shought Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 There are two problems:- During playback the sound sometimes 'glitches'(not a buffer underrun issue).- At a random time(after I used the computer for some time) the sound keeps repeating a small part(1 second) of the song I was listening and there is no way I can shut down Winamp(except for using the Task manager and ending the process). (Not a CPU issue, no spikes) I have to end the Winamp process to make it stop.The first I can live with(since it's not all the time), but the second is just crazy. I remember reading something about someone experiencing a similar issue(similar to the second) on a Vista system so your experience with Vista might also help me.I haven't tried other media players yet(for that long, but I'll be using WMP 24/7 for now to see if I experience any of the same issues), but I would really like to keep Winamp.So... shoot, anything you got might help.ps gonna get some sleep now ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Okay .. on the first problem check and see if 24 Bit processing is better/on/off.. and the settings in that area (PlayBack from main tree in Preferences ) any of these settings..BUT.. I recommend the second option first to see if its not related.. Do you have installed or using a plugin to enhance your audio? Sometimes this can produce an odd effect, I sometimes get the very last split second played with Winamp mixed in with a system sound or something..Do you have the media on either URL connection or Removable media external drive or virtual?Usually when Winamp is processing a song, especially when through an extra output plugin, and you say cut power to your external drive..where the media is located.. the last part just repeats .. and the player can lock up.. same is true of a disc...IF your PC is overloaded with an output plugin IT COULD be possible that there simply isn't enough power to take care of both..so I would look at uninstalling the plugin and finding one capable of doing what you want...There can be differences in how your sound processing in Vista will work with some plugins that do not have considerations for it.. or are very old..My DeciSoft EQ for instance can't be used with some Vista sound card drivers..it makes a squeal and cuts all audio..Any more info that you can provide would be useful as well...EDIT: You may also want to check out there Forums, and possible list of know incompatibilities to see if there is not something in your system listed.. I would try this before checking your setting with KLite..IF you have ever altered them.. usually if it has to do with a codec(s) though you would know if it was using it because of the tray icon.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shought Posted August 31, 2009 Author Share Posted August 31, 2009 Tried enabling 24bit and I'll keep it on for now(the glitches didn't always occur).I'm using SRS Audio Sandbox(not a plugin, it'll enhance ALL sounds), I could disable it but I'm pretty sure none of these problems is related to SRS Audio Sandbox, I'll try that later(since we're already trying one thing right now). The glitches might be due to the sandbox, but the repeating can't be because of that because the sandbox stays fully functional whilst Winamp lags when this occurs.Nope, I do have 2 partitions, the first one has Windows XP and all my music on it and the second Windows 7. I use Windows 7 to play the music from another partition.There's nothing that can replace SRS ;) But as I said there are no CPU spikes or anything.I checked their forums and I found something similar to my issue, but the thing is I found this BEFORE I actually experienced the issue and now I'm unable of finding it again :P Ironic huh?Nah, it's not using the K-Lite Mega Codec Pack codecs, it uses it's main decoder all the time, maybe I could try forcing it to use the K-Lite Mega Codec Pack decoder?I've got some stuff to work on for now :)(24bit has been on the whole time I was writing this post and it hasn't glitched once) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Well if enabling 24 Bit helps then it may be that the input into SRS needs to be 24 bit..would explain the problem..I am not for sure about this one though.. I used SRS a loooong time ago, and use what small part of it is left within WMP11, but I don't use it now...so .. I dunno.. It would make sense though..especially if it is going to enhance the audio..the output needs to be good. that way the processing is solid..???I personally have always had to use it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeetPirate Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Maybe Winamp just does not appreciate your taste in music. :P subtle hints...For several reasons I could never finish typing, I highly recommend you use Aimp2 instead. Winamp just does not cut it. Tabbed playlists even included by default, Aimp2 is the Firefox of music players.Anyway try running Winamp in compatibility mode for Vista SP2. If no improvement then try downgrading or upgrading and check through the changelogs to see if anything looks related to your problem. You could also investigate the settings on the output plugin, I can't recall the exact location but it's in preferences somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toshiro Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 i'm having a kinda same problem but with Itunes.. sometimes the sounds just "slips".I first thought it was due to Windows 7 and not being compatible with it. But i'm not sure now. \@ Leet. I would so compatibility mode for windows XP, cuz like shought said.. people with Vista can have the same problem. Try messing with your Bits en frequency.. (rightclick the Speaker Icon>>"afspeelaparaten" (in Dutch.. dunno what it is in english..) >>Select the speaker output and hit properties.. >> Go to the Advanced tab and mess a bit with the option. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Well if its any account .. seems unrelated but.. AOL is the parent company for Winamp now..has been for quite a while.. and anything I have found written for Windows XP/Vista otherwise.. doesn't seem to work right not even AIM..On an XP system, the last three program upgrades I did.. I had to fight a crash window from Windows for Winamp to get through the 'after install' settings..to get the program to run.. in Vista.. I had to go back and find a 5.21 version of Winamp, install it then install the current one.. Then I had to mess with the preferences just to get the program.. by itself to run.. no addons or anything.. it would not EVEN start up.. Works great now.. but I do think its odd that everything AOL does winds up being a complete flop in Windows..Maybe everything I touch KNOWS better...LOL... I dunno..Windows > :snooty:..I have a couple of really great plugins.. it does it all.. I may check out Leet's recommendation though.. I would absolutely hate to loose what I have with it.. OH yeah and skins, I think I have some sik skins for it .. but Winamp has always been the player I had rather use.. its just convenient.. when you get it worked out.. I men technically it is hard to find a program with such a broad range that doesn't come with the possibility of some incompatibility.. somewhere, but I do wish installation would work itself out..( and an official portable version ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted August 31, 2009 Administrator Share Posted August 31, 2009 Is winamp better than WMP11? Never used it more. Well winamp sound glitches for me but it is because of my old and slow CPU. :P . You know that all the recommendation are good but did you tried reducing the hardware acceleration for your sound card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mara- Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 @shoughtI have similar problem as you. Your second problem. But, this happens for me with any sound (from game, WMP11...), and sometimes I can shut down the sound and somethimes I can't shut it at all. In both situations, I need to reboot the computer to get sound back. And, it is very random. I'm also using SRS Audio Sandbox, but I uninstalled it for now, to see will the problem appear again.Cheers ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shought Posted August 31, 2009 Author Share Posted August 31, 2009 I don't have to reboot the computer to get my sound back, I can just end the Winamp process and then start it again and I'll have music.I forgot to mention something: I'm using the Realtek HD Audio driver and I just checked: standard settings were set to 24bit, so I'll keep it 24bit now but I don't think that's what caused the problem.I will have a look at Aimp.Disabled hardware acceleration.I'll go through your suggestions one at a time, running it in compatibility mode for XP will be next, it's just difficult to judge whether it solved it or not ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted August 31, 2009 Administrator Share Posted August 31, 2009 Don't disable hardware acceleration just decrease it a bit. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 @shought:Are you using the latest driver (2.31)?I'm getting some feedback at other forums that they're having problems with 2.31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shought Posted August 31, 2009 Author Share Posted August 31, 2009 :blink: you ask me, are you using the latest version? Hell yeah I am :P It could be the cause of it... who knows.I can't decrease hardware acceleration, it's on or off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted August 31, 2009 Administrator Share Posted August 31, 2009 I can't decrease hardware acceleration, it's on or off.NP. Just atleast try it. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eBait Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 I had the same problem. Realtek+SRS Sandbox = problems in Vista or 7. Removing the SRS did the trick for me, and I got myself a X-FI card :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeetPirate Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 I forgot to mention something: I'm using the Realtek HD Audio driver and I just checked: standard settings were set to 24bit, so I'll keep it 24bit now but I don't think that's what caused the problem.hmm, I have that same crappy motherboard audio but I don't recall any such problems. Using the latest drivers as well. :think: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 @Leet: You know I wish AIMP2 had site in english I really don't read Russian..I get them in english in my status bar.. so I still navigate enough but it just isn't fun..Well guess what guys.. I have archaically old version previous to yours and a metal speaker..its good for alarms thats about it. Glad I have an audio out.. Realtek AC'97 Audio here.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeetPirate Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 @Leet: You know I wish AIMP2 had site in english I really don't read Russian..I get them in english in my status bar.. so I still navigate enough but it just isn't fun..Well guess what guys.. I have archaically old version previous to yours and a metal speaker..its good for alarms thats about it. Glad I have an audio out.. Realtek AC'97 Audio here..There is a setting to change the page language to English :P much like the one on the lower left corner of this forum except I believe theirs is on the top right side. It does not work for all pages but it works for the important ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Cool .. I will take a closer look next time..Thanks.. I was looking for one of those flags or something that said 'English'..LOL.. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumble Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 iv installed foobar2000 on win7, works fine.. foobar is freewarehttp://www.foobar2000.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 The last version of Foobar I tried didn't play video.. did they ever fix that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shought Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 Ok, I just found out some new stuff:the problem occurred again but at the time I wasn't playing any music, Winamp was running in the background(paused) and when I tried to play a music video from YouTube there was no sound. I stopped it, checked if Winamp was working but it was not and there was no way to get either one of them working.So I guess this has to be Windows 7, Realtek and SRS conflicting(or any combination of those). I'll uninstall SRS for now and see how that goes :(@mara-Please keep me posted, as I think SRS Audio Sandbox might be the cause of this problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted September 2, 2009 Administrator Share Posted September 2, 2009 Sorry to say but when I tried SRS Audio Sandbox, I didn't found my sound any great or enhanced as said by the program users. I think this program called Sound Effect Manager is enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 @DKT27:Have you tried all possible configurations (e.g., Content, Preset, Speaker, Technology) ?Also, have you tried it with ffdshow?The combined effects of SRS and ffdshow is quite spectacular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted September 2, 2009 Administrator Share Posted September 2, 2009 Yes I tried all the configurations. And still I say Sound Effect Manager is enough for me.ANW I am not known to ffdshow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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