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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