# Multitrack Recording Dropouts (C1500 Waves V3 QRec MacBook Pro) **URL:** \ **Category:** Live Sound & Broadcast\ **Created:** [November 6, 2023, 9:18am UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/multitrack-recording-dropouts-c1500-waves-v3-qrec-macbook-pro/8347 "2023-11-06T09:18:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tim.heumesser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@tim.heumesser](https://forum.waves.com/u/tim.heumesser)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 9:18am UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/multitrack-recording-dropouts-c1500-waves-v3-qrec-macbook-pro/8347/1 "2023-11-06T09:18:53Z")
Hey guys, i am trying to fix a problem with my multitrack recording. Going crazy with this. I feel I tried all i can to fix this issue. Right now I am on tour, recording every show, day by day with different settings. But I keep getting occasional dropouts in the waveform. Sometimes its clean for 5 Minutes, sometimes every 30 Seconds. Looks like this: ![Neueste Fotos anzeigen](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/waves/original/2X/e/e2470a889e4d7f04fe3da690bb4c6883b7717544.jpeg) My Setup: A&H C1500 + Waves V3 Card A&H CDM32 Cat 5e + 6 Ethernet Cables (tried different) Mac Book Pro 2015 (12.1)Laptop 2,9 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 – 8GB RAM – 500GB SSD Mac OS Monterey 12.7.1 Original Apple Display Port to Ethernet Converter/Adapter Waves QRec (32 Channels, buffer Size maxed, 1024) Waves Tracks (Buffer Size 1024) as DAW, but also tried PreSonus Studio One Professional 2 WLAN off Bluetooth off Other Apps running during Show: Spotify and Open Sound Meter (also tried without them) Channel Count I am trying to track only 8 Channels. HD und CPU activity in Waves Tracks is barely over 5 % usage. But it seems that i cant get a nice and clean audio stream. Clocking I tried all sorts of things. 1. Console on Internal 96KHz clocking Waves Card digital 96KHZ 2. Console on Internal 96KHz, Waves Card on 48KHz 3. Waves Card Internal 48KHz, Console clock from Card Slot 4. Waves Card Internal 96KHz, Console clock from Card Slot Any suggestions? Did I overlook something? Thx and all the best! ---
**Author:** ![Adi.Waves](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.waves.com/adi.waves/32/998_2.png) [@Adi.Waves](https://forum.waves.com/u/Adi.Waves)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2023, 7:24am UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/multitrack-recording-dropouts-c1500-waves-v3-qrec-macbook-pro/8347/2 "2023-11-07T07:24:04Z")
Hi @tim.heumesser, Welcome to the Waves forum. You can reach our our [Live Sound Specialists](https://www.waves.com/contact-support) for remote assistance, or via emails. After going thoroughly through your setup and all different components they should be able to provide more information and a solution if available. It is worth mentioning we do not recommend running your Waves SG host application and recording/playing back from the same computer. In such setups we would recommend using a 2nd computer for the playback recording process to ensure stability and performance. ---
**Author:** ![erik](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.waves.com/erik/32/1977_2.png) [@erik](https://forum.waves.com/u/erik)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/multitrack-recording-dropouts-c1500-waves-v3-qrec-macbook-pro/8347/3 "2025-07-14T14:28:52Z")
Hi there Tim I’m having the exact same problem here. Did you find any solutions to your problem? Thank you in advance, hoping to hear from you. ---
**Author:** ![sf.zehnder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@sf.zehnder](https://forum.waves.com/u/sf.zehnder)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/multitrack-recording-dropouts-c1500-waves-v3-qrec-macbook-pro/8347/4 "2025-07-15T14:37:28Z")
We have the same Problem with Ableton Live, the Avantis Solo and the Waves V3 Card. With Logic there are no Drop Outs… what was your solution? ---
**Author:** ![Adi.Waves](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.waves.com/adi.waves/32/998_2.png) [@Adi.Waves](https://forum.waves.com/u/Adi.Waves)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 8:26am UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/multitrack-recording-dropouts-c1500-waves-v3-qrec-macbook-pro/8347/5 "2025-07-16T08:26:24Z")
Hey @erik, @sf.zehnder Welcome to the Waves Forum. I suggest [Contacting our Live Sound team](https://www.waves.com/contact-support) directly to get quick assistance and accurate steps for your current setup.