sonar x3 crackling on vocal playback

Strange thing going on.
When I play any of my Vocal or Background vocal audio tracks in solo, there is a strange crackling/popping sound.
This is not occurring on any of my other audio tracks (guitar, bass, etc)
 
I checked the original audio track files in my audio folder and played them on Windows Media Player to see if it was the original recording/mic, but the audio tracks sound clear.
 
Also, when I use a frequency spectrum analyzer on the tracks the entire waveform seems to jump when I hear the popping/crackling.
 
Any ideas as what this could be and how I can eliminate it?

Well, a super-quick way to see if one or more effects are doing this is to temporarily bypass the effects, by hitting the 'E' key on your computer keyboard, to see if the problem goes away.
 
If toggling the Effects Bypass does fix it, then indeed one or more effects loaded in the project are the culprit, most likely on that track, but I suppose it could still be somewhere else in the project (dunno for sure).
 
Hitting 'E' again will toggle your effects back on, by the way.
 
Some effects are either heavy CPU users, or use things like look-ahead processing.  These kinds of effects are meant to be used post tracking, for mixing/mastering.
 
Bob Bone
 

Does it happen all the way through the clip, o just once?  Does it happen at beginning and/or end of clip?
 
Did you edit the clip?

It happens throughout out the clips.
Much more in the background vocal clip than in the lead vocal clip.
 
I have a 64bit Windows 7 HP laptop with a 2.3 GHz dual core intel processor. (i3-2350M)
4GB ram and 335GB Harddrive with plenty available.   I can't get any info on the audio because it is part of the motherboard, but I do use a Roland QuadCapture audio Interface.

yep, those are great tools to get a base on a DAW performance ability Bob.
 
Also, how fragmented is your disk if at all?

a few minutes or so. Report the latency for each.

DPC LATENCY MONITER
 
Test Interval 1000 us
Currency Latency 298 us
Absolute Maximum 1530 us
 
 
LATENCY MON
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CONCLUSION
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Your system appears to be having trouble handling real-time audio and other tasks. You are likely to experience buffer underruns appearing as drop outs, clicks or pops. One problem may be related to power management, disable CPU throttling settings in Control Panel and BIOS setup. Check for BIOS updates.
LatencyMon has been analyzing your system for  0:08:24  (h:mm:ss) on all processors.


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SYSTEM INFORMATION
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Computer name:                                        BARRY-PC
OS version:                                           Windows 7 Service Pack 1, 6.1, build: 7601 (x64)
Hardware:                                             HP Pavilion g6 Notebook PC, Hewlett-Packard, 1695
CPU:                                                  GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2350M CPU @ 2.30GHz
Logical processors:                                   4
Processor groups:                                     1
RAM:                                                  4043 MB total


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CPU SPEED
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Reported CPU speed:                                   2294.0 MHz
Measured CPU speed:                                   519.0 MHz (approx.)

Note: reported execution times may be calculated based on a fixed reported CPU speed. Disable variable speed settings like Intel Speed Step and AMD Cool N Quiet in the BIOS setup for more accurate results.


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MEASURED INTERRUPT TO USER PROCESS LATENCIES
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The interrupt to process latency reflects the measured interval that a usermode process needed to respond to a hardware request from the moment the interrupt service routine started execution. This includes the scheduling and execution of a DPC routine, the signaling of an event and the waking up of a usermode thread from an idle wait state in response to that event.

Highest measured interrupt to process latency (µs):   22976.391325
Average measured interrupt to process latency (µs):   10.814978

Highest measured interrupt to DPC latency (µs):       506.897781
Average measured interrupt to DPC latency (µs):       1.743783


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 REPORTED ISRs
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Interrupt service routines are routines installed by the OS and device drivers that execute in response to a hardware interrupt signal.

Highest ISR routine execution time (µs):              167.216216
Driver with highest ISR routine execution time:       ndis.sys - NDIS 6.20 driver, Microsoft Corporation

Highest reported total ISR routine time (%):          0.035482
Driver with highest ISR total time:                   ndis.sys - NDIS 6.20 driver, Microsoft Corporation

Total time spent in ISRs (%)                          0.075594

ISR count (execution time <250 µs):                   174275
ISR count (execution time 250-500 µs):                0
ISR count (execution time 500-999 µs):                0
ISR count (execution time 1000-1999 µs):              0
ISR count (execution time 2000-3999 µs):              0
ISR count (execution time >=4000 µs):                 0


_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
REPORTED DPCs
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DPC routines are part of the interrupt servicing dispatch mechanism and disable the possibility for a process to utilize the CPU while it is interrupted until the DPC has finished execution.

Highest DPC routine execution time (µs):              604.957716
Driver with highest DPC routine execution time:       ndis.sys - NDIS 6.20 driver, Microsoft Corporation

Highest reported total DPC routine time (%):          0.050551
Driver with highest DPC total execution time:         rspLLL64.sys - Resplendence Latency Monitoring and Auxiliary Kernel Library, Resplendence Software Projects Sp.

Total time spent in DPCs (%)                          0.125237

DPC count (execution time <250 µs):                   711375
DPC count (execution time 250-500 µs):                0
DPC count (execution time 500-999 µs):                266
DPC count (execution time 1000-1999 µs):              0
DPC count (execution time 2000-3999 µs):              0
DPC count (execution time >=4000 µs):                 0


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 REPORTED HARD PAGEFAULTS
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Hard pagefaults are events that get triggered by making use of virtual memory that is not resident in RAM but backed by a memory mapped file on disk. The process of resolving the hard pagefault requires reading in the memory from disk while the process is interrupted and blocked from execution.

NOTE: some processes were hit by hard pagefaults. If these were programs producing audio, they are likely to interrupt the audio stream resulting in dropouts, clicks and pops. Check the Processes tab to see which programs were hit.

Process with highest pagefault count:                 avgrsa.exe

Total number of hard pagefaults                       4019
Hard pagefault count of hardest hit process:          4018
Highest hard pagefault resolution time (µs):          30228.290759
Total time spent in hard pagefaults (%):              0.142334
Number of processes hit:                              2


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 PER CPU DATA
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CPU 0 Interrupt cycle time (s):                       7.127565
CPU 0 ISR highest execution time (µs):                167.216216
CPU 0 ISR total execution time (s):                   1.524093
CPU 0 ISR count:                                      174275
CPU 0 DPC highest execution time (µs):                604.957716
CPU 0 DPC total execution time (s):                   2.311727
CPU 0 DPC count:                                      680260
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CPU 1 Interrupt cycle time (s):                       1.211299
CPU 1 ISR highest execution time (µs):                0.0
CPU 1 ISR total execution time (s):                   0.0
CPU 1 ISR count:                                      0
CPU 1 DPC highest execution time (µs):                278.255885
CPU 1 DPC total execution time (s):                   0.040610
CPU 1 DPC count:                                      5484
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CPU 2 Interrupt cycle time (s):                       2.336281
CPU 2 ISR highest execution time (µs):                0.0
CPU 2 ISR total execution time (s):                   0.0
CPU 2 ISR count:                                      0
CPU 2 DPC highest execution time (µs):                50.795990
CPU 2 DPC total execution time (s):                   0.123483
CPU 2 DPC count:                                      15955
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CPU 3 Interrupt cycle time (s):                       0.845259
CPU 3 ISR highest execution time (µs):                0.0
CPU 3 ISR total execution time (s):                   0.0
CPU 3 ISR count:                                      0
CPU 3 DPC highest execution time (µs):                62.551874
CPU 3 DPC total execution time (s):                   0.049152
CPU 3 DPC count:                                      9942
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In addition, 'ndis.sys' seems to have a bunch of posts on the web about causing latency issues for folks.
 
Google the following terms, and take a look at some of the posts: 'ndis.sys latency' (take off the 's)
 
Bob Bone
 
 

I would use cpu-z to look at what the processor is doing .... Intel Speed Step and AMD Cool N Quiet in the BIOS!
This has to be turned off ! the processor should sit at : Clock Speed 2.3 GHz always
 
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook PC, Hewlett-Packard, 1695 ..goto your systems home page/support and post it here .
Then we can read and advise you as to what drivers you might need to update.

WIth WIFI Adapter off (Still looks like issues)
Will try one without Wifi Adapter AND without AVG
 
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CONCLUSION
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Your system seems to have difficulty handling real-time audio and other tasks. You may experience drop outs, clicks or pops due to buffer underruns. One problem may be related to power management, disable CPU throttling settings in Control Panel and BIOS setup. Check for BIOS updates.
LatencyMon has been analyzing your system for  0:05:37  (h:mm:ss) on all processors.


_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
SYSTEM INFORMATION
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Computer name:                                        BARRY-PC
OS version:                                           Windows 7 Service Pack 1, 6.1, build: 7601 (x64)
Hardware:                                             HP Pavilion g6 Notebook PC, Hewlett-Packard, 1695
CPU:                                                  GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2350M CPU @ 2.30GHz
Logical processors:                                   4
Processor groups:                                     1
RAM:                                                  4043 MB total


_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CPU SPEED
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Reported CPU speed:                                   2294.0 MHz
Measured CPU speed:                                   526.0 MHz (approx.)

Note: reported execution times may be calculated based on a fixed reported CPU speed. Disable variable speed settings like Intel Speed Step and AMD Cool N Quiet in the BIOS setup for more accurate results.


_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
MEASURED INTERRUPT TO USER PROCESS LATENCIES
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The interrupt to process latency reflects the measured interval that a usermode process needed to respond to a hardware request from the moment the interrupt service routine started execution. This includes the scheduling and execution of a DPC routine, the signaling of an event and the waking up of a usermode thread from an idle wait state in response to that event.

Highest measured interrupt to process latency (µs):   1192.726909
Average measured interrupt to process latency (µs):   4.340753

Highest measured interrupt to DPC latency (µs):       71.394054
Average measured interrupt to DPC latency (µs):       1.730689


_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 REPORTED ISRs
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Interrupt service routines are routines installed by the OS and device drivers that execute in response to a hardware interrupt signal.

Highest ISR routine execution time (µs):              36.904969
Driver with highest ISR routine execution time:       

Highest reported total ISR routine time (%):          0.009386
Driver with highest ISR total time:                   hal.dll - Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL, Microsoft Corporation

Total time spent in ISRs (%)                          0.015549

ISR count (execution time <250 µs):                   28999
ISR count (execution time 250-500 µs):                0
ISR count (execution time 500-999 µs):                0
ISR count (execution time 1000-1999 µs):              0
ISR count (execution time 2000-3999 µs):              0
ISR count (execution time >=4000 µs):                 0


_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
REPORTED DPCs
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
DPC routines are part of the interrupt servicing dispatch mechanism and disable the possibility for a process to utilize the CPU while it is interrupted until the DPC has finished execution.

Highest DPC routine execution time (µs):              144.777681
Driver with highest DPC routine execution time:       ACPI.sys - ACPI Driver for NT, Microsoft Corporation

Highest reported total DPC routine time (%):          0.012111
Driver with highest DPC total execution time:         ntoskrnl.exe - NT Kernel & System, Microsoft Corporation

Total time spent in DPCs (%)                          0.057922

DPC count (execution time <250 µs):                   169323
DPC count (execution time 250-500 µs):                0
DPC count (execution time 500-999 µs):                0
DPC count (execution time 1000-1999 µs):              0
DPC count (execution time 2000-3999 µs):              0
DPC count (execution time >=4000 µs):                 0


_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 REPORTED HARD PAGEFAULTS
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Hard pagefaults are events that get triggered by making use of virtual memory that is not resident in RAM but backed by a memory mapped file on disk. The process of resolving the hard pagefault requires reading in the memory from disk while the process is interrupted and blocked from execution.

NOTE: some processes were hit by hard pagefaults. If these were programs producing audio, they are likely to interrupt the audio stream resulting in dropouts, clicks and pops. Check the Processes tab to see which programs were hit.

Process with highest pagefault count:                 avgrsa.exe

Total number of hard pagefaults                       45
Hard pagefault count of hardest hit process:          38
Highest hard pagefault resolution time (µs):          16751.445074
Total time spent in hard pagefaults (%):              0.006855
Number of processes hit:                              6


_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 PER CPU DATA
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CPU 0 Interrupt cycle time (s):                       1.567092
CPU 0 ISR highest execution time (µs):                36.904969
CPU 0 ISR total execution time (s):                   0.210026
CPU 0 ISR count:                                      28999
CPU 0 DPC highest execution time (µs):                144.777681
CPU 0 DPC total execution time (s):                   0.659171
CPU 0 DPC count:                                      150716
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CPU 1 Interrupt cycle time (s):                       0.220388
CPU 1 ISR highest execution time (µs):                0.0
CPU 1 ISR total execution time (s):                   0.0
CPU 1 ISR count:                                      0
CPU 1 DPC highest execution time (µs):                51.055362
CPU 1 DPC total execution time (s):                   0.018186
CPU 1 DPC count:                                      2694
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CPU 2 Interrupt cycle time (s):                       0.657496
CPU 2 ISR highest execution time (µs):                0.0
CPU 2 ISR total execution time (s):                   0.0
CPU 2 ISR count:                                      0
CPU 2 DPC highest execution time (µs):                43.356582
CPU 2 DPC total execution time (s):                   0.071761
CPU 2 DPC count:                                      9800
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CPU 3 Interrupt cycle time (s):                       0.171994
CPU 3 ISR highest execution time (µs):                0.0
CPU 3 ISR total execution time (s):                   0.0
CPU 3 ISR count:                                      0
CPU 3 DPC highest execution time (µs):                71.571491
CPU 3 DPC total execution time (s):                   0.033246
CPU 3 DPC count:                                      6113
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CPU-Z Report
 
CPU-Z TXT Report
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Binaries
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CPU-Z version            1.68.0.x64

Processors
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Number of processors        1
Number of threads        4

APICs
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        -- Thread 1    1
    -- Core 1    
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Timers
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    Perf timer        2.241 MHz
    Sys timer        1.000 KHz


Processors Information
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    Number of cores        2 (max 8)
    Number of threads    4 (max 16)
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    Codename        Sandy Bridge
    Specification        Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2350M CPU @ 2.30GHz
    Package         
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    Extended CPUID        6.2A
    Core Stepping        D2
    Technology        32 nm
    Tjmax            100.0 °C
    Core Speed        2295.0 MHz
    Stock frequency        2300 MHz
    Instructions sets    MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, EM64T, VT-x, AVX
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    L1 Instruction cache    2 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
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    Cache descriptor    Level 1, D, 32 KB, 2 thread(s)
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    Cache descriptor    Level 3, U, 3 MB, 16 thread(s)

    CPUID        
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    0x00000004        0x1C004143    0x01C0003F    0x000001FF    0x00000000
    0x00000004        0x1C03C163    0x02C0003F    0x00000FFF    0x00000006
    0x00000005        0x00000040    0x00000040    0x00000003    0x00021120
    0x00000006        0x00000075    0x00000002    0x00000009    0x00000000
    0x00000007        0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000000
    0x00000008        0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000000
    0x00000009        0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000000
    0x0000000A        0x07300403    0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000603
    0x0000000B        0x00000001    0x00000002    0x00000100    0x00000002
    0x0000000B        0x00000004    0x00000004    0x00000201    0x00000002
    0x0000000C        0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000000
    0x0000000D        0x00000007    0x00000340    0x00000340    0x00000000
    0x80000000        0x80000008    0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000000
    0x80000001        0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000001    0x28100800
    0x80000002        0x20202020    0x49202020    0x6C65746E    0x20295228
    0x80000003        0x65726F43    0x294D5428    0x2D336920    0x30353332
    0x80000004        0x5043204D    0x20402055    0x30332E32    0x007A4847
    0x80000005        0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000000
    0x80000006        0x00000000    0x00000000    0x01006040    0x00000000
    0x80000007        0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000100
    0x80000008        0x00003024    0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000000


CPU Thread 3    
    APIC ID            3
    Topology        Processor ID 0, Core ID 1, Thread ID 1
    Type            01020100h
    Max CPUID level        0000000Dh
    Max CPUID ext. level    80000008h
    Cache descriptor    Level 1, D, 32 KB, 2 thread(s)
    Cache descriptor    Level 1, I, 32 KB, 2 thread(s)
    Cache descriptor    Level 2, U, 256 KB, 2 thread(s)
    Cache descriptor    Level 3, U, 3 MB, 16 thread(s)

    CPUID        
    0x00000000        0x0000000D    0x756E6547    0x6C65746E    0x49656E69
    0x00000001        0x000206A7    0x03100800    0x1DBAE3BF    0xBFEBFBFF
    0x00000002        0x76035A01    0x00F0B2FF    0x00000000    0x00CA0000
    0x00000003        0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000000
    0x00000004        0x1C004121    0x01C0003F    0x0000003F    0x00000000
    0x00000004        0x1C004122    0x01C0003F    0x0000003F    0x00000000
    0x00000004        0x1C004143    0x01C0003F    0x000001FF    0x00000000
    0x00000004        0x1C03C163    0x02C0003F    0x00000FFF    0x00000006
    0x00000005        0x00000040    0x00000040    0x00000003    0x00021120
    0x00000006        0x00000075    0x00000002    0x00000009    0x00000000
    0x00000007        0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000000
    0x00000008        0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000000
    0x00000009        0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000000
    0x0000000A        0x07300403    0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000603
    0x0000000B        0x00000001    0x00000002    0x00000100    0x00000003
    0x0000000B        0x00000004    0x00000004    0x00000201    0x00000003
    0x0000000C        0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000000
    0x0000000D        0x00000007    0x00000340    0x00000340    0x00000000
    0x80000000        0x80000008    0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000000
    0x80000001        0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000001    0x28100800
    0x80000002        0x20202020    0x49202020    0x6C65746E    0x20295228
    0x80000003        0x65726F43    0x294D5428    0x2D336920    0x30353332
    0x80000004        0x5043204D    0x20402055    0x30332E32    0x007A4847
    0x80000005        0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000000
    0x80000006        0x00000000    0x00000000    0x01006040    0x00000000
    0x80000007        0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000100
    0x80000008        0x00003024    0x00000000    0x00000000    0x00000000




Chipset
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Memory Type            
Memory Size            4044 MBytes

Memory SPD
-------------------------------------------------------------------------


Monitoring
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Mainboard Model        1695 (0x000000D5 - 0x00002288)

LPCIO
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hardware Monitors
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hardware monitor    Battery
    Voltage 0    12.28 Volts [0x2FF5] (Current Voltage)
    Capacity 0    46634 mWh [0xB62A] (Designed Capacity)
    Capacity 1    46634 mWh [0xB62A] (Full Charge Capacity)
    Capacity 2    46634 mWh [0xB62A] (Current Capacity)
    Level 0        n.a. [0x64] (Wear Level)
    Level 1        100 pc [0x64] (Charge Level)


PCI Devices
-------------------------------------------------------------------------


DMI
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

DMI BIOS        
    vendor            Hewlett-Packard
    version            F.37
    date            01/16/2013
    ROM size        2560 KB

DMI System Information        
    manufacturer        Hewlett-Packard
    product            HP Pavilion g6 Notebook PC
    version            0690130000204610000620100
    serial            5CG2060LVD
    UUID            {A9686549-3572-58B3-9B05-FF08C12DA4DF}
    SKU            A6Y34UA#ABA
    family            103C_5335KV G=N L=CON B=HP S=PAV

DMI Baseboard        
    vendor            Hewlett-Packard
    model            1695
    revision        KBC Version 15.1F
    serial            PCPBQ00WB2B7VR

DMI System Enclosure        
    manufacturer        Hewlett-Packard
    chassis type        Notebook
    chassis serial        Chassis Serial Number

DMI Extension Slot        
    designation        J5C1
    type            AA
    populated        yes

DMI Extension Slot        
    designation        J6C1
    type            A8
    populated        yes

DMI Extension Slot        
    designation        J6C2
    type            A6
    populated        yes

DMI Extension Slot        
    designation        J6D2
    type            A6
    populated        yes

DMI Extension Slot        
    designation        J7C1
    type            A6
    populated        yes

DMI Extension Slot        
    designation        J7D2
    type            A6
    populated        yes

DMI Extension Slot        
    designation        J8C2
    type            AA
    populated        yes

DMI OEM Strings        
    string[0]        $HP$
    string[1]        LOC#yyy
    string[2]        ABS 70/71 78 79 7A 7B
    string[3]        CNB1 0690130000204610000620100
    string[4]        HP_Mute_LED_1_0

DMI Physical Memory Array        
    location        Motherboard
    usage            System Memory
    correction        None
    max capacity        16384 MBytes
    max# of devices        2

DMI Memory Device        
    designation        Bottom-Slot 1(top)
    format            DIMM
    type            unknown

DMI Memory Device        
    designation        Bottom-Slot 2(under)
    format            SODIMM
    type            unknown
    total width        64 bits
    data width        64 bits
    size            4096 MBytes

DMI Processor        
    manufacturer        Intel(R) Corporation
    model            Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2350M CPU @ 2.30GHz
    clock speed        2300.0 MHz
    FSB speed        1333.0 MHz
    multiplier        2.0x


Storage
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Drive    0
    Device Path        \\?\ide#diskst9500420as_____________________________0002sdm1#5&2476afad&0&0.0.0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}
    Type            Fixed
    Name            ST9500420AS
    Capacity        465.8 GB
    SMART Support        Yes

Drive    1
    Device Path        \\?\usbstor#disk&ven_htc&prod_android_phone&rev_0100#ht139t200682&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}
    Type            Fixed
    Name            HTC Android Phone
    SMART Support        Yes

USB Devices
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

USB Device            Generic USB Hub, class="0x09", subclass=0x00, vendor=0x8087, product=0x0024
USB Device            USB Composite Device, class="0x00", subclass=0x00, vendor=0x046D, product=0xC52B
USB Device            Generic USB Hub, class="0x09", subclass=0x00, vendor=0x8087, product=0x0024
USB Device            USB Mass Storage Device, class="0x00", subclass=0x00, vendor=0x0BB4, product=0x0FF9
USB Device            USB Composite Device, class="0xEF", subclass=0x02, vendor=0x058F, product=0xA001

Graphics
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Number of adapters        0

Graphic APIs
-------------------------------------------------------------------------


Display Adapters
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Win32_VideoController        AdapterRAM = 0x705EE000 (1885265920)
Win32_VideoController        DriverVersion = 8.15.10.2279
Win32_VideoController        DriverDate = 01/07/2011

Software
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Windows Version            Microsoft Windows 7 (6.1) Home Premium Edition 64-bit  Service Pack 1 (Build 7601)
DirectX Version            11.0

ACPI
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

ACPI Tree        

Edit: See Keith's post below this one first. The power settings on a laptop pretty much assume you are going to be on a battery (you will want to be plugged in when using SONAR and take his advice below)
 
I would check something quick in SONAR as well here... Are you running in ASIO mode on your interface?
 
Also, when doing playback, you can up mixing latency (Preferences->Audio->Driver Settings->[ASIO Panel]) Adjusting this higher takes stress off your CPU, but causes latency (which is fine for playback).
 
I/O buffers at may need to be bumped up as your files get larger (Advanced Mode: Preferences->Audio->Synch and Caching) try stepping that up in steps of 256 above where it is, but I would not take it above 1024.
 
If you keep latency monitor running, you can check out what your system has running on it per below:
 
As far as processes... In Win7 hit the Windows/Start button, type in "resource" and select "Resource Monitor" When that window pops up, click the "CPU" tab at the top, then click on the "Threads" header to sort them in descending order. With an off-the-shelf computer, you may have a lot of things that are running that you do not need. Look at the process description (some are obvious), and you can right click on these and select "Search Online" to find out what they are. In general, if something is not driving your system or hardware, it may be added overhead (browsers, chat programs, startup services for Adobe, MS Office, etc.)
 
In tandem with this, you can click the "memory" tab at the top and click the "Working Set" column in descending order. The same logic applies, can right click and search online if unsure, but programs not running your machine (browsers, chat programs, virus programs, office programs, etc.) can also be causing you issues.
 
For both sets of items listed above, you can run latency monitor after ending any processes (Right click->End Process Tree)
 
 

According to the product page, your laptop does mot meet minimum requirements for X3.
 

• Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 2.67 GHz / AMD Phenom Quad Core 9750 2.4 Ghz or higher

You will need to do some serious tweaking to get your laptop to work with X3. I would go into MSCONFIG and disable anything but essential programs at startup. Almost like an intelligent safe mode.
 
Good luck.
 
 

There is also an external option to turn off wifi on some laptops. If you see a lit up wifi icon on your laptop body, there is probably a touch area externally for on/off operation of the wifi adapter.
 
Maybe listing the active services here could help determine what is active and we can suggest services to turn off while using SONAR.

I'm in Spain at the moment and they pronounce 'WiFi' as 'whiffy' here. There you go.