Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56

[lekteri]

Nice recording device but when watching video files/using Sonar 8/listening music i hear cracks/pops coming through audio.

I have latest drivers installed.
Tried few other firewire cables.
I have tried set latency times/asio buffer size etc.......
I have done this:
http://www.focusrite.com/answerbase/en/article.php?id=264
Nothing seems to work.

Does firewire card make huge difference? I have VIA chipset based firewire card in pci slot. I think A-Link is the brand. Does it has to be TI chipset/Belkin?

Amd 5050e processor, 4gb ram.
Windows SP3 installed.

 

[Metaltastic]

Firewire card is my first guess! Also, make sure you don't have too many extra processes running in the background, but considering your computer specs I doubt that's an issue...

 

[Jaymz]

I was recommended a Belkin card by Focusrite themselves.

 

[lekteri]

Thaks dude. I ordered belkin fw card.
I want my old hoontech c-port back.

 

[Melodeath]

I don't experience crackling once I get the buffer to 256 or 512. I use a TI chipset card, though.

However, occasioanlly in Sonar, I will not be able to hit "stop" and the project will go on playing forever. I have gotten aroudn this by adjustign the buffer in the Liquid Saffire very low while the project is playign to force a dropout. That makes the project stop, then i can save and restart Sonar.

Other than that, my only other problem is audio occasioanlly pausing itself for a second in Winamp/quicktime/etc. and then resuming.

 

[Decimator]

Once I was doing some video editing work and imported data from cam to comp via a-link firewire card. It was shit! Stuttering video that would skip every 8 seconds . With better FW card (TI-chip) the video was ok but I was in a hurry and had to use some of the stuttering video imported before

So I guess it's the same with audio? Get a FW card that has TI-chip - No more tears?

 

[lekteri]

Thanks for reply!
TI-Chip is on it's way.

Here is short reward for santa's little helpers
http://liquorworks.wippiespace.com/mp3/demo/Conductv3.mp3

 

[Metaltastic]

I don't experience crackling once I get the buffer to 256 or 512. I use a TI chipset card, though.

Really? How old is your computer? 128 should be no problem for even a remotely up-to-date one...

 

[Melodeath]

Really? How old is your computer? 128 should be no problem for even a remotely up-to-date one...

About 2 years old. 2 GB RAM, 2.4 GHz core 2 duo, etc.

With my Alesis interface I needed the buffer on 288.

 

[Metaltastic]

Hmm, my laptop is a Core 2 Duo also, 2.5 Ghz, and 2 Gigs of RAM, and I have no trouble running my Onyx 400F (or my old Onyx Satellite) at 128 samples with AIM and MSN messenger running in the BG, an instance of Firefox (usually checking here ), etc. - seems like something's amiss dude!

 

[Melodeath]

Me too, but I have no idea what it could be

I figured I needed to upgrade my CPU and RAM, but it's not like my comp is out-dated.

 

[Melodeath]

Any ideas what might be causing a bottleneck in terms of latency? Maybe the mobo

 

[lekteri]

Three letters! IRQ
My graphics card had same irq as my firewire card.
After doing some serius saffire re-installing, bios ac97 enabling/disabling etc. bullshitting, fw card's irq changed.
No cracks/pops anymore.

Guitar Pro's midi doesn't seem to work with saffire.

 

[Melodeath]

I'm pretty sure my FW card is not sharing an IRQ with anything else, actually

 

[lekteri]

256 gives me cracks.
must use 512

 

[Soundlurker]

I was going to suggest to check your IRQ settings, but for some reason I've missed the thread until now. Good to know you've fixed it though.

 

[lekteri]

Processor updated to AMD X2 250
Now 256 buffer works without cracks/pops.

 

[lekteri]

1.7 update released.
http://www.focusrite.com/support/software/liquid_saffire_56/

 

[Jaymz]

1.7 update released.
http://www.focusrite.com/support/software/liquid_saffire_56/

Thanks dude!

 

[updog]

1.7 update released.
http://www.focusrite.com/support/software/liquid_saffire_56/

Thanks for the info!