Crackling issues in ga

Hey there,
I'm having big problems with my sound recently. Basically, after some time running a game - no matter if it's an old one like Metal Gear Solid or a new one like UT3 - sound crackling will appear and not disappear until the game is shut down and the sound output is restarted e.g. by changing the mode of the sound card.
I'm running Vistax64 SP with and X-Fi Platinum on an Asrock 4CoreDual-VSTA, ATi X950 Pro, Intel Q6600. I also have the Dolby Digital Li've Pack installed. This problem happens with both the 2.0 and the 3.0 versions of the pack.
Any help?

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yeah.. after a post by Catherina i decided to post this to make sure you guys see it. If CL closes/deletes this thread they simply acknowledge that they dont want you to know the truth.
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Z3RO-CooL,
I'm not sure what you hope to achieve by starting this thread and essentially calling us liars. Customer Support have to troubleshoot a problem if someone contacts them. They won't have any new info for you yet. Others may contact Support with similar symptoms but resolve them by doing some of the troubleshooting mentioned.
Everything I have told you here is true, we are investigating this and as soon as I have some information for you I will be posting it here.
I'm closing this thread, not to silence you or because I "don't want you to know the truth", but because this thread was only started to cause an argument and I don't see any constructi've discussion coming from this. Please use the other thread to discuss this particular topic (crackling).
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brebs wrote:
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I listen to the radio a lot using the iTunes player as well as listen to music that I have transferred to the player. When a problem occurs it aggravates me to no end especially if it is occurring when I am try to relax to my music. At times I am also experiencing the stuttering and crackling issues in the 7.0 update that has been recently released. The following information can be useful in temporarily correcting this problem until Apple comes up with a patch to resolve this issue. If you choose to proceed with implementing this information then you assume any liability that may occur during your attempts at using and applying this information. This information has so far suited any needs that I may or am currently having to date personally.
1)Quick Time Preferences – In the Quick Time Preferences\Audio tab check to make sure that the settings are at the default level. Your platform may reflect a different khz Rate. On my platform my default level will be the following:
Rate: 44.1 khz
Size: 16 bit
Channels: Stereo (L R)
When I listen to my music I like a good quality stereo sound so I have my audio sound routed from my laptop to my CD or Video jacks in the back of my stereo. Stereo System: Pioneer SX 251R Receiver. External Speakers: 2 - 8 ohm Yamaha.
Make sure the Safe Mode box is unchecked. Close the Quick Time player. Now, when you begin experiencing the stutter problem there are two immediate steps that you can try to correct the problem:
1)Stop the stream or the music that you are listening too and restart the service each time that the event occurs, (In my case the events that have been occurring has not been consistent when they do occur. Close monitoring in place on all connection ports. Running Snap In’s deployed: IPSec Monitor/MMC Console– Currently monitoring IKE and IPSec Statistics for any changes. To run this snap in properly the Event Monitor must be in the running state and actively logging events in the Administrative\Event Viewer Folder) I will also be configuring Dr Watson to generate a Stack and Dump file log to the desk top in the event of an unexpected occurrence. or,
2)If that does not correct the problem then try the following: Go to the My Computer folder and open it up. When you have done so, Right click the Local Disk and enter the Properties section. When the Local Disk Properties box comes up, enter the Tools tab, in the Error Checking section, place a check mark in the “Automatically Fix System Errors” and click start\yes. Back out of that and close all running programs including firewall in the tray next to your clock and reboot the system.
Once you have rebooted run the Disk Cleanup utility and the Disk Defragmenter utility. While we are using the Disk Defragmenter lets take an extra step to insure that we defragging the hard drive volumes as much as possible. Click on the analyze button a second time. If there are any entries in the box highlight the first entry and run the Defrag utility a second time.
Tip! If you would get in the habit of running defrag process regularly on a daily basis it will help improve the overall baseline performance of your machine.
Last Step: Open your player and try again.
If you are still experiencing the problem and it hasn’t leveled out to your satisfaction then there are two additional steps that I have personally used or am currently using that may help with your issues. The steps will involve installing a small batch file program and a hot fix patch.
User Profile Hive Cleanup Service– (Batch Program) Open your Browser and type in the following address: www.microsft.com once the page has loaded look for the search bar in the upper right hand corner of the page. In the search bar type in the following: “User Profile Hive Cleanup Service”. Once the search result page comes up click on the first result to bring up the proper download page. Before you can use this batch program you will be required to go through a short validation process before you can download the program. The validation process is to ensure that you are running a genuine windows platform.
Overview
The User Profile Hive Cleanup service helps to ensure user sessions are completely terminated when a user logs off. System processes and applications occasionally maintain connections to registry keys in the user profile after a user logs off. In those cases the user session is prevented from completely ending. This can result in problems when using Roaming User Profiles in a server environment or when using locked profiles as implemented through the Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows XP.
On Windows 2000 you can benefit from this service if the application event log shows event id 1000 where the message text indicates that the profile is not unloading and that the error is "Access is denied". On Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 either event ids 1517 and 1524 indicate the same profile unload problem.
To accomplish this the service monitors for logged off users that still have registry hives loaded. When that happens the service determines which application have handles opened to the hives and releases them. It logs the application name and what registry keys were left open. After this the system finishes unloading the profile.
Once you have downloaded and installed the batch file close all running programs and reboot. Now, ‘This is important”, lets determine if the batch file is properly running after installation. Go to Start\Help and Support. Once the Help and Support Center comes up click on the following link: “Use tools to view your computer information and diagnose problems” under the “Pick a task” section. Once the page has been loaded in the left hand pane click on the “Advanced System Information” link. Once that page has been loaded click on the following link: View detailed system information (Msinfo32.exe).
Once the System Information box is loaded look in the left pane and open the Software Environment Tree and click on the following link: Windows Error Reporting. If the batch program is properly running you should see the following entry: “User profile hive cleanup service version 1.6.30.0 started successfully
&#x00a”. The ending symbols may be different on your platform.
Now, we want to go to another location in your system to verify this entry and that this service is properly working again. Pull up your “Control Panel” and enter the “Administrative Tools” folder. Once there enter the “Event Viewer” folder. Then enter the “Application Folder”. If the service is properly working the following entry will be logged: User profile hive cleanup service version 1.6.30.0 started successfully, Event ID 1001. If for some reason this program is not functioning properly a different error code other then the Event Id 1001 will be generated and logged in this folder. Also if one is generated you will want to verify if it’s a genuine error. To do this you need to go back into the help and support center Advanced System Information link and click on the following link: “View the error log”. If anything goes wrong a corresponding general entry that was logged in the Event Viewer will be logged in this link verifying that a problem had occurred. All of the information in the logs will be useful in your trouble shooting efforts. To date I have not had any measurable conflicts to occur while using this batch program to date. Closing Overview: when this program engages it will target itself at the Kernel System only at shutdown and startup. A corresponding entry will be made in the folders that I have described above stating that the program had started or failed.
System Restore Feature and USB Device’s – Event Viewer\System and Application Folders\Event ID SR 1 (Hot Fix Patch) – I have noticed that some folks are loading and unloading iTunes in attempt to correct problems. Also, I see by the forum board that a lot of folks are having a lot of problems with their iPods. Think about this for a moment, iPods will have their own unique set of drivers to operate from. I am going to attempt to explain an experience that occurred with me last year on this issue. When working with USB Devices it is important to keep your eyes on the Event Viewer folders for the following event id being logged: Event ID SR 1. This is especially true if you are using your System Restore Feature. The main folders that you want to keep your eyes on are the “System\Application” folders.
I have not witnessed any specific Software Applications generating this code in general at this point in time. But when it comes to Software and USB Devices I have personally experienced a situation that did cause a SR 1 entry last year. Example: My wife has Sevier medical problems. When we travel I keep a USB Flash Drive on my key chain with her medical information installed in case of an emergence. The Medic Alert E-Health Key was a new device that came out that had bugs that needed resolved just as with iTunes 7.0. The short of the story is that the flash drive was conflicting with the System Restore Feature, which led to additional problems such as conflicts in the Add/Remove Utility. I could not properly unload the Uninstall .Dll files when trying to uninstall the flash drive itself using the Add/Remove Utility. During a conversation with a Microsoft Support tech I was informed that other unloading issues had also been identified in the Add/Remove Utility. I could be wrong but I think there is a patch available that would help with unloading issues while using the Add/Remove Utility. To keep an eye on any possible loading/unloading issues that I may have while using the Add/Remove Utility, I use the following program to determine if there any issue’s that I need to deal with: (30 Day Trial Program-Fully Functional)
http://www.mikasalonen.com/remove/?remove40
Program Name: Remove 4.0. All of the information you need to know about this program will be summarized in the provided link. If anything: USE IT !!!!
NOTE: This SR 1 patch is only a temporary hot fix. They are suggesting that we wait until the next Windows XP service pack release that contains the hot fix.
Article Id : 888402
Last Review : June 01, 2006
Revision : 1.5
Also keep this in mind. The only time that you want to become concerned about the SR 1 issue is when you notice an increase in the number of SR 1 entries in Event viewer logs. If you are logging two (2) or more events then I would begin investigating the problem. Again, In my case the System Restore Feature was identified as the initial cause of conflict when the conflict first occurred when loading the USB Flash Drivers. So, if you suddenly notice this entry in the Event Viewer then you can pretty much bet that you are experiencing a USB issue that is conflicting with the System Restore Feature. But there is a Hot Fix available to temporarily resolve this issue as I have stated. Go back to the Microsoft link that was provided. When the page loads, in the search bar in the upper right hand corner of the page type in the following KB 888402. Be Advised – if you have to resort to this measure you will have to contact the Microsoft Support Team directly by phone to receive this patch.
When you talk to the tech you will need to provide the following information: A brief description if the Event being generated in the Event Viewer as well as a brief description of the problem that you are having. Once the tech has verified the information he/she will e-mail the hot fix to you in a zip folder if I’m not mistaken.
System and Third Party Drivers
Drivers can be another source of conflict that can have a direct impact on how your system operates. I have already given you an example of this in the System Restore/USB Devices section. They can also cause unexpected stability issues. In addition to that malicious Root Kits and Trojans can download drivers on your hard drive without your knowledge further complicating matters. So, before I close this information out let me show you how we can quickly gather and display a listing of all drivers that are currently installed on you hard drive by using a very simple program. (This program will be a 15-day Trial program).
Program Name: My Drivers 3.11
With this program you will be able filter out all preinstalled drivers that came with the system at the time of purchase, thus exposing the remaining Third Party drivers and as well as the Unknowns. If you know what your doing I would take this time now and disable the drive(s) in question if removal procedures are deemed necessary once you have obtained the driver listing. My overall objective with this program is to immediately determine if there is anything out of the norm with the drivers overall.
A download link is unavailable at this time. The web site appears to be under construction at this time.
As a final step on this issue I suggest keeping an eye on the Device Manager for any sudden “Yellow Warning Symbols” appearing within the Device Manager Tree Structure.
Print this information off and us it as a reference point. Any new helpful hints that I can think of will be posted as soon as I can squeeze the time in.
Jblittlejohn
Toshiba Satellite 1135/S155 Laptop
Windows XP Home SP2
Build 2600
DSL Lite – 2Wire

Oh, also want to add that the PC I'm currently using is:
Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack 2
My other PC was:
Windows 7 Ultimate
My MacBook is:
Max OSX 10.5.something (the last update available for it. .8 maybe? haha)
Not sure if this stuff is important, but I thought I'd add it.

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Problem:
I had nasty crackling on my Audigy 2. With sound playing, without sound playing, with headphones, with my normal speakers, with different speaker settings (though those different speaker settings (headphones/2./5./etc) were quiet for awhile then started crackling just as bad as 5. did) and at any volume, though the problem was Volume dependant (as is audio...), though I don't remember why I believe that nor can I demonstrate the statement again. Here's the log of how I'm fixing it.
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0: Ethernet Controller
6: ... USB ... - 24D2
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8: Ultra ATA controller
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9: "Creative SB Audigy 2 (WDM)" (yeah, fullname)
20: Intel(R) PRO/00 VE Network Connection
23: Intel(R) 9290EB USB2 ... - 24DD
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I read something about Power Supplies. I ignored it. It did get me thinking about possible stray EMF due to the wires and that causing problems. It wouldn't surprise me to find out that it's assumed the internals of a computer are assumed "noise free" or near enough that engineers can ignore it.
There was a problem with Compaq's a long long time ago where they didn't hook up a sound cable from the CD-Rom to either the sound card or the MoBo. I remembered hooking up that cable to my Audigy 2 with that very problem in mind. It's a standard double-wire spiral; means the shielding is self-induced and nothing to write home about, but should be adequate. I'll wrap it in an insulated metal pipe and use my Power Supply to ground it at some point and then repost how that goes. 'Should be' might not be good enough.
On muting "Line-in," the crackling-noise drops some but not significantly. On muting "CD-Audio," the crackling-noise nearly disappears. Where I once got a louder pop every two-three seconds and a constant crackle/fizzle of static, there is now a much, much quieter pop every thirty minutes or so.
Of course, that was last night. I turned my speakers on this morning and it was back in it's full nappy-sounding glory. Pulling up "Play Control" (formerly "Accessories >> Entertainment >> Volume Control) shows [[[I've got CD-audio muted still. I unmuted and it disappeared.] - Question if that's right. Don't exactly remember. ]]I "Mute All" and it comes back less severe and slowly increases its occurance frequency. I'm not waiting to see if it'll get to the full rate of fizzle. Unmuting "Mute All" does nothing to change it. Muting "CD Audio" makes it disappear again. Unmuting it makes it come back. If I mess with the Main's volume while it's muted, the static comes back. Unmuting the CD Audio seems to fix it for ~ 2 seconds. Reducing the CD Audio to half volume dramatically reduces the static. I put all volumes (Main, Wave, MIDI Synth, and CD Audio) to max to make it worse so I can diagnose it further. I muted the CD Audio and it disappeared. While it was muted, I dropped the three non-Main's to half. ~0 seconds before static started, and it wasn't as bad as it can be. Unmuting CD Audio does nothing. Muting it again makes the noise go away. Ten minutes didn't allow the noise to start again. Unmuting it, however, did allow the noise to start again. Using any sort of audio re-activates the static, such as a fully muted Mediaplayer.
It may just be a temporary fix, but it lets me keep my speakers on and drain the noise for awhile. The crackling isn't as bad when it's first unmuted but it builds.
I've changed video cards three times since I got this card. It has nothing to do with my video card.
There's more tests I can run to localize it and try to ID the problem, but I'll do those later. I'll finish up following the "Fixing Crackling" sticky, too, but after Wednesday. Here's my status report. It's just one more voice.

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I have tried:
* All of the values in the PCI latency settings
* Resetting the BIOS settings to the default
* Moving the card around in different PCI slots
* Removing the Hauppauge WinTV card
* Taking the second hard dri've off the bus
Nothing has given me any sense of progress. My IRQs are as follows:
* IRQ0 - Intel 8280EB SMbus Controller - 24D3
* IRQ6 - Intel 8280EB USB Uni'versal Host Controller - 24D2
* IRQ6 - Intel 8280EB USB Uni'versal Host Controller - 24DE
* IRQ6 - ATI Radeon 9800 PRO
* IRQ8 - Intel 8280EB - Ultra ATA Storage Controllers
* IRQ8 - Intel 8280EB USB Uni'versal Host Controller - 24D7
* IRQ8 - Intel 8280EB USB Uni'versal Host Controller - 24D4
* IRQ2 - Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS (WDM)
* IRQ22 - 3Com Gigabit LOM (3C940)
* IRQ22 - Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II (Encoder/Decoder)
* IRQ22 - OHCI Compliant IEEE 394 Host Controller
* IRQ23 - Intel 8280EB USB Uni'versal Host Controller - 24DD
There are two hard dri'ves in the system, a 20GB Seagate, and 500GB
* ASUS P4P800 Deluxe (BIOS rev 09)
* Creative Audigy 2 ZS + I/O Dri've Connectivity
* Hauppauge WinTV PVR-350
* LG GCC-4480B DVD-ROM / CD-RW
* Seagate 20GB ST300026AS SATA Hard Dri've
* Western Digital 500GB WS5000AAKS SATA Hard Dri've
Does anyone have thoughts on what next? I see there is a 84+ page thread on X-Fi crackling issues, so I'm not likely to run out and switch up the video cards to see the problem continue further.

I can't help unfortunately, but I have a crackling problem myself with Vista 32 bit edition. I have a Sound Blaster Audigy SE running on a Gigabyte P35-DS3P motherboard. ALL the time during any audio playback, there is persitent crackle/skipping. Sometimes I'll go 0-5 seconds without it, but it pops back up randomly. My speakers are fine, when I was using onboard sound there were no crackle issues at all. Anyone have any idea what could be causing this? I'm going to return the card if I cant fix it soon, I was hoping it would be an upgrade from the onboard sound I have, but it is worse ATM due to this crackling. BTW, there are no other devices on the PCI bus other than my video card.

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Hello dear colleagues.
I am monitoring the crackling issue with Sound Blaster cards for some time now.
I have Sound Blaster 24bit Li've sound card. It crackles rarely, every 5-0 minutes maybe one small crackle or peak pop.
When I am recording with Adobe Audition on LINE IN when crackle happens it is not recorded in the main signal so that is ok.
Now, I am using also WINFAST PVR 2000 cad (TV card).
When I am recording COMPOSITE or SVIDEO with WINFAST from time to time there are crackles which are unfortunately recorded inside the file too during the capture.
I am wondering has anyone noticed those crackles with WINFAST and 24bit li've...
I have by the way updated Bios, SIS video card driver, WINFAST PVR driver and Blaster 24 bit driver. They are updated but crackles with WINFAST are also there.
I am wondering is there maybe solution with some kind of latency setting for WINFAST card or Blaster card? They are all set as 32 by default.
Or there are some other solution. Any other WINFAST and 24bit users out there how are noticing similar problem with crackling during COMPOSITE and SVHS capture?

You can also check up this little Knowledgebase article SID4863 guide which may be helpful to you. Of cos, it still depend on the type of connector your TV have.
Jason
Message Edited by Jason-CL on 02-24-2006 03:24 AM

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