Winamp makes pops PLEASE HELP

steven_69 · 30th January 2002, 02:13

Ok every so often my mp3s make a popping sound, they are usually like 2 or 3 mintues apart but can vary either way. I tried all the tricks with different waveout buffers and blocksizes..everything. I also tried the new directsound files nothing seems to work. I found out that my usb was sharing irq 10 with my philips rythmin edge soundcard and i disabled the usb in my bios and in windows. that didnt help. my soundcard ha s a dedicated irq so thats not the prooblem. I am running windows2000 on a p3 550 w/192 ram. I tried all those clusters of links you guys post and i cant fix it. Can someone please help me?

30th January 2002, 02:24

DJ Egg · 30th January 2002, 02:29

Quote:

Originally posted by steven_69
I tried all those clusters of links you guys post and i cant fix it.

LOL

Okay, does this happen with all other players, eg. WMP, Real, etc?
Have you made sure you've got the latest Win2k drivers for your soundcard?

steven_69 · 30th January 2002, 17:19

No it only happens in winamp it seems. When i play unreal tourney and other games, the sound is fine.. Its just when i play mp3s that i get a few pops every now and then. Yes i have the latest videocard and soundcard drivers. help!

Wish · 30th January 2002, 17:33

Download and install this.

http://www.blorp.com/~peter/zips/wa2update.exe

steven_69 · 30th January 2002, 18:03

I did and it didnt help, its just a new directsound thingie. The pops still happen.

DJ Egg · 30th January 2002, 19:28

When I asked if it happens with other players, I wasn't referring to games, I meant do you get pops when you play an MP3 file in WMP or RealPlayer !?!?

Also, maybe some relevant system specs might help too.
(CPU, motherboard, soundcard, videocard, DirectX version, etc)

If the problem is with Winamp only, then:
1) Make sure pre-amp slider in the EQ window isn't up too high.
2) Make sure EQ sliders aren't up too high.
(try turning EQ off to see if problem is related)
3) Disable any DSP/FX plugins, if you've installed any
(Prefs -> Plugins -> DSP/FX -> select "none")

Talking of extra 3rd-party plugins, have you installed any maybe?
Particularly general purpose (gen_*.dll) or any replacement mp3 plugins (eg. in_mp3pro.dll, in_mad.dll, etc)

steven_69 · 30th January 2002, 23:10

Actually yes I do..And now i noticed it in games too, so its not just winamp. I have an intel p3@550mhz, an aopen AX6BC (intel chipset)motherboard, a pci philips rythmic edge soundcard, an aopen geforce 2 mx agp videocard, im running windows 2000 pro, and i have directx 8.1a. I know about equalizers and thats not the problem, i disabled it and its no different. The pop occurs mostly during mp3s. It rarely if ever occurs during the playback of audio cds(wav files). Any ideas?

steven_69 · 31st January 2002, 02:23

Bump. Please help.

Rocker · 31st January 2002, 06:22

tried
updating all your drivers??

steven_69 · 31st January 2002, 10:59

yes i did, i updated my videocard drivers and my soundcard drivers. I tried to update my ide controller but its really complicated so i didnt. I doubt that would be a problem anyway. Its using the windows 2000 driver for it.

30th January 2002, 02:13	#1
steven_69 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6	Winamp makes pops PLEASE HELP Ok every so often my mp3s make a popping sound, they are usually like 2 or 3 mintues apart but can vary either way. I tried all the tricks with different waveout buffers and blocksizes..everything. I also tried the new directsound files nothing seems to work. I found out that my usb was sharing irq 10 with my philips rythmin edge soundcard and i disabled the usb in my bios and in windows. that didnt help. my soundcard ha s a dedicated irq so thats not the prooblem. I am running windows2000 on a p3 550 w/192 ram. I tried all those clusters of links you guys post and i cant fix it. Can someone please help me?

30th January 2002, 19:28	#7
DJ Egg Techorator Winamp & Shoutcast Team Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 35,894	When I asked if it happens with other players, I wasn't referring to games, I meant do you get pops when you play an MP3 file in WMP or RealPlayer !?!? Also, maybe some relevant system specs might help too. (CPU, motherboard, soundcard, videocard, DirectX version, etc) If the problem is with Winamp only, then: 1) Make sure pre-amp slider in the EQ window isn't up too high. 2) Make sure EQ sliders aren't up too high. (try turning EQ off to see if problem is related) 3) Disable any DSP/FX plugins, if you've installed any (Prefs -> Plugins -> DSP/FX -> select "none") Talking of extra 3rd-party plugins, have you installed any maybe? Particularly general purpose (gen_*.dll) or any replacement mp3 plugins (eg. in_mp3pro.dll, in_mad.dll, etc) Playlist -\|- Twitter

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30th January 2002, 02:24	#2
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30th January 2002, 17:19	#4
steven_69 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6	No it only happens in winamp it seems. When i play unreal tourney and other games, the sound is fine.. Its just when i play mp3s that i get a few pops every now and then. Yes i have the latest videocard and soundcard drivers. help!

30th January 2002, 17:33	#5
Wish Major Dude Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 702	Download and install this. http://www.blorp.com/~peter/zips/wa2update.exe

30th January 2002, 18:03	#6
steven_69 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6	I did and it didnt help, its just a new directsound thingie. The pops still happen.

30th January 2002, 23:10	#8
steven_69 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6	Actually yes I do..And now i noticed it in games too, so its not just winamp. I have an intel p3@550mhz, an aopen AX6BC (intel chipset)motherboard, a pci philips rythmic edge soundcard, an aopen geforce 2 mx agp videocard, im running windows 2000 pro, and i have directx 8.1a. I know about equalizers and thats not the problem, i disabled it and its no different. The pop occurs mostly during mp3s. It rarely if ever occurs during the playback of audio cds(wav files). Any ideas?

31st January 2002, 02:23	#9
steven_69 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6	Bump. Please help.

31st January 2002, 06:22	#10
Rocker Hiding in plain sight (mod) Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 9,910	tried updating all your drivers??

31st January 2002, 10:59	#11
steven_69 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6	yes i did, i updated my videocard drivers and my soundcard drivers. I tried to update my ide controller but its really complicated so i didnt. I doubt that would be a problem anyway. Its using the windows 2000 driver for it.