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Hi!

I am having some distorsion problems with the Inpire 1394. Even with relatively low gain and volume on my guitar, I get distorsion here and there. The cabling between my guitar and the unit doesn't seem to be the problem, I tried a few different cables and the result is the same. I only get one firewire cable and port, so I can't test that for now.

I have an old Compaq Presario (2005) running WinXP, with a 4 pins firewire port. I use Cubase SX version 1 (2002). Yeah... I am stuck in the past...

The guitar is passive, an Aria Pro II Fullerton.

I join a sound clip where I play some random chords or else. You can hear it right from the beginning, but it gets worst around 0:11. Someone has a few ideas where that come from? I just bought the unit, so if this is a manufacturing problem or something like that, I would like to know so I could get a refound or some exchange.

Thank you very much!

It could be any number of things. Have you optimized your pc for audio production?

http://support.presonus.com/entries/119107-Optimizing-Your-Computer-for-Audio-Windows-XP

Have you disabled wi-fi? Have you tried disconnecting the ac adapter? Laptop power
supplies are often a source of noise.

Could you please explain exactly how you're connecting the guitar to the Inspire?

Monolithent wroteCould you please explain exactly how you're connecting the guitar to the Inspire?

The guitar is straight into the Inspire with a 1/4 cable, no preamp, amp or pedal. I tried a few cables, the last one being a road hog.

I posted allmost the same on the old forum but here it is.

I tried it with a 4 pin Firewire on my old Asus laptop did'nt work proper too. With a 6 pin it did work, with my desktop but by then I allready got a Project......
What about your Compaq ? is your FireWire chip a Ricoh chip ? Heard lots of bad things about those...

cristofe wroteIt could be any number of things. Have you optimized your pc for audio production?

http://support.presonus.com/entries/119107-Optimizing-Your-Computer-for-Audio-Windows-XP

Have you disabled wi-fi? Have you tried disconnecting the ac adapter? Laptop power
supplies are often a source of noise.

Not sure at all it is currently optimized. I shall check that! I'll come back with the results ASAP. Thanks for the link!

klypeman wroteWhat about your Compaq ? is your FireWire chip a Ricoh chip ? Heard lots of bad things about those...

I am not sure how I'll check that, but I will surely try!

fredericlevesque wrote

klypeman wroteWhat about your Compaq ? is your FireWire chip a Ricoh chip ? Heard lots of bad things about those...

I am not sure how I'll check that, but I will surely try!

It is a Texas Instrument one.

I think anyway that it's the 4-pin Firewire that's the culprit as I stated a thought about earlier.
Texas should be good on 6 pin but I suspect that a 4 pin FireWire is the problem.