I get random buzz, skips and or audio dropouts  M-Audio issue??

I'm trying to record my live DJ sets through my M-Audio box into Logic 8. Randomly i would get a buzz noise for a split second randomly through out the mix.
Things I've done to help eliminate this:
1. Reinstall New Mac 10.4.11 Pro Update.
2. Reinstall M-Audio Update
3. Removed all my external Hard Drives (this helped to remove 90% of the noises,
but they are still there.
Anything else I can do to help my recording go smoothly?

You're probabely running with a very small audio buffer. Removing you're external disks has sped up things a little but it seems your mac just can't keep up with the data. Try enlarging the audio buffer in the audio settings dialogue.

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