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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