Problems with the PICO and USB

[HeadLover]

HI
I have posted it also on the PICO thread, so maybe someone here can help me out.
I am using windows Vista 64 bit
And foobar 2000 (WASAPI or ASIO or DS)
And using my PICO connected to the USB of my PC (QX9770 and so on)

Now
before I had the PICO, never got stuck, I used to just push play and foobar was playing like for 24/7 nor problems.

but now, every some time, it get stuck.
What do you I mean by stuck?
The marker on the progress line of the file playing is stuck, and I have to press PLAY again ( it will start the file from the begin) to hear sound.

why is that?! and how can I fix it please?

 

[HeadLover]

Ok
I have also tried WINAMP and ASIO and ASIO4ALL and so on
Same thing, the songs just "hang up" on the middle (after I play some songs), usually happen like after 10 or more minutes, but I haven't even been able to play for ONE hour with out hang ups

Anyone ?!

 

[HeadLover]

ANYONE ?!

 

[skamp]

Where you using a USB DAC before?

 

[HeadLover]

Nope
I think I have come to know where the problem is
Seem like every time I turn on the lights on my kitchen, the PICO get a "shock" and than the sound stuck

What can be done?

 

[skamp]

Run the pico on batteries, see if that makes a difference.

 

[HeadLover]

No
the problem seem to be the PC

What can be done ?

 

[skamp]

Here's a better way of making sure whether the problem is related to the USB connection: connect the Pico to your PC's sound card (integrated or discrete) with a mini-to-mini cable (and of course unplug the USB cable on both ends). Set up foobar to use the sound card, and listen via the Pico.

 

[HeadLover]

Oh, if I do that, no problems.

 

[skamp]

Funky driver perhaps?

 

[HeadLover]

It is USB - it doesn't have a driver, I just plug it and that is all

 

[skamp]

It does have a driver, it's just included in Windows.

 

[olblueyez]

If you want to see if it is installed and working properly then go to your control panel and open the "Sounds" icon usually looks like a speaker. Highlight the Pico and hit properties, run through the properties and make sure everything looks ok and you can configure the Pico there as well. I also recommend setting something other than the Pico as your default device and choosing "No Sounds" for your sound scheme.

 

[HeadLover]

amm yes the driver seem to be ok
Why should I set something else as my primary device?

 

[skamp]

To make sure the only audio that gets played back through your Pico are the sources you specifically set up for that (e.g. foobar, maybe your video player…)