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problem with sound playback under windows xp pro
Hello.
Somehow I'm baffled by a mysterious problem with sound playback under windows xp pro. I suspect it's related to the driver and it's probably a software-related issue, but I'm puzzled how to resolve it. The problem is that when I play mono sound files, I barely hear anything. As soon as I shift the balance (either left or right) however, sound comes back. Stereo files do play at the regular volume level but fairly distorted. I have an integrated sound card, Intel(r) 82801AA AC'97 Audio Controller. Removing the hardware under windows xp pro (which means windows automatically installs it again) doesn't seem to help. Does anyone know how to resolve this problem? Thanks in advance for any feedback on this issue, kind regards, Niek |
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It sounds like the card is in surround mode with the centre channel image
missing- being fed to another speaker. hence the 2 speakers sound 'distorted' AW "name" wrote in message om... Hello. Somehow I'm baffled by a mysterious problem with sound playback under windows xp pro. I suspect it's related to the driver and it's probably a software-related issue, but I'm puzzled how to resolve it. The problem is that when I play mono sound files, I barely hear anything. As soon as I shift the balance (either left or right) however, sound comes back. Stereo files do play at the regular volume level but fairly distorted. I have an integrated sound card, Intel(r) 82801AA AC'97 Audio Controller. Removing the hardware under windows xp pro (which means windows automatically installs it again) doesn't seem to help. Does anyone know how to resolve this problem? Thanks in advance for any feedback on this issue, kind regards, Niek |
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Make sure that your card is set up for 2 speaker mode only, and it is not in
the surround mode. At the same time, make sure your output to the speaker units is connected to the main output jack, and not the surround jack. If you have surround speakers, then you must make sure that they are connected to their respected jacks at the sound card, and that the set-up for the sound card is in the correct mode. -- Jerry G. ===== "name" wrote in message om... Hello. Somehow I'm baffled by a mysterious problem with sound playback under windows xp pro. I suspect it's related to the driver and it's probably a software-related issue, but I'm puzzled how to resolve it. The problem is that when I play mono sound files, I barely hear anything. As soon as I shift the balance (either left or right) however, sound comes back. Stereo files do play at the regular volume level but fairly distorted. I have an integrated sound card, Intel(r) 82801AA AC'97 Audio Controller. Removing the hardware under windows xp pro (which means windows automatically installs it again) doesn't seem to help. Does anyone know how to resolve this problem? Thanks in advance for any feedback on this issue, kind regards, Niek |
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I am wondering, where did you get mono audio files?
-- Tzortzakakis Dimitri?s major in electrical engineering, freelance electrician FH von Iraklion-Kreta, freiberuflicher Elektriker dimtzort AT otenet DOT gr ? "name" ?????? ??? ?????? om... Hello. Somehow I'm baffled by a mysterious problem with sound playback under windows xp pro. I suspect it's related to the driver and it's probably a software-related issue, but I'm puzzled how to resolve it. The problem is that when I play mono sound files, I barely hear anything. As soon as I shift the balance (either left or right) however, sound comes back. Stereo files do play at the regular volume level but fairly distorted. I have an integrated sound card, Intel(r) 82801AA AC'97 Audio Controller. Removing the hardware under windows xp pro (which means windows automatically installs it again) doesn't seem to help. Does anyone know how to resolve this problem? Thanks in advance for any feedback on this issue, kind regards, Niek |
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Yeah, my sound card has such settings too, normal is mic in-line out-line in
respectively, but I can change it via software to be surround, I don't know if that's the issue however. -- Tzortzakakis Dimitriïs major in electrical engineering, freelance electrician FH von Iraklion-Kreta, freiberuflicher Elektriker dimtzort AT otenet DOT gr Ï "Jerry G." Ýãñáøå óôï ìÞíõìá ... Make sure that your card is set up for 2 speaker mode only, and it is not in the surround mode. At the same time, make sure your output to the speaker units is connected to the main output jack, and not the surround jack. If you have surround speakers, then you must make sure that they are connected to their respected jacks at the sound card, and that the set-up for the sound card is in the correct mode. -- Jerry G. ===== "name" wrote in message om... Hello. Somehow I'm baffled by a mysterious problem with sound playback under windows xp pro. I suspect it's related to the driver and it's probably a software-related issue, but I'm puzzled how to resolve it. The problem is that when I play mono sound files, I barely hear anything. As soon as I shift the balance (either left or right) however, sound comes back. Stereo files do play at the regular volume level but fairly distorted. I have an integrated sound card, Intel(r) 82801AA AC'97 Audio Controller. Removing the hardware under windows xp pro (which means windows automatically installs it again) doesn't seem to help. Does anyone know how to resolve this problem? Thanks in advance for any feedback on this issue, kind regards, Niek |
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Dimitrios Tzortzakakis wrote: I am wondering, where did you get mono audio files? Audiobooks are often mono. The problem was resolved btw when I manually selected a different driver from a list offering two seemingly identical drivers. Perhaps the faulty one was configured for surround audio or something resulting in the distorted playback. |
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