Topic: Podium 2.37: audio dropuots and crashes
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September 16, 2010 at 06:02 #2374
baconParticipantI’ve been using Podium since may, and although I’m very happy with the program, there are a few annoying issues that have bothered me since the start.
- I get audio dropouts every few minutes. This happens whether I have one plugin active or dozens. Podium runs along at 20% CPU, or even as low as 4%, when suddenly it spikes at 100% and all sound cuts off for half a second. This happens during playback and recording, and even when the transport is stopped. It doesn’t matter if there are any audio tracks playing or only VSTis. I first thought this was a problem with my laptop’s built-in soundcard (which I used with ASIO4All), but the problem persists with my Cakewalk UA-25EX with the latest drivers from the manufacturer’s homepage. Oh, and sometimes the audio dropout comes without the CPU meter going red.
When I use the soundcard outside of Podium I haven’t experienced this problem. Admittedly, I haven’t used it extensively; I only got it earlier this week.
- When I go into Options, change the soundcard settings, and click Apply, Podium crashes.
My system:
Dell Inspiron 1764 laptop
Core i5 430M processor (2 cores, 4 threads)
4GB RAM
ATI 500MB graphics card
Cakewalk UA-25EX USB soundcard
Windows 7 64-bitSeptember 16, 2010 at 22:46 #19486
ZynewaveKeymaster@bacon wrote:
I get audio dropouts every few minutes. This happens whether I have one plugin active or dozens. Podium runs along at 20% CPU, or even as low as 4%, when suddenly it spikes at 100% and all sound cuts off for half a second. This happens during playback and recording, and even when the transport is stopped. It doesn’t matter if there are any audio tracks playing or only VSTis. I first thought this was a problem with my laptop’s built-in soundcard (which I used with ASIO4All), but the problem persists with my Cakewalk UA-25EX with the latest drivers from the manufacturer’s homepage. Oh, and sometimes the audio dropout comes without the CPU meter going red.
When I use the soundcard outside of Podium I haven’t experienced this problem. Admittedly, I haven’t used it extensively; I only got it earlier this week.
The spike can be caused by some high-priority system software. If you for example have the Windows task manager open, it can cause a spike each time the task manager updates its curve. If you have any background software installed, such as anti-virus, try to temporarily disable these to see if this gets rid of the spikes. On some laptops I know that Wi-Fi or network adapter cards can cause spikes. Try disabling these.
When I go into Options, change the soundcard settings, and click Apply, Podium crashes.
It have this on my todo list. I believe you can avoid the crash if you switch off the power button in the arrangement editor, before you change the sound driver in the interfaces dialog.
September 20, 2010 at 06:08 #19493baconParticipant@Zynewave wrote:
On some laptops I know that Wi-Fi or network adapter cards can cause spikes. Try disabling these.
That did the trick.
How on earth can the Wi-Fi drivers be so badly written as to take over the whole system for a fraction of a second? Or is it a problem inherent to Windows and/or the hardware?
@bacon wrote:
When I go into Options, change the soundcard settings, and click Apply, Podium crashes.
It have this on my todo list. I believe you can avoid the crash if you switch off the power button in the arrangement editor, before you change the sound driver in the interfaces dialog.
I haven’t had time to try this yet but I’ll report back as soon as I have.
September 20, 2010 at 14:15 #19494ZynewaveKeymaster@bacon wrote:
@Zynewave wrote:
On some laptops I know that Wi-Fi or network adapter cards can cause spikes. Try disabling these.
That did the trick.
How on earth can the Wi-Fi drivers be so badly written as to take over the whole system for a fraction of a second? Or is it a problem inherent to Windows and/or the hardware?
I think it is poor driver support, but it is a common problem with a lot of laptops. I don’t know specifically why Wi-Fi drivers are prone to blocking the system for a long period.
- I get audio dropouts every few minutes. This happens whether I have one plugin active or dozens. Podium runs along at 20% CPU, or even as low as 4%, when suddenly it spikes at 100% and all sound cuts off for half a second. This happens during playback and recording, and even when the transport is stopped. It doesn’t matter if there are any audio tracks playing or only VSTis. I first thought this was a problem with my laptop’s built-in soundcard (which I used with ASIO4All), but the problem persists with my Cakewalk UA-25EX with the latest drivers from the manufacturer’s homepage. Oh, and sometimes the audio dropout comes without the CPU meter going red.
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