Forum: Old versions

Well the first problem in my opinion is Vista....

Do you have an Intel CPU?

Secondly, are you using the correct VDJ skin resolution for your laptop screen?

Also are you running a 64 bit OS, as I see from the Numark NS6 spec that 4GB RAM is the minimum in that case.

You need to ideally use a skin that correctly matches the resolution of your computer's screen (Check in the Windows Display control panel to find out what this is.) If you use a smaller skin and either resize or maximise it, then depending on your graphics card's capabilities, this can cause significantly higher CPU usage and performance issues.

Please see http://www.virtualdj.com/wiki/Performance%20Issues.html

If you are unsure, try using the default VirtualDJ v7 skins. These support most common resolutions. The skin has no effect on the functionality of the NS6 and vice-versa, so you can use any skin of your own choice. You don't need to use a skin made to look like the NS6 - You've got the real thing right in front of you!

Have you tried temporarily disabling Norton? I have been working on PC's for over ten years, and have seen countless issues surrounding Norton products. I, personally, would recommend using a different product.

Also, have you disabled all of your networking, maybe there is still a background program doing something?

What is your CPU usage before starting VDJ?

While Vista is not MS's best OS, I have seen it work in production fine... there just may be a bit of tweaking. Most of Vista's problems were around old hardware.

You may have a trojan or malware in the background, for this you would have to use a LiveCD and run a scan in a stand alone environment.

I have mixed video on a P4 2Ghz single core with 2 Gig of ram, so the PC is more then enough to play audio without glitching.

Also, have you disabled things like Aero?
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/disable-aero-on-windows-vista/

CPU usage should be closed to zero with nothing running, not 10-30. My PC's site at almost zero with VDJ running.
Something is still trying to do something.

i had this same crackling/static sounds problem with my fruity loops but it doesn't happen with my virtual dj. i don't know much but i don't think its a processor problem, my best guess would be either RAM or your soundcard. it is very common that people buy a new PC or lappy and just figure it will work great with music because it's a new computer, what they don't realize is that a lot of the time "new" computers have crappy soundcards.