Non-accoustic feedback reverberation

From: Cal Learner (via_newsgroup_at_please.tnx(Cal)
Date: 11/05/04 

Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2004 14:56:13 GMT

Using Windows Messenger XP SP2 voice (4.7.3000) used to work great.
A few months ago, the person at the far end started to receive back
his audio in delayed form like a big reverb unit. The effect of a
single syllable could take a second or more to decay back.

I hear great from my end, tho do hear the eerie audio from the other
end acoustically. So the problem is acoustic feedback from the other
end? No. The delay element is way too long for that. Plus it happens
with two people where there used to be no such problem.

Talking via Yahoo Messenger voice works with those same people, tho
the Yahoo messenger, while much less picky about firewalls, does not
have nearly as good of audio.

Searching thru groups.google.com leads me to many people who have a
problem with acoustical feedback. I have this problem even when
using earphones at my end.

I am using an on-motherboard sound "card". Perhaps I could cure this
with a real sound card. Perhaps not. I did unplug the sound "card"
line input from my ATI All In Wonder card to see if that cured the
problem.

I tried uninstalling Windows Messenger, reinstalling via add/remove
programs (windows components) but I think that may only remove a
menu entry.

Ideas? Thanks.

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