The Audigy seems to have a certain risk of producing sound anomalies
described as 'snap, crackle and plop' by those who get them. I have another
anomaly in that from time to time the sound changes somehow, sounds a lot
more raspy and less pronounced than normally.
I hope new drivers will cure this prob. Drivers which are overdues as I've
had the Audigy for somewhat in the ballpark of 6 months, and it still
doesn't work flawlessly.
In the replay, btw, I do get a certain amount of crackling. Over in the
Audigy newsgroup, there's been quite a few users reporting such issues.
Like you say, the Audigy also provides a very detailed and clear overall
sound, with excellent 3D detail, which is why I've kept it in. If it works
fine, it's great.
Achim
> I have an Audigy....I could hear 'something' on the right
> speaker....spacially it seemed to be further right or outside of the
racing
> noises. Using info from here I changed the buffer setting in one of the
> config files...seems to have lessened it greatly. But...I also have heard
> with the Audi gear noise which I missed before with my Sante Fe.
Especially
> at Watkins Glen, you can hear the whine of the straight cut gears...Not as
> pronounced as say....STCC2....but it made for a nice bonus...
> dave henrie
> > are you using an Audigy?
> > Achim
> > > When running the game I get a crackling or static type sound from my
> > > speakers...any idea if I need better speakers or a sound adjusment to
> > make?
> > > Running 3d sound............................
> > > ****
> > > "Here we are on a planet moving and spinning though space at 500 miles
> per
> > > second...and look...my beer stays right there in the glass! Ain't
that
> > just
> > > the neatest thing?" - Bill 'Spaceman' Lee interviewed by*** Schaap
> > (quote
> > > approximate)