# Insane audio problems...?

**URL:** <https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/insane-audio-problems/54030>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [March 1, 2013, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/insane-audio-problems/54030 "2013-03-01T20:26:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![octostout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ec9cab/32.png) [@octostout](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/octostout)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/insane-audio-problems/54030/1 "2013-03-01T20:26:07Z")

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**Insane audio problems…?**

I’ve searched all over the place, and apparently a ton of people are having this problem too, but I haven’t found a resolution anywhere.

My audio card load insane.  
I’ve tried two sound cards (Kontrol S4, Audio 8), and even when I have no sound card at all, it’s still in the red. Every time I load a track I get a dropout, and it will occasionally even just come to a crashing halt.

I’m running Traktor 2.6, with a kontrol S4 currently running the latest driver. I’ve tried several versions for each, so I know those cant be the problem.

These are my computer specs:

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I’ve updated my BIOS and my chipset drivers.

I’ve tried with multi-core processor on or off, tried EVERY possible combination of audio card settings, tried a fresh collection, tried all sorts of optimization scripts, turned off wifi, etc… Nothing works.  
Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![NoizeuNit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/noizeunit/32/12331_2.png) [@NoizeuNit](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/NoizeuNit)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/insane-audio-problems/54030/2 "2013-03-01T20:41:22Z")

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what are your latency settings?

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**Author:** ![octostout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ec9cab/32.png) [@octostout](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/octostout)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/insane-audio-problems/54030/3 "2013-03-01T20:58:48Z")

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> [@NoizeuNit](#):
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> what are your latency settings?

I’ve tried everything. Even with the highest process buffer and usb delay, and the lowest sample rate, it still happens.

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**Author:** ![manchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@manchild](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/manchild)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2013, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/insane-audio-problems/54030/4 "2013-03-02T00:25:21Z")

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download driver 2.0.15 for the Audio 8 and tell me if there is any difference

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**Author:** ![CountenanT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ab097/32.png) [@CountenanT](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/CountenanT)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2013, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/insane-audio-problems/54030/5 "2013-03-02T00:54:53Z")

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I would say have you tried unloading most of the effects from the decks and taking keylock off when not in use…but they shouldn’t cause problems _that_ big

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**Author:** ![Steve\_Zorilow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/steve_zorilow/32/14747_2.png) [@Steve\_Zorilow](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Steve_Zorilow)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2013, 2:12am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/insane-audio-problems/54030/6 "2013-03-02T02:12:24Z")

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How about LatencyMon report?