CD playback?
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Posted on May 07, 2002 12:33 pm
MSHARC
Member Since: Apr 05, 2002
Hey, this is more a computer question than recording really, but I know of you guys are good at this stuff too. I have the Aardvark Q10 which is working great in SONAR and everything, but I wanted to play cd's back through it as well. I have a factory sound card in there right now in addition to my Q10. The problem is that when I go into the control panel, into "sounds and audio devices" adn choose the Q10 to be responsible for playback, (also I am running winXP Pro with 768RAM and 1.8Ghz) when I play a cd, through media player, it takes forever to start. It does play, but then if you want to skip a track it hangs up and the whole computer becomes tempoirarily busy. The mouse icon doesn't turn into anything over links or stuff like that and you can't click on anything. Its as if there is a big system resource problem, but I know I got enough RAM and I think 1.8Ghz should handle this. Is there any setting that I am missing that would resolve this? I don't have any IRC conflicts, so I am not sure what the problem is and I don't want to uninstall the factory sound card because I'd like to use it for games or what not. Thanks for any help ya'll can give.
Marc (da Sharc)
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May 07, 2002 01:03 pm What type of driver are you using for the Q10, WDM, ASIO, MME? I have had the saem problem with my Gina20 fighting with my Philips Acoustic Edge, I took the Acousitc Edge out and my Gina does everything fine, tho I can't outright "choose" it, if it is set to "Microshaft Sound Mapper" everything work fine cuz the Gina is the only sound card to map too...it isn't good for latency, but it does work.
Personally I think it is an XP issue, but I can't be sure...
[size=4]Mark Orlando, are you out there? Any insight on this?[/size]
Mark is our resident Microshaft expert...he may have some words of wisdom.
May 07, 2002 06:28 pm actually, upon further investigation, now that my Philips is out of the system I can choose the Gina specifically without system lockups and the probs I had before, maybe XP has a problem with multiple cards...anyone else notice this with XP?
MSHARCMember
Since: Apr 05, 2002
May 07, 2002 09:06 pm Yeah, I have been trying to avoid takign out my regualar sound card. I am using a specifically designed driver that is called a WDMA. In SONAR, you choose to use the MME driver, but what I understand it just looks like an MME driver to SONAR but in reality is something else. I tried it back when I had the old drivers and I had the same problem. I would think that the Aardvark could handle it. Also, not sure that the card not processing it faszt enough would cause everything in the OS to lock up. I was actually think that Mark would be the one to really ask as he seems to be the MS guy. If you see this Mark...help!!!
Marc (da sharc)
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
May 08, 2002 11:14 pm I have the same problem with media player. But what I found was when I use sonique or WinAmp or the DI Player from some friend's of our's in Europe, I don't have any hang up's. It only happens with Windows media player.
MSHARCMember
Since: Apr 05, 2002
May 09, 2002 02:06 am I was thinking that my be the problem but unfortunbately Micrshaft doesn't include the regular cd player they used to with like Win2K. I have a hurting dial-up so I have been loathing spending the time to download a cd player. Might have to though because its nice to listen to a properly mixed and mastered cd as a reference and then try to accomplish something similar with my own stuff. Guess I will have to bite the bullet and spend the time. Wish I had a cable modem already, been waiting until this new job comes through before I get it. Although I am springing for a new guitar and amp. That was another post I need to put up though. Thank noise.
Marc (da SHarc)
May 09, 2002 03:36 am ive been running xp with a sblive and my delta.. and they work fine together. oddly enough i can get them both to play back different sources at the same time.
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
May 09, 2002 11:58 pm Same here, I love being able to use them both at the same time. If I am waiting for mail, or someone to come online from ICQ or IM, it is like having a doorbell that is louder then whatever I am listening to with my Delta.
May 10, 2002 06:50 am That's odd, but since taking out my Philips AE and using just my Gina20, my PC is running great, not one problem, I have been working with Nuendo, Vegas, FruityLoops and WaveLab all of which are rock-solid, when I had both cards in Wavelab still worked flawlessly, but every other app I have would freeze up anytime I chose the Gina in the preferences or as the system default card. Some apps would freeze if I chose anything but the "Microsoft Sound Mapper"
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
May 10, 2002 04:23 pm I wonder if it relates to the MoBo and bios chip combination's we are using?
May 10, 2002 04:33 pm I would have a hard time believing that since I use an Intel chipset, and Windows and most any hardware manufacturer would have a hard time surviving if they made stuff that had compatiblity problems with INTEL!?
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
May 11, 2002 12:40 pm Ok then, let's just relate it to a ghost in the machine. I know, and so does dB, that this box has done some pretty strange stuff. I wonder if it has anything to do with the Pichachu sitting on my power supply in the box?
