Adobe Community: random audio corruption after running processes

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1. SteveG(AudioMasters),

Aug 3, 2012 2:00 PM in reply to SavvyEd

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SavvyEd wrote:

I am moving between a spreadsheet and audition while I am bouncing files. But I don't see how that could be the problem. Any thoughts? What are my troubleshooting steps?

I'm sorry if this sounds like the blindingly obvious, but have you tried doing the bounces without the spreadsheet running? It's all very well not seeing how it could be a problem, but there's nothing like actually proving that it isn't...

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2. SavvyEd,

Aug 3, 2012 2:28 PM in reply to SteveG(AudioMasters)

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It does seem to happen when I leave Audition for an extended period of time

(to check email or something) and then come back. For instance, it will

probably be messed up when I go back after finishing this reply. I have to

have the spreadsheet open because it's where the file names are, and it

would be a huge pain and take way too long to hand type all the filenames

into Audition. So, I guess the answer is to limit the amount of time I

spend in other programs while I'm editing a session.

Any idea why this happens or if there is a way to fix it?

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3. ryclark,

Aug 3, 2012 2:34 PM in reply to SavvyEd

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SavvyEd wrote:

Any idea why this happens or if there is a way to fix it?

Not without knowing a bit more about the system that you are running Audition on. What audio interface are you using, what operating system, how much RAM etc.?

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4. SavvyEd,

Aug 3, 2012 2:37 PM in reply to ryclark

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Thanks for the quick replies! Here's the info:

ASIO4All

Windows 7

Intel Core i7-3770, 3.40Ghz

8G RAM

64-bit IS

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5. SavvyEd,

Aug 3, 2012 7:00 PM in reply to ryclark

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I have another clue. It seems that the problem in only in the audio playback. It's not corrupting the session file at all. It's just that something suddenly happens to interfere in the signal to my headphones. Restarting seems to fix it. Does this shed any light on it? Could this be an ASIO4All issue?

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6. SteveG(AudioMasters),

Aug 4, 2012 3:03 AM in reply to SavvyEd

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Have you got your system sounds turned off? This is the most common cause of wrecked playback there is.

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7. SavvyEd,

Aug 4, 2012 9:55 AM in reply to SteveG(AudioMasters)

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It is definitely happening because of something with my ASIO. I discovered that all I need to do is to toggle the device selection in the ASIO dashboard to make it stop (for a while). I turned off my systm sounds, and it's still happening. At least I found an easy workaround and I know it's not actually doing anything to my audio (whew!).

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8. Bob Howes,

Aug 4, 2012 11:38 PM in reply to SavvyEd

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It's almost certainly happening as a result of one or more of the other things you have running on the same computer grabbing the audio playback facility. Win7 is a pain the way it handles audio and lets this happen. Figuring out what exactly it is will be a painstaking detective job of shutting things down one by one. Start with turning off all networking, wifi and anti virus stuff, all of which tend to have a high priority in software terms, thereby affecting other things trying to run in real time.

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