sound blaster audigy

[l33trequiem]

hey guys....
when i open up a program and i have music playing...it will skip and crackle until the program is opened...ive downloaded the newest drives for my sound card but it still does it...any ideas on how to fix it?

thanks

 

[GodsMadClown]

Try moving your soundcard to the farthest slot from the video card. Also, remove any cords connecting it to an optical drive. They are unecessary.

 

[GodsMadClown]

Q: Why isn't this question in the FAQ?

A: Because I forgot about it.

I posted an addendum and will work on rolling it into the document soon. Any comments from the peanut gallery?

 

[l33trequiem]

i moved it farther away from my video card but it still does it....what should i try now?

 

[shoes]

make sure if your motherboard has onboard audio that you disable the onboard device in the sound settings. otherwise, i seem to recall seeing some information on the soundblaster.com website.

 

[GodsMadClown]

i moved it farther away from my video card but it still does it....what should i try now?

do you have an audio cable plugged into your optical drive?

 

[l33trequiem]

whats an optical drive? its plugged into the colored ports that match the colors on my speakers...green to green...

 

[E4g1e]

whats an optical drive? its plugged into the colored ports that match the colors on my speakers...green to green...

An optical drive is your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive or CD-R/RW or DVD-R/RW burner.

Do you have any other cables besides the IDE cable connected to your CD/DVD drive(s)?

 

[l33trequiem]

no i do not