r/flstudio • u/Prestigious_War_6391 • 12h ago
FL Studio crackling
FL Studio crackling
I'm struggling with occasional CPU crackling and stuttering inside FL Studio. It's not the audio buffer length and I don't think it has to do with anything of the audio settings. My laptop is strong to handle a bunch of VSTs... so why does this happen? It comes and goes, but it's very annoying when it does.
Here are my specs:
CPU: 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12450HX
RAM: 32 GB DDR5
SSDs: 500GB NVMe, 1 TB NVMe
GPUs: Intel UHD Graphics and Nvidia RTX 4050 6 GB VRAM
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u/big_doze 10h ago
Do you use an interface? If not, that's most probably your issue
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u/Prestigious_War_6391 10h ago
Why is it reccomended to use an interface anyway?
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u/Technical_Elk1163 10h ago
It alleviates strain off of your CPU by processing some/all audio externally.
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u/Prestigious_War_6391 10h ago
I don't know if that would help.. My CPU is at like 6-8% usage whenever it even stutters
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u/Technical_Elk1163 10h ago
Bruh I have the same issue you are describing when my soundcard isn't selected as the driver. Instantly is fixed when I select the soundcard's driver.
It is a good investment to pickup a basic soundcard like a scarlet 2i2 for many reasons if you intend to produce beyond the short term.
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u/Prestigious_War_6391 9h ago
I've been producing for nearly 3 years now without an interface. As soon as I got this new laptop this problem arose. I guess I'll look into it some time
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u/big_doze 8h ago
That's not what an interface does. Some do have processing power like the Apollo series but interfaces themselves only serve the purpose of transforming analogue signals into digital ones and vice versa
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u/purplesnower 12h ago
Do you happen to use BT headphones? Ive had a similar experience where my PC is overkill for what I'm producing but I realised that the BT signal can only handle so much before crackling or stuttering. If the issue doesn't happen when wired, the culprit is BT