Dreaded clicks

[Frankie_Lee]

So is this going to be a nightmare?
I’ve got a Circuit Rhythm > guitar pedal > scarlet 18i8 > usb hub > MPCOne and Im getting clicks when I record into the MPC sampler. Never noticed this before.

Do I just go through the chain and see what’s causing it or is it something obvious?

 

[DPrezd Beggar]

What kind of clicks you mean? When do they occur?

 

[DPrezd Beggar]

Is it clicking while you play or is it clicking when you play back the record in the MPC?

 

[Frankie_Lee]

No clicks when playing. Only when I play it back. It’s definitely happening during the recording because the clicks occur exactly the same time.

My brief research suggests it might be with using the Scarlet as AU set to 32inputs. Might be a burden on the MPC apparently.

 

[DPrezd Beggar]

No clicks when playing. Only when I play it back. It’s definitely happening during the recording because the clicks occur exactly the same time.

My brief research suggests it might be with using the Scarlet as AU set to 32inputs. Might be a burden on the MPC apparently.

Do you have like a single record or chops of it? If its chops then maybe try to go into LFO settings, crank up that amount and slightly increase the attack for the sample.

 

[Frankie_Lee]

It seems to be the Scarlet AU. When I go straight into the MPC it’s fine. I suspect maybe I’m not using the gain control correctly. What’s best practice here? Should The signal into the Scarlet be pretty hot and I should keep the gain setting on the input low? I’ve been having the gain setting on the input at around 12 o’clock. Is that too high?

 

[DPrezd Beggar]

Experiment with it. set it as low as possible, so you still hear something coming out and then slowly turn up to see when the cracking occurs.