AboutWayne Tapia Expertise Ask me general questions about Location Recording, foley, ADR, Pro Tools, recording musical
performance, post production for film/video & music.
Specific gear questions may or may not be answerable as I don't own or have not worked with everything out there.
Experience Certified Audio Engineer, Pro Tools Certified, Have experience with :
Pro Tools (LE & TDM systems)
Sony Suite (Vegas, Acid, Sound Forge)
Waves Plugins (RTAS & TDM)
Over 20 years live music recording and FOH mixing
Feature & short film audio
Mixing for 5.1 surround
Organizations ASCAP
AES
Education/Credentials Audio Recording Technology Institute - C.A.E.
Vancouver Film School - Digidesign Certified User
Past/Present Clients See my online resume @ http://imdb.com/name/nm2301451/resume for client listings
Question QUESTION: Hello, i'm recording multiple tracks at once and there's some slight crackling and popping that goes with it when I press play. How can I get rid of it? Or is it because i'm on a laptop? If it's the laptop reason, will buying an external HD help this problem? If so, what kind? Thanks.
ANSWER: what program / interface are you using?
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QUESTION: I bought the M-AUDIO FAST TRACK ULTRA and it came with Ableton Live 6.
Answer Hi,
Unfortunately, I don't have much experience with Ableton.
With that being said, there is a good chance that an external drive can help with this issue. Also, you can try lowering the sample rate (if that option is available). This will lessen the work your processor needs to deal with.
I'd advise going to the Ableton site and see if they have a user forum, and to scan and see if other users are experiencing this issue. There may be an easy fix waiting for you there...
