Scratchy, Distorted Sound

[Guest]

When any audio plays (For example, the login/logout music, streaming audio
from the internet, playing from CD, or even from audio files on my hard
drive..) it is distorted and sounds really poor in quality. This problem has
only recently occurred, and I have had no previous problem playing the same
audio files without distortion. I have the most recent version of windows
media player, and I am using a Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 NX sound card
with the most current drivers available.
Any suggestions on how to, once again, get crystal clear sound?

 

[plectrum]

When any audio plays (For example, the login/logout music, streaming audio
from the internet, playing from CD, or even from audio files on my hard
drive..) it is distorted and sounds really poor in quality. This problem
has
only recently occurred, and I have had no previous problem playing the
same
audio files without distortion. I have the most recent version of windows
media player, and I am using a Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 NX sound
card
with the most current drivers available.
Any suggestions on how to, once again, get crystal clear sound?

Move your sound card as far away from the video card as possible.

Cheers,
Jerry

 

[Michael]

Distortion comes from a slow system, slow USB.
Check your system (notebook?) for corrupted USB 2.0 drivers, other
apps/spyware that clog the CPU, even the RAM.
If Win Login sound is slow, I'd do a chkdsk, and a defrag.
Michael

I'd look at the USB drivers - might be corrupted or falling back on 1.1.

 

[Guest]

My system is a notebook... Dell Latitude D800 w/a Pentium M processor
I've ran chkdsk, defrag, and a spyware removal program (Ad-aware) and I
still have the same problem.
Can you give me further instructions on how to check for corrupted USB
drivers?
Or do you have any additional ideas for this problem?

Thank you much,
JLR



RE:

Distortion comes from a slow system, slow USB.
Check your system (notebook?) for corrupted USB 2.0 drivers, other
apps/spyware that clog the CPU, even the RAM.
If Win Login sound is slow, I'd do a chkdsk, and a defrag.
Michael

 

[Michael]

Mmmm,
difficult to tell from here. Did you check that the original onboard sound
is disabled - probably in BIOS.
Also, check in Device manager that your Audigy card is installed correctly.
Hope this helps,
Michael

 

[jamelt]

I'm not sure if you have an Athlon X2 processor or not but, I had this problem also and I forgot to install my Athlon 64 X2 drivers from the AMD website:

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_871_13118,00.html

After doing this, my Audigy plays like a charm, and I bet my Media Center TV won't play at 5 times the speed.