I keep getting audio droputs in Cubase when trying to record, also during playback, and it usually occurs within the first 30 secs - 2 mins, and never later than 5 – 7 mins without a dropout. ASIO time usage meter looks fine than indicates a quick random spike hence dropouts.

I am not sure where this problem really lays but lately a when recording some streaming music off the web with Wavelab there are dropouts occurring. Here is a waveform screenshot to give a better idea

In wireless microphones, a loss of RF signal, which in turn results in loss of audio or audio that is noticeably noisy. Also refers to a small physical area where there is insufficient RF signal present to obtain satisfactory wireless operation. Dropouts are normally caused by multi-path or signal blockage due to some type of obstruction.

okay, this is the main problem I've had with all of my recording issues. Hopefully you guys can help me. I'm running a pc with xp, 2gb ram, amd x2 5200+ dual core processor... My DAW is Sonar PE 7 and the only thing semi-cheap on my computer set-up is a $150 mobile-pre usb interface.

I just built a new DAW. When I load my old projects into Cubase SX3 (3.11) and/or Logic 5.5 or create new projects I find myself suffering random audio dropouts on some channels of the sequencer but not others. The problem seems to occur on VST instrument channels as appose to audio tracks. The dropouts occur roughly once a minute during playback of a project.

Hi, Im just getting used to my new toys for Christmas! I've been playing back some music (not my own recorded material) on my computer. The audio goes through a firewire bus PC card, to a Firewire Mixer/Interface. I have monitors hooked up to the control room out of the firewire device, and usually get perfect playback, although I get too many random complete sound dropouts.

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what are some other reasons other than buffer size do drop outs occur.

I am experiencing audio dropouts, clicks and pops with my Firepod/Cubase setup. When I create a new project and begin to record, the scroll bar on the ruler tends to pause and then skips forward. The pops/clicks and audio dropouts follow. Here are the facts about my DAW:

Biting the bullet because of my click and pop problems with my old P3 machine, I upgraded to:
Pentium 4 1.7 Ghz
ASUS p4B266-C mobo (intel 845D Chipset)
256 DDRAM (PC 2100)
Audiophile 2496
Inno 3D GeForce 2 MX400 32MB AGP Card