S4/ S2 Windows users - Still have crackle and pop issues?

[PsyCura]

You should read this and check the latency settings. I stopped having latency issues at 512.

http://blog.dubspot.com/traktor-pro-...spots-dj-endo/

Also, I've had great results with this script by SmiTTTen...to improve tratkor's performance and latency issues.

http://www.djtechtools.com/2011/08/1...-power-script/

512 is not to high? Its giving like 15 ms delay, maybd in home use its ok, but when i connect it to club mixer its to much

[scamo]

Yeah, Ean says a latency of 10ms is about max for a professional performance situation.

scamo

[tekki]

I think it depends on what you're doing, controllerist routines, than I gotta agree, if it's traditional DJing, I think 15 is quite acceptable as wel.

[aGhost]

So the article from DJ Endo says:

"The recommended setting for using Traktor on most MacBook Pro is 44100 Hz Sample rate and 512 MS Latency. This is because this is the standard sample rate used by most CDs. If you’re a turntablist, you might want to use a lower latency setting. It’s worth noting that a lower latency will give you a quicker response, but it will also stress your computer more, and possibly cause audio dropouts. Keep an eye on your CPU meters when your using Traktor. If the CPU meter is going in the reds you might need to raise your latency."



So acutally the latency it's about 13.1ms which is not that bad. I use this settings on a not-so-great windows 7 pc and I have managed to have good results. Given that I have to play 5-6 hrs sets at a club weekly, makes the S2 very stable throughout the night. I had the latency lower and had a few issues after my 3rd hour.

This is what is working for me right now, I hope it works for somebody else, or someone else have more tips that can share.

[DJAdamDaniel]

i wouldnt go by the latency quoted in traktor there. the latency will be changing constantly depending what the laptop is doing. use a program like dpc latency checker (http://www.thesycon.de/deu/latency_check.shtml) anything above 1ms is bad. mine never goes above 600us (0.6ms) when switching between traktor and firefox with 2 decks playing...

[PsyCura]

So the article from DJ Endo says:

"The recommended setting for using Traktor on most MacBook Pro is 44100 Hz Sample rate and 512 MS Latency. This is because this is the standard sample rate used by most CDs. If you’re a turntablist, you might want to use a lower latency setting. It’s worth noting that a lower latency will give you a quicker response, but it will also stress your computer more, and possibly cause audio dropouts. Keep an eye on your CPU meters when your using Traktor. If the CPU meter is going in the reds you might need to raise your latency."



So acutally the latency it's about 13.1ms which is not that bad. I use this settings on a not-so-great windows 7 pc and I have managed to have good results. Given that I have to play 5-6 hrs sets at a club weekly, makes the S2 very stable throughout the night. I had the latency lower and had a few issues after my 3rd hour.

This is what is working for me right now, I hope it works for somebody else, or someone else have more tips that can share.

strange, but with same settings i have 16 ms((
why??

[aGhost]

strange, but with same settings i have 16 ms((
why??

I think we are just getting off topic here. The question was do you still have crackles and pops with the S2? if you don't then it's most likely resolved. If you have latency issues with your system, that perhaps is not related with the S2, but instead with your system. And there are may threads and articles that talk about optimizing windows for Traktor.

Anyway, I was playing around with the latency settings last night and manage to get it on 9.3 without having crackles and pops or any drop outs.

Padi_04, posted this very useful link:

http://www.native-instruments.com/kn...dio+processing

You can find his post on this thread:

http://www.djtechtools.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46380

hope this helps.

[DJAdamDaniel]

seriously guys, try this dpc latency checker program. an actual latency of even 1ms is bad...