M audio Fast Track with Audacity or other interface?

[Gale_Andrews]

@jalexquijano

Well i finally managed to purchase and install Steiberg UR-22 MK2 and run it with Audacity 2.1.1 version on my PC which carries Windows 10 PRO as OS. The problem i have noticed are the following:

1. If i leave the speakers connected to my PC and listen while recording the guitar, i can hear a short delay between the notes coming out of the speaker and not from the headphones. the headphones sound is okay. Simple and with no reverb added. HOW DO I FIX THIS???

Please do not shout in UPPER CASE. Try monitoring in the headphones jack of the UR22, set the playback device in Audacity’s Device Toolbar to UR22, and turn off Transport > Software Playthrough at the top of Audacity.

@jalexquijano

2. After i record and starting playback i can hear some static like cracking sound coming out of the pc speakers if i max the volume. I have no speakers connected as monitors to the Steinberg UR-22 MK2 interface. Is this normal? My pc speakers are cheap they did not cost more than 10 dollars.

That might be something to do with it, if the crackles are in different places each time. Does it sound OK played in headphones?

Or did you record too loud? If you see red vertical lines when you enable View > Show Clipping in Audacity. you did record too loud.

And if not too loud but the crackles are in the same place each time, even in headphones, then you have a recording problem. This is often a sample rate mismatch. See FAQ:Recording - Troubleshooting - Audacity Manual (the main part to interest you is two paragraphs down).


Gale