I need help with the MAD decoder plugin having second thoughts

Rswave2000 · 17th December 2000, 19:21

I deleted the directsound plugin but i still cant get the mad decoder to play at 24 bit or 32 bit i have a 32 bit sound card but now im using the waveout plugin and when i try to play it says waveout does not support that format i need 24 or 32 bit thanks if anyone can help if i cant get 24 or 32 bit it's useless to use this decoder instead of the nullsoft decoder

Mister Bill · 17th December 2000, 20:42

What soundcard is it? It's easy to think your sound card is 32-bit because it cost alot of munny. If you actually are dead sure it's 32-bit cuz you know your shit really well, this isn't meant for you.

Winsane · 17th December 2000, 20:44

Dangit, I asked you to remove that GIF from your sig, Mister Bill.

[Edit: Thanks.]

[Edited by Winsane on 12-18-2000 at 07:20 PM]

John M · 17th December 2000, 23:39

what gif

Rswave2000 · 18th December 2000, 00:29

well does it work for anyone else or what output plugin do you use?

whee · 18th December 2000, 01:39

It shouldn't work for anyone who doesn't know if it should work

. 99% of the sound cards you see in stores can only handle 16-bit output (SBLive, MX300, *). The cards that can handle 24-bit and 32-bit output are usually targeted towards people who do recording and the like.

kaiwei · 18th December 2000, 06:02

MAD does work. I don't think you have a 24bit or above soundcard. For that msg to appear it means that you do not have a 24bit or above soundcard. We've people with 24bit soundcard using MAD & it's fine. According to those lucky people, mp3 sounds better. A LOT better.

kaiwei

Rswave2000 · 18th December 2000, 06:37

Mad's Decoder still sounds better than Nullsoft's decoder at 16 bit the only reason why i said "i thought it was useless" because i wanted to get more responses on why i cant get 24 bit to work. I guess i don't have a 32 bit card. i have a diamond monster sound mx400 that said that it supported up to 32 bit sound. well the sound card sucks anyway. so I ordered a SBLive. Well I don't recommend Diamond sound cards to anyone. especially if you have win2k it's not compatible, I have win2k, but windows update has the drivers but i still don't get any of the two features it has . well can anyone with a SBLive tell me if 24 or 32 bit audio works with them. Thanks

whee · 18th December 2000, 10:36

Quote:

Originally posted by whee
99% of the sound cards you see in stores can only handle 16-bit output (SBLive, MX300, *)

It often helps to read before you post.

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17th December 2000, 19:21	#1
Rswave2000 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 337	I deleted the directsound plugin but i still cant get the mad decoder to play at 24 bit or 32 bit i have a 32 bit sound card but now im using the waveout plugin and when i try to play it says waveout does not support that format i need 24 or 32 bit thanks if anyone can help if i cant get 24 or 32 bit it's useless to use this decoder instead of the nullsoft decoder

17th December 2000, 20:42	#2
Mister Bill Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 69	What soundcard is it? It's easy to think your sound card is 32-bit because it cost alot of munny. If you actually are dead sure it's 32-bit cuz you know your shit really well, this isn't meant for you.

17th December 2000, 20:44	#3
Winsane Moderator Alumni Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: U.S. (eastern time zone) Posts: 2,598	Dangit, I asked you to remove that GIF from your sig, Mister Bill. [Edit: Thanks.] [Edited by Winsane on 12-18-2000 at 07:20 PM]

18th December 2000, 00:29	#5
Rswave2000 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 337	well does it work for anyone else or what output plugin do you use?

18th December 2000, 01:39	#6
whee Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 15	It shouldn't work for anyone who doesn't know if it should work . 99% of the sound cards you see in stores can only handle 16-bit output (SBLive, MX300, *). The cards that can handle 24-bit and 32-bit output are usually targeted towards people who do recording and the like.

18th December 2000, 06:02	#7
kaiwei Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 3	MAD does work. I don't think you have a 24bit or above soundcard. For that msg to appear it means that you do not have a 24bit or above soundcard. We've people with 24bit soundcard using MAD & it's fine. According to those lucky people, mp3 sounds better. A LOT better. kaiwei

18th December 2000, 06:37	#8
Rswave2000 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 337	Mad's Decoder still sounds better than Nullsoft's decoder at 16 bit the only reason why i said "i thought it was useless" because i wanted to get more responses on why i cant get 24 bit to work. I guess i don't have a 32 bit card. i have a diamond monster sound mx400 that said that it supported up to 32 bit sound. well the sound card sucks anyway. so I ordered a SBLive. Well I don't recommend Diamond sound cards to anyone. especially if you have win2k it's not compatible, I have win2k, but windows update has the drivers but i still don't get any of the two features it has . well can anyone with a SBLive tell me if 24 or 32 bit audio works with them. Thanks