'group' that only serves my studio) so that shouldn't be the problem..
Can it also be a ground loop issue when the noise randomly interrupts every now and then? The noise also changes when I select different sample rates and H/W Buffer settings... It's worst at 48kHz @ 64 buffer.. Also it outputs a high pitch which gives a constant signal flow on the signal leds of my amplifier when PT isn't running but I only have the 002 powered on.. I didn't have any issues with my previous Mbox 2 (USB), does that help? |
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Re: Digi 002 makes noise @ low buffer settings
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The paradox here is that you make no mention of DAE errors so I assume PT itself is running okay without a large number of unexpected errors? If thats the case it points to the FW chip/controller board working fine. Although the noise may be some type of component breakdown thats letting digital grit or clock noise or some other type of electrical interference into the audio signal path. Do you have the 002s clock set to internal. You should. Quote:
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Re: Digi 002 makes noise @ low buffer settings
So I found this old firewire card in my previous computer which has a VIA VT6306 chipset.. Can I use that card? I know it's not on the Digi list, but I could try, couldn't I?
Or are VIA chipsets known to give trouble? Thanks in advance! |
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Re: Digi 002 makes noise @ low buffer settings
VIA chipsets have been proven to be incompatible. Definitely recommended that you use one of the specific qualified cards.
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Re: Digi 002 makes noise @ low buffer settings
Thanks, I already had a hunch..
Just for fun I still tried it and gues what, my complaints have changed with it.. I now do not have the same noise anymore, but where it occasionally was gone in the 'old' setup (TI onboard firewire chip) it now occasionally puts out noise.. Pitch is depending on what sample rate and H/W buffer size I choose.. What I find strange in any case is that the 002 also puts out noise (a high pitched tone, softly, with a bit (white)noise) when I have the firewire cable disconnected. So I only have it powered and connected to my speakers (balanced cable btw). This noise is not present on my headphone output.. This part of the noise never dissapeares by the way.. Any more thoughts? It will mainly be the firewire connection, since it has changed so much with the other card. But besides that there still is the noise it puts out even when I have nothing else connected.. |
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Re: Digi 002 makes noise @ low buffer settings
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