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Hello,

I run a small studio in a spare room in my house
I run Cubase Studio 4with a PreSonus Firestudio
into my HP Pavilion (which is fairly new)

I am having a major problem.

While recording, the program just stops, stops recording, stop everything.
I can move the mouse around but can't click anything.
5 Seconds later
It works again, only the track that i just recorded has stoped and at the end of it has a loud buzzing sound.

This is happening almost everytime i hit the record button now.

If someone could help me it would be greatly appreciated

thank you

Comments

jg49 Thu, 09/24/2009 - 16:28

You really did not give very much info. It sounds like CPU brainfreeze.
Are you recording new tracks in a project with existing tracks that are utilizing plugins? If so turn off the plugs during recording or freeze the previous tracks.
What OS are you using?
Is this a new problem that is occuring while performing a workflow that has operated correctly in the past?
Is wireless, networking and anti-virus disabled?
Have you loaded a new program that might be running in the background?

anonymous Thu, 09/24/2009 - 17:04

I'm sorry i am fairly new to this, and self taught.

It happens even if it's a brand new track.
Im using Windows Vista
I have an Ethernet cable plugged in but when i unplug it, it makes no difference
Also all my other programs are closed while recording.

Even when i listen to play back, sometimes it stops or skips.
I'm not sure if it has anything to do with this but
When I open a file the "ASIO Time Usage" bar starts in the middle and moves around even though i have not begun to tough anything yet.
When I hit play the bar continues to move and when it peaks, the song skips.

Thank you for your response

apstrong Thu, 09/24/2009 - 17:43

1. Make sure you are using the correct asio driver in Cubase (system link)
2. Do a full virus scan
3. Uninstall and reinstall firestudio drivers
4. Get latest firestudio drivers (if they are newer) and install them
5. Optimize vista for audio: http://www.audioforums.com/windows-vista-optimization.php
6. If all else fails, and if the problem didn't happen before, try a system restore to a point in the past where it was working fine. Failing that, reinstall Vista.