Acoustica Mixcraft 7 - Manual (Page 367)

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If you have a Soundblaster LIVE, try recording in 48 kHz mode, by switching your
Sound Device preferences to the 48 kHz sample rate.
 Drift Work Around
Assuming the start of the sound is lined up properly, go to the end of the sound
and visually time stretch it with FlexAudio using the CTRL key so that it lines
up properly. Make sure to change the pitch shift mode to Do Not Fix Pitch.
Once you've lined up the end of the recording, you should be able to go to
the Sound tab to view the time stretch percentage that was needed to get it in
sync. (Example percentages will be around 99.995% or 100.004%). Following
this, you can simply apply this drift percentage to all recordings. (Don't forget to
change the pitch shift mode to Do Not Fix Pitch!)
RECORDINGS ARE NOT IN SYNC
There are a couple of possibilities:
 Starting positions of recordings are wrong.
If the start offset of the recording is wrong, try the following:
 Adjust the clips positions manually.
 Update your sound card's drivers if possible. Check the sound card
manufacturer’s website.
 Get a more professional sound card designed for recording music, if possible.Try
switching to ASIO mode. or WaveRT mode for better synchronization.
 Recordings slowly losing synchronization over time.
If after 10 minutes or so, recordings are noticeably out of synchronization, you may
need to get a new sound device that won't lose synchronization.
Always make sure that you have the latest drivers for your sound device. Visit your
sound device manufacturer’s website to see if there is an update. Pretty sure that’s
the seventh time we’ve said that... but it really makes a difference!
I CAN'T HEAR MYSELF DURING RECORDING!
Some sound cards or USB devices have no provision for monitoring live recording. If
you can't hear yourself or whatever you’re recording, you can use Mixcraft to play the
incoming audio by monitoring the track (by pressing the speaker icon when a track is
armed for recording). Always use headphones when monitoring to prevent audio bleed
from other tracks.