Underruns?

Shoes · 20th December 2003, 13:02

Not sure if it's called underruns, but anyway:

On any stream, the sound cuts off every 7 seconds or so, then starts back up normally. This didn't happen on Winamp 2 or 3, just 5.

Any advice?

DJHotIce · 20th December 2003, 16:55

buffer problems maybe? Do you have sufficient bandwidth to handle the stream, also does lowering your bitrate help?

Shoes · 22nd December 2003, 18:15

Quote:

Originally posted by DJHotIce
buffer problems maybe? Do you have sufficient bandwidth to handle the stream, also does lowering your bitrate help?

Yeah, I have enough bandwidth. As I said, the other Winamp's worked fine.

Weird.

miztinsel · 22nd December 2003, 19:28

I have been having the exact same problem. Did you ever get this figured out? Any advice for me?

FesterHead · 22nd December 2003, 20:20

Do the symptoms appear for every stream?

Try my stream and see if the problem persists.

miztinsel · 23rd December 2003, 05:48

Yes, its for every stream and all bitrates even as low as 16kbps.

FesterHead · 23rd December 2003, 06:40

Try disabling title streaming

Shoes · 23rd December 2003, 11:25

Ahh, got it.

I was using a different decoder - the MAD one - and not the deffault Nullsoft one. Works perfectly now.

miztinsel · 24th December 2003, 16:30

Hrm. Still not working.

DJHotIce · 24th December 2003, 17:29

which station are you listening too? miztinsel. Have you tried festerheads or are you listening to something like Digitally Imported or Radiostorm. They use a ultravox server which can cause problems with winamp if the steps aren't taken correctly. However if this is occuring on EVERY stream check your output properties, try playing a mp3 song on your hardrive and see if it persists.

miztinsel · 25th December 2003, 00:59

MP3 files off my hard drive play fine. But all streams still cut in and out...

DJHotIce · 25th December 2003, 04:28

Quote:

Originally posted by DJHotIce
which station are you listening too? miztinsel. Have you tried festerheads or are you listening to something like Digitally Imported or Radiostorm. They use a ultravox server which can cause problems with winamp if the steps aren't taken correctly. However if this is occuring on EVERY stream check your output properties, try playing a mp3 song on your hardrive and see if it persists.

Please don't half anwser my questions please.

Metalloid · 9th January 2004, 21:48

I have been listening to streams from Bassdrive, DigitallyImported, etc. and I never had a problem with WA3. Now, with WA5, I get constant buffer underruns. I'm on DSL running at about 1.3. My computer runs at about 2% CPU usage with winamp/shoutcast playing. I cranked up the buffer all the way up to 256kb and it only delays the underrun by a few minutes.

I have been connected to Fester's stream for about 10 min and no underruns. Now I'm just confused as to what the problem could be. Any help here?

FesterHead · 9th January 2004, 21:55

Try disabling title streaming.

Winamp
-> Ctrl+p
-> Plug-ins
-> Input
-> Nullsoft MPEG Audio Decoder
-> Configure
-> Streaming tab
-> Uncheck 'Enable SHOUTcast title support'.

The above are Winamp 2.x instructions. May differ slightly in Winamp 5.x

Metalloid · 9th January 2004, 22:06

Hmm... I thought it was working, but I'm still getting the underruns. It seems like disabling the title support helped a lot, but it didnt fix it entirely.

Any other suggestions?

20th December 2003, 13:02	#1
Shoes Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 8	Underruns? Not sure if it's called underruns, but anyway: On any stream, the sound cuts off every 7 seconds or so, then starts back up normally. This didn't happen on Winamp 2 or 3, just 5. Any advice?

20th December 2003, 16:55	#2
DJHotIce Forum Loser (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: That place I can't remember the name. Posts: 4,617	buffer problems maybe? Do you have sufficient bandwidth to handle the stream, also does lowering your bitrate help? -DJHotIce Bounce Multimedia - Professional Web Design

24th December 2003, 17:29	#10
DJHotIce Forum Loser (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: That place I can't remember the name. Posts: 4,617	which station are you listening too? miztinsel. Have you tried festerheads or are you listening to something like Digitally Imported or Radiostorm. They use a ultravox server which can cause problems with winamp if the steps aren't taken correctly. However if this is occuring on EVERY stream check your output properties, try playing a mp3 song on your hardrive and see if it persists. -DJHotIce Bounce Multimedia - Professional Web Design

9th January 2004, 21:48	#13
Metalloid Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2	Same problem here. I have been listening to streams from Bassdrive, DigitallyImported, etc. and I never had a problem with WA3. Now, with WA5, I get constant buffer underruns. I'm on DSL running at about 1.3. My computer runs at about 2% CPU usage with winamp/shoutcast playing. I cranked up the buffer all the way up to 256kb and it only delays the underrun by a few minutes. I have been connected to Fester's stream for about 10 min and no underruns. Now I'm just confused as to what the problem could be. Any help here?

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22nd December 2003, 19:28	#4
miztinsel Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: San Francisco, CA - USA Posts: 5	I have been having the exact same problem. Did you ever get this figured out? Any advice for me?

22nd December 2003, 20:20	#5
FesterHead Alumni Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Maui, Hawaii Posts: 14,108	Do the symptoms appear for every stream? Try my stream and see if the problem persists.

23rd December 2003, 05:48	#6
miztinsel Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: San Francisco, CA - USA Posts: 5	Yes, its for every stream and all bitrates even as low as 16kbps.

23rd December 2003, 06:40	#7
FesterHead Alumni Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Maui, Hawaii Posts: 14,108	Try disabling title streaming

23rd December 2003, 11:25	#8
Shoes Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 8	Ahh, got it. I was using a different decoder - the MAD one - and not the deffault Nullsoft one. Works perfectly now.

24th December 2003, 16:30	#9
miztinsel Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: San Francisco, CA - USA Posts: 5	Hrm. Still not working.

25th December 2003, 00:59	#11
miztinsel Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: San Francisco, CA - USA Posts: 5	MP3 files off my hard drive play fine. But all streams still cut in and out...

9th January 2004, 21:55	#14
FesterHead Alumni Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Maui, Hawaii Posts: 14,108	Try disabling title streaming. Winamp -> Ctrl+p -> Plug-ins -> Input -> Nullsoft MPEG Audio Decoder -> Configure -> Streaming tab -> Uncheck 'Enable SHOUTcast title support'. The above are Winamp 2.x instructions. May differ slightly in Winamp 5.x

9th January 2004, 22:06	#15
Metalloid Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2	Hmm... I thought it was working, but I'm still getting the underruns. It seems like disabling the title support helped a lot, but it didnt fix it entirely. Any other suggestions?