Hi,
 
I am experiencing some crackling noises in some projects. Very random and annoying. They are not present when I export to audio.
I was trying to identify a specific plugin that could cause it.
What I found is that if I disable the uad-2 plugins on the uad meter, the crackling noise STOPS.
 
Since I have updated to the latest had version about 2 weeks ago, I wonder if there are any known issues with this version and sonar x2a. Or do I need to look into other things (conflicts, video card, etc).
 
I haven't had any issues for a long time so this has been terrible I have these clients in the middle of a huge project.
 
Thanks in advance,
joni

You may have to increase your latency a tad, to get rid of those crackles.
 
Sounds like possibly those plugins are either CPU-intensive or may be meant for mixing and mastering, rather than tracking/recording.
 
Can you possibly swap those 2 out during any recording?  Then you could put them back in when you move to mixing/mastering.
 
Bob Bone
 

Thanks Robert,
 
I will try increasing the latency a bit. 
But should't I do that just in case my CPU cores are hitting the top?
 
In this particular project, the had-2 meter is at around 40% and my cpu cores and about 20%.
 
I used to have this noises with the uad meter hitting the top, like over 90%. But this is not the case.
 
Any other ideas?
 
Thanks
joni
 

robert_e_bone
You may have to increase your latency a tad, to get rid of those crackles.
 
Sounds like possibly those plugins are either CPU-intensive or may be meant for mixing and mastering, rather than tracking/recording.
 
Can you possibly swap those 2 out during any recording?  Then you could put them back in when you move to mixing/mastering.
 
Bob Bone
 

I am thinking just give that a shot and see if it positively helps your situation, meaning increasing your latency a tiny bit.
 
The other part was looking at swapping out those 2 plugins - try both of the above and see what works, if either, and post back.
 
Bob Bone
 

It helped me.  I have to use a playback latency of 1024, and no issues beyond that.

Hi Robert,
 
I have changed the latency from 96 to 128 and solved it on one particular project (haven't tried it on other projects). This is good already.
 
Although I have found a problem: When I use Pianoteq4 followed by the UAD Manley EQ I get crackling noises no matter what. I still need to try a latency of 1024.
Can anyone try to replicate this?
 
Anyway, I have told our engineer not to use uad plugs while tacking but he just loves some of the plugs and tend to throw in a few (lexicon 224, neve eq, manley eq, la2a etc).
 
Thanks
joni

djoni
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Since I have updated to the latest had version about 2 weeks ago.....
 
I haven't had any issues for a long time so this has been terrible I have these clients in the middle of a huge project.
 
joni

Hi,Respectfully, I think you need to re-read your quoted comments above.  They do suggest an obvious strategy (since you are apparently running a commercial studio):
 
- If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
 
- If you absolutely feel the need to update parts of your system, then invest in a backup imaging program like Acronis True Image, Paragon Backup and others.  Just run a backup of your system drive regularly (say, once a month), and also just before you do an update.  Then, whenever you experience a software-related problem, all you have to do is restore (go back) to the last backup.  This always ensures that you have a "safety net".
 
For your current problem - since you say it was running fine before - I would suggest uninstalling the (UAD) update that changed things for the worse and go back to the previous version.  In the meantime, you may want to download the free version of Paragon backup and test it out.  You'll need a separate partition (from the C: partition) and preferably on a separate drive to backup to.   Good luck!

Smack your engineer in the back of the head, or let refunded or lost client time come out of his paycheck.  (just don't leave a mark, and don't use any really heavy blunt objects)
 
Some plugins are NOT intended for tracking, and that's just the way it is.  :)
 
Bob Bone