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Sporatic,Crazy,Loud Distortion Upon Playback
I have DV footage on my timeline with decent audio recorded from a boom mic. Normally, there’s no probs with audio playback, but sometimes, when playing from the timeline and listening intensely to levels there will be a sudden audio freak out.
The freakout is continued playback, only at double the volume and screaming radio static noise instead of dialogue (until you stop playback). Hit play again, and it’s gone. Besides giving me this Jack-In-The-Box heart attack feeling, it’s also going to be extremely embarrassing when a client is in the room. Anyone else experience this?
RH
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5 Replies
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What are your system specs and how are you monitoring your footage and audio?
First thing to do is check the tapes using a dv deck or camera that is disconnected from FCP.
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G5 Dual 2Ghz <> 4GB RAM <> FCP 5.03 <> Kona 2
ATTO 42XS <> Huge Systems 4105 Fibre
OS 10.4.2 <> QT 7.0.3 -
I’ve been working all day, and have found at least one connection. I recorded some voiceovers straight to computer and then applied a multiband compressor. THIS is where the distortion seems to be coming from. I’ll play the VO, either in the viewer or on the timeline, and then get my ears blasted by this noisy distortion, or I may not. Usually, if it happens, all I need to do is push play again, sometimes twice before the proper multiband effect does its thing and the superloud noise is gone (for awhile anyway).
So not having noticed it any other time, perhaps its just related to this one effect (I have been using it throughout the film on voiceovers).
Thanks for your thoughts, and if anyone else knows anything about audio effects going haywire let me know your possible solution(s).
Jeremy – the tapes are fine, I logged them completely outside of FCP on a stand alone DVD player. I’ve also checked them outside of the system on Premiere Pro.
RH
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Cool. Try rendering the audio effects or mixing down your audio and see if that clears up the problem. how are you monitoring the audio? THrough a dv deck, through a capture card, or through the computer itself?
Jeremy
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G5 Dual 2Ghz <> 4GB RAM <> FCP 5.03 <> Kona 2
ATTO 42XS <> Huge Systems 4105 Fibre
OS 10.4.2 <> QT 7.0.3 -
Jeremy,
I am monitoring audio through headphones directly in the GL-1 I’m using and through professional audio monitors that go out from the camera’s A/V cord. I don’t have this problem when I render or mix down audio. It’s a timeline thing only as far as I can tell.
ryun
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SO you are saying rendering or mixing down fixes the problem? SOunds like that filter is taxing your system. Just be sure to render and you’re good.
Jeremy
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G5 Dual 2Ghz <> 4GB RAM <> FCP 5.03 <> Kona 2
ATTO 42XS <> Huge Systems 4105 Fibre
OS 10.4.2 <> QT 7.0.3
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