Occasionally clicks

[Raymond62]

Being busy with the "final" mastering and having exported Audio to file in Sonar 5 Pro, I usually get some clicks. Different settings of the latency give me the clicks on other spots than before, but it is almost like some "murphy's law" : clicks should be there whatever you do.

I un-checked Fast Bounce, Randy. I tried several different settings at the Audio tab, but they are still there, sometimes almost in (un)-audible, sometimes more noticeable.

Is there any cure and how on earth are the generated?

Raymond

[Reegs]

How many tracks are you mixing down at once? Perhaps DFD can't keep up (if you're using DFD)

[Raymond62]

Midi tracks: 65
GPO audio tracks: also 65
Audio buses: at least 16
Reverb buses: at least 9

DFD? Never found this setting, so I must not be using this.

Raymond

[Reegs]

Okay....

What about multiprocessor support? Do you have a dual-core? Try turning this on/off and see if it does anything.

[Raymond62]

Okay....

What about multiprocessor support? Do you have a dual-core? Try turning this on/off and see if it does anything.

My system:

Win XP Pro
Intel Dual Core 2.4
4 Gb internal mem.


2x 350 Gb Hd's, each divided into 2 logical disks:
a.System and GPO libs/Docs
b.Scores/Sonar projectfiles



So, when rendering only the logical disks System and GPO sample libs on one physical disk and Sonar projectfiles on the other physical disk are working/accessed.

I'd set in Sonar that checkbox for the second processor. Turning it off doesn't change anything, only the clicks are at another spot.

When I am busy with music, I disable all superfluous other programs (like firewalls, virus scanning, quicktime and internet connections, etc.).

Raymond

[Reegs]

Hi Raymond,

You did the one through Sonar's Audio options?

I think there's a setting in the KP2 somewhere too (there is in Kontakt full and I can't boot up KP2 in VST right now to check). See if unchecking that one makes any difference. I read that users on the NI forum reported it helping.

Best,
Reegs

[Raymond62]

Yes, under Sonar Audio Options I set and unset that option.
I am NOT using KP2 but KP1.
KP2 gave me too much trouble before I started this work. I think that next week (or later) I will switch to KP2, but for the moment..........

Let's end this conversation. I think we will never know..... and thank you very much for your help on this.

Raymond

[Haydn]

KP1 doesn't like multi-processor support and will pop and click. You'll need to uncheck this in Sonar.

KP2 works much better with multi-processor support!

Jim

[Raymond62]

Oooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhh! Is it KP1? I thought it was Sonar.

Thanks

Raymond

[Haydn]

On my system it was KP1. I do get some occasional popping in KP2 especially when DFD is getting close to it's maximum amount of voices. I've had no problem once I bounce down.

Jim