What on Earth is this noise (pic & mp3 included)!!!

I just did an offline bounce of a string part and Logic has fired a nasty burst of noise in the middle of it. I've never ever seen this kind of behaviour on an offline bounce...?!
Pic: http://www.flickr.com/photos/76366061@N00/4080438540/
Audio: https://www.yousendit.com/download/TzY2QmtTeFUwZ2tLSkE9PQ *(WATCH YOUR SPEAKERS THIS IS LOUD!!! TURN DOWN!!!)*
After using Logic 9 on my G5 for a few days now, I'm starting to wander whether it's up to the task. Despite my initial thoughts, I think it is running slower and the CPU is definitely higher. Still, I can't explain this though. A little worrying.

Hi Christopher,
Well aside from the processor icon you also have one for ATI. You didn't happen to have have followed this thread by any chance?
Jrsy

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What on earth is this new $30 upgrade fee?

Talk about being nickel and dimed to death! They get us to sign up for 2 more years in exchange for the lower price on the phones. How on earth can they justify charging $30 for the "privilege"? Shameful!

You are free to do as you wish. You asked a question. I answered.
I am a smart shopper and that is why I won't buy a used device from some random stranger on ebay. I will buy it from VZW or Best Buy where I know I will get a warranty against defects. You won't get a newer iPhone or Galaxy device for less than the price of a brand new subsidized once INCLUDING the $30 upgrade fee.
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Sprint's customers are saying the same things you are:
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Panics Since Last Report: 1
Anonymous UUID: 52666B2F-6462-4963-AC8F-3CC6FC3C9077
Mon Oct 26 07:08:23 2009
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x2a6ac2): Kernel trap at 0x0181b835, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x80010033, CR2: 0x0690eba1, CR3: 0x3ef2c000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x00009ef1, EBX: 0x00024959, ECX: 0x06904cb0, EDX: 0x06904c9c
CR2: 0x0690eba1, EBP: 0x2a86b898, ESI: 0x00009f05, EDI: 0x06904cb0
EFL: 0x00010202, EIP: 0x0181b835, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x06900010
Error code: 0x00000002
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0x2a86b6a8 : 0x21acfa (0x5ce650 0x2a86b6dc 0x223156 0x0)
0x2a86b6f8 : 0x2a6ac2 (0x590a50 0x181b835 0xe 0x590c1a)
0x2a86b7d8 : 0x29c968 (0x2a86b7f0 0x2a86b90c 0x2a86b898 0x181b835)
0x2a86b7e8 : 0x181b835 (0xe 0x48 0x10 0x1810010)
0x2a86b898 : 0x181884b (0x6904c9c 0x324a5336 0xe 0x56c0)
0x2a86b958 : 0x1814742 (0x2a86b9ac 0x2a86b9b0 0x2a86b9b4 0x2a86b9a4)
0x2a86b9d8 : 0x315fa1 (0x0 0x5bb8604 0x2 0x2a86ba3c)
0x2a86ba58 : 0x32b403 (0x5bb8604 0x2 0x324a5300 0x86e5ea0)
0x2a86ba88 : 0x34a20c (0x5bb8604 0x2 0x324a5300 0x86e5ea0)
0x2a86bc08 : 0x35108e (0x324a5300 0x1 0x0 0x2a86bc54)
0x2a86bc88 : 0x352994 (0x1 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x2a86bda8 : 0x357400 (0x8448abc 0x246 0x2a86bdf8 0x2115a9)
0x2a86bdc8 : 0x35744a (0x6339ea0 0x1 0x2a86bde8 0x29f596)
0x2a86bde8 : 0x4ab6f7 (0x8448848 0x2 0x400000 0x83ffd74)
0x2a86be08 : 0x4ad69f (0x8448848 0x9 0x0 0x3541f6)
0x2a86be68 : 0x4ad84e (0x8448848 0x1 0x3 0x20fd81)
0x2a86be88 : 0x469be6 (0x8448848 0x2a86bed8 0x2a86bef8 0x216129)
0x2a86bef8 : 0x46b9dc (0x5b3b380 0x83ffd40 0x6d782a0 0x0)
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0x2a86bf78 : 0x4ed85f (0x6d782a0 0x5f4c648 0x86d62a4 0x0)
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BSD process name corresponding to current thread: Safari
Mac OS version:
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Kernel version:
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com.apple.filesystems.autofs 2.1.0
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Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT, GeForce 8600M GT, PCIe, 256 MB
Memory Module: global_name
AirPort: spairportwireless_card_type_airportextreme (0x14E4, 0x8C), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.91.19)
Bluetooth: Version 2.2.1f7, 2 service, 1 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HTS542520K9SA00, 186.31 GB
Parallel ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-867
USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8502, 0xfd400000
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Serial Number:
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Device name:          ASMB016
Pack Lot Code:          0002
PCB Lot Code:          0000
Firmware Version:          0110
Hardware Revision:          0500
Cell Revision:          0102
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Charge remaining (mAh):          680
Fully charged:          No
Charging:          No
Full charge capacity (mAh):          4414
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Cycle count:          247
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Battery Installed:          Yes
Amperage (mA):          -14
Voltage (mV):          11229
System Power Settings:
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System Sleep Timer (Minutes):          70
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes):          10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes):          70
Automatic Restart On Power Loss:          No
Wake On AC Change:          No
Wake On Clamshell Open:          Yes
Wake On LAN:          Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim:          Yes
Battery Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes):          15
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes):          10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes):          15
Wake On AC Change:          No
Wake On Clamshell Open:          Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim:          Yes
Reduce Brightness:          Yes
Hardware Configuration:
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AC Charger Information:
Connected:          Yes
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Hi,
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As a test, I also use BarbaBatch and do not have this problem. I encoded at 320, and ended up with 276.
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Thanks again. Okay, I looked at the properties and it’s the same as the status bar, 320 k. I appreciate your continued insight and effort and will have to defer trying to figure this out. Only because in the past month I went ahead and migrated much of my CD library onto disk using the iTunes custom settings.
I was decisive about using VBR, rather then CBR, for compatibility reasons. BarbaBatch, if you’re not already aware has a robust conversion set offering both VBR and CBR. My decision was based on using 320 because it sounds warmer to me then 192 or 256 at times.
I also decided to use iTunes for workflow purposes. With iTunes, all I have to do is insert the CD and wait for it to Eject. Not bad for ripping 200 CDs to disc. Knowing there are actually better converters out there, well they don’t ‘get track names’ and compile everything into organized folders, and eject the CD, like iTunes. So it was a workflow over quality conversion, which I’m still happy with. Contrary to common concerns, I’m not the least bit concerned about disc space. I would just purchase another Drive!. Also, I used VBR knowing it creates smaller file sizes and found anomalies when not using VBR on 320. At times I would get a compressed sound without VBR. So it worked to some advantage. I realize this is the point in our thread where things become subjective too. If I had a couple of terabyte discs, and was picky enough, I’d keep the audio files in their native 16 bit format.
Back to the original concern, I’m just wondering if what I’m experiencing is normal, and it’s all about how iTunes creates tags. They’re just too general, not showing me what the ‘actual’ bit rate is.
Thanks and good luck with your work over there. It’s sounds like we are both Mac and PC’s users, so your recommendation about foobar is helpful and when I get more time I’ll obtain some of the other plugins that might be helpful in analyzing the files.
Jeff
G4, 1.4 GHZ, Mac OS X (10.3.9)

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Internet was used up to around 11pm without any problems before I called it a night.
Day 2 - Woke up in the morning, turned on PC, opened IE9 and could not browse any pages. Just a blank screen with the little loading icon spinning in the tab at the top of the page. Thought nothing of it, went to work, came home around 7pm, turned on PC, opened IE9 and same again. Could not browse one single page. Phoned BT India, explained all the lights on my HH3/modem were working as they should and both my PC and Hub manager confirmed I was connected to the Internet. We proceeded to reset IE9, done a factory reset on the HH3, even tried my laptop (both wired and wirelsss) to see whether I could browse any pages but none of this worked. India said they would do further checks that night and call me back by 9.30pm. They never did, I accepted defeat and went to bed.
Day 3 - Woke up around 4am, decided to try IE9 and heaven above, I was able to browse the internet again! Went back to bed, got up, went to work, came home in the evening, turned on PC, opened IE9 and again all was great!! BT Speedtester tests taken that day were as follows:
Date                            Download       IP Profile                   Upload            IP Profile
20/10/2011 04:30       34550 Kbps     38718 Kbps                 8253 Kbps       10000 Kbps
20/10/2011 19:05       26370 Kbps     38718 Kbps                 8010 Kbps       10000 Kbps
Day 4 (yesterday) - Turned on PC for first time at around 4:15pm and for the first 3 hours all was great. Then the **** hit the fan again and all of a sudden, whilst pages were loading, they were literally taking minutes. Some simply wouldn't load at all! Phoned India again, was informed I had a fault on my line and an engineer would contact me. BT Speedtester tests taken that day were as follows:
Date                            Download       IP Profile                   Upload            IP Profile
21/10/2011 16:40       14462 Kbps     38718 Kbps                 4469 Kbps       10000 Kbps
*21/10/2011 21:40      579 Kbps       38718 Kbps                 2871 Kbps       10000 Kbps
*Test taken in the midst of all the troubles.
Day 5 (today) - OR Engineer arrived at around 8.30am without prior notice. He does a line test and all was ok. He had a text message on his mobile that said I should be receiving the full 40mb down / 10mb up. I turned on PC, opened IE9 and surprise surprise all was working as it should again. Because of this, the OR did not conduct any further checks, said 'if it ain't broken don't fix it' and left! All seemed good until 3.30pm when pages were again becoming painfully slow. I again phoned India who said they'll send another engineer out to me in the morning. Anyhow, this continued until 11.30pm (40 mins ago as I write this) when everything started to work as it should again!?! BT Speedtester tests taken today were as follows (I could not take any other tests in between as the internet was simply too slow to cope):
Date                            Download       IP Profile                   Upload            IP Profile
22/10/2011 09:30       35671 Kbps     38718 Kbps                 8136 Kbps       10000 Kbps
22/10/2011 12:15       35816 Kbps     38718 Kbps                 2168 Kbps       10000 Kbps
22/10/2011 15:15       33660 Kbps     38718 Kbps                 8185 Kbps       10000 Kbps
22/10/2011 23:35       35565 Kbps     38718 Kbps                 8228 Kbps       10000 Kbps
So what on earth is going on here?! I know it's not the PC, I don't believe it's the equipment (hardware or software). It's like someone turns a switch on and off as and when they'd like my broadband to work?! I have practically sat at the PC for 8 straight hours trying to load pages to no avail (or at least taking far too long to load) then suddenly out of nowhere, it starts to work as normal again?!
If it's working in the morning when the engineer arrives what's he going to do? Absolutely nothing! I don't need to be Einstein to know that come the afternoon it'll go down again!
Has any of you ever experienced anything like this? Please say you have and if so how on earth did you rectify it (assuming you have)?!
Any advice/help would be gratefully received.
Many thanks.
Paul
You won't get to ride the racehorse...until you've ridden the mule.... - RogerB 13/04/2010

Really pleased to hear that mate, even if it isn't really the outcome you wanted.
Of course it could well be either the HH3, hub or both. Personally, I don't think it is as like I mentioned in my opening post, it's like somebody switches a button on and off as and when they want me to use broadband. Take yesterday for example, from 8.30am-3.30pm the internet was working perfectly. From 3.30pm-11.30pm, I struggled to do any browsing as pages were that slow. From 11.30pm onwards and as I write this at 7.30am, it's working perfectly again. And I bet you now at some stage this afternoon, it will practically come to a complete standstill again.
Engineer arriving between 8am-1pm but if it all looks good, what can he do?! I need them to be here when it's not working properly. Given I'm in the 10 day training period, I've tried to use the internet as much as possible as suggested. Perhaps in my case this is having a reverse effect and slowing me down or throttling me instead?! It has to be something between the exchange and cabinet or a fault at both as the only things that have changed my end are 1. The face plate to the master socket, 2. the HH3, 3. the modem and 4. the cables attached to both and given one minute my broadbans is fine and the next it practically stalls, I think the issue rules out any hardware/software fault.
But maybe chasing this equipment is worth a try?
You won't get to ride the racehorse...until you've ridden the mule.... - RogerB 13/04/2010

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