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.

[HatCat]

Have you tried re-installing or updating your sound drivers?

Originally Posted by Fernin

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...

Different programs may use different ways to process sound, like two of the sound plug-ins you have tried in an emulator use different ways. If one has issues with stuttering where another has issues with speed I would be worried on maintenance of my sound drivers.

For now the only other possible cause I can think of is other software using your sound output (not necessarily playing audio but like accessing the drivers etc) to cause this intervention.

[Valacc]

Ok so i had an issue with the audio as well. So i went through and found out that the RSP should be off, Since the RSP will give no sound when active. To turn it off go to Options>Configure RSP plugin...> and uncheck send Audio lists to Audio Plugin. I did this and my sound started working again. Also i am using Jabo's audio plugin.

[HatCat]

Originally Posted by Valacc

Ok so i had an issue with the audio as well. So i went through and found out that the RSP should be off, Since the RSP will give no sound when active. To turn it off go to Options>Configure RSP plugin...> and uncheck send Audio lists to Audio Plugin. I did this and my sound started working again. Also i am using Jabo's audio plugin.

Turning OFF "send alists to audio plugin" does NOT mean that the RSP does not process sound.

It means don't make the audio plugin process alists.
audio plugin != RSP plugin
So this is not saying turning off the RSP.

Anyway, that checkbox was never supposed to be enabled to begin with, unless you really knew what you were doing which, it would appear that you didn't.