Sound Crackles on Multiple Sound cards and speakers!
I am running Windows XP Pro SP2 and I have a problem with my sound crackling when ever ANY sound plays. At first, I thought it was the sound card (onboard VIA), so, I got out a USB Creative Sound Blaster external Audio Device and installed it thinking that would solve the problem, but it still does the same thing! So, then I figured it had to be the speakers or the speaker cord, so, I tried a new cord, still does it, then, I unplugged the speakers completely and plugged headphones in, STILL the same! The only thing I can think of is that it is a problem internal to Windows XP somehow?? Is that not logical thinking since it did it with 2 different sound cards and 2 different sets of speakers???
I have done some Googling on the subject and haven't found much. Many say to turn the system volume down from MAX, that didn't help. Most of the problems I found, it was happening when people were trying to multitask and it would crackle when they were clicking, or scrolling, or doing something else. That is not the case with me. I can just push play and sit back and not touch the mouse or keyboard and it will do it. It happens no matter what music player program I use. It even happens during windows sounds, not just music.
I have 376 MB of RAM, so I don't think it is a resource problem. I do have a few programs running in the background, but, with only the background programs running, I have over 200 MB of free physical RAM. I don't know what else to try?? Any help would be appreciated.
Louie
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