Really weird sound issue

BDS28 · 11-23-2007, 10:23 PM

I have a PC with an ASUS mobo and onboard soundmax audio. I know, I know, onboard sucks but that's what I have.

Anyways, it never gave me problems before. I just bought new speakers, the Logitech Z-5500 and they are wonderful. Until I can afford a new soundcard one day, I am just using the 2 channel direct output from my onboard audio into the speakers (the speakers then copy it to become 4 channel or can create kind of a fake 5.1 sound from it).

My problem is that my sound keeps going in and out. Most of the time it works perfectly, but sometimes nothing comes out. I find that it only happens when a new sound bite or sound file is starting. What do I mean by this? Well if I have 100 songs playing in a winamp playlist it works fine. If I press next track, it works fine, but sometimes the next track makes no sound at all. When that happens I usually have to press next track 5 or 6 times till the sound comes back. If I want to hear the song that was playing silently, I just keep pressing the play button over and over or pressing stop and then play over and over until it starts. This is not just winamp as it seems to happen with all sound types. MSN messenger messages will sometimes make their alert sound and sometimes not.

So I know it is not a problem with a specific Mp3 or file or program. Normally I would instantaneously think it is the soundcard and since it is a shitty onboard one, I would upgrade because there's not much I can do in terms of driver updates (or is there?)...

The ONLY thing that's making me question where the actual problem lies is that this has NEVER happened before and seemed to start almost exactly when I got my speakers. I mean technically it could have started the day before the speakers or the day after or whatever, but it seems all too weird about the timing. So that makes me think it has to be the speakers, but how could it be? How could the speakers know when a new file is executed? Its simply a speaker set plugged into a basic stereo output.

Ugghhhh I dont get it!

PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!

**oscaryu1** · 11-24-2007, 12:54 AM

Sounds like more of your system than your speakers... like buffering...

cybereclipse · 11-24-2007, 01:53 AM

to the post above me...

maybe, but what kinda system has to buffer a msn messenger sound???

BDS28 · 11-24-2007, 06:44 AM

see thats what i thought, but why then would it never ever happen once in like a decade and all the sudden start when i got the speakers?

BDS28 · 11-27-2007, 12:14 AM

PLEEEEEEEEEEEEASE, ANYONE? ANY ADVICE?

I'm finding now that it works for 4, 5, or 6 songs and then it will go out and I will have to go to the next track or press stop and play like 15 or 20 times before it works again!!! Ughhhhhh

1) If it is the computer/soundcard, could it have anything to do with the speakers? Does a computer have any way of knowing what is plugged into its stereo output jack? There was no software installed at the time of speaker installation.

2) If it is the speakers, is that even possible? lol.... I mean, do speakers continuously play the stream of sound coming from the computer or do they re-process things every time a new soundbite is stasted? I don't even know if that makes sense! I'm not ultra educated on this topic.

My god I am certainly frustrated!!!!!

11-23-2007, 10:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
BDS28 New Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3	Really weird sound issue I have a PC with an ASUS mobo and onboard soundmax audio. I know, I know, onboard sucks but that's what I have. Anyways, it never gave me problems before. I just bought new speakers, the Logitech Z-5500 and they are wonderful. Until I can afford a new soundcard one day, I am just using the 2 channel direct output from my onboard audio into the speakers (the speakers then copy it to become 4 channel or can create kind of a fake 5.1 sound from it). My problem is that my sound keeps going in and out. Most of the time it works perfectly, but sometimes nothing comes out. I find that it only happens when a new sound bite or sound file is starting. What do I mean by this? Well if I have 100 songs playing in a winamp playlist it works fine. If I press next track, it works fine, but sometimes the next track makes no sound at all. When that happens I usually have to press next track 5 or 6 times till the sound comes back. If I want to hear the song that was playing silently, I just keep pressing the play button over and over or pressing stop and then play over and over until it starts. This is not just winamp as it seems to happen with all sound types. MSN messenger messages will sometimes make their alert sound and sometimes not. So I know it is not a problem with a specific Mp3 or file or program. Normally I would instantaneously think it is the soundcard and since it is a shitty onboard one, I would upgrade because there's not much I can do in terms of driver updates (or is there?)... The ONLY thing that's making me question where the actual problem lies is that this has NEVER happened before and seemed to start almost exactly when I got my speakers. I mean technically it could have started the day before the speakers or the day after or whatever, but it seems all too weird about the timing. So that makes me think it has to be the speakers, but how could it be? How could the speakers know when a new file is executed? Its simply a speaker set plugged into a basic stereo output. Ugghhhh I dont get it! PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!

11-24-2007, 12:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
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11-24-2007, 01:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
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11-24-2007, 06:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
BDS28 New Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3	see thats what i thought, but why then would it never ever happen once in like a decade and all the sudden start when i got the speakers?

11-27-2007, 12:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
BDS28 New Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3	PLEEEEEEEEEEEEASE, ANYONE? ANY ADVICE? I'm finding now that it works for 4, 5, or 6 songs and then it will go out and I will have to go to the next track or press stop and play like 15 or 20 times before it works again!!! Ughhhhhh 1) If it is the computer/soundcard, could it have anything to do with the speakers? Does a computer have any way of knowing what is plugged into its stereo output jack? There was no software installed at the time of speaker installation. 2) If it is the speakers, is that even possible? lol.... I mean, do speakers continuously play the stream of sound coming from the computer or do they re-process things every time a new soundbite is stasted? I don't even know if that makes sense! I'm not ultra educated on this topic. My god I am certainly frustrated!!!!!