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Adam Verner

Hey all - I've been getting this "hiccup" when recording, it's like it cuts out for a split second, or jumps. I can't figure out what's causing it, it happens whether I have other programs running or not.

You can hear it twice in this sample:
http://www.adamverner.com/hiccup.mp3

I'm using Adobe Audition 1.5 and WinXP on a HP Pavillion laptop (1.6 ghz, 512 RAM)

I poked around the settings in Audition - does it have anything to do with buffer size? I hope it's something I can fix and not just hardware.

I'd love any ideas, this is keeping me from recording long-form projects!
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bobsouer · Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 10:24 am Post subject:

Adam,

Are you recording to the internal drive of your laptop? With only 512Meg of RAM you may be getting drop-outs because your system can't keep up. Using an external drive as your audio drive might help. Adding RAM to your system might also help.
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Adam Verner · Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 10:29 am Post subject:

Hmmm, I am recording to the internal hard drive. I have an external one as well, 250gig usb. I didn't think of that, I'll try it and see if it still happens.

I know I need more RAM memory, but I'm in that transition period now where I would hesitate to get more for my laptop since I want to get a much nicer desktop soon to use as my main recording box.
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imaginator · Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 10:56 am Post subject:

audition has adjustments you can make in buffer sizes which might help you.

every so often i have to go in and re-adjust mine to get rid of skips and hang-ups. the "help" topics on audition itself have some guidelines and show you how to get to the panel.

hope that helps.
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Diane Maggipinto · Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:12 am Post subject:

also, this is just a theory that i've implemented with success but ... if your view window is large (that is, if you're zoomed in on the wave), this may cause delays a.k.a. hiccups.

technical, i know ... !
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TheVoiceOfBob · Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:32 am Post subject:

Turn off your wireless card/access while using Adobe Audition. I've seen a number of instances where there will be a little "skip" at non-regular intervals if you have wireless enabled.
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Lance Blair · M&M Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 2281 Location: Atlanta

Definitely turn off the wireless and put your antivirus programs and or firewalls to sleep while recording. There's a whole set of tweaks to XP to making it hiccup free...give it a googling.
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Frank F · Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:50 pm Post subject:

First make a "Temp" folder on your external drive.

Then in AA 1.5 go to Options> Setting> System tab> look for "Temporary Folders". Make the Temp Folder the one on the external drive. Make the Secondary Folder the one on the internal drive. Set "reserve" to 1000.

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Nelson Jewell · Guest

I had the same problem on a different set up, and I took the plunge and increased the RAM from 512 to 2GB, and the problem disappeared. In fact, it has never run better.

Monk · Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:26 pm Post subject:

lots of RAM is good and I never record to my internal drive, unless it's a second drive installed in the machine.

The program has to access that C drive, perhaps during your recording.

Load up on RAM, and use an external firewire drive that is at least 7200rpm

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Adam Verner · Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:43 pm Post subject:

Wow, thanks for the input everyone.

I increased the buffer time and size from
1 second 10 buffers
to
2 seconds 20 buffers

And I'll try changing the temp drive per Frank's suggestion. I have to record for about an hour tonight - I'll see if it makes a difference!

And yes, I'd love to just load up on RAM, for many reasons, but I don't think dropping $300+ on laptop RAM right now isn't going to happen since I plan on buying a desktop within the next few months. As to which one to buy, and with what specs....that'll be a whole other post Laugh

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Frank F · Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:49 pm Post subject:

Since you are using Win XP there will not be a marked difference by increasing the RAM too much. One GB will be sufficient.

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MuseVox

http://www.eqmag.com/article/windows-xp-tweaks/oct-07/31793

I'm not sure from where or who I found this, but if came from someone here, thank you.

Maybe this would help your situation, Adam.
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Adam Verner · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 2:47 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the link MuseVox, I already have most of those features enabled.

So I upgraded to 2 gigs of RAM, and same thing - still the hiccups and glitches. Then I looked up the specifications on my internal hard drive, and it's only spinning at 4200 RPM. I can't find the specifications for my external Iomega 250 gig drive anywhere online.

BUT - thinking that Audition might be the problem, I downloaded and installed Audacity. Sure enough - I've recorded a few long sessions now and no skips, glitches, or hiccups. So maybe I'll just have to record into Audacity and use Audition for editing and effects.
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Lee Gordon · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 6:54 pm Post subject:

Actually, some of Audacity's effects are better than the equivalent ones in Audition.
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