Old 05-22-2017, 09:36 PM   #1
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My recording setup has 18 audio output channels that I route back to the mixer for monitoring and mixdown. At some point recently playback became distorted and slow. After much consternation and experimentation I found that if I only set a range of 6 channels in the Audio Device settings in Reaper everything sounded fine. Doesn't matter what range of 6 channels or on which device or combination (RME Multiface and Presonus Digimax FS) but I cannot activate more than 6 channels. I have been fussing with this for a few weeks now and I am baffled. Any ideas?

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Old 05-23-2017, 02:05 AM   #2
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Windows? Mac?

And by "slow" you mean time warped?
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Old 05-23-2017, 05:14 AM   #3
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Windows? Mac?

And by "slow" you mean time warped?
Windows on a Lenovo Thinkpad laptop. Decreased tempo, lower pitch, and "granular" sounding. Not sure how else to describe it. Definitely distorted.
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May want to check resources on the computer. Sounds like you are running into latency issues or plugins that are resource intensive.
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May want to check resources on the computer. Sounds like you are running into latency issues or plugins that are resource intensive.
Thanks for your reply. Does adding analog outputs really take that much in the way of resources? The project will still play back with all plugins functioning and the tracks routed to the 6 working outputs. My newer, faster, more powerful laptop is giving me more problems in this regard than the 10 year old one.
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Old 06-05-2017, 08:33 PM   #6
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Update;

I checked resources and the computer is loafing running Reaper. Further, I opened a new project with one stereo track and no plugins and had the same results. If I activate more than 6 audio output channels in the audio device settings it is a mess.

I didn't mention before but I am running W10 64. Any ideas about what could cause this?
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