Dark Ride Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 (edited) Why is "DirectSound" being emulated ? I get crappy quality with it :pinch: I guess this is happening because of SP2, since I didn't notice "DirectSound" being emulated before I got SP2. :crazy: Can anyone help me out ? EDIT: I use a "Creative SoundBlaster Audio PCI 128" soundcard Edited November 18, 2004 by Dark Ride Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/244618-directsound-emulated/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Ride Posted November 15, 2004 Author Share Posted November 15, 2004 @ Mods If this is in the wrong section please move ... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/244618-directsound-emulated/#findComment-584926154 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Ride Posted November 15, 2004 Author Share Posted November 15, 2004 Come on people.Please help me. When I play games, the sound lags and it's very crappy :( Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/244618-directsound-emulated/#findComment-584926648 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquid Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 Reinstall your drivers... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/244618-directsound-emulated/#findComment-584926662 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phemo Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 Ok, goto Start, Run and enter dxdiag. Click the 'Sound' tab. There should be a slider labelled 'Hardware sound acceleration level' - make sure it's set over to 'Full acceleration'. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/244618-directsound-emulated/#findComment-584926668 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dessimat0r Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 What tool is that in the screenshot? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/244618-directsound-emulated/#findComment-584926685 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Ride Posted November 15, 2004 Author Share Posted November 15, 2004 Liquid said: Reinstall your drivers... 584926662[/snapback] Going to do that after I download new drivers.Hope it helps. Phemo said: Ok, goto Start, Run and enter dxdiag. Click the 'Sound' tab. There should be a slider labelled 'Hardware sound acceleration level' - make sure it's set over to 'Full acceleration'. 584926668[/snapback] As if I wouldn't try that in the first place.It is already at full acceleration :yes: Dessimat0r said: What tool is that in the screenshot? 584926685[/snapback] You can call it a tool, but I simply call it "Winamp 5" :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/244618-directsound-emulated/#findComment-584926778 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Ride Posted November 16, 2004 Author Share Posted November 16, 2004 Updated the driver, but still nothing :pinch: Plese help !!! :( Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/244618-directsound-emulated/#findComment-584927269 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkyoshi Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 Where did you update your driver from? It still looks like it hasn't been installed. See the fields under "Drivers", all of them are blank indicating no driver file has been installed. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/244618-directsound-emulated/#findComment-584927572 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Ride Posted November 16, 2004 Author Share Posted November 16, 2004 That screenshot was made before I updated 'em. Now after I've updated 'em (from official www.creative.com website) it sill shows only blank fields :( :cry: :pinch: :no: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/244618-directsound-emulated/#findComment-584927750 Share on other sites More sharing options...
I8PP Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 Might not help, but did you disable that Intel Integrated Audio thing? I presume that's the onboard sound device which you should disable in the BIOS if you are using a true PCI soundcard... no point of it using resources if it won't be used. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/244618-directsound-emulated/#findComment-584927763 Share on other sites More sharing options...
yudi_lks Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 Disable the onboard sound card, Download the lastes driver. Uninstall your driver, restart windows, install the downloaded driver.... Regards Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/244618-directsound-emulated/#findComment-584928027 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LogicalApex MVC Posted November 16, 2004 MVC Share Posted November 16, 2004 Also from the looks of it your driver only support emu Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/244618-directsound-emulated/#findComment-584928613 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Ride Posted November 16, 2004 Author Share Posted November 16, 2004 yudi_lks said: Disable the onboard sound card, Download the lastes driver. Uninstall your driver, restart windows, install the downloaded driver.... Regards 584928027[/snapback] Done that, and it didn't help.I'm now almost 100% sure that this is caused by SP2 :angry: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/244618-directsound-emulated/#findComment-584933498 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Ride Posted November 17, 2004 Author Share Posted November 17, 2004 Ok, I'm uninstalling SP2 now to see if that is the problem.If it turns out SP2 was messing up my sound I will sue M$ :crazy: :angry: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/244618-directsound-emulated/#findComment-584934235 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptiPlex Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 Dark Ride said: Ok, I'm uninstalling SP2 now to see if that is the problem.If it turns out SP2 was messing up my sound I will sue M$ :crazy: :angry: 584934235[/snapback] HAHAHAROFLFLROFLFORLF :rofl: :rofl: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/244618-directsound-emulated/#findComment-584934250 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Ride Posted November 17, 2004 Author Share Posted November 17, 2004 :p STFU this SP2 shi*t can suck my ass :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/244618-directsound-emulated/#findComment-584934281 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Ride Posted November 17, 2004 Author Share Posted November 17, 2004 Uninstalled SP2 and I still have the same problem :angry: :crazy: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/244618-directsound-emulated/#findComment-584934397 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquid Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 Dark Ride said: Uninstalled SP2 and I still have the same problem :angry: :crazy: 584934397[/snapback] Lol. See its not Microsoft's fault. Maybe its time for a soundcard upgrade? SB PCI is OLD. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/244618-directsound-emulated/#findComment-584934408 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWk Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 Now MS is gonna sue you because of slander :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/244618-directsound-emulated/#findComment-584934511 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Ride Posted November 17, 2004 Author Share Posted November 17, 2004 Liquid said: Lol. See its not Microsoft's fault. Maybe its time for a soundcard upgrade? SB PCI is OLD. 584934408[/snapback] I'm not gonna buy one more soundcard.I have onboard sound and the creative card and they have both the same problem suddenly, so I'm thinking that it is not the soundcard. I will try formating my HDD and a clean WinXP install, after I get a new CD-R/RW so I can back-up my stuff.My CD-R/RW also suddenly doesen't work anymore since 4 weeks. :wacko: Maybe I have a major problem, because this year my modem, CD-R/RW and now my soundcard turned into garbage, for no obvious reason :ninja: Could it be a problem with the power (electricity) ? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/244618-directsound-emulated/#findComment-584934754 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvbfan Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 Dark Ride said: I'm not gonna buy one more soundcard.I have onboard sound and the creative card and they have both the same problem suddenly, so I'm thinking that it is not the soundcard.I will try formating my HDD and a clean WinXP install, after I get a new CD-R/RW so I can back-up my stuff.My CD-R/RW also suddenly doesen't work anymore since 4 weeks. :wacko: Maybe I have a major problem, because this year my modem, CD-R/RW and now my soundcard turned into garbage, for no obvious reason :ninja: Could it be a problem with the power (electricity) ? 584934754[/snapback] Possible Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/244618-directsound-emulated/#findComment-584934807 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCAP Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 I think that the drivers you have installed aren't for your card. Go to creative and search the model name (for example ct4810) Quote "Emulated" - if you don't have proper DirectSound drivers installed for your soundcard, your device will show as "emulated" and DirectSound functionality will be emulated using waveOut functions (happens only with old OS's). If your device shows as "emulated", you should use waveOut output instead for better performance.http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=100492 Now about the power problem. It *sounds* like your sound card has been toasted. Windows can detect the card but there is no sound. I have seen this happen before. Go buy a new computer :laugh: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/244618-directsound-emulated/#findComment-584935050 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Ride Posted November 17, 2004 Author Share Posted November 17, 2004 JCAP said: I think that the drivers you have installed aren't for your card. Go to creative and search the model name (for example ct4810)Now about the power problem. It *sounds* like your sound card has been toasted. Windows can detect the card but there is no sound. I have seen this happen before. Go buy a new computer :laugh: 584935050[/snapback] very funny :sleep: this is very serious.maybe i will realy have to buy a new PC :pinch: and I don't know if my father can buy my a new one now Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/244618-directsound-emulated/#findComment-584935198 Share on other sites More sharing options...
moeburn Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 Liquid said: Lol. See its not Microsoft's fault. Maybe its time for a soundcard upgrade? SB PCI is OLD. 584934408[/snapback] Yeah, its time for the wave of the future! Sound blasters in..... PCMCIA? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/244618-directsound-emulated/#findComment-584935219 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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