[chia-pet]

When I play DVDs using my M-Audio Revolution 7.1, the sound seems distorted. It seems to stutter slightly and is crackly. That's the best I can describe it. The sound is perfect when I use my Sound Blaster Live.

After doing some testing, I found that CD audio from my DVD rom drive results in the same distoration as the aforementioned DVD experience. However, when I play CD audio through PowerDVD it is crystal clear. Windows Media Player, Winamp 2.90 with MAD and ASIO, and WinDVD result in the same distortion. PowerDVD still plays DVD distorted, just not CD audio.

My CD drive plays CD audio perfectly on all accounts.

I'm a hardware beginner, so if there is anything I could have possibly messed up that would result in this, please let me know. The foreign component is the DVD drive, which I introduced after my m-audio revolution 7.1 worked. Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks.

 

[chia-pet]

Since my first post, I've made a discovery.

Upon installation of the M-Audio Revolution 7.1 drivers, it prompts me to select or deselect digital CD/DVD something, and DMA something--this is irrelevant. After rebooting, the installation of the drivers finishes, and the problem disappears. This is great, except upon my next reboot, the problem returns. Could this have anything to do with using both my Sound Blaster Live and my M-Audio Revolution 7.1?

Thanks

 

[xtreme4099]

you have the latest driver ?.. 5.10.00.36 http://www.m-audio.net/support/driversearch.php

 

[Eagle_Driver]

Chalk your sound problems up to the fact that the Sound Blaster Live! cannot co-exist with any other soundcard; it completely lacks support for ASIO at hardware level (and even the Audigy2 drivers used with the Live! does absolutely nothing to fix that problem), and it hogs the system resources. In fact, the SB Live! was designed so that it must be the only soundcard installed in any computer system - and installing other soundcards will cause conflicts with the Live!.

The M-Audio Revolution does support ASIO, which allows a second soundcard to be used in conjunction with the Revo - but any other soundacrd that is to be used with the Revo must also support ASIO in order for both cards to work properly. Just be advised that if two soundcards are used simultaneously in the same system, both of those cards will be limited in digital audio support to 16 bits and 48kHz sampling rate maximum. Additionally, ASIO allows even single ASIO-compliant soundcards (that is, a single ASIO-compliant soundcard being the only soundcard installed in your system) to bypass the Windows KMixer (if your media player supports that ASIO feature).

 

[dd3mon]

I believe the problem has to do with DirectSound - this is what was happening to me when I first installed my Revo. What I did was remove all trace of the Creative drivers (in registery, random dlls, etc), only this fixed the problems. Hurray for sabotage from beyond the grave, thanks Creative.

-dd3mon

 

[TimSchirmer]

I've had some trouble with the drivers too. It doesn't like the settings to be changed one bit. It might be M-Audio's fault and it might be windows 2000's fault. I really have no way to tell right now.

 

[xtreme4099]

you do have sp3 for win2k right?

 

[Thump]

Any hints or tips on how to remove all the Soundblaster stuff? I went from SB Live to Turtle Beach Santa Cruz to M-Audio Revolution. I have a very substantial issue-my music (mostly from CD) pauses or stutters every time either IDE chain is accessed. Yes, I have DMA enabled on the CD reader and the latest drivers and everything else I can think of, outside of the Soundblaster cleanup.

Sonically, the card is an improvement but this problem makes me strongly consider going back to the Turtle Beach.

 

[MagusG]

Quote:

Originally posted by xtreme4099 you do have sp3 for win2k right?

Does SP3 give you the kernel streaming abilities of XP SP1?
-Mag

 

[chia-pet]

Yes, perhaps a guide to thoroughly removing the Sound Blaster Live would be good. Anyone got any links or is anyone capable enough to create one? Thanks.

 

[scrypt]

Quote:

Originally posted by Eagle_Driver Just be advised that if two soundcards are used simultaneously in the same system, both of those cards will be limited in digital audio support to 16 bits and 48kHz sampling rate maximum.

That's really depressing news. I do hope you're wrong when it comes to Macs, since I have a MOTU soundcard for recording and would like to be able to use a lesser card (like the Revolution) for casual listening (esp. in 5.1).

 

[Eagle_Driver]

scrypt, I'm only familiar with Windows-based systems. I cannot speak for the Mac.