SOLVED (FOR ME, ANYWAY)
I had this problem with a new PC running Windows 8. Plenty of juice in the system, but Cubase was constantly letting out weird little crackles.
I tried everything, and eventually tracked the issue down to the various network wi-fi services. All that stuff.
As you’ll know, it is a major hassled remembering to do them all manually.
So, I have a present for any of you with this problem. I can’t promise it will work, but it does for me.
I made two tiny little programs, which I have on my taskbar, one before the Cubase icon, and one after.
- “Lee’s Antedaw” is merely a little program that executes this code:
@Echo Off
net stop “lanmanworkstation”
net stop “netprofm”
net stop “NlaSvc”
net stop “dhcp”
net stop “Netman”
net stop “nsi”
net stop “wwansvc”
net stop “wlansvc”
netsh interface set interface “Wi-Fi” admin=disable
exit
- “Lee’s Postdaw” switches all these services back on, after you have finished making your future hits:
@Echo Off
net start “netprofm”
net start “NlaSvc”
net start “dhcp”
net start “Netman”
net start “nsi”
net start “wwansvc”
net start “wlansvc”
net start “lanmanworkstation”
netsh interface set interface “Wi-Fi” admin=enable
exit
IMPORTANT: you need to make sure that your wi-fi internet connection is named “Wi-Fi” for these applications to work.
IMPORTANT: Before you use the programs, right click on them and select properties. Under “Compatibility”, make sure you check the box to run them as an admin.
DISCLAIMER: These are provided free of charge. I made them privately for myself, but found them so handy I wanted to make them available to my fellow brother and sister musicians. So, use at your own risk. I am not a techie, and WILL NOT provide support if you f##k up your system after using these.
However - the entire code contained in the exe files is pasted above . if you don’t understand what this will do to your system, DON’T USE THEM.
If they work for you, show me some love by visiting my band at http://www.gosatta.com, or even buying our music through our record company http://emerald-and-doreen.com/ (we’ll be putting out our first EP with them in October 2014)
Peace.
Lee