I will e-mail you direct and see if I we can arrange a walk through
on the stuff for interupt configuration and the systems check that
the Cool Edit people walked me through. I was fought my laptop and
usb as well.
I don't think I can do it on newsgroup as I need real time, sorry.
--- In "sgrwp" <> wrote:
> sounds interesting although I have no idea what you mean - what is
an
> interrupt and how do I find out if anyone's sharing mine!!
>
> Seriously - can you spell it out for me? if it's not too much
> hassle ... I did notice that the one background program that I
> couldn't turn off by right clicking in the task bar (and didn't
> bother to turn off through the msconfig menu) was a Nokia
connection
> manager - which allows you to select how you connect your laptop
with
> your phone (presumably mobile)..
>
> --- In "richpeet" <> wrote:
> > In a laptop you can find interupt conflicts between the usb port
> and
> > the audio card as well as network cards or other pci cards.
Check
> to
> > see that the usb interupt is not shared with any other devices.
The
> > fix is to shuffle or eliminate. Shuffle is harder with a laptop
> than
> > a desktop.
> > Good luck.
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In "sgrwp" <> wrote:
> > > Thanks for the info .. I should have included the 256 Meg of
Ram -
>
> > > maybe its just too small, although I note Roger's trouble free
> > > transfers! I checked that there's no incompatabilities and the
> USB
> > > driver is doing what it's supposed to do ... maybe I'll just
have
> > to
> > > try another USB cable? Otherwise - if there's a program
> conflict -
> > > any ideas where it's most likely to be?
> > >
> > > --- In Walter Knapp <> wrote:
> > > > sgrwp wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi there
> > > > >
> > > > > I have a problem with recording to my laptop from the HHB
USB
> > and
> > > I
> > > > > was wondering if anyone could help. I've checked the back
> > files
> > > of
> > > > > this group and while there appear to have been a few
> > > USB "hiccups", I
> > > > > can't find one the same as this - I hope I'm not repeating
old
> > > > > queries.
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyway -
> > > > >
> > > > > I've a Pentium 3 (996) laptop running Windows XP, with 20G
> > space.
> > > > > I'm finding that when I record in Cool Pro SE through the
USB
> > I'm
> > > > > getting a sporadic interference with the recording. It's an
> > > > > electronic distortion of sorts - that is still there when I
> > burn
> > > to
> > > > > CD. It was very bad then I switched off the powersavers,
the
> > > screen
> > > > > savers and all the virus programs which seems to improve it
> > alot
> > > but
> > > > > I'm still picking it up occasionally.
> > > > >
> > > > > The digital output on the HHB is off.
> > > > >
> > > > > It's quite a long transfer - >74" but in mono. It's only
> spoken
> > > > > word.
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyone had the same problem - is it a USB problem or a Cool
> Edit
> > > > > problem? I read in an earlier post that sometimes the USB
> > > transfer
> > > > > is too fast for the processor - could this be the case?
> > > > >
> > > > > The person in the IV coughs ocasionally which sends the
> > recording
> > > > > into the red momentarily - could this be triggering the
> problem?
> > > > >
> > > > > An even more bizarre sideline is that I have one USB cable
> that
> > > > > manages to get the audio into Cool Edit without howling and
> > > another
> > > > > which causes howl on exactly the same settings - is there
> > > something
> > > > > about USB cables I need to know?
> > > > >
> > > > > Any help would be great.
> > > >
> > > > How much memory does the laptop have? Your interference
sounds
> > like
> > > > something in the laptop is doing it. Hope it's not the disk
> > > accesses.
> > > > Memory is a likely suspect. You are going to dig in and turn
> off
> > > more processes.
> > > >
> > > > The P3 should handle the USB just fine. USB does not have the
> > > bandwidth
> > > > to make a processor notice, let alone sweat.
> > > >
> > > > The coughing problem sounds like you may have recorded with a
> > > little too
> > > > high a level, causing some clipping during the coughing.
Unless
> > > your bad
> > > > spots are always the coughing, that's not it.
> > > >
> > > > Yes, USB cables come in various qualities and you do need to
be
> > > using a
> > > > good one. If you have a bunch of stuff connected to the USB,
try
> > > > removing some of it. I've not heard of howling. My entire
audio
> > I/O
> > > runs
> > > > through USB via a Roland UA-30 with no such problems.
> > > >
> > > > I use macs, so can't be sure on Cool Edit, some PC folks will
> > have
> > > to
> > > > comment on that. I suspect it's a problem in how the USB is
set
> > up
> > > in
> > > > your laptop, rather than Cool Edit. By the time Cool Edit
gets
> it
> > > it's
> > > > digital computer data and fairly immune to damage. And Cool
> Edit
> > > should
> > > > have no problem buffering it to disk.
> > > >
> > > > Though it should not make a difference, you could try it with
> the
> > > > digital out of the HHB on. That's supposed to only be turning
> on
> > the
> > > > optical out, but I'm not sure.
> > > >
> > > > Walt
> > > >
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