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edbridge@earthlink.net
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 5:42 am Post subject:
Why wireless card needs to be disable before recording |
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I slap a wirless card on my PC and then Digi 002/protools had a cow.
No big deal I just disable while recording but I just wanted to know
why? It seem I should know why I have to disable it , but i don't know
why.
Thanks
Ed
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Joe Kesselman
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 5:42 am Post subject:
Re: Why wireless card needs to be disable before recording |
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edbridge@earthlink.net wrote:
| Quote: | I slap a wirless card on my PC and then Digi 002/protools had a cow.
No big deal I just disable while recording but I just wanted to know
why? It seem I should know why I have to disable it , but i don't know
why.
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Interrupt conflict? Just running out of processor cycles? Contact Digi
and ask 'em what the possible conflicts are. |
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 5:42 am Post subject:
Re: Why wireless card needs to be disable before recording |
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edbridge@earthlink.net wrote:
| Quote: | I slap a wirless card on my PC and then Digi 002/protools had a cow.
No big deal I just disable while recording but I just wanted to know
why? It seem I should know why I have to disable it , but i don't know
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Sometimes network cards interfere with Firewire audio streaming. I had
that problem with my Dell laptop, and updating the driver fixed it. But
then why do you need wireless networking active when you're recording,
anyway? Pull it out when you're recording and you'll save yourself some
headaches. |
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edbridge@earthlink.net
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 7:20 pm Post subject:
Re: Why wireless card needs to be disable before recording |
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mm1100@yahoo.com wrote:
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Sometimes network cards interfere with Firewire audio streaming.
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that's it I bet. . I just disable it, I only wonder "why?" When I had
a ethernet card I never thought or had to disable it but with the
wireless I do.
FYI: I have a music store and many guitar students and I enjoy
recording important parts of the lessons then MP3 it and e mail it
during the lesson to their or their Mom or dad. .keeps everyone in the
loop. At least twice a day I forget to disable it before recording, I
do this all in a 30 min lesson and it's a type a thing that should
never take away time or look like I'm goofing around with my Pc while
teaching , but I am.
Thanks
Ed |
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Desdinova
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 7:48 pm Post subject:
Re: Why wireless card needs to be disable before recording |
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edbridge@earthlink.net wrote:
| Quote: | I slap a wirless card on my PC and then Digi 002/protools had a cow.
No big deal I just disable while recording but I just wanted to know
why? It seem I should know why I have to disable it , but i don't know
why.
Thanks
Ed
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If you're running winxp, windows zeroconf will search for a wireless
signal constantly if the card is enabled.
That's probably why.
Take care,
Des |
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Mike Rivers
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Thu Nov 10, 2005 5:01 am Post subject:
Re: Why wireless card needs to be disable before recording |
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edbridge@earthlink.net wrote:
| Quote: | FYI: I have a music store and many guitar students and I enjoy
recording important parts of the lessons then MP3 it and e mail it
during the lesson to their or their Mom or dad. .keeps everyone in the
loop. At least twice a day I forget to disable it before recording
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You have room for a computer in your teaching studio? When I taught,
there was barely enough space for two people, two guitars, and a
cassette recorder. You'd probably be a good candidate for one of those
newfangled flash card recorders. |
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Desdinova
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 5:43 am Post subject:
Re: Why wireless card needs to be disable before recording |
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Mike Rivers wrote:
| Quote: | Is this a built-in Windows program? Is it running unless it's turned
off (I may have turned it off in my setup years ago and forgotten)
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Yeah, it runs for you by default and is generally a pain in the ass.
Right click my computer->manage->services->find Windows Zero
Conf->properties->change the drop-down to "manual"->hit the disable
button->hit ok.
It won't bother you again.
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Sometimes (but rarely) if I have the wireless card in the laptop and
boot up, it'll find a signal and connect automagically. Most of the
time, though (like for instance in the hotel that I'm in now) I need to
open the application that came with my SMC wireless network card,
search for signals, click on one, then "modify" the default profile to
make it connect.
If there's something built into Windows that should do this, I don't
know where to find it. When I'm not connected and click (or double
click) on the X'd-out network icon in the system tray, everything is
grayed out, so I can't kick it into action from there.
These computers really should come with instructions. <g>.
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It was probably fighting over control of the card with zeroconf. Just
use the SMC software and you'll be golden.
Take care,
Des |
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Mike Rivers
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 5:43 am Post subject:
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Desdinova wrote:
| Quote: | Right click my computer->manage->services->find Windows Zero
Conf->properties->change the drop-down to "manual"->hit the disable
button->hit ok.
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I checked and already had is disabled, so I guess it's never bothered
me. At one time I found a web site with a listing of all (probably) the
Windows Services with an explanation of what they do and what was safe
to turn off (which was practically everything). I don't think I've ever
run into anything other than encription when trying to download some
Microsoft stuff that I've had to turn back on. |
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Desdinova
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Sat Nov 12, 2005 12:51 am Post subject:
Re: Why wireless card needs to be disable before recording |
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Mike Rivers wrote:
| Quote: | Desdinova wrote:
Right click my computer->manage->services->find Windows Zero
Conf->properties->change the drop-down to "manual"->hit the disable
button->hit ok.
I checked and already had is disabled, so I guess it's never bothered
me. At one time I found a web site with a listing of all (probably) the
Windows Services with an explanation of what they do and what was safe
to turn off (which was practically everything). I don't think I've ever
run into anything other than encription when trying to download some
Microsoft stuff that I've had to turn back on.
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mmm, tricky.
I generally stick to win2k for all my machines anyway, she's never given
me any troubles.
I'll probably be the last guy using win2k in the state... while
scrounging up coin for an x86 powermac. ;)
Take care,
Des |
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Mike Rivers
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Sat Nov 12, 2005 3:33 am Post subject:
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Desdinova wrote:
| Quote: | I generally stick to win2k for all my machines anyway, she's never given
me any troubles.
I'll probably be the last guy using win2k in the state... while
scrounging up coin for an x86 powermac. ;)
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My studio computer, a 266 MHz Pentium II is running Win98SE. It started
with 95. My day-to-day work computer has Win2K on it, and my laptop
(the newest computer here, but still 3 years old) has WinXP. |
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Todd Bradley
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Sat Nov 12, 2005 8:27 pm Post subject:
Re: Why wireless card needs to be disable before recording |
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edbridge@earthlink.net wrote:
| Quote: | Thanks. . truth is , it took me about 1 hr. to nail the casue all the
problems. I put in the wireless card and then did'nt use the recording
gear for about a month, I did'nt make the connection until I walk away
and did some chores.
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If all you wasted was an hour, count yourself lucky.
I spent several hours over several days trying to
figure out why my audio recording would suddenly stop
or have an audible glitch every 68.5 seconds, like
clockwork. I finally figured out the same thing -
that Windows was trying every 68.5 seconds to search
for WiFi access points.
Todd. |
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Mike Rivers
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Sat Nov 12, 2005 10:24 pm Post subject:
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Todd Bradley wrote:
| Quote: | If all you wasted was an hour, count yourself lucky.
I spent several hours over several days trying to
figure out why my audio recording would suddenly stop
or have an audible glitch every 68.5 seconds, like
clockwork. I finally figured out the same thing -
that Windows was trying every 68.5 seconds to search
for WiFi access points.
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It's because of nonsense like this that I still don't use computers for
any serious recording projects other than stereo mixdown and editing
(on the Win98 machine). My Mackie hard disk recorders, DAT, and Jukebox
3 don't glitch, and don't crash. The people who seem to be most
successful using DAWs are musicians who have a fair amount of
experience with computers and are just learning about audio, acoustics,
and music production.
Those of us who grew up with more traditional equipment just expect it
to work until it needs fixing, and not come broken, needing to be fixed
before it's usable. Somehow I don't equate opening the Ampex manual to
the section on electronic alignment, hooking up a generator and meter,
and lining up the electronics periodically with opening the Windows
manual, finding nothing about a WiFi searching program and have to find
out by other means how to disable it so I can record. Others may feel
like it's perfectly normal to search on line for missing computer
documentation and clues to unanticipated problems and squirm at the
thought of putting a screwdriver to an internal adjustment. Different
generations, I guess. |
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edbridge@earthlink.net
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Sun Nov 13, 2005 5:42 am Post subject:
Re: Why wireless card needs to be disable before recording |
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Todd Bradley wrote:
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If all you wasted was an hour,
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hi Todd
well. . . It may have been longer than 1 hr. but I try not to admitt
that I'm not a sharp person,HA!
I do remember I was getting very mad at Pro tool, my Pc and the World
Mike Rivers
I am a Tascam dealer ( just got the other in for the store) and I
have a few 2488 and other gear that I'm looking forward to learning how
to use and I have about two words for the PC and P.T.. . and it's not
"I'm sorry!". . oh yea, I still talk nice to my dats and reel to
reels. .
Ed |
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Ty Ford
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Sun Nov 13, 2005 6:45 pm Post subject:
Re: Why wireless card needs to be disable before recording |
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On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 09:27:17 -0500, Todd Bradley wrote
(in article <4375FBC5.4010507@toddbradley.com>):
| Quote: | edbridge@earthlink.net wrote:
Thanks. . truth is , it took me about 1 hr. to nail the casue all the
problems. I put in the wireless card and then did'nt use the recording
gear for about a month, I did'nt make the connection until I walk away
and did some chores.
If all you wasted was an hour, count yourself lucky.
I spent several hours over several days trying to
figure out why my audio recording would suddenly stop
or have an audible glitch every 68.5 seconds, like
clockwork. I finally figured out the same thing -
that Windows was trying every 68.5 seconds to search
for WiFi access points.
Todd.
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So far, no problems on a Mac G5 with the airport running while running PTLE
and a digi 002.
Ty ford
-- Ty Ford's equipment reviews, audio samples, rates and other audiocentric
stuff are at www.tyford.com |
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Desdinova
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Mon Nov 14, 2005 5:42 am Post subject:
Re: Why wireless card needs to be disable before recording |
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Mike Rivers wrote:
| Quote: | Todd Bradley wrote:
If all you wasted was an hour, count yourself lucky.
I spent several hours over several days trying to
figure out why my audio recording would suddenly stop
or have an audible glitch every 68.5 seconds, like
clockwork. I finally figured out the same thing -
that Windows was trying every 68.5 seconds to search
for WiFi access points.
It's because of nonsense like this that I still don't use computers for
any serious recording projects...
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Many people expect computers to just be appliances and they're not.
The only computer that comes as close to being as a refridgerator as
possible, ime, is a Mac running OSX post-10.1
Take care,
D |
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