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dankaroundtheworld
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March 9, 2020
Question

Adobe Audition 2020 Randomly stops recording

  • March 9, 2020
  • 1 reply
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Hi guys,

 

I run a Dell XPS 15 (2018) 1TB SSD 16 GB RAM 64-bit Windows 10 operating system, and I'm having trouble recording my podcast. I usually have my laptop connected to the Dell XPS dock via USB-C and the dock also has a 4K monitor connected to it via HDMI.

 

In terms of audition, I record in multitrack mode, and I'm usually recording myself and another guest on my Roland Rubix 44. What I usually do is I open the audio hardware, change the drive to ASIO and then find the Roland Rubix for the output and input. Then I arm each track onto a Mono track Line 1 and 2.

 

I put my computer in airplane mode last time to see if it would make any difference, and it didn't... it still stopped recording a few times during a one hour conversation.

 

It has been so incredibly frustrating as it really interupts the flow of the conversation and it's embarrassing with my guests. I was wondering if you could recommend some things to try to resolve this issue?

 

I have a feeling it has to do with Windows Sounds...  but I don't know how to fix this issue... I saw a member had said to use an interface with its own driver... and I thought the Rubix had its own driver so I wasn't sure.

 

In terms of where I'm recording to... I've tried all sorts of methods... I've had the Disk Cache on various external drives and on the local drive while recording to either the local drive or to an external hard drive... I've tried every arrangement and various combinations and it still randomly stops.

 

Any suggestions would be great as I know my machine and the interface are very capable to do basic multitrack recording... I just need to understand why it keeps stopping!

 

I really appreciate the help! 


Thanks everyone!

 

 

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SteveG_AudioMasters_
Community Expert
SteveG_AudioMasters_Community Expert
Community Expert
March 9, 2020

Here's a page of stuff you should do to your machine to optimise it for audio If you do a search using the term 'optimise Windows 10 for recording', you'll find more. Try these suggestions first, and if you still have problems you'll have to do some resource monitoring, which is a little more involved.

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dankaroundtheworldAuthor
Participant
March 11, 2020

Hey Steve,

 

Just did EVERYTHING... and I'm only getting between 15 to 30 minutes of recording before it stops. What the heck could I be doing so wrong for such a simple thing like recording two vocal tracks?

RobotPirateMedia
RobotPirateMedia
Known Participant
September 19, 2020

So ok let me just get it right...

 

My XPS 15 (9560) has the following ports:

  • 1 USB 3.1
  • 1 USB 3.0
  • 1 USB-C
  • 1 HDMI

 

Which USB hub will change my life? I'll be ordering from www.amazon.ca

 


Hey Frank,

 

Turns out my issue was not solved by the hub. It seems to be a cooling issue with the laptop. Because the cooling system is inefficient at best, the CPU is overheating and not processing to it's full capacity. I've been noticing the problem has improved but there's still a significant usage spike every 10-15 minutes during recording that lasts about 10 seconds. It visually makes my entire computer freeze but the recording continues.

Either way, the USB hub that I got and really still enjoy quite a bit is this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005NGQWL2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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