Problems with channels on SBLive Value/Player

Bedeox · Feb 17, 2003, 09:52 PM

I have some problems with 'channel sychronization'
(all kX drivers have them, even newest alpha)

Sometimes only one channel plays, second is silent or there's no sound at all.
This happens every random number of audio stream opens.
You may be able to reproduce it by opening new audio streams fast. (eg. Play/Stop loop)

I'll post my specs when I get back to Windows (XP Pro SP1, DirectX 9)

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Additional specs:

Athlon XP 1700+
Gigabyte 7DX/E+ (VIA 686B, newest drivers + latency patch)
256MB DDR 266Mhz
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Bedeox · Feb 18, 2003, 07:49 PM

----Hardware / Software configuration---------------
Driver Name:kX Audio Driver (Debug)
Driver Date: Feb 9 2003 06:01:25
Driver Version: 5.10.00.3529 - debug
DB Name:none
CT4670 10k1 [e000]
PCI Information:
Device: 21102 Subsys: 201102 ChipRev: 4
Card has MPU device
Card HAS AC97 codec
Codec name: TriTech TR28023/CT1297
3D Extension: No 3D Stereo Enhancement
Codec is 1.0 compliant
Capabilities[0] :
DAC resolutions : -16-bit-
ADC resolutions : -16-bit-
Ext Capabilities [0]:
Port: e000 Irq: 6
Playback buffer: 4000
Record buffer: 10000
Number of AC3 buffers: 2
Tank memory: 2048 kb
----------------------------------------------------

DirectX 9.0
Windows XP Professional + Service Pack 1

bardnone · Feb 20, 2003, 02:12 PM

I have this problem too,but if you pause the player then play it .It will be fine.

Bedeox · Feb 21, 2003, 05:11 PM

I know, but it is only a 'temporary workaround'. I'd like to see real fix in drivers.

<edit>
Sorry moderators, move this thread to 'Bug reports'.
Thank you for your time.
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**Eugene Gavrilov** · Feb 22, 2003, 02:39 AM

the nature of this bug is unknown at the moment
3530 might include a partial fix for it

/Eugene

encore · Feb 22, 2003, 07:09 AM

Damn, too bad, as a matter of fact, I was just about to report the same bug.

It's been bugging me for a while...

I've also noticed clicks when starting/stop playing sounds, small pops and clicks, these didn't appear with the APS drivers atleast. Also it sounds like there's a buffer which is not cleared at times. For example, if I play a part (I'm doing this in Sound Forge, in other words I can play whatever part I want from a sample) with a sinuswave, and then stops the sample, move the samplecursor to a silent part and the start playing it, I can often hear a little snippet of the sinuswave, even though it shouldn't play the sine at all. So this really sounds like some kind of buffer which hasn't been flushed... hmm

Btw Eugene, I remember trying the 3520 version this summer, finding a bug; after starting/stop playing a certain amount of samples the driver started to lag and become slow. This is fixed in the more recent versions, and I'm glad it is! Thanks!

// encore (the bugreporter )

Edit : Ohyeah almost forgot, when only one of the channels play in Winamp, you can also fix it by changing the volume-level in Winamp.. strange bug though.. seems like both channels are assigned to the left (or maybe right) channel. Hmm..

Bedeox · Feb 22, 2003, 10:04 AM

Forgot to mention that bug too... but it doesn't seem to happen with 3529.

Feb 17, 2003, 09:52 PM	#1
Bedeox DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	Problems with channels on SBLive Value/Player I have some problems with 'channel sychronization' (all kX drivers have them, even newest alpha) Sometimes only one channel plays, second is silent or there's no sound at all. This happens every random number of audio stream opens. You may be able to reproduce it by opening new audio streams fast. (eg. Play/Stop loop) I'll post my specs when I get back to Windows (XP Pro SP1, DirectX 9) <edit> Additional specs: Athlon XP 1700+ Gigabyte 7DX/E+ (VIA 686B, newest drivers + latency patch) 256MB DDR 266Mhz </edit> Last edited by Bedeox; Feb 18, 2003 at 07:53 PM.

Feb 22, 2003, 07:09 AM	#6
encore DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Sweden (south part) Posts: 31 Rep Power: 0	Damn, too bad, as a matter of fact, I was just about to report the same bug. It's been bugging me for a while... I've also noticed clicks when starting/stop playing sounds, small pops and clicks, these didn't appear with the APS drivers atleast. Also it sounds like there's a buffer which is not cleared at times. For example, if I play a part (I'm doing this in Sound Forge, in other words I can play whatever part I want from a sample) with a sinuswave, and then stops the sample, move the samplecursor to a silent part and the start playing it, I can often hear a little snippet of the sinuswave, even though it shouldn't play the sine at all. So this really sounds like some kind of buffer which hasn't been flushed... hmm Btw Eugene, I remember trying the 3520 version this summer, finding a bug; after starting/stop playing a certain amount of samples the driver started to lag and become slow. This is fixed in the more recent versions, and I'm glad it is! Thanks! // encore (the bugreporter ) Edit : Ohyeah almost forgot, when only one of the channels play in Winamp, you can also fix it by changing the volume-level in Winamp.. strange bug though.. seems like both channels are assigned to the left (or maybe right) channel. Hmm.. __________________ Currently running : SB0102 5.1 with 3528 kX-drivers & CT4670 with Emu APS-drivers.

Feb 18, 2003, 07:49 PM	Thread Starter #2
Bedeox DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	----Hardware / Software configuration--------------- Driver Name:kX Audio Driver (Debug) Driver Date: Feb 9 2003 06:01:25 Driver Version: 5.10.00.3529 - debug DB Name:none CT4670 10k1 [e000] PCI Information: Device: 21102 Subsys: 201102 ChipRev: 4 Card has MPU device Card HAS AC97 codec Codec name: TriTech TR28023/CT1297 3D Extension: No 3D Stereo Enhancement Codec is 1.0 compliant Capabilities[0] : DAC resolutions : -16-bit- ADC resolutions : -16-bit- Ext Capabilities [0]: Port: e000 Irq: 6 Playback buffer: 4000 Record buffer: 10000 Number of AC3 buffers: 2 Tank memory: 2048 kb ---------------------------------------------------- DirectX 9.0 Windows XP Professional + Service Pack 1

Feb 20, 2003, 02:12 PM	#3
bardnone DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 41 Rep Power: 0	I have this problem too,but if you pause the player then play it .It will be fine.

Feb 21, 2003, 05:11 PM	Thread Starter #4
Bedeox DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	I know, but it is only a 'temporary workaround'. I'd like to see real fix in drivers. <edit> Sorry moderators, move this thread to 'Bug reports'. Thank you for your time. </edit>

Feb 22, 2003, 02:39 AM	#5
Eugene Gavrilov kX Project Lead Programmer and Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,119 Rep Power: 75	the nature of this bug is unknown at the moment 3530 might include a partial fix for it /Eugene

Feb 22, 2003, 10:04 AM	Thread Starter #7
Bedeox DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	Forgot to mention that bug too... but it doesn't seem to happen with 3529.