I try playing wav mp3 midi and no matter what file format i hear only 2 seconds then it stops and appears to still play but i can't hear anything....i have an old soundcard.....soundblaster 16...i updated drivers..........can anyone tell me how to fix this???? Thanks
Have you looked in your system/device manager to make sure your sound card doesnt have an problems ?? from there have you checked you speakers and their set up ? Let us know Es
Do you have an old PC to go along with that SB16? Any computer 300MHz or faster should be able to play MP3 and other CPU-intensive compressed audio formats. With an old ISA soundboard you may require a 400MHz. I have an old Pentium Pro @ 233Mhz with AWE64 ISA soundboard, and it plays Audio no sweat. (It sure won't play DivX video, though!) What is your PC, Persy?
thanks for the reply um....i checked the device manager and it said my hardware was working properly...i tried removing then reinstalling the drivers....my comp is around 550mhz so it should be fine....it always worked.....then all of a sudden it just stopped working when i was listening to something.....and now it plays then stops and doesn't start again....then i play another song and it plays and stops again.....i checked my speakers....i tried them on my other computer and they work fine....i tried other speakers on my 550mhz computer and they do the same
Hmmmm... sounds like The Deadly MP3 Virus, LoL :-( Dunno Persy, see if you can grab a $20 soundboard that uses a PCI slot, if you can find one. They used to be common but lately, with integrated mobo audio, the only PCI soundboards offered tend to be higher-end. Something like SoundBlaster Audigy ES (An Audigy w/o Firewire) for $50 is available, nice board. But your problem might be drivers or ? Is your system in tip-top shape? Perhaps your PC is rotten, needs an enema. When did you last re-install your OS... ? L8R
