[Glenn Polin]

With my simple project (EZKeys, one vocal track, and a video track), it occurred to me to try to hide the video preview, and lo and behold, the noise went away about 90%.  What is left might be the sound of a pedal, of maybe there is still some lack of coordination with Mixcraft and EZkeys.

Even more importantly, when I actually mix down to an MP3 or an MP4, the noise is no longer present.  I conclude this isn’t an EZKeys problem, and I thank everybody for their help.

Glenn

[Glenn Polin]

Thanks for the thoughtful note and particularly the thought about the audio setup and the ASIO.  I have a Focusrite 6i6, the first generation, with the latest driver.  The preferences were set to Sample Size 44000, Buffer 256, and Latency 5.8.  This is a modern fast Windows 10 computer.

There was a box in the Preferences “Use Devices Preferred Settings.”  I tried checking that but it had no effect on the noise.

Mixcraft displays the CPU usage for both itself and the entire system in the lower right.  I watched it and neither number gets much higher when you hit Play.    I have had this problem in much more complex projects, but it happens right now in a project with only on EZKeys track playing piano, a vocal track  and a video track.  And I have muted the audio track to make sure it wasn’t there.

Even if it was ASIO, wouldn’t the same problem happen when just playing inside the EZKeys app?  There is no noise there; only when I play it from the DAW.

Glenn

[Glenn Polin]

Thanks for these replies.  As for it being the sound of a pedal, I don’t think so.  It does not occur when I play it inside the EZKeys app, so I assume it is some interaction with the DAW.  Also, I have clicked on the Pedal; I hear that thud, it is a different sound.  What I hear sounds like a piece of static, or a scratch, for just an instant, whenever the music starts.

Glenn

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