Members JMR Posted May 30, 2010 Members Share Posted May 30, 2010 so, my mom is letting me use her laptop (which she uses infrquently) for recording since our old computer is all but dead. So, I transfer Reaper and all that onto it. I plug in my M Audio Fast track pro get everything set up. But I'm getting this pitch and drop-in-drop-out glitches with my midi (audio is fine). No matter what virtual instrument I choose, it happens. Everything is set up so that it should work fine, but it's completely messed up. Any ideas on what it could be? What should I check? I'm running an HP Pavilion Entertainment PC with Windows Vista. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tim gueguen Posted May 31, 2010 Members Share Posted May 31, 2010 A driver problem maybe? Go to M Audio's website and see if there's a new driver for your unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members XK-S -> 3300 Posted May 31, 2010 Members Share Posted May 31, 2010 You might also look for things that may bog the computer down but are not needed. Such as menu shadows and smooth sliding etc. Also, possible conflicts with the mouse/touchpad ie: do the drop outs etc. occur more often when moving the mouse. How much memory does the computer have? Try a larger paging file (I think that is what it is called - where memory is written to the hard drive). If you have a lot of memory or can add more, try turning the paging file off and see how the computer works without it. Good Luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JMR Posted June 1, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 already checked drivers, everything is fine there. i don't don't what a paging file is, how do I check that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members XK-S -> 3300 Posted June 1, 2010 Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 I'm not very familiar with Vista. If it is similar to XP, look for something like Control Panel, then System then Advanced and then Performance and then Settings. Under Visual Effects, you can uncheck everything I believe. Under Advanced try the different Processor Scheduling and Memeory Usage settings. Under Virtual Memory is the Paging file. Try making the minimum and maximum sizes the same and either pretty small, very large or none. I'm not a computer expert, these are just things I've done to get my computer to do things a little faster / more reliably. Also, try to find out what is running in the background and see if you can turn some of it off or better, prevent it from loading during boot up. Good Luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JMR Posted June 1, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 I forgot to mention that it does the same thing with mics/instruments I plug in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JMR Posted June 1, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 and my paging memory thingy is 1257 MB and I unchecked most everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mate_stubb Posted June 1, 2010 Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 Got antivirus scanning software installed such as Norton or its ilk? Viruses? Spyware? Malware? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members XK-S -> 3300 Posted June 1, 2010 Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 and my paging memory thingy is 1257 MBand I unchecked most everything How much actual memory does the computer have? Consider adding more if it will fit. Also, try turning the virtual memory off. What might be happening is the computer stops doing what you want to write/read something to/from the virtual memory. As I understand things (again, I'm not a computer expert) those dropouts etc. are times when the computer is doing something else. It may be dealing with video, IRQ's from the drives/mouse etc., running programs installed by spyware (see Mate Stubbs post), other background tasks, crap installed by the computer maker. You need to figure out what all of that is and turn off/stop what you can. Good Luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JMR Posted June 1, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 Alright, so I went to the FAQ and I fixed the problem. It was a confusing driver issue. Now, there's another smaller issue and I'm going to check that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JMR Posted June 1, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 now I have this awful static that's almost ring mod-esque... what the hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JMR Posted June 1, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 106923 is the total memory. Now the issue is all sounds. And I'm running all my sounds through the fast track, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JMR Posted June 3, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 3, 2010 god damn it, this is ridiculous. I have my solo stuff to record, some projects with friends to record, and I'm recording engineer for my friend's piano project. I can't do anything if Vista is buttraping my Fast Track Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JMR Posted June 3, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 3, 2010 aaaaaaaaaaaaagggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh I really hope I don't have to get another interface. I like this one and I don't feel the need to upgrade yet (nor do I have the cash to do so) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JMR Posted June 5, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 5, 2010 bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JMR Posted June 5, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 5, 2010 Yeah, but I've got Trend Micro and everything. The problem is that Vista wont work with my fast track pro, I've done everything else that would fix the problem . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JMR Posted June 6, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 6, 2010 yeah, I already messed around with latency, didn't get an effect. I'll try the cable thing, see how that works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JMR Posted June 6, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 6, 2010 did cable thing...no effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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