# distortion starts 1/4 way through recording **URL:** \ **Category:** n-Track Studio Discussion Forum\ **Created:** [January 6, 2007, 1:49am UTC](https://discussion.ntrack.com/t/distortion-starts-1-4-way-through-recording/10254 "2007-01-06T01:49:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://discussion.ntrack.com/uploads/default/original/1X/20e797a188ca427644e35db6327522d0aaee3a74.png) [@system](https://discussion.ntrack.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2007, 1:49am UTC](https://discussion.ntrack.com/t/distortion-starts-1-4-way-through-recording/10254/1 "2007-01-06T01:49:23Z")
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**Author:** ![system](https://discussion.ntrack.com/uploads/default/original/1X/20e797a188ca427644e35db6327522d0aaee3a74.png) [@system](https://discussion.ntrack.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2007, 1:49am UTC](https://discussion.ntrack.com/t/distortion-starts-1-4-way-through-recording/10254/2 "2007-01-06T01:49:23Z")
I just recorded an acoustic track and about 1/4 way through, out of nowhere, it’s all bangy, metallic distortion. what’s the deal? how to avoid? ---
**Author:** ![HotDogWater](https://discussion.ntrack.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/35a633/32.png) [@HotDogWater](https://discussion.ntrack.com/u/HotDogWater)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2007, 2:14am UTC](https://discussion.ntrack.com/t/distortion-starts-1-4-way-through-recording/10254/3 "2007-01-06T02:14:17Z")
Acoustic what? Guitar? How did you record it? Mic it up? Direct? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://discussion.ntrack.com/uploads/default/original/1X/20e797a188ca427644e35db6327522d0aaee3a74.png) [@system](https://discussion.ntrack.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2007, 2:19am UTC](https://discussion.ntrack.com/t/distortion-starts-1-4-way-through-recording/10254/4 "2007-01-06T02:19:32Z")
Acoustic guitar, but it just happened again with me recording my singing. I am using the samsontech USB C01U for both. When I use the mic with soundrecorder, the problem does not seem to happen? ---
**Author:** ![HotDogWater](https://discussion.ntrack.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/35a633/32.png) [@HotDogWater](https://discussion.ntrack.com/u/HotDogWater)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2007, 3:00am UTC](https://discussion.ntrack.com/t/distortion-starts-1-4-way-through-recording/10254/5 "2007-01-06T03:00:14Z")
'Fraid I can’t help you. I didn’t even know such a thing as a direct-to-USB mic existed. Hopefully someone else will chime in. Is soundrecorder something that came with the mic or are you talking about the built-in Windows app? ---
**Author:** ![Nils\_K](https://discussion.ntrack.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/919ad9/32.png) [@Nils\_K](https://discussion.ntrack.com/u/Nils_K)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2007, 5:43pm UTC](https://discussion.ntrack.com/t/distortion-starts-1-4-way-through-recording/10254/6 "2007-01-06T17:43:02Z")
Things to consider (just off the cuff - no guru insights, just common sense) Have you been able to reproduce the problem? Does it happen in n-Track every time and after a specific recording duration? Have you tried other applications, such as Audacity, and does it happen there? Have you got the latest drivers for the Samsontech mic? Are you running other things via USB, or are you using a hub? Do you run USB 2.0? (i.e. is it enabled in BIOS?) My ultimate guess would be some fault in the mic hardware, like dodgy soldering or the intermittent fault of some component, but it might as well be some (yet not understood) streaming issue. regards, Nils ---
**Author:** ![system](https://discussion.ntrack.com/uploads/default/original/1X/20e797a188ca427644e35db6327522d0aaee3a74.png) [@system](https://discussion.ntrack.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2007, 9:47pm UTC](https://discussion.ntrack.com/t/distortion-starts-1-4-way-through-recording/10254/7 "2007-01-06T21:47:49Z")
What format are you recording to? Just wondering…do you have the updated drivers and all that? [http://www.samsontech.com/product…andID=2](http://www.samsontech.com/products/productpage.cfm?prodID=1810&brandID=2) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://discussion.ntrack.com/uploads/default/original/1X/20e797a188ca427644e35db6327522d0aaee3a74.png) [@system](https://discussion.ntrack.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 6:15am UTC](https://discussion.ntrack.com/t/distortion-starts-1-4-way-through-recording/10254/8 "2007-01-07T06:15:30Z")
from Samson website Specs: 16-bit sample resolution Supports 8 kHz, 11.025 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 44.1 kHz, and 48 kHz sampling rates USB low-power device - draws 26 mA =\> 130 mW. In suspend mode 0.3 mA =\> 1.5 mW. Frequency response: 40 Hz to 18 kHz \*\*\*16 BIT SAMPLE RESOLUTION \*\*\*- click on hammer on input VU meter, see what sample rate N is set to (could be 24bit) - Dr J ---
**Author:** ![system](https://discussion.ntrack.com/uploads/default/original/1X/20e797a188ca427644e35db6327522d0aaee3a74.png) [@system](https://discussion.ntrack.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2007, 8:24am UTC](https://discussion.ntrack.com/t/distortion-starts-1-4-way-through-recording/10254/9 "2007-01-11T08:24:29Z")
This all seems to have been due to using the samson driver/application for the mic. Once I uninstalled that, everything’s been fine.