Does anyone know the answer to this?
I have Windows XP Pro, and as most of you know, when Windows starts up, there is a start-up sound that it makes. When Windows starts up on my computer, the start-up sound is very distorted and fragmented. This also often happens when I shut down or log off.
Sometimes when I play a Pro Tools session, the audio will crackle or fragment at random oscillations, such as once every two seconds. Then, after stopping everything (no playing back or recording) and waiting for 30 secs or a minute, it will play back fine. Anyone experience the same thing or know the cause of this? This also happens on my wife's lap top. She doesn't use Pro Tools or any heavy-processing audio programs. However, when she starts up her computer, she also gets distorted audio, and when she plays wavs or MP3s using Windows Media Player, the same crackling and distortion happens randomly. Here is my Sandra info, in case that can help: SiSoftware Sandra Processor Model : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3700+ Speed : 2.40GHz Model Number : 3700 (estimated) Performance Rating : PR4325 (estimated) Cores per Processor : 1 Unit(s) Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s) Internal Data Cache : 64kB Synchronous, Write-Back, 2-way set, 64 byte line size L2 On-board Cache : 1MB ECC Synchronous, Write-Back, 16-way set, 64 byte line size Mainboard Bus(es) : ISA AGP PCI IMB USB FireWire/1394 i2c/SMBus MP Support : 1 Processor(s) MP APIC : Yes System BIOS : American Megatrends Inc. 1004.006 System : To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M. Mainboard : ASUSTeK Computer Inc. K8VSEDX Total Memory : 1023MB DDR-SDRAM Chipset 1 Model : ASUSTeK Computer Inc Apollo K8T800 CPU to PCI Bridge Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 800MHz (1600MHz data rate) Chipset 2 Model : Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Athlon 64 / Opteron HyperTransport Technology Configuration Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 800MHz (1600MHz data rate) Total Memory : 1GB DDR-SDRAM Memory Bus Speed : 2x 200MHz (400MHz data rate) Video System Monitor/Panel : NEC MultiSync LCD1970V Adapter : RADEON 9600 SERIES (DNA 2.4.4.4) Adapter : RADEON 9600 SERIES - Secondary (DNA 2.4.4.4) Physical Storage Devices Removable Drive : Floppy disk drive Hard Disk : WDC WD800JB-00JJC0 (75GB) Hard Disk : LaCie Group SA LaCie d2 Extreme LUN 0 IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device Hard Disk : SanDisk U3 Cruzer Micro USB Device CD-ROM/DVD : SONY CD-RW CRX320EE (CD 52X Rd, 52X Wr) (DVD 7X Rd) CD-ROM/DVD : SanDisk U3 Cruzer Micro USB Device Logical Storage Devices Hard Disk (C:) : 75GB (54GB, 72% Free Space) (NTFS) New Volume (Z:) : 186GB (164GB, 88% Free Space) (NTFS) CD-ROM/DVD (D:) : N/A 3.5" 1.44MB (A:) : N/A Peripherals Serial/Parallel Port(s) : 2 COM / 1 LPT USB Controller/Hub : VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller USB Controller/Hub : VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller USB Controller/Hub : VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller USB Controller/Hub : VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller USB Controller/Hub : VIA USB Enhanced Host Controller USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub USB Controller/Hub : USB Composite Device USB Controller/Hub : USB Mass Storage Device FireWire/1394 Controller/Hub : Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller FireWire/1394 Controller/Hub : VIA OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller Keyboard : Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard Mouse : Microsoft PS/2 Port Mouse (IntelliPoint) MultiMedia Device(s) Device : SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio Printers and Faxes Model : Microsoft Office Document Image Writer Model : HP DeskJet 950C/952C/959C Power Management AC Line Status : On-Line Operating System(s) Windows System : Microsoft Windows XP/2002 Professional 5.01.2600 (Service Pack 2) Network Services Adapter : Marvell Yukon 88E8001/8003/8010 PCI Gigabit Ethernet Controller |
Re: Does anyone know the answer to this?
If it happens on both machines you must have some kind of software loading on boot-up that conflicts with sound cards - that seems to me the only reason you could have this identical problem on two machines.
Do msconfig and deselect everything in startup except mmerefresh - go to services and check "hide all microsoft services" and deselect all of those except mmerefresh and then hit ok and reboot. See if it works. If it does, you will have to figure out which formerly loaded program or service is causing the problem. (of course you will have to add back the essential services/startup items you need) |
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