Snap, Crackle, Pop: When will this sh*t ever stop?

[justmcg]

Originally Posted by hankpank

I've had enough. Had this crap since VC was "beta". It's still beta, it's just that it's called 3.0x, 3.0x version of the beta that is. A couple years later and I still can't record a friggin 2 minute bit. F*ck you Access.

I'll just add in some problems I've had. I've owned every virus since version A and now have a TI Polar and a TI Snow. Both have had their share of wacky problems. To stay on topic though, my Snow, which I use only with a laptop and also use as an audio interface for that laptop, has some serious issue that any audio nearing the 0dB mark (in logic, quicktime, anything) i'll get crazy pops/clicks. Any louder and it's utter distortion. Even with a commercially released MP3 that's properly mastered and normalized will clip the virus outputs in the most annoying of ways.

Oddly, the bigger Polar does not do this, nor does any audio interface i've ever owned. Kind of a weird problem, I am also not sure if there is a solution or if other people are having this come up. Anyone?

[hdruxpin]

Originally Posted by justmcg

I'll just add in some problems I've had. I've owned every virus since version A and now have a TI Polar and a TI Snow. Both have had their share of wacky problems. To stay on topic though, my Snow, which I use only with a laptop and also use as an audio interface for that laptop, has some serious issue that any audio nearing the 0dB mark (in logic, quicktime, anything) i'll get crazy pops/clicks. Any louder and it's utter distortion. Even with a commercially released MP3 that's properly mastered and normalized will clip the virus outputs in the most annoying of ways.

Oddly, the bigger Polar does not do this, nor does any audio interface i've ever owned. Kind of a weird problem, I am also not sure if there is a solution or if other people are having this come up. Anyone?

I too have this problem. TBH all I have been able to do, is turn down whatever is playing the audio ( iTunes etc)

Within my daw i ALWAYS put a limiter on the master bus, specifcaly to stop this from happening.

[cl516]

I use my TI2 Desktop STANDALONE ONLY, and I also get pops and clicks on certain patches / multis. To be honest, I never anticipated this prior to purchase.

[lukas412]

Originally Posted by cl516

I use my TI2 Desktop STANDALONE ONLY, and I also get pops and clicks on certain patches / multis. To be honest, I never anticipated this prior to purchase.

Yup same, I have had a total of 4 TI desktops now. Had mobo replaced in one and then had a brand new one to replace that, it had the LED hardware problem, got another brand new one and still I get occasional pops and clicks in stand alone and VC. It's usable, but I must admit it still annoys me. Based on the number of machines I have had trying to resolve the pops I have to believe that every TI out there does this under certain circumstances.

Luke

[treysmith]

Originally Posted by hdruxpin

Within my daw i ALWAYS put a limiter on the master bus, specifcaly to stop this from happening.

Dude, what a great idea ... can't believe I haven't thought about that.

You just saved my ears some serious frustration.. thanks

[jdez101]

I bought my Virus T1 2 desktop about three weeks ago and I've been getting Pops and clicks as soon as i installed the Virus OS on my computer Apple G5. Its been driving me nutts. I contacted Access and they told me to make sure that i have all the correct setting in Logic which i do from watching the Logic Video. The weird thing about it is I could unplug the Virus and still get the pops and clicks. I have a Motu HD192 sound card and contacted them via phone and we tryed everything and still get them. They Told me it seems like some kind of clocking problem. Very Very frustrating. By the way everything works fine when i switch sound through Built in audio and use my headphones. Any idea's?

Logic pro 8
Motu HD 192
Apple G5

[Chicago]

Originally Posted by jdez101

I bought my Virus T1 2 desktop about three weeks ago and I've been getting Pops and clicks as soon as i installed the Virus OS on my computer Apple G5. Its been driving me nutts. I contacted Access and they told me to make sure that i have all the correct setting in Logic which i do from watching the Logic Video. The weird thing about it is I could unplug the Virus and still get the pops and clicks. I have a Motu HD192 sound card and contacted them via phone and we tryed everything and still get them. They Told me it seems like some kind of clocking problem. Very Very frustrating. By the way everything works fine when i switch sound through Built in audio and use my headphones. Any idea's?

Logic pro 8
Motu HD 192
Apple G5

Are you using 192k? or 44.1

[jdez101]

using 44 hz

[marc]

Originally Posted by justmcg

To stay on topic though, my Snow, which I use only with a laptop and also use as an audio interface for that laptop, has some serious issue that any audio nearing the 0dB mark (in logic, quicktime, anything) i'll get crazy pops/clicks. Any louder and it's utter distortion.

did you ever write into access support? if so, please PM me with the issue #. i know that we had a similar problem some time ago with the rest of the TI family and we fixed it. i wasn't aware that it still happens with the snow.

thanks, marc

[Cantankerous]

I have had the hardware LED problem as well since I bought the unit last summer. My Tranpose +2 LED is constantly lid and was like this right out of the box, boo.