I have an M-Audio Mobile PreUSB and have no problems with it. I have heard of problems with Adobe Audition but no confirmation. Try either Audacity @ http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ or Kristal @ http://www.kreatives.org/kristal/ which are both free and see if you get the same thing. First though make sure the signal you are sending is not clipped by adjusting the level for either channel until the red light does not come on. 1/4 turn from left should be good for both channels.
Thanks for responding to my problem. I've downloaded the programs you suggested and I'll try them overt the weekend. Is your Mobile Pre hooked up to a laptop? M-Audio tech support (which is horrible) told me that I had IRQ conflicts, which I tried to remedy by disabling some devices. I have adjusted the gain and tried several settings using the M-audio configuration utility from the XP control panel but I was unsuccessful.
I'm getting the noise on playback but I can see the "spikes" while I'm recording in Audition. I haven't fully set up my speakers/monitors yet as I was not able to get even simple voice recorded. Basically, after installing the requisite drivers/software and opening Audition 1.5, I simply plugged a microphone into Channel 1 and sang a bar or two. The playback for the first few seconds was great and for a brief moment, I thought I was in business. Then, I heard very loud intermittent hissing/crackling. Thus my quest to figure out why this was happening began. My first attempts at adjusting the gain, M-Audio CP settings and other XP system tweeks have not proven fruitful. I'm hoping it's just Audition that is the issue.
I have to admit I'm not as technically savvy as I should be and I need to ask to explain your last suggestion regarding the "better than the ASIO or MME that the PreUSB uses" I'm not sure what thin means.
Yes, I am on a laptop (i6000) and the PreUSB does share some IRQ's but it has not been a problem.
In the M-Audio CP I set the left two sliders (volume in) to 6 and the others are at 0
On the PreUSB itself the two front channel 1/2 controls are on a little less than a 1/4.
Curious, are you getting the noise just when you playback or just during live monitoring from the USB to the PC speakers or both?
You may also just for the heck of it want try installing ASIO4ALL http://www.asio4all.com/ and see if that is better than the ASIO or MME that the PreUSB uses.
OK. Let me know how it goes with the other software since I use both of them with no problems and am curious how it works for you.
By the way, Audacity has the shortest learning curve so try that one first. Just go into edit/preferences and select the input. Also, make sure the Windows control panel is set for the PreUSB as the recording device. Actually, check that now it could also be a problem if Windows is trying to use the wrong device.
Thanks. I have turned down the two gain knobs, each separately when I tested channels 1 & 2 on different tests. I have tried a few latency settings, but they didn't help my problem, I'll try again though.
The ASIO4ALL is a generic driver that simulates the ASIO standard for sound management. The PreUSB comes with ASIO support which is pretty good but the ASIO4ALL may be better for your system. No way of knowing without trying it.
Before you bother with this driver try the other software and see what you get. Your software and the 2 I suggested let you select the type of input so try selecting ASIO and MME one at a time and see what happens. Also, don't do the monitoring in the software while you are recording to rule out latency. The clicking and hissing is typical of a latency problem. So you could try different latency setting in the PreUSB CP.
Also confirm for me that you have turned down the 2 front controls on the PreUSB because it does sound like you may be overdriving the software.
A few weeks a go, after much fumbling around I got my Mobile Pre to record correctly.
However, I'm now back to square one after rebooting my machine. One clue that could be the root of all my problems is: When I test my Hardware using Control Panel/Sound and Audio Devices/Voive/Test hardware - The playback is in ULTRA SLOW MOTION _ not sure what the technical term for that is in audio terms could this be the culpri with regards to the Loud hissing and clicking I'm experiencing?
NilsE
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January 6th, 2006 11:00
I have an M-Audio Mobile PreUSB and have no problems with it. I have heard of problems with Adobe Audition but no confirmation. Try either Audacity @ http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ or Kristal @ http://www.kreatives.org/kristal/ which are both free and see if you get the same thing. First though make sure the signal you are sending is not clipped by adjusting the level for either channel until the red light does not come on. 1/4 turn from left should be good for both channels.
Also, there is a new driver available from m-audio @ http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=support.drivers which may help as it has a more granular approach to latency.
pkmchugh
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January 6th, 2006 12:00
pkmchugh
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January 6th, 2006 13:00
I'm getting the noise on playback but I can see the "spikes" while I'm recording in Audition. I haven't fully set up my speakers/monitors yet as I was not able to get even simple voice recorded. Basically, after installing the requisite drivers/software and opening Audition 1.5, I simply plugged a microphone into Channel 1 and sang a bar or two. The playback for the first few seconds was great and for a brief moment, I thought I was in business. Then, I heard very loud intermittent hissing/crackling. Thus my quest to figure out why this was happening began. My first attempts at adjusting the gain, M-Audio CP settings and other XP system tweeks have not proven fruitful. I'm hoping it's just Audition that is the issue.
I have to admit I'm not as technically savvy as I should be and I need to ask to explain your last suggestion regarding the "better than the ASIO or MME that the PreUSB uses" I'm not sure what thin means.
Again, thanks for your advice
NilsE
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January 6th, 2006 13:00
Yes, I am on a laptop (i6000) and the PreUSB does share some IRQ's but it has not been a problem.
In the M-Audio CP I set the left two sliders (volume in) to 6 and the others are at 0
On the PreUSB itself the two front channel 1/2 controls are on a little less than a 1/4.
Curious, are you getting the noise just when you playback or just during live monitoring from the USB to the PC speakers or both?
You may also just for the heck of it want try installing ASIO4ALL http://www.asio4all.com/ and see if that is better than the ASIO or MME that the PreUSB uses.
NilsE
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January 6th, 2006 15:00
pkmchugh
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January 6th, 2006 15:00
pkmchugh
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January 6th, 2006 15:00
Thanks. I have turned down the two gain knobs, each separately when I tested channels 1 & 2 on different tests. I have tried a few latency settings, but they didn't help my problem, I'll try again though.
Again, thanks!
NilsE
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January 6th, 2006 15:00
pkmchugh
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February 13th, 2006 15:00
Nils,
A few weeks a go, after much fumbling around I got my Mobile Pre to record correctly.