<<<There can be many causes of this problem, but basically your system is not keeping up with the amount of data. >>>
Or, this could be a USB power problem.
We routinely cure "crackling" by putting a wall-powered USB hub between the computer and the USB sound device. The hub does no other jobs than that one; to provide clean, wall socket power to the one sound device.
"Self-Powered" hubs do not work and can make the problem worse.
The last one I installed to cure crackling problems with a Duet sound conferencing unit was a Kensington PocketHUB SE 2.0. USD 24.99 at the local electronics store.
Our other offices report success with other similar hubs. Remember Do Not plug anything else into the hub.
Koz
Steinberg MI4
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Re: Steinberg MI4
It certainly could, but it amounts to much the same thing. USB has trouble maintaining a consistent data flow at the best of times (at least in part because it is CPU dependent), but if anything interrupts the USB data (including a hub trying to share the connection with another device, a poor quality power supply to the device, or anything else) then you get drop-outs.kozikowski wrote: Or, this could be a USB power problem.
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