Re: Sound Quality

From: R. McCarty (PcEngWork-NoSpam__at_mindspring.com)
Date: 02/27/05 

Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 15:15:28 GMT

Thanks for the follow-up. It's a somewhat difficult area to diagnose.
I wouldn't think you'd have a perceptible change in audio quality from
ME to XP.

 There are a number of settings/variables connected with Audio.
In the Sounds/Audio applet in Control Panel I would check the Audio
(TAB) and make sure the correct hardware is being used. Also, it
(deficiencies) could be the Sample, Data rate used by the Hardware.
Also, codec priorities might be different between ME & XP. Speaker
settings can add "Coloration" if the settings are for any 5:1 or other
multi-channel outputs when you have a standard Stereo speaker
setup.

 It's an aggravation to have a situation with something as basic as
Audio/Sound. You might want to visit some of the Realtek based
forums and see if other users with your motherboard/Chipset are
having issues. By the way have you updated your Chipset driver
package ? Also, I would check the actual Sound Card in Device Mgr.
and verify the driver revision. Most sound cards require multiple
drivers and if some are mismatched it might account for "Abnormal"
output/tone response.

"David Kelsey" <david_kelseyNO@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:u5%23%23s1NHFHA.2752@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Thansk for your response. This system has very little under the volume
> settings, but there is a separate app called Soundman which has a
> mixer/equaliser and sound effects with 23 environments to choose from,
> each of which is editable (not by me, I don't think.). It has always been
> set to none. The equaliser offers the usual range of sound types, but
> again, all are off. There is noise suppression for a microphone, also
> off. I don't want to play with it - I just want normal sounds with no
> unwanted aberrations, so I have not set anything. I probably wouldn't
> know what to set anyway. I just have two speakers of no great quality.
>
> This lot is all there has ever been on this system, both under ME and XP,
> over about three years. I didn't alter anything under ME either, but the
> sound was perfect for me. I have reinstalled XP twice on clean drives.
>
> Do you have any suggestions for areas I should look at? I thought the
> default settings would be fine, as one would expect. I have even tried
> bootvis in an attempt to change the loading sequence, which might have
> been causing a blip, but it also happens on shut down, so that seems
> unlikely.
>
> I'll play with the equaliser, as you suggest, but I don't really know what
> I am doing.
>
> Thanks again
> David
>
>
> R. McCarty wrote:
>> Just a question, When you installed the Realtek drivers have you used
>> the support software (Mixer, Speaker configuration, EQ) ?
>> It may not be a driver, codec - but coloration effects of the support
>> software.
>>
>> I would use those tools and make sure that things like Noise
>> reduction, Equalization and "Spatial" settings are off.
>>
>> Also, before you upgraded to the latest driver package, did you
>> uninstall any previous support software via Add/Remove programs ?
>>
>> "David Kelsey" <david_kelseyNO@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:uSY7pdNHFHA.3912@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>> When I had XP dual booted with ME, there was a very noticeable
>>> difference in sound quality in ME's favour. ME was full and mellow,
>>> while XP was thin and weak. Now XP SP2 on its own continues to
>>> stutter and stumble during the startup and closedown sounds, and
>>> downloaded music has a background slight rumble like very distant
>>> gunfire. I have the latest sound drivers for my Realtek AC97 on
>>> board sound on an MSI K7T266 Pro2 motherboard, and the latest Direct
>>> X. I have also set Windows Media Player (also current) as the
>>> default player, and removed Total Recorder after I found it
>>> interfered with iTunes. I've plugged and unplugged the speakers and
>>> cables, but nothing improves matters. So, two questions please -
>>> has anyone any ideas on solving the problem in XP, and/or is there
>>> any way of using the ME codecs or whatever in XP? Incidentally, the
>>> stutter often goes away if I play the sounds in Control Panel. All
>>> suggestions gratefully received.
>>>
>>> David Kelsey
>
>

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