Sound Cutting Out

[steverido]

Hi,

Can anyone advise please? I have just setup my Pro tools LE 8 and when I am creating a track with instrument and play it back the sound is cutting in and out. I have increased memory usage but it is still doing it and with whichever VST I use.

My computer is vey powerful so I don't understand why it is doing it.

Thanks for any help.

Steve

[gvees]

try a Sandra report and post it here.. So we have more info to work with.. :)

What buffer settings are you on? And what do you exactly mean with 'increased memory usage'?

[steverido]

Hi Gerard,

Thanks for the quick response. I have had to dual boot as my normal OS is Windows 7 x64. I am using Vista x86 to run Pro Tools and have adjusted memory to use 3 GB. I normally run on 4GB.

I can't attach any Sandra reports yet as I have only just joined the site.

My computer specs are

Intel Dual Core 2 Duo E6850 @ 3Gig
4 GB of OCZ memory
Creative Soundblaster X-treme music soundcard
2, EvGA 9800 GTX super super clocked graphics
1 KW PC Power & Cooling PSU
4, 300 GB Seagate Barracuda hard drives. 1, 750 GB Seagate Barracuda Hard Drive.

I increased the buffer size to 2048 samples.
RTAS 2 processors
CPU limit 85%
Disk buffer is level 2 cache - large

I hope that this helps.

[TOM@METRO]

Originally Posted by steverido

but it is still doing it and with whichever VST I use.



Thanks for any help.

Steve

Are you really using VST instruments?

[steverido]

I am using the the synths that came with Pro Tools for now. If I load Boom and playback the sound is jerky.

I have changed the buffer to 2048 samples, reduced processor to 1. Moved my page filing system and the playback and record to another hard drive and still it is jerky.

I am wondering whether I need to uninstall and reinstall the program.

Any advise out there please?

[Benoni]

Originally Posted by steverido

Hi Gerard,

Thanks for the quick response. I have had to dual boot as my normal OS is Windows 7 x64. I am using Vista x86 to run Pro Tools and have adjusted memory to use 3 GB. I normally run on 4GB.

I can't attach any Sandra reports yet as I have only just joined the site.

My computer specs are

Intel Dual Core 2 Duo E6850 @ 3Gig
4 GB of OCZ memory
Creative Soundblaster X-treme music soundcard
2, EvGA 9800 GTX super super clocked graphics
1 KW PC Power & Cooling PSU
4, 300 GB Seagate Barracuda hard drives. 1, 750 GB Seagate Barracuda Hard Drive.

I increased the buffer size to 2048 samples.
RTAS 2 processors
CPU limit 85%
Disk buffer is level 2 cache - large

I hope that this helps.

Change it to 1 RTAS processor. PT is weird about that, works better with odd number of cores, i keep mine on 3 since i have 4 cores. Here is the Sandra link.


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[steverido]

I am using Pro tools LE 8. M-box mini, Oxygen 49 keyboard, Vista x86 SP2.

I have changed the processor to 1.

As I have said before I can't attach any files. I am assuming because I have recently registered.

If you look at my earlier posts I have changed a lot of my system configuration as shown in another thread about setup and configuration.

[gvees]

A Sandra Report is cpoy/paste, no attaching. That's why we use it.. :)

Try getting rid of the other soundcard you have in there. That might help...

[steverido]

SiSoftware Sandra

System
Host Name : SteveMorris-PC
User : Steve Morris
Workgroup : WORKGROUP

Processor
Model : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6850 @ 3.00GHz
Speed : 3GHz
Cores per Processor : 2 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s)
Type : Dual-Core
Integrated Data Cache : 2x 32kB, Synchronous, Write-Thru, 8-way, 64 byte line size
L2 On-board Cache : 4MB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 16-way, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing

System
System : EVGA 122-CK-NF68
Mainboard : EVGA 122-CK-NF68
Bus(es) : ISA PCI PCIe IMB USB FireWire/1394
Multi-Processor (MP) Support : No
Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (APIC) : Yes
BIOS : Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG
Total Memory : 2.25GB

Chipset
Model : nVidia C55 Host Bridge
Front Side Bus Speed : 4x 333MHz (1.33GHz)

Video System
Adapter : 2x NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+ (128 SM4.0 1.7GHz, 512MB DDR3 2x1.12GHz, PCIe 1.00 x16)
Adapter : 2x NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+ (128 SM4.0 1.7GHz, 512MB DDR3 2x1.12GHz, PCIe 1.00 x16)

Graphics Processor
Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+ (128SP 1.84GHz, 512MB 2x1.12GHz)
Adapter : GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+ (128SP 2GHz, 512MB)

Storage Devices
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Hard Disk (E:) : 298GB (NTFS) @ ST3320620AS (320GB, RAID, 3.5", NCQ)
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Hard Disk (D:) : 699GB (NTFS) @ ST3750640AS (750.2GB, RAID, 3.5", NCQ)
New Volume (C:) : 298GB (NTFS) @ ST3320620AS (320GB, RAID, 3.5", NCQ)
Optical Drive (H:) : N/A @ PHILIPS DVDR1640P (ATA33, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache)
Optical Drive (I:) : N/A @ PEHEXQJ TQBKLYR (SCSI, BD-R, HD-DVD-R, DVD+-R-DL, CD-R)
Optical Drive (J:) : N/A @ PEHEXQJ TQBKLYR (SCSI, BD-R, HD-DVD-R, DVD+-R-DL, CD-R)

Peripherals
LPC Hub Controller 1 : nVidia MCP55 LPC Bridge
Audio Device : Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic
Serial Port(s) : 1
Disk Controller : nVidia MCP55 IDE
Disk Controller : nVidia MCP55 SATA Controller
Disk Controller : nVidia MCP55 SATA Controller
Disk Controller : nVidia MCP55 SATA Controller
USB Controller 1 : nVidia MCP55 USB Controller
USB Controller 2 : nVidia MCP55 USB Controller
FireWire/1394 Controller 1 : nVidia TSB43AB22 1394a-2000 OHCI PHY/Link-Layer Controller

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

Network Services
Network Adapter : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller (Ethernet, 100Mbps)
Network Adapter : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller #2

Power Management
Mains (AC) Line Status : On-Line

Operating System
Windows System : Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 6.00.6002 (Service Pack 2)
Platform Compliance : x86

Windows Experience Index
Current System : 1.0

SiSoftware Sandra

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Type : USB
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Hardware Resources
Memory Range : CFFFF000 - CFFFFFFF
Irq. No. : 20

Service
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[steverido]

Tried it without the Creative soundcard and it is the same.

If I start pro tools and create a new track and add a click then add Boom and play back a pre-loaded beat sample it cuts in and out.

I have now run out of ideas aprt from reinstalling windows clean and pro tools.