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Problem with Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum

Discussion in 'Recording Gear and Equipment [BG]' started by Alvaro Martín Gómez A., Jul 3, 2008.

  1. Jul 3, 2008 #1
    Alvaro Martín Gómez A.

    Alvaro Martín Gómez A. TalkBass' resident Bongo + cowbell player

    Nov 10, 2000
    Bucaramanga, Colombia, South A
    Hi everybody.

    This is a problem I've had for some time but I've always had a solution since I don't work on "professional" recording, but now it's really bugging me.

    It's simply a constant crackle on the right channel when recording. Since most of the times I just record my bass alone for my YouTube videos, for instance, I just copy the left channel and overwrite the right channel with that info. But now that I need to send by e-mail a MIDI file in mp3 format which has lots of stereo separation, I can't do that. Does anybody have a clue about what may be the cause of that crackling and how to fix it? I have the latest drivers for my card, BTW. Here's a 10-second sample for you to hear the problem (No sound. Just an empty waveform with lots of crackle on the right channel).

    Thank you in advance!
     
  2. Jul 5, 2008 #2
    kyral210

    kyral210

    Sep 14, 2007
    Manchester
    Write to Creative Technical support, not TB forum.
     
  3. Jul 6, 2008 #3
    toobalicious

    toobalicious

    May 6, 2008
    triad, nc
    well, i am not creative tech support, but i will try..... :rollno:

    first, what software are you using to record with?

    secondly, what sample rate are you using in that software?

    IIRC, all SB-type cards default to 48k, which causes problems with 44.1k. many many people recommend against using SB cards for any serious recording.

    i would try recording in 48k and see what it does for the crackle.

    if that doesnt help, then you probably *would* do better at the creative forum, or somewhere like homerecording.com.

    good luck.