Audio Problems - Unknown Cause

[Fernin]

I'm not sure what it is, but lately, the audio on Project 64 v 1.6 has been screwy. I tried switching to Zilmar's audio plugin, but it gave me the same screwed up sound. The sound sort of stutters, it repeats about a half second of sound endlessly. I haven't had this problem with any other program, so I don't think it's my sound card or drivers, but I copied the emulator to my other computer, and it worked perfectly on that one...

I have no idea what's going wrong with it, any thoughts?

Since I'm guessing they'll be needed, here's my laptop's specs...

Toshiba Satellite P205D
AMD Turion 64 bit Processor, 2.2 ghz
2 gb RAM
Vista Home Premium 32 bit OS
Realtek High Definition Audio, and ATI Function Driver for High Definition Audio

Edit: It's also worth noting that when I start up any game at all, it has no sound at all. It's when I load a save state that the sound kicks in.

[Gir489]

I had the same thing with my AMD Athlon 64.

Once I switched to a Core2 Quad Q6600, the problem went away.

I always thought it was my speakers.

EDIT: Mine's a desktop.

[Truth Unknown]

Fernin, is the volume on Jabo's DirectSound Plug-in (assuming it's the one used before zilmar's) turned down?

Originally Posted by Gir489

I had the same thing with my AMD Athlon 64.

Once I switched to a Core2 Quad Q6600, the problem went away.

I always thought it was my speakers.

EDIT: Mine's a desktop.

Not really helpful and suggests nothing.

[Fernin]

Jabo's is the one I'm using, and the volume is set at max. Turning the volume down doesn't fix the stuttering any, it just makes it quieter.

[HatCat]

This can be really bad question, but does sync game to audio help?
For zilmar's audio in the config there should be a pre-buffer slider which controls some frequency.

[Fernin]

Nope, checking Sync game to audio doesn't change anything. I fiddled with that slider, but it just gave me different pitches of stuttering sound.

[Truth Unknown]

Do you still have the problem with no sound when you start Emulation?

Also do you have any new applications that use sound while you use PJ64?

[Fernin]

Yes, I still have the problem with no sound when I start emulation. I also just went through loading different save states in a couple of games, sometimes I got no sound after loading, sometimes I got stuttering sound.

I don't have any new applications using sound, even if I test PJ64 all by itself, it does this.

Edit: I just deleted the emulator and downloaded a fresh copy, but that didn't change anything, unfortunately.

[Truth Unknown]

Do you have any power saving settings/modes on?

[Fernin]

No, I'm plugged in, I almost never use the battery.