1010lt latency and garbling

[msmccor100]

I have my 1010lt installed in an old Dell running XPSP2 with a 3GHz Pentium 4 and 1 GB ram. I'm using it with Mixcraft 4 to record into RCA inputs 3/4 (I think), from a digital piano. I have output going out on outputs 1/2 (if I remember right). I don't think I have any IRQL conflicts. I've spent hours configured the 1010lt buffer size and sampling rate and I either get garbling or too much latency. Thoughts?

Thanks,

Mark McCormick

[JA]

Have you tried moving the 1010lt to different PCI slots? Have you tried disabling any devices not essential for recording? Check out this PCI Troubleshooting Guide: http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=support.faq&ID=786ec8d75b137d3466b1e725531a59cc

[msmccor100]

I have now optimized my system, shutting off all auto-run applications and all non-Microsoft services. I have shut off the network card (what else should I look at shutting off?). I have experimented with switching PCI slots. The sound quality has improved substantially, but I still get occasional pops/crackles (about one every 30 seconds or so). Thoughts?

[JA]

In addition to the Ethernet controller, Wireless, modem, and built-in audio can interfere. Do you have any PCI power management options enabled in your BIOS? If so, turn it off.

Does adjusting the buffer size have any effect?