WMP11 & Distorted Windows Sounds

Vista Home Premium 32-Bit
ASUS P5N-E SLI nVIDIA nFORCE 650 SLI (0608 BIOS)
Intel Core2Duo E6420
CORSAIR TWIN2X2048-6400C4 2GB KIT
EVGA GeForce 8600GTS 256MB PCI-E (163.69 NVIDIA driver)
SEAGATE 250GB ST3250620AS SATA2 16MB 7200RPM
PCI Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic (SBXF_PCDVT_LB_2_15_0004)
Westinghouse LCM-22w3 Black 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor

If I play a wma or mp3 song using Windows Media Player 11 and stop or pause
the song before it ends, I get a slightly distorted audio sound when Vista
plays a Windows Sound. For example, I play a song and hit stop, then I
minimize wmp11 and click on Computer on my desktop and then click on my C:
drive. Normally when clicking on the C: drive, a "click" sound will play
without distortion, but when I stop or pause a song in wmp11, the very first
time a Windows Sound plays I hear a very brief distorted audio. It sounds
exactly like a brief continuation of the song I was playing. Anyone else
care to test this out to see if you hear the same thing? Maybe it's a X-Fi
driver issue? I know I'm being picky but I just figured I would report this.

mhajii210

Turn off Enhancements for the sound card. It should have a bad audio
processing object that is using too much CPU... ?

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"mhajii210" <> wrote in message
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> Vista Home Premium 32-Bit
> ASUS P5N-E SLI nVIDIA nFORCE 650 SLI (0608 BIOS)
> Intel Core2Duo E6420
> CORSAIR TWIN2X2048-6400C4 2GB KIT
> EVGA GeForce 8600GTS 256MB PCI-E (163.69 NVIDIA driver)
> SEAGATE 250GB ST3250620AS SATA2 16MB 7200RPM
> PCI Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic (SBXF_PCDVT_LB_2_15_0004)
> Westinghouse LCM-22w3 Black 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor
>
> If I play a wma or mp3 song using Windows Media Player 11 and stop or
> pause
> the song before it ends, I get a slightly distorted audio sound when Vista
> plays a Windows Sound. For example, I play a song and hit stop, then I
> minimize wmp11 and click on Computer on my desktop and then click on my C:
> drive. Normally when clicking on the C: drive, a "click" sound will play
> without distortion, but when I stop or pause a song in wmp11, the very
> first
> time a Windows Sound plays I hear a very brief distorted audio. It sounds
> exactly like a brief continuation of the song I was playing. Anyone else
> care to test this out to see if you hear the same thing? Maybe it's a
> X-Fi
> driver issue? I know I'm being picky but I just figured I would report
> this.
>
> mhajii210

Do you have an updated driver for you?
Does it work better if you turn off Enhancements on the audio card settings?

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"mhajii210" <> wrote in message
news:6B6CDC79-0002-46FC-A3A6-...
> Vista Home Premium 32-Bit
> ASUS P5N-E SLI nVIDIA nFORCE 650 SLI (0608 BIOS)
> Intel Core2Duo E6420
> CORSAIR TWIN2X2048-6400C4 2GB KIT
> EVGA GeForce 8600GTS 256MB PCI-E (163.69 NVIDIA driver)
> SEAGATE 250GB ST3250620AS SATA2 16MB 7200RPM
> PCI Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic (SBXF_PCDVT_LB_2_15_0004)
> Westinghouse LCM-22w3 Black 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor
>
> If I play a wma or mp3 song using Windows Media Player 11 and stop or
> pause
> the song before it ends, I get a slightly distorted audio sound when Vista
> plays a Windows Sound. For example, I play a song and hit stop, then I
> minimize wmp11 and click on Computer on my desktop and then click on my C:
> drive. Normally when clicking on the C: drive, a "click" sound will play
> without distortion, but when I stop or pause a song in wmp11, the very
> first
> time a Windows Sound plays I hear a very brief distorted audio. It sounds
> exactly like a brief continuation of the song I was playing. Anyone else
> care to test this out to see if you hear the same thing? Maybe it's a
> X-Fi
> driver issue? I know I'm being picky but I just figured I would report
> this.
>
> mhajii210

I am using the latest Creative Vista Driver 2.15.0004. I disabled all audio
enhancements and the same thing happens. I tried Entertainment, Game and
Audio Creation Modes and no difference. Either it's a bug with the Creative
drivers or a bug in Vista.

mhajii210

"zachd [MSFT]" wrote:

>
> Do you have an updated driver for you?
> Does it work better if you turn off Enhancements on the audio card settings?
>
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> Speaking for myself only.
> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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>
> "mhajii210" <> wrote in message
> news:6B6CDC79-0002-46FC-A3A6-...
> > Vista Home Premium 32-Bit
> > ASUS P5N-E SLI nVIDIA nFORCE 650 SLI (0608 BIOS)
> > Intel Core2Duo E6420
> > CORSAIR TWIN2X2048-6400C4 2GB KIT
> > EVGA GeForce 8600GTS 256MB PCI-E (163.69 NVIDIA driver)
> > SEAGATE 250GB ST3250620AS SATA2 16MB 7200RPM
> > PCI Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic (SBXF_PCDVT_LB_2_15_0004)
> > Westinghouse LCM-22w3 Black 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor
> >
> > If I play a wma or mp3 song using Windows Media Player 11 and stop or
> > pause
> > the song before it ends, I get a slightly distorted audio sound when Vista
> > plays a Windows Sound. For example, I play a song and hit stop, then I
> > minimize wmp11 and click on Computer on my desktop and then click on my C:
> > drive. Normally when clicking on the C: drive, a "click" sound will play
> > without distortion, but when I stop or pause a song in wmp11, the very
> > first
> > time a Windows Sound plays I hear a very brief distorted audio. It sounds
> > exactly like a brief continuation of the song I was playing. Anyone else
> > care to test this out to see if you hear the same thing? Maybe it's a
> > X-Fi
> > driver issue? I know I'm being picky but I just figured I would report
> > this.
> >
> > mhajii210
>
>
>

I've heard this before relating to the X-Fi card, so I'd suggest seeing what
Creative knows about this issue. =\

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"mhajii210" <> wrote in message
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>I am using the latest Creative Vista Driver 2.15.0004. I disabled all
>audio
> enhancements and the same thing happens. I tried Entertainment, Game and
> Audio Creation Modes and no difference. Either it's a bug with the
> Creative
> drivers or a bug in Vista.
>
> mhajii210
>
> "zachd [MSFT]" wrote:
>
>>
>> Do you have an updated driver for you?
>> Does it work better if you turn off Enhancements on the audio card
>> settings?
>>
>> --
>> Speaking for myself only.
>> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>> --
>>
>> "mhajii210" <> wrote in message
>> news:6B6CDC79-0002-46FC-A3A6-...
>> > Vista Home Premium 32-Bit
>> > ASUS P5N-E SLI nVIDIA nFORCE 650 SLI (0608 BIOS)
>> > Intel Core2Duo E6420
>> > CORSAIR TWIN2X2048-6400C4 2GB KIT
>> > EVGA GeForce 8600GTS 256MB PCI-E (163.69 NVIDIA driver)
>> > SEAGATE 250GB ST3250620AS SATA2 16MB 7200RPM
>> > PCI Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic (SBXF_PCDVT_LB_2_15_0004)
>> > Westinghouse LCM-22w3 Black 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor
>> >
>> > If I play a wma or mp3 song using Windows Media Player 11 and stop or
>> > pause
>> > the song before it ends, I get a slightly distorted audio sound when
>> > Vista
>> > plays a Windows Sound. For example, I play a song and hit stop, then I
>> > minimize wmp11 and click on Computer on my desktop and then click on my
>> > C:
>> > drive. Normally when clicking on the C: drive, a "click" sound will
>> > play
>> > without distortion, but when I stop or pause a song in wmp11, the very
>> > first
>> > time a Windows Sound plays I hear a very brief distorted audio. It
>> > sounds
>> > exactly like a brief continuation of the song I was playing. Anyone
>> > else
>> > care to test this out to see if you hear the same thing? Maybe it's a
>> > X-Fi
>> > driver issue? I know I'm being picky but I just figured I would report
>> > this.
>> >
>> > mhajii210
>>
>>
>>

You are a genious! I disabled "Sound Blaster Enhancements" under Control
Panel and Properties for the X-Fi and it worked! It seems it's not enough to
uncheck everything using the Creative Audio Console. Thanks for all your
help!

mhajii210

"zachd [MSFT]" wrote:

>
> I've heard this before relating to the X-Fi card, so I'd suggest seeing what
> Creative knows about this issue. =\
>
> --
> Speaking for myself only.
> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> --
>
> "mhajii210" <> wrote in message
> news:0DE0B21C-D450-41E1-AAF1-...
> >I am using the latest Creative Vista Driver 2.15.0004. I disabled all
> >audio
> > enhancements and the same thing happens. I tried Entertainment, Game and
> > Audio Creation Modes and no difference. Either it's a bug with the
> > Creative
> > drivers or a bug in Vista.
> >
> > mhajii210
> >
> > "zachd [MSFT]" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Do you have an updated driver for you?
> >> Does it work better if you turn off Enhancements on the audio card
> >> settings?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Speaking for myself only.
> >> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> >> rights.
> >> --
> >>
> >> "mhajii210" <> wrote in message
> >> news:6B6CDC79-0002-46FC-A3A6-...
> >> > Vista Home Premium 32-Bit
> >> > ASUS P5N-E SLI nVIDIA nFORCE 650 SLI (0608 BIOS)
> >> > Intel Core2Duo E6420
> >> > CORSAIR TWIN2X2048-6400C4 2GB KIT
> >> > EVGA GeForce 8600GTS 256MB PCI-E (163.69 NVIDIA driver)
> >> > SEAGATE 250GB ST3250620AS SATA2 16MB 7200RPM
> >> > PCI Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic (SBXF_PCDVT_LB_2_15_0004)
> >> > Westinghouse LCM-22w3 Black 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor
> >> >
> >> > If I play a wma or mp3 song using Windows Media Player 11 and stop or
> >> > pause
> >> > the song before it ends, I get a slightly distorted audio sound when
> >> > Vista
> >> > plays a Windows Sound. For example, I play a song and hit stop, then I
> >> > minimize wmp11 and click on Computer on my desktop and then click on my
> >> > C:
> >> > drive. Normally when clicking on the C: drive, a "click" sound will
> >> > play
> >> > without distortion, but when I stop or pause a song in wmp11, the very
> >> > first
> >> > time a Windows Sound plays I hear a very brief distorted audio. It
> >> > sounds
> >> > exactly like a brief continuation of the song I was playing. Anyone
> >> > else
> >> > care to test this out to see if you hear the same thing? Maybe it's a
> >> > X-Fi
> >> > driver issue? I know I'm being picky but I just figured I would report
> >> > this.
> >> >
> >> > mhajii210
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>