Skipping in Winamp when uploading

Kobun · 16th June 2005, 08:14

I've read the FAQs and the other thread about typing causing skipping, and tried everything in them, and still haven't been able to solve this problem.

Whenever I'm listening to music and send a file to someone or start a BitTorrent or something, basically whenever I send any data upstream, the song will begin to skip. And the faster I upload, the more extreme the skipping is. This has happened both on my university connection and on my home cable connection.

Right now I have Winamp5's directsound output plugin set to allow hardware acceleration and to enable cpu usage control, but neither have helped the problem. I'm using my onboard nForce sound card right now, but experienced this same problem with my old SB Live before it stopped working.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Kobun · 18th June 2005, 19:56

Quick bump, still having trouble with this.

JonnyMac · 18th June 2005, 21:31

Please provide system specs. Otherwise...

Did you close Winamp, Windows and reboot the computer afte making the DS tweaks? Some users have noticed that the changes to DS don't take effect untill after a reboot.

Do you have the latest Winamp (ver. 5.093 at the time of this reply)?

Have you tried updating the sound drivers? Also make sure DirectX is up to date for your system.

Also, Like the Wind: tips & tweaks for your Winamp 5
[edit 23:30GMT > JonnyMac] That site is down at the moment. Try this archive of Like The Wind [/edit]

Other tips from DJ Egg...

Make sure your drives are running in uDMA /DMA mode, not PIO mode.

Win9x instructions:
System Control Panel > Device Manager > Drives > drive > properties > settings...

Win2k/XP instructions:
Right-click My Computer icon > Manage > Device Manager > IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers > Primary/Secondary IDE Channel(s) > properties > Advanced Settings.
Try disabling Smooth Scrolling...

For Microsoft
IE > Options > Advanced tab > uncheck 'Use smooth scrolling'

For Firefox
Tools > Options > Advanced > uncheck 'Use smooth scrolling

Kobun · 19th June 2005, 20:06

I'm running an Athlon XP 1900+ on an asus A7N266, and I'm using the onboard sound(a CMI8738 chip). My video card is a 6800GT and I have a gig of pc2100 ram. Also, I'm running XP Pro.

I could post an HJT log at request, but there's really nothing of interest to be seen there, I'm pretty confident this is some sort of hardware problem, not a process I'm running.

JonnyMac · 19th June 2005, 20:17

If it is a hardware problem there is not much we can do about it.

However if you would like to provide a HjT log, one of us may see something and make the appropriate recommendations. DJ Egg is our top notch HjT specialist, so it him who make the recommendations.

In any case, good luck.

16th June 2005, 08:14	#1
Kobun Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3	Skipping in Winamp when uploading I've read the FAQs and the other thread about typing causing skipping, and tried everything in them, and still haven't been able to solve this problem. Whenever I'm listening to music and send a file to someone or start a BitTorrent or something, basically whenever I send any data upstream, the song will begin to skip. And the faster I upload, the more extreme the skipping is. This has happened both on my university connection and on my home cable connection. Right now I have Winamp5's directsound output plugin set to allow hardware acceleration and to enable cpu usage control, but neither have helped the problem. I'm using my onboard nForce sound card right now, but experienced this same problem with my old SB Live before it stopped working. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

18th June 2005, 21:31	#3
JonnyMac Moderator Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 14,385	Please provide system specs. Otherwise... Did you close Winamp, Windows and reboot the computer afte making the DS tweaks? Some users have noticed that the changes to DS don't take effect untill after a reboot. Do you have the latest Winamp (ver. 5.093 at the time of this reply)? Have you tried updating the sound drivers? Also make sure DirectX is up to date for your system. Also, Like the Wind: tips & tweaks for your Winamp 5 [edit 23:30GMT > JonnyMac] That site is down at the moment. Try this archive of Like The Wind [/edit] Other tips from DJ Egg... Make sure your drives are running in uDMA /DMA mode, not PIO mode. Win9x instructions: System Control Panel > Device Manager > Drives > drive > properties > settings... Win2k/XP instructions: Right-click My Computer icon > Manage > Device Manager > IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers > Primary/Secondary IDE Channel(s) > properties > Advanced Settings. Try disabling Smooth Scrolling... For Microsoft IE > Options > Advanced tab > uncheck 'Use smooth scrolling' For Firefox Tools > Options > Advanced > uncheck 'Use smooth scrolling Please do not PM me for tech support. Any request for tech support through PM will be ignored. Read the Stickies ---> \| \| \| \| <--- Knowledge is power

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18th June 2005, 19:56	#2
Kobun Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3	Quick bump, still having trouble with this.

19th June 2005, 20:06	#4
Kobun Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3	I'm running an Athlon XP 1900+ on an asus A7N266, and I'm using the onboard sound(a CMI8738 chip). My video card is a 6800GT and I have a gig of pc2100 ram. Also, I'm running XP Pro. I could post an HJT log at request, but there's really nothing of interest to be seen there, I'm pretty confident this is some sort of hardware problem, not a process I'm running.

19th June 2005, 20:17	#5
JonnyMac Moderator Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 14,385	If it is a hardware problem there is not much we can do about it. However if you would like to provide a HjT log, one of us may see something and make the appropriate recommendations. DJ Egg is our top notch HjT specialist, so it him who make the recommendations. In any case, good luck.