I have...
Magix Low Latency 2016 (v2.13)
Realtek High Definition Audio

ASIO Buffer Size = 512 Samples

Latency Compensation
In: 0 Samples
Out: 0 Samples

Options
unchecked - Allow Pull Mode (WaveRT)
Buffer Offset: 4ms
unchecked - Always Resample 44.1kHz <-> 48kHz
unchecked - Force WDM Driver To 16 Bit

@Kiddiescripterkiller Ok, try ASIO Buffer Size = 2048 Samples and then reduce it step by step as long as you don't get the scratching sound.

K I'll play with it later on and see...
The reason why I didn't think it was the Sample Rate, is if I turn on and off all the inserts where I'm running plugins, it stops making that noise.
And doesn't come back until I exit the program and reopen.
So am I missing something or not understanding how it actually works?

And now that I'm thinking about it...
When I bought the software, it came with Convology XT and the full version of Vandal SE (I think Vandal was a demo version in the trial software.)
So I added both... Maybe Convology XT is the culprit.
I'll have to load an old mix from the trial software and see...
I have one mix that uses neither plugin.

Your thoughts?
Thx.

@Kiddiescripterkiller

FYI, "Sample Rate" and "Buffer Size" are two entirely different things. What @SP. has suggested, perfectly reasonably, is to alter the latter, which will have no effect whatsoever on the former.

Jeff

Thx... New to the computer audio setup... Had an itch to get back into mixing... Last time I was in a studio was 1984. And stopped full time mixing bands live in 1999. And got dragged out of "retirement" did live band mixing and was the board op for a radio station show for about 9 months in 2009. That was exciting... Some bands, I never seen or heard of, or even seen them live, for that matter, we would quietly setup in the same studio as the show while they were live on air, get them all mic'd up, then I would have about 6 to 9 mins during a commercial break, to get a sound check, then let it rip, once the host came back on and chit chatted with the band for a few mins...

Anyways....

Regardless if I used the incorrect terminology, if it is a buffer size issue then, why would it work after shutting off the individual channel inserts and turning them right back on? When I hit play, it still is sending the same amount of data at the same rate through the buffer. Correct?

Regardless if I used the incorrect terminology, if it is a buffer size issue then, why would it work after shutting off the individual channel inserts and turning them right back on? When I hit play, it still is sending the same amount of data at the same rate through the buffer. Correct?

@Kiddiescripterkiller To be perfectly honest, the Realtek audio chipset is horrible for music production. It works for some people, some people have problems. It isn't consistent. It depends on many factors like mainboard manufacturer, other computer components, drivers, computer load etc.

The chipset is for playing back music or sound effects not for doing real-time, sample perfect audio calculations.

So it could be that your hardware drivers need to be updated. It could help to disable internet so that other programs don't interfere in the background with the audio calculations your CPU and the Realtek chipset are doing.

The best idea is to use an external USB audio interface with an ASIO driver.