crackle and pop

THE_MASK · 02-01-06, 07:59 PM

I have never had the sound crackle and pop before i reformatted the computer .
Audigy 2 card
windows xp
I tried the newest drivers for audigy and the old drivers . I tried no accelleration in dx . I just cannot get rid of it . Thanks

Letum · 02-01-06, 08:06 PM

try moveing your speakers (and speaker cables) away from magnetic interferance such as:
other cables (power cables, mouse and keybord cables)
Your moniter if its a Cathode Tube moniter (not LCD)
your PC

Also install the latest sound drivers for your sound card (Even if its a onbord sound chip)

THE_MASK · 02-01-06, 08:37 PM

Thanks Letum, ill try that.

Letum · 02-01-06, 09:00 PM

I get interferance from my mouse cable, a little from my moniter and lots from my hard drive.
Personaly I like it, once your used to it you can her your PC 'thinking'
I can even use it to detect the tiny drop in frame rate when my uboot is neer a single merchant

I get a hellofa weird interferance sound when I click generate on SHIIIGen. Its like a slow, high pitched wistle that gets lower (like the sound a falling shell makes) and the the same sound 3 times but speeded up very fast.

Kaptan Tommy · 02-01-06, 09:12 PM

I get "Crackle and Pop" when I use the outside view camera and the weather is bad with big waves, thunder and lightning. The farther away from the sub I get (and the wider the view), the more "crackle and pop" I get.

If the weather is fine, I have no noise at all.

Letum · 02-01-06, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kaptan Tommy

I get "Crackle and Pop" when I use the outside view camera and the weather is bad with big waves, thunder and lightning. The farther away from the sub I get (and the wider the view), the more "crackle and pop" I get.

If the weather is fine, I have no noise at all.

Are you useing a sound mod, RuB or IuB?

The Avon Lady · 02-02-06, 01:07 AM

Sober, are your BIOS and chipset drivers up to date?

THE_MASK · 02-02-06, 01:20 AM

Thankyou Avon lady . I have updated the bios for my gigabyte 8trx330-l m/board .
I also auto updated the drivers for the audigy soundcard from creative website .
I have xp and it is also fully updated via microsucks updates .

The Avon Lady · 02-02-06, 04:00 AM

1. Did you disable your motherboard's audio chipset?

2. Have you tried moving your Audigy to another free slot?

EDIT: Google it!

Jail · 02-02-06, 04:26 AM

I also have an Audigy 2 card and ive found out that i can't have master volume at 100% aprox 95% is ok , anything over makes distorted sounds.

P.S. It's good to be back at this great forum.

The Avon Lady · 02-02-06, 04:35 AM

I also recall seeing on a UBI forum post something about some problem caused by having a too low mhz rate set for their audio card.

Not sure what the problem was and whether it was also an Audigy. Worth investigating maybe. :hmm:

THE_MASK · 02-02-06, 04:54 AM

I have disabled my motherboard's audio chipset . I will look at the cards position in the tower . Maybe its too close to the TV card or something .

Kaptan Tommy · 02-02-06, 06:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Letum

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kaptan Tommy

I get "Crackle and Pop" when I use the outside view camera and the weather is bad with big waves, thunder and lightning. The farther away from the sub I get (and the wider the view), the more "crackle and pop" I get.

If the weather is fine, I have no noise at all.

Are you useing a sound mod, RuB or IuB?

No, I'm currently using neither mod. But the 'problem' is so minor I don't even let it bother me. I just mentioned it because "Sober" brought it up. I'm pretty much in the "if it's not broke, don't fix it" mode right now. It's not a fun breaker...

Average Joe · 02-02-06, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sober

I have disabled my motherboard's audio chipset . I will look at the cards position in the tower . Maybe its too close to the TV card or something .

You might want to check PCI latency settings for your sound-card. Here's a good tool to check timings:

http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=951

The .exe comes with 2 files, install the 'LtcyCfg3-x86.msi' file, or the other install-file if you're running Win-XP 64-bit.

The tool is very easy to use. First see what your sound card device(s) latency values are, and save default info in a text file or something.

If the sound-card is working properly, you might want to try a latency setting of '032', and 'apply/save' settings. If this doesn't help, increase to 64, 128, 200, etc.

If changing latency settings does not help, simply restore your original sound-card values.

Here's a good article about latency, someone just posted it here a couple days ago, at:

http://www.geocities.com/phileosopho...cilatency.html

p.s. I had all sorts of 'pop/crackle' noise with built-in MB sound-chip. Getting an SB card solved that problem.

Crop-Duster · 02-02-06, 05:34 PM

First try lowering the hardware acceleration setting for sound in control panel in Windows.

Reduce from full to one notch lower or set to basic acceleration

A guy at SimHQ had a similar problem with his Audigy 2

02-01-06, 07:59 PM	#1
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	crackle and pop I have never had the sound crackle and pop before i reformatted the computer . Audigy 2 card windows xp I tried the newest drivers for audigy and the old drivers . I tried no accelleration in dx . I just cannot get rid of it . Thanks

02-01-06, 08:06 PM	#2
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	try moveing your speakers (and speaker cables) away from magnetic interferance such as: other cables (power cables, mouse and keybord cables) Your moniter if its a Cathode Tube moniter (not LCD) your PC Also install the latest sound drivers for your sound card (Even if its a onbord sound chip) __________________

02-01-06, 09:00 PM	#4
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I get interferance from my mouse cable, a little from my moniter and lots from my hard drive. Personaly I like it, once your used to it you can her your PC 'thinking' I can even use it to detect the tiny drop in frame rate when my uboot is neer a single merchant I get a hellofa weird interferance sound when I click generate on SHIIIGen. Its like a slow, high pitched wistle that gets lower (like the sound a falling shell makes) and the the same sound 3 times but speeded up very fast. __________________

02-01-06, 09:12 PM	#5
Kaptan Tommy Planesman Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: USA Carson City, NV Posts: 182 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I get "Crackle and Pop" when I use the outside view camera and the weather is bad with big waves, thunder and lightning. The farther away from the sub I get (and the wider the view), the more "crackle and pop" I get. If the weather is fine, I have no noise at all. __________________ Quit farting around reading the forums and sink some ships!

02-02-06, 01:07 AM	#7
The Avon Lady Über Mom Join Date: May 2005 Location: Jerusalem, Israel Posts: 6,147 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Sober, are your BIOS and chipset drivers up to date? __________________ "Victory will come to us from the wombs of our women." - Houari Boumedienne, President of Algeria, Speech before the UN, 1974

02-01-06, 08:37 PM	#3
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	Thanks Letum, ill try that.

02-02-06, 01:20 AM	#8
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	Thankyou Avon lady . I have updated the bios for my gigabyte 8trx330-l m/board . I also auto updated the drivers for the audigy soundcard from creative website . I have xp and it is also fully updated via microsucks updates .

02-02-06, 04:00 AM	#9
The Avon Lady Über Mom Join Date: May 2005 Location: Jerusalem, Israel Posts: 6,147 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	1. Did you disable your motherboard's audio chipset? 2. Have you tried moving your Audigy to another free slot? EDIT: Google it! __________________ "Victory will come to us from the wombs of our women." - Houari Boumedienne, President of Algeria, Speech before the UN, 1974

02-02-06, 04:26 AM	#10
Jail A-ganger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: No(r)way Posts: 74 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	I also have an Audigy 2 card and ive found out that i can't have master volume at 100% aprox 95% is ok , anything over makes distorted sounds. P.S. It's good to be back at this great forum. __________________ Don't let them see you come

02-02-06, 04:35 AM	#11
The Avon Lady Über Mom Join Date: May 2005 Location: Jerusalem, Israel Posts: 6,147 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I also recall seeing on a UBI forum post something about some problem caused by having a too low mhz rate set for their audio card. Not sure what the problem was and whether it was also an Audigy. Worth investigating maybe. :hmm: __________________ "Victory will come to us from the wombs of our women." - Houari Boumedienne, President of Algeria, Speech before the UN, 1974

02-02-06, 04:54 AM	#12
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	I have disabled my motherboard's audio chipset . I will look at the cards position in the tower . Maybe its too close to the TV card or something .

02-02-06, 05:34 PM	#15
Crop-Duster Medic Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Up the line in Canada eh Posts: 162 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	First try lowering the hardware acceleration setting for sound in control panel in Windows. Reduce from full to one notch lower or set to basic acceleration A guy at SimHQ had a similar problem with his Audigy 2 __________________ Sir! What was that noise? Ironically the Shorts Sunderland is code letter U of No. 461 Squadron, and the submarine is U-461.