No system sounds

astgeo32 · 18th May 2001, 14:15

I am trying to get system sounds to play while playing mp3's. I must have an older sound card because when I play Mp3's all other sounds are blocked. I tried switching the output to direct sound, but whenever I play a mp3 file winamp crashes with an unable to write to a certain memory location. Any ideas?

. - .... .- -. .... · 18th May 2001, 14:28

how old is your computer/soundcard?? And what type is it??

astgeo32 · 18th May 2001, 14:38

I believe the the computer is about a year and a half old. Its running windows nt 4.0. I have no idea about the sound card, where could I check?

. - .... .- -. .... · 18th May 2001, 15:58

Go to START -> SETTINGS -> CONTROL PANEL. In there, go to SYSTEM -> DEVICE MANAGER to get a list of devices on your computer. Your soundcard is under "Sound, Video, and Game Controllers"

DJ Egg · 18th May 2001, 22:25

You can't use DirectSound with WinNT
WinNT only supports DirectX v3 (or is it 4?), but no higher

Winamp & most other programs/games/etc that use DirectX drivers require the minimum version of 5.1 (or is it 6.1), but DirectX 7.0a or higher = recommended.
Time to upgrade to Win2k maybe . . . and, if there's still no joy, it could be time to get a new soundcard too

. - .... .- -. .... · 19th May 2001, 11:41

Quote:

Originally posted by DJEgg
You can't use DirectSound with WinNT
WinNT only supports DirectX v3 (or is it 4?), but no higher

for the record, it's 4.

InvisableMan · 19th May 2001, 23:30

dosnt process priority class have anything do do with it?

DJ Egg · 20th May 2001, 00:22

Quote:

Originally posted by InvisableMan
dosnt process priority class have anything do do with it?

Not in this case.
If it was the other way round, then maybe so!
Default "PPC" = Normal (Prefs -> Options)
Bumping it up to High or RealTime gives Winamp more priority, which in theory should prevent other sounds from being heard. However, it all depends on the OS & soundcard capabilities/config/etc.

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18th May 2001, 15:58	#4
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18th May 2001, 14:15	#1
astgeo32 Junior Member Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 2	I am trying to get system sounds to play while playing mp3's. I must have an older sound card because when I play Mp3's all other sounds are blocked. I tried switching the output to direct sound, but whenever I play a mp3 file winamp crashes with an unable to write to a certain memory location. Any ideas?

18th May 2001, 14:38	#3
astgeo32 Junior Member Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 2	I believe the the computer is about a year and a half old. Its running windows nt 4.0. I have no idea about the sound card, where could I check?

19th May 2001, 23:30	#7
InvisableMan Ninja Master! (Forum King) Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Hotel California Posts: 4,333	dosnt process priority class have anything do do with it?