I was experiencing major regular audio dropouts when i connected and tried to use my S4, I was extremely dissapointed, and even went “almost” as far as thinking about buying a mac! LOL… anyway, I fixed the problem (for me anyway) I have an HP Pavilion DV6 with intel i7, running windows 7 64bit.
What i did is take out the battery and run my computer straight off power while im using the S4, if you still get dropouts after this, try a different USB port, and increase buffer size (latency)… Worked for me, No dropouts, No crackles… Goodluck!
Do you also disable all the other crap as recommended such as the network adapter/webcam/ACPI etc or is removing the battery totally cleared your crackles…?
which USB port are you using…?
what have you done to yours and what Anti virus are you running…?
The only changes I have made are the ones I mentioned. Anti-virus running norton, all other stuff u mentioned is still running, I am using the usb port on the left… Just take the damn battery out…
I can’t comment on the $4 on a PC (as I switched to Mac a few months ago) but I’ve had Traktor products on many PCs over the last 10 years (since Final Scratch). You really should optimize it for DJing. No network, virus, or other background programs. Run msconfig and disable anything not necessary to boot.
The guys suggestion actually works. Instead of taking out your battery you can go to device manager and dissable anything related to your computers battery…Microsoft AC adapter etc.
The CPU meter stays out of the red even when I scratch and I here no clicks in browse mode. However I do still get some glitches in the software and crackles from time to time, but it seems it tends to happen in the first 15 mins or so the controller and sofware are running. It seems to stablize over time.
I will try out the S4 in the club on Saturday and note if I have any problems.
Cheers guys… I also tried rolling back my Nvidia drivers to the standard VGA drivers but that caused alsorts of issues including loose the ability to have a seperate monitor duplicating my laptop screen… but the pops and crackles seemed to clear a little… any ideas on an alternative driver for the Nvidia Geforce 320 that would still get the best from my card..!
Hi Loop… yeah i’ve got a HP Pav DV6 i7 and i does’nt like the S4 at all…
It takes forever to turn stuff off and tweak other stuff if i wanna use it so i’m starting to lose interest to tell you the truth… !
I would’nt know how to Hackintosh my machine but how sure are you that it’ll work coz i might give it a go..!
Did a search on the net and found few success reports with DV6 books. Also found few unsuccessful, but I bet it’s just that these guys didn’t set something properly and were not stubborn enough.
It definitely works and you’ll probably manage to do it. i7 is supported, as the new MBPs have it. Nvidia 320 too. All the hardware is supported - either with the OS X stock components or the custom hacks (= kext = kernel extensions).
Have in mind few important things, which may help a lot:
Have a 2nd computer around. Use it for internet access to support you through the process. Google if you don’t know what something is or what to do next.
Be prepared and plan to repeat the process few times (say 2-3 or so …) before considering it done.
Experiment. Don’t be afraid and don’t regret if something is not going well. You can always repeat it. You HAVE to repeat it in order to learn it.
Try different settings. Be agressive. if it brakes badly or don’t know what to do, redo it.
Don’t waste too much time in troubleshooting if you don’t have a clue where to touch or look for the thing. Not before you learn the process and start to understand how it works.
Update the OS X to 10.6.5 post installation. See if it brakes. Find a way to fix it (success reports are there). You have to know if and how you can update it.
Dual Boot is doable. Be prepared that it may not work immediately. Also you may have to sacrifice a Windows installation if something goes wrong. Redo’s your friend again.
LOL, sorry 'bout this stupid redoing but that’s how the learning works. every next time you’re more knowledgable and more careful. Of course, being less of a perfectionist would also speed the things. It may appear that it’ll even be perfect from the very first time … you have to try …
Here’s a video demonstrating the beginning of the setup process and the exact selection of settings/drivers. The guy claims it’s optimal - not optimal IMO, but very likely they’ll work for you too (only i7 to be considered):
I can only wish you good luck!
P.S. I’m thinking to try it out over the weekend on some office comp. it won’t be a DV6 but I’d like to test it too … mrs will kill me, but anyway
