Garbled audio - what's going on here?

[doghouse dan]

Based on the audio clip I have attached, can anybody tell me what my issue was? This was done using a Fast Track Pro going into my laptop. The issue was intermittent, but occurred more than 50% of the time. Unfortunately, I was playing in the band, so I couldn't monitor the recording as it went down.

[earwax]

It sounds like a clocking error, possibly a bad AD converter

[doghouse dan]

Originally Posted by earwax

It sounds like a clocking error, possibly a bad AD converter

Thanks for the response! Any chance that a mismatch in sample rate could create that noise? I had the double whammy of using Audition 3 downloaded that day with no chance to test drive, and the Fast Track Pro out of the box, same scenario.

[earwax]

Yes, it does sound like that, but it starts off sounding okay and then getting worse over time, suggesting clock out of sync.

[doghouse dan]

Thanks, now if I can only find the receipt...