[ddots-l] Re: Choppy or no audio from the Tascam FW1884
- From: "Sean A. Cummins" <seanacummins@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 08:33:22 -0700
Dear Roberto,
If you would like some help from me, hail me on Skype, user name
MonsterFoderaBass or call my office at (928) 646-7233 on or after Monday.
There are several things to do and I'm not wanting to spend my life typing.
LOL!
Take Care,
Sincerely,
Sean A. Cummins
consultant
InVision Technical
PO Box 2015
Cottonwood, AZ 86326
(928) 646-7233
SeanACummins@xxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: Dancing Dots
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 6:48 AM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Choppy or no audio from the Tascam FW1884
Hi, Roberto,
One thing that has helped me and other customers in general is to check
Sounds and Audio Devices under the Control Panel to be sure that your default
playback and recording device is set to your low-end (probably onboard)
soundcard. Check "Use only Preferred Devices", tab to "Apply" button and press
space bar.
Are you using the TASCAM 1884?
Regards,
Bill
Bill McCann
Founder and President of Dancing Dots since 1992
www.DancingDots.com
Tel: [001] 610-783-6692
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From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Roberto Gonzalez
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 8:48 PM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Choppy or no audio from the Tascam FW1884
Hi,
Wondering if anyone has experienced this problem and found a solution. More
than 50% of the time when starting Sonar 6 and attempting to play a project one
of the following occurs:
1. There is no audio and the meter also registers as such when F2 is pressed.
2. If there is audio, it is extremely, and I mean extremely choppy and barely
identifiable.
In order to resolve this an unpredictable combination of unloading Sonar,
power cycling the Tascam, removing and reconnecting the firewire cable, and
power cycling the computer is required. Sometimes, several computer reboots is
necessary while other times simply restarting Sonar does the trick. There
doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason as to why or when the problem occurs nor
a solid sequence of restarts to correct it other than the longer the computer
sits powered off then the more likely Sonar will not produce playback audio.
The problem is not restricted to certain projects as we have had the problem
occur with various projects including the Sonar sample midi and audio bundle.
Using WDM or ASIO drivers also doesn't make a difference.
We're using a PCI firewire card with a TI chipset. I've upgraded to the
latest Windows drivers for the Tascam and updated to the latest Tascam firmware.
My thinking is that we have a Windows XP hardware initialization issue of
sorts. Any idea whether changing PCI slots could make a difference. It's
currently in the bottom most slot furthest from the video card which I was
under the impression is a good position for the firewire card. Any clues to
resolve this annoying problem are greatly appreciated.
-Roberto
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