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Horrible distortion and i just bought new soundcard!!

  • 03-02-2009 6:55pm
    #1
    Bubba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 569 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I bought this usb soundcard today http://musical-instruments.pricegrabber.co.uk/recording-accessories/m/30323947/

    so i could use my creative 5.1 inspire speakers on my laptop.
    It took me a few mins to get everything set up correctly and figure out the settings but once I got them all right the sound was great and I'm glad I made the purchase. But now under like 3hrs of having them the sound quality has dropped hugely and it isn't clear at all. It just all of a sudden like dropped during a song. Its hard to explain it but its kind of a fuzzy sound. Ive tried everything from restarting to installing drivers again etc.
    Do you think its a faulty product and that I should bring it back tomorrow?

    Cheers.


Comments

  • #2
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Try switching off unit, unplug the usb cable count to 10, replug and switch on again. (I have a USB Audiophile which has a quirk fixed this way.)


  • #3
    Bubba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 569 ✭✭✭Bubba


    mike65 wrote: »
    Try switching off unit, unplug the usb cable count to 10, replug and switch on again. (I have a USB Audiophile which has a quirk fixed this way.)

    :( no still the same.

    there's no power button on the device so i just plugged it out for a min or two and tried it again but still the same problem...

    wat to do?


  • #4
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Have you visited the manufacturers website? There could be newer drivers you could try (or indeed older ones).


  • #5
    Bubba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 569 ✭✭✭Bubba


    mike65 wrote: »
    Have you visited the manufacturers website? There could be newer drivers you could try (or indeed older ones).

    Got it! New drivers seemed to have sorted the problem!

    Thanks.


  • #6
    Bubba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 569 ✭✭✭Bubba


    Bubba wrote: »
    Got it! New drivers seemed to have sorted the problem!

    Thanks.

    Actually wait....it hasn't!

    Ughh....i thought it sounded better but its still the same!!

    Bring it back then yeah?


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  • #7
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Very weird, so it sounds okay for a while and then degrades, what system are you using and does the system come with an onboard audio chip?


  • #8
    Bubba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 569 ✭✭✭Bubba


    mike65 wrote: »
    Very weird, so it sounds okay for a while and then degrades, what system are you using and does the system come with an onboard audio chip?

    I know yeah its very annoying! I'm using a Dell Vostro 1700 and so yeah has an onboard audio chip.

    I'm getting this error now when i go into device manager and click on 'update drivers'

    'This device cannot start(code 10)

    http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/what-the-error-this-device-cannot-start-code-10-in-audio-driver-means


  • #9
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Audio drivers often clash, you could do worse than repeat your query over in the Windows forum

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=105

    I bet someone has an angle on this.


  • #10
    Bubba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 569 ✭✭✭Bubba


    mike65 wrote: »
    Audio drivers often clash, you could do worse than repeat your query over in the Windows forum

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=105

    I bet someone has an angle on this.

    Thanks for the help yeah i've done that now.


  • #11
    recycler1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 113 ✭✭recycler1


    Have you disabled the on-board sound in the system BIOS?


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