worldshaking00
Wed Apr 02 11:48:48 PDT 2008
Yes. I checked the Gateway site and checked my current driver yesterday -
they are the same version number. I also turned off enhancements as
suggested. No change in playback for the low bit rate MP3s in WMP 11 (but
they play fine in Winamp 5.53).
Thanks again.
"zachd [MSFT]" <zachd@nomailplz.online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Did you get the drive update from them too?
> If I recall correctly, you need both the driver update AND to turn off
> enhancements.
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> --
> Speaking for myself only.
> See
http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
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> "worldshaking00" <worldshaking00@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:AF155A36-A292-4419-BC50-F13FDBC6DBDF@microsoft.com...
>> My Device Manager lists it as "SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC".
>>
>> Like I said. It is really weird that Winamp 5.53 will play the low
>> bitrate mp3s fine, but WMP 11 won't. No error messages, just poor 'record
>> skipping' playback.
>>
>> Thanks again.
>>
>> "zachd [MSFT]" <zachd@nomailplz.online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:u5sNJqIlIHA.2368@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
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>>> What sound card is it?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Speaking for myself only.
>>> See
http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
>>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>>> rights.
>>> --
>>>
>>> "worldshaking00" <worldshaking00@cox.net> wrote in message
>>> news:F0E1CC7D-5F2A-4258-9728-E27122082E7C@microsoft.com...
>>>>I tried your suggestion of the "Disable all..." - no dice...I still have
>>>>the skipping.
>>>>
>>>> I contacted Gateway's tech support. They suggested that I try another
>>>> mp3 playing program. I d/l-ed Winamp 5.53. I have no skips with that
>>>> program on the 32 kbps mp3s.
>>>>
>>>> Any other helpful ideas? And thanks again.
>>>>
>>>> "Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" <neil@nospam.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:or15v39fi31j02a51tqhmjjf5rjldn34jm@4ax.com...
>>>>> On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 10:44:54 -0700, "worldshaking00"
>>>>> <worldshaking00@cox.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>I recently bought a new PC with Vista. On my old XP machine (also
>>>>>>running
>>>>>>WMP 11) I had no problem running 32 kbps bitrate mp3s (voice
>>>>>>recordings
>>>>>>predominantly).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>On my Vista machine I get a 'skipping' effect similar to listening to
>>>>>>a very
>>>>>>old record. I have no problem playing any other mp3 at 128+ kbps
>>>>>>bitrate.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I am running Vista Home Premium 32 bit on a Gateway FX7024 quad core
>>>>>>(2.4)
>>>>>>w/ 3 Gig Ram. I am using WMP 11 with current updates.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Any thoughts would be apprecaited. Thanks for your help.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If it's a Sigmatel high definition audio chipset, you might be
>>>>> experiencing the same issue as the previous poster and a lot of Dell
>>>>> users :
>>>>>
>>>>>
http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=vista&thread.id=6860
>>>>>
>>>>> The steps there would be to download and install new drivers (from
>>>>> Gateway) where available, then to disable audio enhancements if that
>>>>> doesn't fix it up.
>>>>>
>>>>> HTH
>>>>> Cheers - Neil
>>>>> ------------------------------------------------
>>>>> Digital Media MVP : 2004-2008
>>>>>
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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