# Random sample start time?

**URL:** <https://qa.fmod.com/t/random-sample-start-time/15905>\
**Category:** FMOD Studio\
**Created:** [June 20, 2020, 8:49am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/random-sample-start-time/15905 "2020-06-20T08:49:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![sdjknights](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@sdjknights](https://qa.fmod.com/u/sdjknights)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2020, 8:49am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/random-sample-start-time/15905/1 "2020-06-20T08:49:10Z")

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Is it just me or do samples seem to start at slightly random times in playback? And due to this, does anyone else quite regularly experience pops? I don’t imagine this is to do with RAM or anything as Fmod seems very lightweight and I’ve got a fairly high spec PC.

I’ve been messing about trying to get everything sounding clean for ages only to find that I can’t really recreate this problem when playing the events in UE4. Is it to do with compression? And if so, are there any settings I can teak to alleviate this os I can get back to designing sounds rather than spending my time trying to get rid of pops?

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**Author:** ![richard\_simms](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/richard_simms/32/261_2.png) [@richard\_simms](https://qa.fmod.com/u/richard_simms)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 4:35am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/random-sample-start-time/15905/2 "2020-06-25T04:35:02Z")

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Are you saying that this issue only occurs when you are using the FMOD Studio application and not when in-game?

Could you provide a screenshot of the event this happens in? It’s possible that what is being displayed on screen is too much and causing slowdown.

Also, please check the logs (Window \> Console \> Logging) and see if any errors are being thrown when playing the event in question.

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**Author:** ![richard\_simms](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/richard_simms/32/261_2.png) [@richard\_simms](https://qa.fmod.com/u/richard_simms)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/random-sample-start-time/15905/3 "2020-07-08T00:05:05Z")

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Just following up to see if you’re still having issues with samples starting at random times?