Re: PC beeping during audio playback in Sonar

[Mike Rivers]

In article > writes:

> I'm running Cakewalk Sonar 2.2 on a PC with a Delta 1010 sound card. Over
> the last few months I've noticed that whan I play back projects that audio
> clips (as opposed to just MIDI clips) I start getting random beeps coming
> out of my PC speaker.

Isn't that how SONAR works? By sending out beeps and listening for
reflections?

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[Ricky W. Hunt]

"Mike Rivers" > wrote in message
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>
> In article >
writes:
>
> > I'm running Cakewalk Sonar 2.2 on a PC with a Delta 1010 sound card.
Over
> > the last few months I've noticed that whan I play back projects that
audio
> > clips (as opposed to just MIDI clips) I start getting random beeps
coming
> > out of my PC speaker.
>
> Isn't that how SONAR works? By sending out beeps and listening for
> reflections?
>

<g>

It's the PC case speaker that's beeping? The only time Sonar uses that is
for the metronome. It might be something else causing it to beep like an
error code or a possible hardware failure getting ready to happen.

[Mark Hicks]

"Mike Rivers" > wrote in message
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> Isn't that how SONAR works? By sending out beeps and listening for
> reflections?

That one made me smile! :)
-Mark Hicks

[Joe Pacheco]

Disable system sounds. that's what causing the beep.

"Mark Hicks" > wrote in message >...
> "Mike Rivers" > wrote in message
> news:znr1068560044k@trad...
>
> > Isn't that how SONAR works? By sending out beeps and listening for
> > reflections?
>
> That one made me smile! :)
> -Mark Hicks

[Vince]

I just double checked -- sounds are disable already. I've also checked my
event logs to see if I'm getting some sort of system error that I could be
addressing. Nothing there.

Is there a system utility around that can intercept calls to the beep
routine to help me trace (like you can with disk IO).

As I just said that, I started to realize that this is perhaps a discussion
I should move over to a microsoft group ....

I'd still appreciate any ideas anyone has.

V


(Joe Pacheco) wrote in
om:

> Disable system sounds. that's what causing the beep.
>
> "Mark Hicks" > wrote in message
> >...
>> "Mike Rivers" > wrote in message
>> news:znr1068560044k@trad...
>>
>> > Isn't that how SONAR works? By sending out beeps and listening for
>> > reflections?
>>
>> That one made me smile! :)
>> -Mark Hicks

[Steven Myers]

My first move would be to check with the manufacturer of my motherboard --
to find out the meanings of the various beep patterns.
If this has been suggested earlier in the thread, I missed it. Sorry about
that.

"Vince" > wrote in message
5.13...
> I just double checked -- sounds are disable already. I've also checked my
> event logs to see if I'm getting some sort of system error that I could be
> addressing. Nothing there.
>
> Is there a system utility around that can intercept calls to the beep
> routine to help me trace (like you can with disk IO).

[John]

>From: "Steven Myers"

>My first move would be to check with the manufacturer of my motherboard --
>to find out the meanings of the various beep patterns.
>If this has been suggested earlier in the thread, I missed it. Sorry about
>that.
>

Hell, my first move, since I use Sonar constantly, would be to pop the case and
pull the leads going to that PC speaker.




>"Vince" > wrote in message
5.13...
>> I just double checked -- sounds are disable already. I've also checked my
>> event logs to see if I'm getting some sort of system error that I could be
>> addressing. Nothing there.
>>
>> Is there a system utility around that can intercept calls to the beep
>> routine to help me trace (like you can with disk IO).


-John Vice
www.summertimestudios.com

[Steven Myers]

"John" > wrote in message
...
> Hell, my first move, since I use Sonar constantly, would be to pop the
case and
> pull the leads going to that PC speaker.

I'd make at least a half-hearted attempt at doing what I suggested. Then I'd
do what you suggest.

[chetatkinsdiet]

What a way to wake up in the morning....log on to here and read a gem
like that from rivers....
love it!
hah
m

[Mike Rivers]

In article > writes:

> > pull the leads going to that PC speaker.
>
> I'd make at least a half-hearted attempt at doing what I suggested. Then I'd
> do what you suggest.

Back in the old PC days (before sound cards even) I used to regularly
disconnect the speaker or put a resistor in series with it to make the
beeps just barely audible.

On my Windows systems, I have all system sounds turned off. Silence is
golden.


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[Ricky W. Hunt]

"Steven Myers" > wrote in message
. net...
> "John" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hell, my first move, since I use Sonar constantly, would be to pop the
> case and
> > pull the leads going to that PC speaker.
>
> I'd make at least a half-hearted attempt at doing what I suggested. Then
I'd
> do what you suggest.
>

Yes. As I mentioned in an earlier post this beep could be signaling that
something is wrong or getting ready to fail. Just "turning off the alarm" is
not a very smart move.

[am]

"Vince" > wrote in message
5.13...
> I just double checked -- sounds are disable already. I've also checked my
> event logs to see if I'm getting some sort of system error that I could be
> addressing. Nothing there.
>
> Is there a system utility around that can intercept calls to the beep
> routine to help me trace (like you can with disk IO).
>
> As I just said that, I started to realize that this is perhaps a
discussion
> I should move over to a microsoft group ....
>
> I'd still appreciate any ideas anyone has.

Uh-oh!
If you are getting beeps while using the puter, the CPU is overheating and
the motherboard is trying to warn you.
If you have a P4 the speed will be throttled to half-speed, and if you are
using an Athlon, the computer will either shutdown or freeze if the
temperature gets above a certain amount.

Download, install and run Motherboard Monitor (MBM) to check your
temperature.

Check the following things:
(If you don't know anything about it, get someone knowledgeable to do it for
you.)
-check the heatsink and fan is securely fastened to the CPU.
-ensure there is heatsink goop in between cpu and heatsink.
-make sure the fan is running
-ensure temperature alarm is not set at a ridiculously low level eg. 50 deg
C is too low for most Athlons.

If there is still a problem, you may have either a defective CPU or
motherboard.

-m