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Mo Zee · March 3rd, 2006, 04:08 AM

i'm getting clicking sounds only during recording from already laid-in material if my project contains video. it does not affect recorded material, just any audio tracks that are monitored during recording. it will be a problem because i am planning to score using live musicians and they will be distracted by this.

fiddled with all the settings. doesn't make a difference.

any help appreciated. thanks.

sound card: m-audio delta 1010

Douglas Spotted Eagle · March 3rd, 2006, 08:23 AM

What is your sample clock set to in the Delta? Be sure it is set to 48k

Mo Zee · March 3rd, 2006, 08:26 AM

yup. it is. what i don't understand is why it happens only when there is a video track.

Michael McGruder · March 3rd, 2006, 09:14 AM

Mo,

I've experienced the clicking scenario you described on rare, inconsistent instances. (usually after I've recorded something and I go to capture it into Vegas) If possible, try recapturing the video (I'm assuming you've played back the video and the clicking is not present) or maybe this is when you employ something like Scenalyzer?

I've always thought that it was my connection, but I'll have to be more mindful when it happens again..

Just a thought,
-Michael

Mo Zee · March 3rd, 2006, 09:41 AM

michael,

the clicking is not present when playing back alone. i have to be recording to hear the problem e.g.
i have a video with audio on one track, then i am recording a vo on another track while monitoring audio 1. the material is fine. in fact, the material wasn't captured, it was exported from premiere because i use vegas for sound editing/recording/mixing only. the recorded material is also ok. problem is, i need to get clean monitoring for scoring purposes.

Dionyssios Chalkias · March 3rd, 2006, 10:03 AM

It sounds like a sound card issue to me... Is it a stand alone one? Can you allocate more memory to it?

Peter Wright · March 3rd, 2006, 07:01 PM

You didn't mention if it is a regular click - if it is, check you don't have a metronome function on.

Mo Zee · March 3rd, 2006, 07:26 PM

peter,
it sounds like a click but it's really a clicking sound as a result of a gap- if you understand what i mean... nope, my metronome is off. as far as i can tell, there is no pattern to the "clicking"

dionyssios,
i don't think it's my sound card because i have been using it with more or less 32 stereo tracks and recording 8 tracks at a single time and it does well until i put video. as far as memory goes, i have 2gb ddr, the only control i have is with the ram preview. i have tweaked it, but the same thing happens. with latency, i have experimented with it and i know what it sounds like when there is not enough, but this is not the problem i cam talking about

i suspect that it's page filing, but i don't know how to prevent this from happening.

Mo Zee · March 3rd, 2006, 08:34 PM

nope. not page file. the frequency lessened when i turned off some processes

March 4th, 2006, 12:05 AM

Try dropping the graphics acceleration back on your video card.

Mo Zee · March 4th, 2006, 02:23 AM

randy, it didn't work. BUT when i put it as far back as around half, the frequency of clicking increased. could this mean that my card isn't up to spec?

matrox millenium g400

Mo Zee · March 15th, 2006, 10:29 AM

downloaded a new build and all's fine. turns out my video card was running out of ram, too.

March 3rd, 2006, 04:08 AM	#1
Mo Zee Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: manila, philippines Posts: 102	audio problem when recording i'm getting clicking sounds only during recording from already laid-in material if my project contains video. it does not affect recorded material, just any audio tracks that are monitored during recording. it will be a problem because i am planning to score using live musicians and they will be distracted by this. fiddled with all the settings. doesn't make a difference. any help appreciated. thanks. sound card: m-audio delta 1010

March 3rd, 2006, 08:23 AM	#2
Douglas Spotted Eagle VASST Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stockton, UT Posts: 5,648	What is your sample clock set to in the Delta? Be sure it is set to 48k __________________ Douglas Spotted Eagle/Spot Author, producer, composer Certified Sony Vegas Trainer http://www.vasst.com

March 3rd, 2006, 08:26 AM	#3
Mo Zee Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: manila, philippines Posts: 102	yup. it is. what i don't understand is why it happens only when there is a video track.

March 3rd, 2006, 09:14 AM	#4
Michael McGruder Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Grand Junction, CO Posts: 61	Mo, I've experienced the clicking scenario you described on rare, inconsistent instances. (usually after I've recorded something and I go to capture it into Vegas) If possible, try recapturing the video (I'm assuming you've played back the video and the clicking is not present) or maybe this is when you employ something like Scenalyzer? I've always thought that it was my connection, but I'll have to be more mindful when it happens again.. Just a thought, -Michael

March 3rd, 2006, 09:41 AM	#5
Mo Zee Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: manila, philippines Posts: 102	michael, the clicking is not present when playing back alone. i have to be recording to hear the problem e.g. i have a video with audio on one track, then i am recording a vo on another track while monitoring audio 1. the material is fine. in fact, the material wasn't captured, it was exported from premiere because i use vegas for sound editing/recording/mixing only. the recorded material is also ok. problem is, i need to get clean monitoring for scoring purposes.

March 3rd, 2006, 10:03 AM	#6
Dionyssios Chalkias Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 64	It sounds like a sound card issue to me... Is it a stand alone one? Can you allocate more memory to it?

March 3rd, 2006, 07:01 PM	#7
Peter Wright Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 193	You didn't mention if it is a regular click - if it is, check you don't have a metronome function on.

March 3rd, 2006, 07:26 PM	#8
Mo Zee Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: manila, philippines Posts: 102	peter, it sounds like a click but it's really a clicking sound as a result of a gap- if you understand what i mean... nope, my metronome is off. as far as i can tell, there is no pattern to the "clicking" dionyssios, i don't think it's my sound card because i have been using it with more or less 32 stereo tracks and recording 8 tracks at a single time and it does well until i put video. as far as memory goes, i have 2gb ddr, the only control i have is with the ram preview. i have tweaked it, but the same thing happens. with latency, i have experimented with it and i know what it sounds like when there is not enough, but this is not the problem i cam talking about i suspect that it's page filing, but i don't know how to prevent this from happening.

March 3rd, 2006, 08:34 PM	#9
Mo Zee Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: manila, philippines Posts: 102	nope. not page file. the frequency lessened when i turned off some processes

March 4th, 2006, 12:05 AM	#10
Guest Posts: n/a	Try dropping the graphics acceleration back on your video card.

March 4th, 2006, 02:23 AM	#11
Mo Zee Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: manila, philippines Posts: 102	randy, it didn't work. BUT when i put it as far back as around half, the frequency of clicking increased. could this mean that my card isn't up to spec? matrox millenium g400

March 15th, 2006, 10:29 AM	#12
Mo Zee Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: manila, philippines Posts: 102	downloaded a new build and all's fine. turns out my video card was running out of ram, too.