EmptyTalk
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Problem: Foobar freezes during playback and does not resume. I have to kill it using the Windows Task Manager. Even worse, it corrupts the song file. Oddly, one time it corrupted a song that it wasn't playing (it froze while playing song 2 of an album, but corrupted song 5 of the same album). The corrupted song files can't be played, and my Audio Tester program freezes while trying to scan the corrupted files. Moreover, Foobar's built in utilities (integrity check and AccurateRip check) also freeze up while trying to test the corrupted files. It's a lose-lose situation for me.
Background: I have a new PC (running Windows 7 Professional 64-bit) and a new USB DAC+Amp component. All of my song files are in an external USB hard drive. The machine is about a month old, and I installed current versions of Foobar and its components when I got it. This problem NEVER happened with my old machine (running Windows XP Professional) and my old setup (stand alone DAC connected via SPDIF coax cable to an M-Audio sound card, with an integrated amp).
More info: This is a very infrequent problem, and it has only occurred three times over the last two weeks (I listen almost continuously while at work). The first couple of times this happened, I didn't note any of the settings or conditions, other than the fact that I had several other programs open (as I always do, since this is my work computer). The third time it happened, I noted the following: Output device was my Dac+Amp component connected by USB using WASAPI; and the Foobar buffer size was set to its default of 1000 ms.
Ideas: I changed the output to "normal" USB and kept the buffer at 1000 ms, and will see if this happens again. If it continues, I was thinking of the following: trying something other than Foobar as the playback software; using my old XP machine again; using my old setup with my new PC.
I'm really concerned about loss of data and song file corruption. So I'm hoping that someone out there can provide some guidance, tips, or solutions for me. If so, I thank you very much in advance.
Background: I have a new PC (running Windows 7 Professional 64-bit) and a new USB DAC+Amp component. All of my song files are in an external USB hard drive. The machine is about a month old, and I installed current versions of Foobar and its components when I got it. This problem NEVER happened with my old machine (running Windows XP Professional) and my old setup (stand alone DAC connected via SPDIF coax cable to an M-Audio sound card, with an integrated amp).
More info: This is a very infrequent problem, and it has only occurred three times over the last two weeks (I listen almost continuously while at work). The first couple of times this happened, I didn't note any of the settings or conditions, other than the fact that I had several other programs open (as I always do, since this is my work computer). The third time it happened, I noted the following: Output device was my Dac+Amp component connected by USB using WASAPI; and the Foobar buffer size was set to its default of 1000 ms.
Ideas: I changed the output to "normal" USB and kept the buffer at 1000 ms, and will see if this happens again. If it continues, I was thinking of the following: trying something other than Foobar as the playback software; using my old XP machine again; using my old setup with my new PC.
I'm really concerned about loss of data and song file corruption. So I'm hoping that someone out there can provide some guidance, tips, or solutions for me. If so, I thank you very much in advance.