I have a problem with random noises (clicks, snaps, etc.) while using large sample sets in Hauptwerk 4 Advanced. This is a Windows 10 Home (64 bit) PC with an i5-8400 processor, 32GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD. For video, I am using the HDMI connector on the MSI z370 SLI Plus motherboard. My audio interface is the MOTU Ultralite Mk4, connected via USB. This problem seems to get worse depending on the size of the loaded sample set -- if I load a small sample set, I don't notice the problem, but the sample set that I use the most is the Eisenbarth (Friesach) sample set from Piotr Grabowski, which is a relatively large set.
Using the motherboard BIOS, I have disabled the motherboard on-board sound card, and I tried disabling the Ethernet port, but these changes did not help the problem. I also tried changing the priority of the Hauptwerk process to "High" in Windows 10, but that made no noticeable difference.
I had a suspicion that the cause is Windows 10 running a background process which is causing a conflict somewhere, but I am not certain how to prove/disprove this assumption, or how to trace the route cause. I tried swapping out the PC to an older i7-2700k with 32GB RAM, and had the same results, so the problem does not appear to be linked to the PC hardware. I am currently quoting a similar configuration for a church in my area, but I cannot proceed until I find a solution to this noise problem. Can any of the "Gurus" in the forum suggest any methods I can use to try to trace what the culprit of these random noises might be?
Thank you for your assistance.
Using the motherboard BIOS, I have disabled the motherboard on-board sound card, and I tried disabling the Ethernet port, but these changes did not help the problem. I also tried changing the priority of the Hauptwerk process to "High" in Windows 10, but that made no noticeable difference.
I had a suspicion that the cause is Windows 10 running a background process which is causing a conflict somewhere, but I am not certain how to prove/disprove this assumption, or how to trace the route cause. I tried swapping out the PC to an older i7-2700k with 32GB RAM, and had the same results, so the problem does not appear to be linked to the PC hardware. I am currently quoting a similar configuration for a church in my area, but I cannot proceed until I find a solution to this noise problem. Can any of the "Gurus" in the forum suggest any methods I can use to try to trace what the culprit of these random noises might be?
Thank you for your assistance.