On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 18:45:49 +1000 matti k <overclocker_at_optusnet.com.au> wrote: > On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 12:36:56 +0200 > Eirik Oeverby <ltning_at_anduin.net> wrote: > > > I might also point out that there are two distinct kinds of > > distortion happening: The click/pop/crackle kind of distortion, > > and one where a sound buffer is repeated over and over 5-10 times > > - as if the hardware has some kind of hickup. > > > > Again - this *only* happens in -CURRENT, not in -STABLE or in any > > other OS (tested OS/2, BeOS, Linux, winXX). > > > > Anyone? :) > > > > /Eirik > > I get the same pops/crackling but using a SB Live! > I think it started happening when I switched from 4.x to 5.x > The strange thing is that sound works fine after a reboot but some > hours after that I get the noises. It only happens with music > (mp3,ogg). I tried a sound card with a CS4630 chip and still got the same thing. Strange that it takes a while for the noises to appear. Anyway, I was fiddling with settings using XMMS to play mp3's and found changing either "resolution" from 16bit to 8bit or changing "down sample" from 1:1(44khz) to 1:2(22khz) fixes the problem. These settings are located under audio i/o plugins -> input plugins -> mpeg layer 1/2/3 player -> configure -> decoder. Also after using these settings (1:2(22khz)) for half an hour and then changing them back to defaults ... sound was good. I should add that running gkrellm (/ports/sysutils/gkrellm) _and_ having the cpu monitor enabled makes the noises much worse. Again, on my system this only occurs after several hours and of course if I reboot all is well. If nothing else at least I've found a way to avoid rebooting, I guess.Received on Wed Oct 29 2003 - 04:48:07 UTC
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