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TVD UKPRO InfinityMember since 2007
Experiencing lots of distortion on todays update, ok if i switch on another pc to old version.
Is it possible to switch back to last version to try that on main pc?
 

geposted Mon 09 Nov 20 @ 6:32 pm
TVD UKPRO InfinityMember since 2007
 

geposted Mon 09 Nov 20 @ 6:40 pm
Might just be that you need to set higher audio buffer..
Usually the cause for distortions/crackles/pops

(and might not be related to the update, just your computer being busy with something perhaps)
 

geposted Mon 09 Nov 20 @ 7:13 pm
TVD UKPRO InfinityMember since 2007
yes getting on old version too so not the update. Set higher audio buffer in Asio or in VDJ?
 

geposted Mon 09 Nov 20 @ 7:31 pm
better to do on the asio driver.
Try 256 or 512 sample buffer.

Can also use this tool to check if there is any background apps, drivers or something else hogging resources
https://www.resplendence.com/latencymon

(but if 256 or 512 buffer works, thats within reasonable to use)
 

geposted Mon 09 Nov 20 @ 8:08 pm
TVD UKPRO InfinityMember since 2007
OK thanks will have a read up on that latency checker see what i am looking at
 

geposted Mon 09 Nov 20 @ 8:25 pm
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geposted Mon 09 Nov 20 @ 9:59 pm
Looks good...
Did you try a little buffer size in the asio driver settings? 256 or 512 ? :)

there are other potential sources for distortion as well, depends a bit how it sounds..
like electrical interference ("electrical" sound), ground loop (humming sound) etc

But most commonly its just the buffer running dry...
 

geposted Mon 09 Nov 20 @ 11:07 pm
TVD UKPRO InfinityMember since 2007
got asio at 512 this is a real crackling sound type distortion
 

geposted Mon 09 Nov 20 @ 11:08 pm
TVD UK wrote :
got asio at 512 this is a real crackling sound type distortion


Sure its just not bad audio cables? or connection to the speakers?
Or unshielded cables over a power adaptor or similar..

512 buffer size, and the latency test monitor looking good, it might not be the driver buffer then.

See if there are ways to eliminate/test what it could be ... but can often be a bit of trial and error to find the cause if its not as simple as buffer
 

geposted Mon 09 Nov 20 @ 11:14 pm
TVD UKPRO InfinityMember since 2007
This is streaming so usb from pc to controller , usb sound card to pc, cables are all good changed, must be some setting on pc, as controller has dual usb, have laptop hooked up so when i got distortion swopped to laptop on deck 3 perfect so distortion never travelled, Main PC is good spec gaming pc spec even on an Evo 970 m2 drive. Weird All usb power saves turned off optimised for DJ software doing my head in
 

geposted Mon 09 Nov 20 @ 11:18 pm
Streaming?
Was a little tricky following what exact setup you had, and how you routed your audio :-)

Maybe explain a little, could be something wrong there perhaps.
Is it on a broadcast you hear distorted, or your speakers ?

 

geposted Mon 09 Nov 20 @ 11:28 pm
TVD UKPRO InfinityMember since 2007
Main pc. That has the usb2 cable to mixer/controller. The unbalanced output goes to a usb soundcard, that then goes to usb 3.1 in on pc, streamed out via obs, all levels are good no clipping. So pretty basic audio routing. The controller has dual usb for midi so can run two laptops, when main pc distorted swopped to laptop that had no distortion, so ruled out controller, usb and cables by doing that.
I hear distortion in headphones so distorting before it is streamed, same happens not streaming just playing local on headphones.
 

geposted Mon 09 Nov 20 @ 11:33 pm
Yeah thats a good elimination method ;-)
Narrow it down to where the bottleneck is..

At this stage its a little hard to say. The usual suspect is buffer size, but 512 and your latency check looking good .. hmm.

Does it happen also if you just have the distorted PC alone on the controller?
Think just keep testing til you can narrow it down. As you say, controller is fine, cables are fine, VirtualDJ is fine (on the other laptop).
So it comes down to the main laptop, and perhaps the recording device (but since you hear in headphones, less likely, unless you are monitoring the recording somehow)

Just keep at it, im sure you'll find it.. ;-) its only a limited possible things to check
 

geposted Mon 09 Nov 20 @ 11:53 pm
TVD UKPRO InfinityMember since 2007
Yes if only main pc is connected it does, will just have to keep looking at main pc, has to be some setting on that. Thanks though for the help
 

geposted Mon 09 Nov 20 @ 11:58 pm
TVD UK wrote :
Yes if only main pc is connected it does, will just have to keep looking at main pc, has to be some setting on that. Thanks though for the help


Will read through it all above, and if something comes to mind, that might have been over looked, or typically can create distortions, I'll post.. But nothing "obvious" comes to might right away..
 

geposted Tue 10 Nov 20 @ 12:13 am
TVD UKPRO InfinityMember since 2007
Page faults from vdj in latency checker.
 

geposted Tue 10 Nov 20 @ 2:03 am
djcelPRO InfinityModeratorMember since 2004
Which asio drivers do you use?
And if you test without asio?
 

geposted Tue 10 Nov 20 @ 7:03 am
TVD UKPRO InfinityMember since 2007
Denon DJ MC7000 Asio, what other could i use?

What I found last night was in audio settings, just hitting apply cleared the distortion.
 

geposted Tue 10 Nov 20 @ 7:43 am
TVD UKPRO InfinityMember since 2007
Finding with stems on load my processor is shooting up to 100% could this maybe contributing to it? Running an i5-9400 CPU @ 2.90GHz.
As i am using beatlink i can't pre compute
 

geposted Tue 10 Nov 20 @ 10:36 am
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