Popping audio over multiple sound cards


  1. Posts : 3
    Windows7 64Bit
       #1

    Popping audio over multiple sound cards


    I must be missing something in windows 7 settings or my BIOS and am hoping that you guys may be able to point me in the right direction. When I first installed Windows 7 64 Bit, I started getting audio popping all over the place with my Creative XFi Xtreme Music. I did have my rig overclocked and once I disabled that, I was able to get my onboard (Realtek) sound card functioning ok. The Creative Card still popped.

    I like to listen to MP3's while playing World of Warcraft, it seems when I have both the game and Windows Media Center running audio will pop and studder. My PC should be capable of running both. (I7 920 / 6GB of 1600Mhz RAM / Caviar Black HD / Radeon 4950) I have this problem with multiple sound cards... Here is a list of what I have used soundcard wise, the issues I am having. Please let me know if there is some setting in Windows or the BIOS that I can try changing.

    Creative Xfi - Pops all the time. I hate this card so I don't really care.

    Realtek onboard sound - Pops/Studders when running WoW and WMC at the same time.

    MAudio 24/96 - Pops on just WMC unless I have the buffer memory set to max and even then, it will studder or pop once every couple of minutes

    Line6 UX2 - Can record music ok but pops on playback even with the buffer set to max

    Presonus FP10 - Can record music ok but pops on playback even with the buffer set to max

    I have turned off speedstep. My rig is running at stock speed. I have disabled core parking and have tried multiple media players beyond WMC and nothing really seems to fix it.

    What could I be overlooking?
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  2. Posts : 1,506
    W7 Ult. x64 | OS X
       #2

    It could be caused by a couple of things.

    A) Interference. Move all items that could be causing interference away from the computer, ie. Routers, Modems, Cell Phones, etc.

    B) Power Supply Issue.

    C) Program/driver malfunction

    Read this post at Tom's Hardware, could help you >> http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/17...-popping-sound
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  3. Posts : 457
    Microsoft Windows 10 Home Build 15036
       #3

    On a (somewhat) related note: I have my UX-2 hooked up to my desktop (see sys specs). It works fine with the latest drivers. NO issues to note.

    When I hooked it up to a Compaq laptop (no particulars, cuz I was in a hurry) I got that pop/static through EVERY output the UX-2 has. Headphones, Line-Out, Analog Out, etc...

    I'm thinking power issues, where my situation is concerned. Do the USB ports on a laptop suffer loss of power compared to a desktop?
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