NFS II Sound Problem (Crackling)

Do any of you get a crackling (popping/snapping) sound while racing? On my computer, it appears only after I have encountered a "spatial" special effect, like a tunnel, the ocean sound, or a big accident. Once the 3D impressive sounds have activated, from that point onward, I get an annoying crackling sound that remains until I exit the track. Once I re-start a new (or the same) track, the sound is crystal clear--until I encounter a spatial effect. I am using an AWE32 PnP. The problem has occurred on 2 motherboards and CPU's, on (DirectX) uncertified and certified versions of my video card drivers. I am using the latest (revision 9) SB32 drivers. All DirectX categories are certified. The crackling occurs whether I use the Creative Labs 3D Enhanced Sound feature or not. It appears in the game regardless of which sound setup options I use (8/16 bit, mono/stereo, standard/optimal). It occurs whether I use joystick or keyboard input (including with the joystick unplugged). Of course, I don't get this crackling in any other games or apps. or when playing a CD. Check it out on your systems. If I am running with low quality settings, it is much harder to hear, but it is still there. On high quality settings with good speakers, it is most annoying. Let me know if any of you have the same occurrence. Thanks. -- **************************************************************************** Marc Collins digital economies http://www.interlog.com/~digecon "Change is inevitable...except from a vending machine." ****************************************************************************

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> Do any of you get a crackling (popping/snapping) sound while racing? On my > computer, it appears only after I have encountered a "spatial" special > effect, like a tunnel, the ocean sound, or a big accident. Once the 3D > impressive sounds have activated, from that point onward, I get an annoying > crackling sound that remains until I exit the track. Once I re-start a new > (or the same) track, the sound is crystal clear--until I encounter a > spatial effect. > I am using an AWE32 PnP. The problem has occurred on 2 motherboards and > CPU's, on (DirectX) uncertified and certified versions of my video card > drivers. I am using the latest (revision 9) SB32 drivers. All DirectX > categories are certified. The crackling occurs whether I use the Creative > Labs 3D Enhanced Sound feature or not. It appears in the game regardless of > which sound setup options I use (8/16 bit, mono/stereo, standard/optimal). > It occurs whether I use joystick or keyboard input (including with the > joystick unplugged). > Of course, I don't get this crackling in any other games or apps. or when > playing a CD. > Check it out on your systems. If I am running with low quality settings, it > is much harder to hear, but it is still there. On high quality settings > with good speakers, it is most annoying. Let me know if any of you have the > same occurrence. > Thanks.

I have the same problem. The sound cracks all the time. I have a SB16 with the newest drivers and the newest version of Direct X. -- "To all you villans out there I say, knock off all that evil!" -The Tick The Rusty Wallace Miller Lite stock car, awsome when opened up! GO#2! Mullins Motorsports Inc. http://www.***tron.com/~ddmj

I get that static sound on any of the menus, & even in game. It's pretty random, but happens on the start of a new screens; so if it happens as soon as I start to drive, I have to exit to the menus. If it happens on a menu, I have to back or forward a menu, or start a game. btw I have an Ensoniq Soundscape with all the right drivers etc installed, and use Altec Lansing speakers. R

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> I get that static sound on any of the menus, & even in game. It's > pretty random, but happens on the start of a new screens; so if it > happens as soon as I start to drive, I have to exit to the menus. If > it happens on a menu, I have to back or forward a menu, or start a > game. > btw I have an Ensoniq Soundscape with all the right drivers etc > installed, and use Altec Lansing speakers.

Do you by chance have a Gateway 2000 OEM version of the Ensoniq Soundscape? I do, and have this problem with Diablo and the MotoRacer demo and maybe one or two more games (can't remember for sure). I think both of these games use DirectAudio. Dept. of Computer Sciences http://www.cs.purdue.edu/people/bingle Purdue University (765) 494-0893 West Lafayette, IN 47907-1398

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>> I get that static sound on any of the menus, & even in game. It's >> pretty random, but happens on the start of a new screens; so if it >> happens as soon as I start to drive, I have to exit to the menus. If >> it happens on a menu, I have to back or forward a menu, or start a >> game. >> btw I have an Ensoniq Soundscape with all the right drivers etc >> installed, and use Altec Lansing speakers. >Do you by chance have a Gateway 2000 OEM version of the Ensoniq >Soundscape? I do, and have this problem with Diablo and the MotoRacer >demo and maybe one or two more games (can't remember for sure). I >think both of these games use DirectAudio.

Yep, its the Gateway 2000 OEM version, but this is the only game that I have a problem with....... well apart from the 20 or so older ones that don't support Ensoniq & don't like its SB emulation :-) R