GPL: sb16 to sblive value: snap, crackle, pop

Hoping to cure the sound problems in gpl and viper, I picked up the sblive value from buycomp for $55. Installation was simple, windows sound and other games work perfectly, but gpl and viper are still a problem. Instead of the treble cutting out, coming back, cutting out again, etc, which the sb16 was plagued with, now I get constant background static, much like fm radio when you're not tuned just right, as well as intermittent popping and crackling, which happens in a rythm, almost like it's popping at the end of each rotation of the .wav files. On the good side, 16 sounds gives the same frame rate as 16 sounds on my p200mmx. Also, framerate is slightly improved all around. I just wish I could clear it up. Any other ideas any current sblive owners have? I'm running win95b, 64ram. I have put just about every audio cd I have into the computer, and they all play fine, at any volume, so I'm still pretty sure the speakers are ok. I currently have the treble slider in the center, bass one notch above center. The further treble goes left, the less static I have, but obviously less treble also. Playing with environments can sometimes reduce static, but it's always there, especially at higher rpm's. I'm about to give up. Brian Fox http://www.geocities.com/~foxman If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.

I bought a Yamaha Waveforce 192XG and I was getting the same type of popping noise in Viper Racing. After downloading the latest drivers for the sound card my problem was solved. Maybe this will help you as the drivers that ship with a product are rarely the most current ones. Beyond that I am sorry that I don't have a clue. Try running Windows Explorer and opening the Program Files; DirectX folder and run (by double clicking) the DXDiag file. Maybe this can help you locate where your problem is coming from.

Thanks for the reply, but I can't find a slider. I pulled up multimedia properties, clicked the advanced tab, but it just lists all the different devices (ie. audio devices, midi devices, mixer devices), I don't see anything about performance. Are you using win95 or 98? Brian Fox http://www.geocities.com/~foxman If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal. >Try reducing hardware acceleration for the playback a notch and see if it >improves. >Go into audio hq, then click on View, and Multimedia Properties. Then click >on advanced properties, then performance. There you will see the slider for

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>hardware acceleration for playback - it should be all the way to the right. >Bump it down a notch. >-- >Don Burnette >Palmetto Racing >Dburn on Ten

Man, you've got me stumped. The SB Live Value did exactly the opposite for me, all the static I had in GPL went away as soon as I installed the card, however...it totally screwed up F1RS! -don

Try reducing hardware acceleration for the playback a notch and see if it improves. Go into audio hq, then click on View, and Multimedia Properties. Then click on advanced properties, then performance. There you will see the slider for hardware acceleration for playback - it should be all the way to the right. Bump it down a notch. -- Don Burnette Palmetto Racing Dburn on Ten

I'm curious. could his problem be the OEM version of the card. I know a couple of years ago, Matrox got in some hot water for providing Gateway and some other mail order builders with Vid Cards that did not meet the published specs for the model that Gateway said was in thier system. I wonder if the OEM Live is of inferior quality as well??? >Try reducing hardware acceleration for the playback a notch and see if it >improves. >Go into audio hq, then click on View, and Multimedia Properties. Then click >on advanced properties, then performance. There you will see the slider for

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>hardware acceleration for playback - it should be all the way to the right. >Bump it down a notch. >-- >Don Burnette >Palmetto Racing >Dburn on Ten >> Hoping to cure the sound problems in gpl and viper, I picked up the

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>> value from buycomp for $55. Installation was simple, windows sound and >> other games work perfectly, but gpl and viper are still a problem. >Instead >> of the treble cutting out, coming back, cutting out again, etc, which the >> sb16 was plagued with, now I get constant background static, much like fm >> radio when you're not tuned just right, as well as intermittent popping >and >> crackling, which happens in a rythm, almost like it's popping at the end >of >> each rotation of the .wav files. On the good side, 16 sounds gives the >same >> frame rate as 16 sounds on my p200mmx. Also, framerate is slightly >improved >> all around. I just wish I could clear it up. Any other ideas any

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>> sblive owners have? I'm running win95b, 64ram. I have put just about >every >> audio cd I have into the computer, and they all play fine, at any volume, >so >> I'm still pretty sure the speakers are ok. >> I currently have the treble slider in the center, bass one notch above >> center. The further treble goes left, the less static I have, but >obviously >> less treble also. Playing with environments can sometimes reduce static, >> but it's always there, especially at higher rpm's. I'm about to give up. >> Brian Fox >> http://www.geocities.com/~foxman >> If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.

This is the retail box, just like at best buy. I don't know what else to do, the static if horrid with no effects on, and still annoying with enviromental effects. Brian Fox http://www.geocities.com/~foxman If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.

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> I'm curious. > could his problem be the OEM version of the card. I know >a couple of years ago, Matrox got in some hot water for providing >Gateway and some other mail order builders with Vid Cards that >did not meet the published specs for the model that Gateway >said was in thier system. I wonder if the OEM Live is of inferior >quality as well???

I have the same problem with my pci 128 with superbikes. I also had a sblive and that did it also. I tried all sorts of settings but cant get rid of it. Any suggestions anyone? Lee

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>Hoping to cure the sound problems in gpl and viper, I picked up the sblive >value from buycomp for $55. Installation was simple, windows sound and >other games work perfectly, but gpl and viper are still a problem. Instead >of the treble cutting out, coming back, cutting out again, etc, which the >sb16 was plagued with, now I get constant background static, much like fm >radio when you're not tuned just right, as well as intermittent popping and >crackling, which happens in a rythm, almost like it's popping at the end of >each rotation of the .wav files. On the good side, 16 sounds gives the

same >frame rate as 16 sounds on my p200mmx. Also, framerate is slightly improved >all around. I just wish I could clear it up. Any other ideas any current >sblive owners have? I'm running win95b, 64ram. I have put just about every >audio cd I have into the computer, and they all play fine, at any volume, so >I'm still pretty sure the speakers are ok. >I currently have the treble slider in the center, bass one notch above >center. The further treble goes left, the less static I have, but obviously >less treble also. Playing with environments can sometimes reduce static, >but it's always there, especially at higher rpm's. I'm about to give up. >Brian Fox >http://www.geocities.com/~foxman >If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.

I got the SBLive (value) and found the same problem with a few games, especially when I turned the resolution up. ie 640:480 to 800:600 I just got a copy of Superbikes and they had some new drivers for my DS Monster... and wadda know... ALL the games where I had the crackle and static are now perfect. I'd check the drivers of your video card...

The only driver I haven't downloaded for my stealth s220 is the bios update from 1.35 to 1.36. I can try it, but I really don't think it'll help. Brian Fox http://www.geocities.com/~foxman If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.

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>I got the SBLive (value) and found the same problem with a few games, >especially when I turned the resolution up. ie 640:480 to 800:600 >I just got a copy of Superbikes and they had some new drivers for my >DS Monster... and wadda know... ALL the games where I had the crackle >and static are now perfect. I'd check the drivers of your video >card...