A Potential Solution for Pop/Crackle is

I have Audigy 2 ZS. Recently, it crackles and pops like crazy. I have tried all methods proposed here. But none of these work. So I did some adjustment in the settings. I opened EAX Advanced HD and change Audio Effects to other options than Evironment Mode. The crackle and pop stopped. However, without environment mode, Creative SB card is just a piece of junk. The bottom line is that the driver and software provided by Creative always have?problems. As a long-term user (back in the day?when?Creative just operates in Singapore until?today), I?can't?really understand why Creative can't make a decent?products these days. I wonder what?Sim Wong Hoo is thinking. -- -

If you really need the information you are sending then it could be usefull. It is a quick way to send a lot of information in a single transmission.

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    John Daigle
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    Evergreen, Colorado
    www.showmethedemo.com
    Twitter: @hypertexas

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