Win2K and WA 2.76, problems w/ bass

Ninja138 · 23rd September 2001, 22:00

Hi, I run a P3 650MHz, 128MB RAM, integrated ESS Maestro2E sound, and I have Windows 2000 Professional w/ SP2. When I play MP3s on Winamp 2.76, the bass comes out in poor quality and sounds like static. The MP3's play fine on other computers and on WMA in my comp, so it can't be the MP3s, the sound card, or the drivers. I already tried uninstall/reinstall with a new download of WA 2.76. Can anyone think of a solution? If not, I think this maybe a bug.

Thanks.

Ninja138

peter · 23rd September 2001, 22:10

disable winamp's EQ. do you have any DSP plugins installed ?

DJ Egg · 23rd September 2001, 23:07

Quote:

Originally posted by Ninja138
...integrated ESS Maestro2E sound....I think this maybe a bug.

In your soundchip driver/codec maybe, but not in Winamp!
In addition to PP's suggestions/tips, have you tried switching to DirectSound Output instead of WaveOut?
Also, have you checked Windows Volume Control to make sure the bass control is up high enough (Advanced settings). Also try disabling any other settings, such as reverb/chorus, and look at the 3D sound setting too (if it's enabled, disable it, and vice-versa)

NeoRenegade · 24th September 2001, 15:57

As a last resort, buy a soundcard. The quality even these days of on-board sound is terrible. Methinks it's meant for home-office setups where the broad range of sound wouldn't actually matter.

23rd September 2001, 22:00	#1
Ninja138 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 1	Win2K and WA 2.76, problems w/ bass Hi, I run a P3 650MHz, 128MB RAM, integrated ESS Maestro2E sound, and I have Windows 2000 Professional w/ SP2. When I play MP3s on Winamp 2.76, the bass comes out in poor quality and sounds like static. The MP3's play fine on other computers and on WMA in my comp, so it can't be the MP3s, the sound card, or the drivers. I already tried uninstall/reinstall with a new download of WA 2.76. Can anyone think of a solution? If not, I think this maybe a bug. Thanks. Ninja138

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23rd September 2001, 22:10	#2
peter ist death Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 3,704	disable winamp's EQ. do you have any DSP plugins installed ?

24th September 2001, 15:57	#4
NeoRenegade Banned Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Montréal, Québec, Canada, eh? Posts: 4,083	As a last resort, buy a soundcard. The quality even these days of on-board sound is terrible. Methinks it's meant for home-office setups where the broad range of sound wouldn't actually matter.