Sound Prob. Pulsating Static

NipplesTheCat · 03-20-07, 07:07 PM

Every now and then when I play my sound goes nipples up on me. All of a sudden I will get a very very loud and continuous pulsating static noise. Sometimes if I take off my headphones for a few mins and wait it out my sound goes back to normal. Other times I have to restart the game. I cant figure out why this is happening or how to record a sample for you guys to hear. Any ideas guys?

P4 2.0
ATI x1300

768 mb DDR
SB live that is quite old

Schultzy · 03-20-07, 08:57 PM

Oh thank god!

Mine's been doing that for the past month, of and on. It's only once or twice every session of play, but god it scares the sh** out of you when you're sitting their at siletn running, headphones on, lights out then: BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ZZZ

I just thought it was my pc starting to show signs of age... hmmm:hmm:

JetSnake · 03-20-07, 09:35 PM

What mods do you have running? The reason I ask this sounded very similiar to what happened after doing a half-baked reinstall of the game and the GWX 1.02 addon. I installed some registry-cleaner program and attempted again and this problem went away.

NipplesTheCat · 03-21-07, 01:08 AM

TGW 1.1. Yeah it scares the hell out of me.

Schultzy · 03-21-07, 05:08 PM

NYGM for me. Might be a dodgy install, started after the radar mod was released iirc. Thankfully I JSGME so i'll roll it all back and try again. Hope ti makes a diff. Thanks mate!

NipplesTheCat · 03-21-07, 10:05 PM

Must be something with the install bc mine has done it since I can remember. What sound card do you have? Did I ask that already? IIRC it has also happened to me in Oblivion. Maybe its time for a new sound card? IDK. I dont even remember how old this card is. Maybe that means its really old.

EDIT: Oh jesus what is this wild night in bangkok avatar?

Captain Nemo · 03-22-07, 08:01 AM

Personally I don't think this is anything to worry about. Its been happening to me on and off (more off than on) since I've had SHIII installed. Doesn't affect anything else so presumably its an SHIII issue.

Nemo

Keelbuster · 03-22-07, 10:20 AM

I've had this problem for ever (NYGM, GWX, stock?). It drives me crazy. I'm not sure what triggers it - it seems to be tied to the loading of sounds. It happens especially often when I'm on the hydrophone trying to locate my attackers. I get that crashing awful sound for an indeterminate period. I don't know what stops it. I suspect it's also a sound loading - like a new sound or something. Anyway - if anyone figures this out, I would _much_ appreciate it. I suspect that the .ogg codec is to blame. I've had this bug in other games that use .ogg. I've tried installing a new codec but it made no difference.

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danlisa · 03-22-07, 10:34 AM

Personally I have never experienced this, in any variant of SH3.

Have you tried turning the hardware acceleration down in either the DXDIAG screen or your audio properties?

Also, if you have on board sound (i.e realtec) there is a known problem like this which is caused by older versions of the audio drivers being leftover after an update. There might be a removal tool available.

Keelbuster · 03-22-07, 10:39 AM

Yea - i've tried tinkering with Directx settings, to no avail. And, I've disabled my onboard audio because it's flakey. I have a soundblaster Live 5.1. It's a cheap card and I suspect that it may be the cause of my problems. However, as far as I can tell the drivers are up to date and functioning.

NipplesTheCat · 03-22-07, 01:54 PM

I have also turned off the sound acceleeration with no luck. Maybe its a SB Live issue? Wouldnt be the first time ive heard of SB Live having in game problems. I dont recall if it does it on my onboard or not. And no,..its not a big problem,...untill you spill hot soup on yourself as you fall out of your chair from fright.

03-20-07, 07:07 PM	#1
NipplesTheCat 中国水兵 Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 281 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Sound Prob. Pulsating Static Every now and then when I play my sound goes nipples up on me. All of a sudden I will get a very very loud and continuous pulsating static noise. Sometimes if I take off my headphones for a few mins and wait it out my sound goes back to normal. Other times I have to restart the game. I cant figure out why this is happening or how to record a sample for you guys to hear. Any ideas guys? P4 2.0 ATI x1300 768 mb DDR SB live that is quite old __________________ Your sister swims towards troop ships.

03-21-07, 01:08 AM	#4
NipplesTheCat 中国水兵 Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 281 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	TGW 1.1. Yeah it scares the hell out of me. __________________ Your sister swims towards troop ships.

03-21-07, 10:05 PM	#6
NipplesTheCat 中国水兵 Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 281 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Must be something with the install bc mine has done it since I can remember. What sound card do you have? Did I ask that already? IIRC it has also happened to me in Oblivion. Maybe its time for a new sound card? IDK. I dont even remember how old this card is. Maybe that means its really old. EDIT: Oh jesus what is this wild night in bangkok avatar? __________________ Your sister swims towards troop ships.

03-22-07, 08:01 AM	#7
Captain Nemo Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 1,144 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Personally I don't think this is anything to worry about. Its been happening to me on and off (more off than on) since I've had SHIII installed. Doesn't affect anything else so presumably its an SHIII issue. Nemo __________________ "I'm afraid there is no disguising the fact that King's obsession with the Pacific and the Battle of Washington cost us dear in the Battle of the Atlantic". Sir John Slessor GCB, DSO, MC, DL AOC-in-C Coastal Command RAF ___________________________________________

03-22-07, 10:20 AM	#8
Keelbuster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: BA 72 Posts: 1,092 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I've had this problem for ever (NYGM, GWX, stock?). It drives me crazy. I'm not sure what triggers it - it seems to be tied to the loading of sounds. It happens especially often when I'm on the hydrophone trying to locate my attackers. I get that crashing awful sound for an indeterminate period. I don't know what stops it. I suspect it's also a sound loading - like a new sound or something. Anyway - if anyone figures this out, I would _much_ appreciate it. I suspect that the .ogg codec is to blame. I've had this bug in other games that use .ogg. I've tried installing a new codec but it made no difference. .... __________________

03-20-07, 09:35 PM	#3
JetSnake Navy Dude Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 176 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	What mods do you have running? The reason I ask this sounded very similiar to what happened after doing a half-baked reinstall of the game and the GWX 1.02 addon. I installed some registry-cleaner program and attempted again and this problem went away.

03-22-07, 10:34 AM	#9
danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	Personally I have never experienced this, in any variant of SH3. Have you tried turning the hardware acceleration down in either the DXDIAG screen or your audio properties? Also, if you have on board sound (i.e realtec) there is a known problem like this which is caused by older versions of the audio drivers being leftover after an update. There might be a removal tool available. __________________

03-22-07, 10:39 AM	#10
Keelbuster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: BA 72 Posts: 1,092 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Yea - i've tried tinkering with Directx settings, to no avail. And, I've disabled my onboard audio because it's flakey. I have a soundblaster Live 5.1. It's a cheap card and I suspect that it may be the cause of my problems. However, as far as I can tell the drivers are up to date and functioning. __________________

03-22-07, 01:54 PM	#11
NipplesTheCat 中国水兵 Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 281 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	I have also turned off the sound acceleeration with no luck. Maybe its a SB Live issue? Wouldnt be the first time ive heard of SB Live having in game problems. I dont recall if it does it on my onboard or not. And no,..its not a big problem,...untill you spill hot soup on yourself as you fall out of your chair from fright. __________________ Your sister swims towards troop ships.