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Audio track corruption

Audio track corruption

9 Feb 2006, 12:55
Hello,
i just recently started using the audio track features of OS 2.0 and i am now having problems.

Everything has always worked as it should on my fantom until now. I got the unit around april 2005.

I am using the latest OS update, 1gb kingston cf card with sandisk pcmcia to cf adapter and 256mb of pc133 ram from kingston.

When i record audio tracks, everything goes well, and everything works well. I can play them back and it works as it should. I then save the tracks to my memory card and turn off the synth.

When i reload my samples and play back my song, some of the audio tracks are stuttering badly. Some are full of crackles and stutter. I have a 6 minute audio track that stutters and some shorter ones that stutter too. I try to always have at least 50mb free of sample ram when working to prevent problems.

I checked the samples on a computer with a card reader and they sound the same way as on the fantom : glitchy.

I tried a few things yet i always get some corruption. It seems to happen when using 3+ audio tracks but i haven't done more testing right now.

What should i check ? Could it be the ram, the memory card, the pcmcia adapter or is my fantom dying already ?

Thanks in advance.

Re: Audio track corruption

9 Feb 2006, 17:14
I would borrow another card and try that. It seems to me that if it happens on the FX and the PC then the culprit might just be the card. Try another one, that's my best advice.

Warmest regards,

Musikman

"Seek the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near." Isaiah 55:6
Warmest regards,

Musikman

"Seek the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near." Isaiah 55:6

Re: Audio track corruption

12 Feb 2006, 01:26
i tested the card on a computer, i backuped all my data then formatted the card, filled it with .zip files and used a command line unzip tool to test all the .zip files. Turns out the card was giving errors.

I bought another card and worked for a while today on a track and everything worked fine.

Thanks for your advice. It helped me in a moment of panic :)

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