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Main Index .: Current Saffire Range .: FireWire Saffires .: Pro Tools 9 .: My Saffire makes a buzzing sound when using Pro Tools on a PC

My Saffire makes a buzzing sound when using Pro Tools on a PC

If you are experiencing a buzzing noise that changes tone with buffer size in Pro Tools this is probably due to a mismatch in the buffer size reported by the driver and the H/W buffer size in Pro Tools. This can be resolved by making sure that the 'Minimise Additional I/O Latency' option is unchecked in the Pro Tools Setup > Playback Engine options.

This is shown correctly in the diagram below:



If you continue to experience problems, please contact Focusrite Technical Support.

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