Horrible clicking sound then slience with MIDI data?

When I use the matrix editor occasionally I get a horrible clicking sound when adding a note, moving a note around or resizing a note using the editor.
The clicking sound is then followed by silence and if I stop and start the music then the sound will come back only for the same thing to happen sporadically again.
I have a Intel MacBook Core Duo (black one) and I'm using a Novation X Station as my Audio Interface/sound card. I have the latest version of Logic Pro 7 and can only think that this might have something to do with USB problems as I'm finding it takes a flippin age to load any samples of my external drive and I am running that drive through a USB hub as the only downfall of my MacBook is that it only has 2 USB ports.
Can anyone give me any insight as to what is going on?

I have the exact same problem and I also have a macbook pro. I use the Mackie Onyx satellite as my interface. I don't think it's got anything to do with USB but maybe the sound driver. Any help is appreciated on this.
Thanks

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Balie Todd wrote:
I'd like to bring in midi files with information on any CC# I wanted, and then map that to any parameter of any plug-in I wanted. I couldn't figure out how to do this with the automation conversion process though.
First you cross too many questions, that's why I will try to answer one by one when have time cause they need some graphics etc.
As a beginnings have a look at this forum [LINK|http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10612612&#10612612], where I show several scenarios how to manage CC7 and CC10 in the environment. It is real time processing. You can do some post processing using the Transform Window as well. Hope to have time to show you some Transform Mappers.
In addition it is possible to Map any CC# to any Plugin parameter in the Environment using transformer Mapper object ( realtime ), or using the Transform Window as well. ( If I have time later this evening will make same examples...
So I use my midi hardware controller to set a parameter to be controlled by CC#1. This works fine, and I can control the parameter with my midi controller. When I press play however, hoping that the CC#1 data in the midi file I imported will control this parameter, it doesn't seem to do it.
This is possible as well but using some Environment tricks with IAC port, a dummy "Learn" fader and probably condition transformer ( I have show many times such schemes but do not have time to search right now - hope to have time to make new one according your scenario ).
Will come back soon with more info and schemes...
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