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Subject:Rendering Buzzing Posted by: DjXSoundz Date:11/11/2001 3:31:36 PM When i use Acid Pro 3.0 and render to a wav or wma, i get buzzing. every three seconds or so it cuts out a second of the track and buzzes.... Thanx for all to help in advance. DjXSoundz (Direkt Truth on AP) Email DjXSoundz@hotmail.com ' PC Specs: Pentium III, 800mhz 384mb of RAM (128+256) Windows ME soundcard : SoundBlaster AudioPCI PC actually works kind of slow mayb thats it... THANX SO MUCH I GOT TO HURRY TO GET THA CD IN
Subject:RE: Rendering Buzzing Reply by: Iacobus Date:11/11/2001 10:11:33 PM Hmmm... Looks like your system is pretty well off spec-wise (you could use a better soundcard, but that'll do if you're in the 16-bit realm). Any idea what kind of motherboard you have? I think I've heard of troubles dealing with the VIA chipset and SoundBlaster cards, but I'm not completely sure. I've also heard certain families of the AMD processors giving a hard time as well. If the PC does seem slower than normal to you, more than likely something is stopping it from performing at its best. Things to try: -Uninstall and reinstall both ACID and DirectX. (You saw that one coming, didn't you? :) ) Keep your serial number handy. -Use CTRL+ALT+DELETE and end task everything except "Explorer" and "Systray." Some programs are really stubborn at closing, so you might have another dialog window pop up. Just click the "End Task" button again. Then try launching ACID again and rendering. -Click Start>Programs>Accessories>System Tools and use ScanDisk. Once that's done, use Disk Defragmenter in the same location. -Be sure no devices, especially your soundcard, are sharing resources such as IRQ addresses. To find out, right-click on "My Computer" and choose, "Properties." Click the "Device Manager" tab, double-click on "Computer" and then note the IRQ addresses for any of your installed hardware. If your soundcard is sharing an IRQ, things get a little more complicated from there. Usually, a quick way to switch IRQs is to place your soundcard in a different PCI slot. A number of motherboard BIOS' also allow you to change IRQs via its BIOS setup. However, if you don't know your way around a PC or a PC's BIOS, don't attempt it. That's all I can think of for now. Anyone else got suggestions? Iacobus

Hmmm...

Looks like your system is pretty well off spec-wise (you could use a better soundcard, but that'll do if you're in the 16-bit realm). Any idea what kind of motherboard you have? I think I've heard of troubles dealing with the VIA chipset and SoundBlaster cards, but I'm not completely sure. I've also heard certain families of the AMD processors giving a hard time as well.

If the PC does seem slower than normal to you, more than likely something is stopping it from performing at its best.

Things to try:

-Uninstall and reinstall both ACID and DirectX. (You saw that one coming, didn't you? :) ) Keep your serial number handy.

-Use CTRL+ALT+DELETE and end task everything except "Explorer" and "Systray." Some programs are really stubborn at closing, so you might have another dialog window pop up. Just click the "End Task" button again. Then try launching ACID again and rendering.

-Click Start>Programs>Accessories>System Tools and use ScanDisk. Once that's done, use Disk Defragmenter in the same location.

-Be sure no devices, especially your soundcard, are sharing resources such as IRQ addresses. To find out, right-click on "My Computer" and choose, "Properties." Click the "Device Manager" tab, double-click on "Computer" and then note the IRQ addresses for any of your installed hardware.

If your soundcard is sharing an IRQ, things get a little more complicated from there. Usually, a quick way to switch IRQs is to place your soundcard in a different PCI slot. A number of motherboard BIOS' also allow you to change IRQs via its BIOS setup. However, if you don't know your way around a PC or a PC's BIOS, don't attempt it.

That's all I can think of for now. Anyone else got suggestions?

Iacobus