MP3/WMA Audio Problem

[Farquaon]

This is my problem.

My mp3's and wma's echo bad. You can hear the band playing okay, but the vocals are just echoing madly and it almost sounds like a bad divx audio rip. I did not update drivers on nothing. I formatted Windows Xp MCE 2005 three times now, and it is still there. I loaded the newest drivers, still there, loaded the original drivers, still there. I found a site or two saying that people experience this when loading Battlefield 2, i loaded the demo, and it started from there, but im sure after 3 formats it should not be anywhere in my system anymore.

Any ideas?

BTW, when windows loads the sound it plays are fine (maybe cause it does not have vocals, and the music included plays fine too) and when i burn the music to a cd, and play it in the car or on my home theater it plays 100%

 

[thisgeek]

That's odd. Sure you don't have some sort of filter enabled?
Have you got an SB Live or greater? Do you have any funny EAX effects running?

 

[Farquaon]

I have the C-Media AC97, it does sound like there is some effect on, like that "bathroom" effect or something, i never enabled it, and it has never automatically enabled it before, but now it does, how can i disable it?

 

[thisgeek]

Good question
I haven't the faintest idea. Sure there isn't a control panel applet for the audio?

 

[Farquaon]

I went and activated, with the bathroom effect and it sounds much better than it is currently.

 

[LabAnimal]

The game has obviously replaced some files for your mp3 codecs that comes with windows. i would suggest you search for new mp3 codecs online and install them and see. failing that, reinstall your soundcard drivers, failing that, uninstall the game, failing that, look for some sort of effects control for your soundcard, likely under your control panel somewhere.

Failing ALL OF THIS - reformat, reinstall, leave the game alone. - don't think it will get that far tho!.

Good luck

 

[thisgeek]

No, it doesn't.

 

[Highflyer_GP]

seems like you have karaoke or something enabled. check in the driver control panel that voice cancellation isn't activated

 

[brooko]

Have u tried with a different set of speakers / headphones... I had a set of cheap speakers that started doing that one day, with a different set it was fixed...

Another thing if u're gonna try and format again, try and do a propper low-leval format with a utility like Darik's Boot and Nuke, just do a basic wipe, and do it only once(or else u'll be waiting for the thing to finish forever).
That'll make sure NOTHING survives the fromat...

Oh and i just remembered, try and launch the config utility for the sound card and check that you dont have 5.1 sound enabled, and the speekers plugged into one of the rear/side channel's...

 

[Farquaon]

Do you guys know what was wrong?

It's the damn jack of the earphone in the pc. If you plug it in all the way then it does the echo, if you pull it out a bit then its fine.

The front audio plug is messed, and you know who did it.....

my 11 month old son....little bugger..

thanks for all the help tho, I know at least i can count on you guys (and i formated 4 times for no reason )

 

[brooko]

oh well...

You can also emulate the problem by slowly wiggeling out the plug from the port...

Dunno why u'd want to, but u can

Good to hear its solved

 

[Ged_Marc]

Gawd someone please be able to help me!
Sound has completely vanished! running Realtek Ac'97, gone through the whole update driver, and even changed drivers to the Vinyl series... Made sure Jumpers were correct, and all... and strange this is the sound only disappeared after i was forced to chuck graphics card (i know) and moved to onboard...
Definately think it is a hardware prob...
Running on an EliteGroup 661GX with 1.5Gig of ram, and a Prescott 3.2Ghz.... (oh does anyone know why the hell that would be running at 70 degrees for me?)
help!

 

[Farquaon]

is your sound enabled in the bios (if it is onboard)?

 

[thisgeek]

Are your speakers actually working? (They plugged into the correct port?)