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Original Message 1/19 03-Dec-98 @ 08:05 PM - soundcard troubles sb64g help a newbie
P266 processor,64 memory,4gig dedicated hard drive. I have distortion in cubase and none in
cakewalk express using audio tracks known to be good. It works so, so, sometimes and then next time I'm up, distortion??. I have played with all
the controls in mixer and volume with no avail.
I have removed cakewalk and did everything mentioned in cubase troubleshooting manuel. If you know anything, please respond. also, asio has
sb picked as choice. Changed the card three times. Thanks.
Message 2/19 03-Dec-98 @ 10:28 PM - RE: soundcard troubles sb64g help a newbie
Message 3/19 04-Dec-98 @ 01:41 AM - RE: soundcard troubles sb64g help a newbie
P.S. I was there for Hemsby.
Message 4/19 10-Dec-98 @ 12:11 PM - RE: soundcard troubles sb64g help a newbie
Have you had a look at all the volume controls. I found that the volume level for audio channels within cubase is set at maximum and so distortion transpires. I know you said that you had played with the volume control, but so did I until I found the individual control for the audio output. Have another look.
Simon
Message 5/19 11-Dec-98 @ 07:39 AM - RE: soundcard troubles sb64g help a newbie
Yeah, I played with cubase audio output, creative mixer, multimedia volume controls and the goodies in the
control panel. I gave up on it, but I would bring up cubase once in a while just to see if it was still there.
But today it worked, I did not do anything. the distortion was gone. So I'm back to the recording stoping and drop outs, when I am recording audio with midi. Of course, There's that low grade noise in the background.
I have been thinking about the Layla and maybe using the 64g for midi if that is possible. I'd like to know.
thanks
Message 6/19 11-Dec-98 @ 07:01 PM - RE: soundcard troubles sb64g help a newbie
Found out that the power supply is actually a really important part of the system. The power should be running at 12 volts (American system - is it the same in Europe?). Mine was cooking at 13.8 volts, hence the damage to the motherboard and CPU. Thank God the system was still under warranty and I didn't have to pay for the parts and labour.
Message 7/19 12-Dec-98 @ 12:08 AM - RE: soundcard troubles sb64g help a newbie
That sounds very interesting and somewhat scary. It is possible that my soundcard is not seated properly.
My distortion is gone for the time being, but when it's happening, it sounds like a bad wire.
My focus now is: why is there so much noise in the background of my audio tracks when using Cubase and when I use Cakewalk Express, it is very quiet. I like to know these things so I can make the right decisions on software and soundcards. Any input would be helpful.
Thanks
Message 8/19 13-Dec-98 @ 04:32 AM - RE: soundcard troubles sb64g help a newbie
Message 9/19 13-Dec-98 @ 09:59 AM - RE: soundcard troubles sb64g help a newbie
Message 10/19 14-Dec-98 @ 03:44 PM - RE: soundcard troubles sb64g help a newbie
Pissing around with the accelerator and read/write cache settings won't solve a thing. When I had my problems I tried all these different settings (recommended by various Cubase User web sites) and they had no effect. With my correctly running system, I have left all of these settings the way Windows 98 installed them and am having no difficulty at all.
Hey, it took me eight months to get my problems resolved. Be patient (I know it's hard), be persistent (you gotta be), and check the power supply.
Message 11/19 28-Dec-98 @ 07:04 PM - RE: soundcard troubles sb64g help a newbie
Message 12/19 30-Dec-98 @ 02:51 AM - RE: soundcard troubles sb64g help a newbie
Message 13/19 01-Jan-99 @ 05:51 PM - RE: soundcard troubles sb64g help a newbie
http://www.activex.com/
direct-x 6 is there... get it downloaded, then re-install the card... but first remove it, and all it's drivers... and clean out the registry by typing at the START-RUN command... REGEDIT.....
search and find any entries for your card, and remove them.....
then get the latest 64 drivers... there is at creative (i went yesterday)... a driver that it says fixes problems with some digital recording programmes.... choose the comprehensive FTP menu... which gives file descriptions... (middle one of the three)....... get the latest Creative drivers.... install the direct-x 6 (3mb download).... then DONT let windows install the creative card, cos you get all that creative junk added with the drivers... just do add-new-hardware... follow the prompt... reply: NO, when it asks to search for the hardware..... click 'HAVE DISK', and add the driver.... try that.....
also, if the card is Fake full-duplex, maybe it's an idea to check the 'FULL-DUPLEX' setting in the ASIO setup....... try it with this item DE-ticked..... try it set to : 'OPEN ALL INPUTS FIRST', maybe that might help??...... i setup a VST system with a crappy soundbaster yesterday for a client.... and it took about 3 hours of changing drivers and messing about.... but finally worked ok.... check also the windows multimedia mixer settings....... good luck....
Message 14/19 10-Jan-99 @ 09:14 PM - RE: soundcard troubles sb64g help a newbie
Christmas present. I recently installed Cubase Audio 1.6
into my computer. Problem is a message coming up on the
screen saying 'cannot detect AWE32 or AWE64 sound card.
Will I have to change my sound card before I can use
Cubase Audio 1.6.
Please advise me what todo!
Regards.
Gordon Parry
Message 15/19 10-Jan-99 @ 09:15 PM - RE: soundcard troubles sb64g help a newbie
Christmas present. I recently installed Cubase Audio 1.6
into my computer. Problem is a message coming up on the
screen saying 'cannot detect AWE32 or AWE64 sound card.
Will I have to change my sound card before I can use
Cubase Audio 1.6.
Please advise me what todo!
Regards.
Gordon Parry
Message 16/19 11-Jan-99 @ 03:28 AM - RE: soundcard troubles sb64g help a newbie
my SB64 in and now I am getting cleaner audio from the Layla and using the SB64 for midi. I think it's going to
to work out for me. Just now testing it all out and will
let you know. Thanks for all the input. I'm learning a lot.
Message 17/19 03-Feb-99 @ 04:22 PM - RE: soundcard troubles sb64g help a newbie
I had a similar problem that was caused by RealPlayer being CRANKED up too loud
It seemed that the RealPlayer was acting as a main Vol.Controller.
Hope it helps if not tuff shit
out...
Message 18/19 06-Feb-99 @ 12:17 AM - RE: soundcard troubles sb64g help a newbie
Message 19/19 12-Feb-99 @ 09:19 PM - OKE HERE IS THE ANSWER !!!!
I'am also the owner of a AWE64... the answer is infact very simple... and their is a solution... more or less...
TWO FACTS :
1) The awe64 is basicly a very SLOW card when it comes to Direct Control (try playing fifa99,sin, etc. with a AWE64... - causes distortion or missing sounds)
2) Cubase is basicly a very SLOW program that mixes sounds (uses a lot of effects, parameters etc...)
because cubase is so slow it requires a fast soundcard... (not the awe64) when the soundcard is to slow strange things can happen like distortion (in most cases by cubase)
SOME SOLUTIONS :
1) The speed of the AWE64 can also be degraded by the drivers... installing new drivers (including directx) may help !!!
2) Buy an extra soundcard (with a DIGITAL OUT) not an expensive one just a simple 16bit soundcard with DIGITAL OUT (I have heard that these things can be very simple created - search on '+electronics +digital +out +soundblaster +cheap')
3) Buy a faster computer - when the computer is faster your awe64 is faster (drivers react faster etc. etc.)
4) Mess around with the ASIO settings... may help...
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