When playing the session, it sounds like someone is starting and stopping the sound quickly and repeatedly. This could be because the computer has slowed down due to other programs running at the same time, a slow hard drive, or various other reasons.
Mixcraft has to work harder as the layers of sound increase. Try increasing the buffer size or the number of buffers in the Advanced Section of the Preferences Playback tab. If you are in ASIO mode, click Open Mixer to find the buffer settings.
If you are doing a lot of recording and you find that the actual recordings are being broken up, you may change the Recording Settings on the Recording tab of the Preference Dialog.
Additionally, you may choose to reduce the # of effects that you are using during recording. Go ahead and mute the effects. You can always turn them back on later. (Effects use significant CPU power.)
Another trick is to reduce the number of tracks. Each track has its own separate mix down which costs in terms of your computer's memory and CPU power. If you don't need sounds to be separate tracks, try and put them on as few tracks as possible.
Finally, you can try freezing tracks (Ctrl+F). This temporarily converts the track to an audio file, and avoids the need to process the audio from any plugins that may be used on the track.
Eric V
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