Poor quality sound.
This is a discussion about Poor quality sound. in the Windows Hardware category; Hello, after installing nt4 + sp6a for the 3rd time, i still can't get any sound card to function cleanly, by that i mean, with out sounding dirty. I use headphones when ever i want to listen to cds, mp3 or games, i find its very annoying.
Hello,
after installing nt4 + sp6a for the 3rd time, i still can't get any sound card to function cleanly, by that i mean, with out sounding dirty. I use headphones when ever i want to listen to cds, mp3 or games, i find its very annoying. Especially when there is no sound at all, appart from the the buzzing coming internal bus(?).
I had the same problem with with a sb16 under 95, i could change the internal gain, to minimise the problem, but with nt4 and the drivers i can't seem to do that.
I have an ISA crystal based sound, also a forte media 801 based pci sound card. Both work correctly.
Cheers for any help.
Paul
after installing nt4 + sp6a for the 3rd time, i still can't get any sound card to function cleanly, by that i mean, with out sounding dirty. I use headphones when ever i want to listen to cds, mp3 or games, i find its very annoying. Especially when there is no sound at all, appart from the the buzzing coming internal bus(?).
I had the same problem with with a sb16 under 95, i could change the internal gain, to minimise the problem, but with nt4 and the drivers i can't seem to do that.
I have an ISA crystal based sound, also a forte media 801 based pci sound card. Both work correctly.
Cheers for any help.
Paul
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Perth!!!
Is that Perth Australia or Perth Scotland???
In regards to your problem - /me shrugs
Is that Perth Australia or Perth Scotland???
In regards to your problem - /me shrugs
OP
G'day mate
Thats Perth, Australia.
Sound card, i've tried playing with the bios since the post, it still sounds crap.
Cheers paul.
Thats Perth, Australia.
Sound card, i've tried playing with the bios since the post, it still sounds crap.
Cheers paul.
Paul.
I'm running NT 4.0 SP 6A with the Sound Blaster 16 and it sounds fine. No problems.
I did nothing special with the instalation.
Cheers
Joe
I'm running NT 4.0 SP 6A with the Sound Blaster 16 and it sounds fine. No problems.
I did nothing special with the instalation.
Cheers
Joe
you werent very clear with how it sounds 'dirty'. If you have problems with humming or when you can hear disk access (thru your speakers) then your card is picking up some power supply signals and amplifying them. Try moving the card to the lowest slot or furthest away from the power supply. I remember having this problem with my SB16 WWAAAAY back in the early 90's. there wasnt really a good way to fix it. Does your card have a volume control in the back? If so, lower that to as low as possible and use your speakers to amplify the music, instead of relying on the card. Hope that helps..
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Perth!!!
Is that Perth Australia or Perth Scotland???
In regards to your problem - /me shrugs
me somwhere near Glasgow, Scotland.
Perth!!!
Is that Perth Australia or Perth Scotland???
In regards to your problem - /me shrugs
me somwhere near Glasgow, Scotland.
OP
The sound being played is great, ie a wav or the cd player. The internal static the sound card picks up is really bad. Even with everything turned down, including the MIC/Line which is muted, i can still hear it.
I might try a new sound card.
Paul
I might try a new sound card.
Paul
OP
Got a new soundcard, the problem has gone. Turtle Beach Santa cruz
Paul
Paul
