X-Fi mode static/crackling/popping problem

Minmaster · 30-10-2009, 02:39 PM

this issue was somehow fixed in BF2, could you guys see that it gets fixed for 2142 too?

before i couldn't use x-fi mode on both games due to audio going haywire, but all of a sudden on BF2, it fixed itself. but i still can't use x-fi mode on 2142.

if not, at least give us the option to use 128 channels (ultra high) on hardware mode since that's what some of us x-fi guys are forced to use.

C-Kinetic · 30-10-2009, 04:10 PM

I only get the crackling now and again when there is a orbital strike ,,,

I have mine
-ultra high
-x-fi
-EAX

I turned the 5.1 and all the other stuff off in creative control panel,, seems to be pretty good ,,, oh and using a medusa 5.1 headset

Minmaster · 31-10-2009, 12:45 AM

yeah in 2142, it only happens during orbital strikes. otherwise, it doesn't go haywire. but it should honestly be fixed for orbital strikes since i play more conquest than titan mode these days.

VectorRoll · 31-10-2009, 01:52 AM

I would check to see what IRQ your sound card is using. If it is the same as the one the GPU is using I would try to switch it. If you do try to switch just make sure to uninstall the sound card drivers after you remove the card from the slot and then reinstall the drivers after you place the card in the different slot. This has been know to help with some conflict between sound cards and GPU's.

Minmaster · 31-10-2009, 02:15 AM

it's not that simple. creative already came out and said its something beyond their controls. and since BF is the only game that my audio goes haywire, i am guessing it has to be fixed by dice.

RanCorX2 · 31-10-2009, 10:15 AM

it's been discussed, look in the BF2 forum for updated driver links.

Minmaster · 31-10-2009, 10:58 AM

like i said, it's fixed for BF2, but it's not for 2142. i'm using the latest drivers and latest openAL. i'll be reinstalling all the stuff when i install win7 next month, maybe it won't be an issue in win7. we'll see.

C-Kinetic · 31-10-2009, 01:19 PM

Am using windows 7

RanCorX2 · 31-10-2009, 01:50 PM

it's fixed for 2142 if you use the lastest unofficial drivers. i.e. the ones modded to work on all x-fi cards.

Minmaster · 31-10-2009, 02:29 PM

can you provide a link? i'd like to see for myself.

VectorRoll · 31-10-2009, 03:58 PM

There has always been a fix for it for BF2142. In fact some people with the X-Fi never even had the issue. It all depends on how the cards react to your system. Some people get lucky and do not experience any issue while others have to work extremely hard to get the Snap-Crackle-Pop of that Rice Crispy sound card to work.

For some it is drivers, others it maybe the IRQ, then there is the sound option within the BIOS that needs to be turned off, or the Gaming Mode in the cards settings in not enable, and so on. It is just a matter of finding which fix works for you. Hopefully it is not a hardware fault where you have to get an RMA, but if the card works fine with other games then that is most likely not the case. I personally had a Fatal1ty card die twice on me, which is the main reason I stopped using them for gaming. that and they are just a pain to get working.

A lot of time Creative will blame Vista for driver issues, because of how Microsoft changed the way that OS handles the sound compared to how XP does. But by now they should have a working driver to test. The last time I had one of my three X-Fi cards installed, the card was working fine. In fact I do not remember having the Snap-Crackle-Pop issue. I do remember the game crashing when the Titan exploded because of the X-Fi driver I was using. It took me many tries to get the right driver and for it to be stable. Of coarse that also only lasted so long before I had to do everything over again.
I used the offical drivers and never used anything of the disk that came with the card. I tried the thrid party drivers and did not have good luck with them, myself like others have.

Believe me, I know your frustrations when working with that particular series of sound card. It takes a lot of patience.

Minmaster · 31-10-2009, 10:20 PM

i know, some setups have no problems. i had the card in my previous rig and it never had an issue with static/crackle/pop. it did blue screen crash ALOT though with IRQ less than equal error. only when playing BF though, lol.

Splash-Damage · 01-11-2009, 11:25 AM

Iv got no problems with it on this install,but I have had it on previous installs on the same computer,neve done anything to sort it so its a random bug

VectorRoll · 01-11-2009, 06:18 PM

It is random, but it is also fixable on the Client side. It is not on the game side, or at least within the games coding. It does take a lot of patients dealing with it. Believe me, there were many times that I wanted to drop kick my X-Fi cards down the street into a dumpster, like I did with the keyboard at my job.

I say just take a few minutes out of each day to test the tips that are out there until you find one that works for you.

RanCorX2 · 01-11-2009, 09:10 PM

I'm in the process of the uploading the very latest drivers with the latest software. Will post a link here when it's done.

edit, heres the download http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?yz4wmmmlhzn 118mb

Minmaster · 01-11-2009, 11:18 PM

ok i'll try em out. let me know if there's some special installation instruction i need to know of.

btw, can i use these same drivers for upcoming my win 7 64bit installation?

RanCorX2 · 01-11-2009, 11:47 PM

nope, just run setup and let it install everything, you can then remove any of the applications you don't need.

These will work on x64.

Minmaster · 02-11-2009, 01:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RanCorX2

nope, just run setup and let it install everything, you can them remove any of the applications you don't need.

These will work on x64.

wait will these work on 32bit too or is that a separate download? cuz i got vista 32 right now but i will be upgrading to win7 64. but i want to try it first on my vista 32 to test it out.

RanCorX2 · 02-11-2009, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minmaster

wait will these work on 32bit too or is that a separate download? cuz i got vista 32 right now but i will be upgrading to win7 64. but i want to try it first on my vista 32 to test it out.

Operating systems supported (32-bit and 64-bit editions):

- Windows XP / Server 2003

- Windows Vista / Server 2008

- Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2

spiderko_2 · 05-11-2009, 01:01 AM

All you need is PCI Latency Tool, change your x-fi's latency to 032, save it, apply it and enjoy clear sound.

Smacznego.

Minmaster · 05-11-2009, 01:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spiderko_2

All you need is PCI Latency Tool, change your x-fi's latency to 032, save it, apply it and enjoy clear sound.

Smacznego.

sorry that doesn't work in vista. i've tried it a while back.

spiderko_2 · 05-11-2009, 03:00 AM

Even with "run as administrator" option?

|Venom| BE · 05-11-2009, 04:25 AM

hmmm my sound giltches rly bad when its loading a new map.

I have the xtreme gamer pro card, i hate the drivers and the hassle that comes with it (just had to format and so far this took the longest to get it on again

) though once its set up it is rly awesome.

the times i tried xfi it always had the glitching high pitch sounds while loading a map, the sound is way better (specially the comms) but that bug or whatever that's causing it is to bad to keep it turned on.

Minmaster · 05-11-2009, 05:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spiderko_2

Even with "run as administrator" option?

nope, doesn't work. it just freezes my PC up. tried again to make sure and i had to hard reboot 3 times. (and i'm not the only one with this issue) i used to use that software in my old XP rig but it has never worked on my new rig for some reason.

RanCorX2 · 05-11-2009, 10:18 AM

Minmaster have you tried the new drivers yet?

30-10-2009, 02:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
Minmaster Rookie Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 190	X-Fi mode static/crackling/popping problem this issue was somehow fixed in BF2, could you guys see that it gets fixed for 2142 too? before i couldn't use x-fi mode on both games due to audio going haywire, but all of a sudden on BF2, it fixed itself. but i still can't use x-fi mode on 2142. if not, at least give us the option to use 128 channels (ultra high) on hardware mode since that's what some of us x-fi guys are forced to use. __________________ Vote for what you want to see in the upcoming BF2142 patch!

30-10-2009, 04:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
C-Kinetic Rookie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Manchester Gender: Male Posts: 145	I only get the crackling now and again when there is a orbital strike ,,, I have mine -ultra high -x-fi -EAX I turned the 5.1 and all the other stuff off in creative control panel,, seems to be pretty good ,,, oh and using a medusa 5.1 headset __________________ www.teamrez.net

31-10-2009, 12:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
Minmaster Rookie Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 190	yeah in 2142, it only happens during orbital strikes. otherwise, it doesn't go haywire. but it should honestly be fixed for orbital strikes since i play more conquest than titan mode these days. __________________ Vote for what you want to see in the upcoming BF2142 patch!

31-10-2009, 01:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
VectorRoll Battlefield Moderator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: US Gender: Male Posts: 5,828	I would check to see what IRQ your sound card is using. If it is the same as the one the GPU is using I would try to switch it. If you do try to switch just make sure to uninstall the sound card drivers after you remove the card from the slot and then reinstall the drivers after you place the card in the different slot. This has been know to help with some conflict between sound cards and GPU's. __________________ Battlefield Series \| Battlefield ROC \| Forum Rules \| Forum FAQ's PSN: VectorRoll HelpGuide For Router Settings. BF2142 Fullscreen & Widescreen Resolution Guide.

31-10-2009, 02:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
Minmaster Rookie Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 190	it's not that simple. creative already came out and said its something beyond their controls. and since BF is the only game that my audio goes haywire, i am guessing it has to be fixed by dice. __________________ Vote for what you want to see in the upcoming BF2142 patch!

31-10-2009, 10:15 AM	#6 (permalink)
RanCorX2 Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: UK Age: 26 Gender: Male Posts: 654	it's been discussed, look in the BF2 forum for updated driver links. __________________ Now that's an explosion.

31-10-2009, 10:58 AM	#7 (permalink)
Minmaster Rookie Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 190	like i said, it's fixed for BF2, but it's not for 2142. i'm using the latest drivers and latest openAL. i'll be reinstalling all the stuff when i install win7 next month, maybe it won't be an issue in win7. we'll see. __________________ Vote for what you want to see in the upcoming BF2142 patch!

31-10-2009, 01:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
C-Kinetic Rookie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Manchester Gender: Male Posts: 145	Am using windows 7 __________________ www.teamrez.net

31-10-2009, 01:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
RanCorX2 Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: UK Age: 26 Gender: Male Posts: 654	it's fixed for 2142 if you use the lastest unofficial drivers. i.e. the ones modded to work on all x-fi cards. __________________ Now that's an explosion.

31-10-2009, 02:29 PM	#10 (permalink)
Minmaster Rookie Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 190	can you provide a link? i'd like to see for myself. __________________ Vote for what you want to see in the upcoming BF2142 patch!

31-10-2009, 03:58 PM	#11 (permalink)
VectorRoll Battlefield Moderator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: US Gender: Male Posts: 5,828	There has always been a fix for it for BF2142. In fact some people with the X-Fi never even had the issue. It all depends on how the cards react to your system. Some people get lucky and do not experience any issue while others have to work extremely hard to get the Snap-Crackle-Pop of that Rice Crispy sound card to work. For some it is drivers, others it maybe the IRQ, then there is the sound option within the BIOS that needs to be turned off, or the Gaming Mode in the cards settings in not enable, and so on. It is just a matter of finding which fix works for you. Hopefully it is not a hardware fault where you have to get an RMA, but if the card works fine with other games then that is most likely not the case. I personally had a Fatal1ty card die twice on me, which is the main reason I stopped using them for gaming. that and they are just a pain to get working. A lot of time Creative will blame Vista for driver issues, because of how Microsoft changed the way that OS handles the sound compared to how XP does. But by now they should have a working driver to test. The last time I had one of my three X-Fi cards installed, the card was working fine. In fact I do not remember having the Snap-Crackle-Pop issue. I do remember the game crashing when the Titan exploded because of the X-Fi driver I was using. It took me many tries to get the right driver and for it to be stable. Of coarse that also only lasted so long before I had to do everything over again. I used the offical drivers and never used anything of the disk that came with the card. I tried the thrid party drivers and did not have good luck with them, myself like others have. Believe me, I know your frustrations when working with that particular series of sound card. It takes a lot of patience. __________________ Battlefield Series \| Battlefield ROC \| Forum Rules \| Forum FAQ's PSN: VectorRoll HelpGuide For Router Settings. BF2142 Fullscreen & Widescreen Resolution Guide. Last edited by VectorRoll; 31-10-2009 at 04:00 PM..

31-10-2009, 10:20 PM	#12 (permalink)
Minmaster Rookie Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 190	i know, some setups have no problems. i had the card in my previous rig and it never had an issue with static/crackle/pop. it did blue screen crash ALOT though with IRQ less than equal error. only when playing BF though, lol. __________________ Vote for what you want to see in the upcoming BF2142 patch!

01-11-2009, 11:25 AM	#13 (permalink)
Splash-Damage Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 2008 Gender: Male Posts: 687	Iv got no problems with it on this install,but I have had it on previous installs on the same computer,neve done anything to sort it so its a random bug

01-11-2009, 06:18 PM	#14 (permalink)
VectorRoll Battlefield Moderator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: US Gender: Male Posts: 5,828	It is random, but it is also fixable on the Client side. It is not on the game side, or at least within the games coding. It does take a lot of patients dealing with it. Believe me, there were many times that I wanted to drop kick my X-Fi cards down the street into a dumpster, like I did with the keyboard at my job. I say just take a few minutes out of each day to test the tips that are out there until you find one that works for you. __________________ Battlefield Series \| Battlefield ROC \| Forum Rules \| Forum FAQ's PSN: VectorRoll HelpGuide For Router Settings. BF2142 Fullscreen & Widescreen Resolution Guide.

01-11-2009, 09:10 PM	#15 (permalink)
RanCorX2 Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: UK Age: 26 Gender: Male Posts: 654	I'm in the process of the uploading the very latest drivers with the latest software. Will post a link here when it's done. edit, heres the download http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?yz4wmmmlhzn 118mb __________________ Now that's an explosion. Last edited by RanCorX2; 01-11-2009 at 10:42 PM..

01-11-2009, 11:18 PM	#16 (permalink)
Minmaster Rookie Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 190	ok i'll try em out. let me know if there's some special installation instruction i need to know of. btw, can i use these same drivers for upcoming my win 7 64bit installation? __________________ Vote for what you want to see in the upcoming BF2142 patch! Last edited by Minmaster; 01-11-2009 at 11:28 PM..

01-11-2009, 11:47 PM	#17 (permalink)
RanCorX2 Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: UK Age: 26 Gender: Male Posts: 654	nope, just run setup and let it install everything, you can then remove any of the applications you don't need. These will work on x64. __________________ Now that's an explosion. Last edited by RanCorX2; 02-11-2009 at 10:33 AM..

05-11-2009, 01:01 AM	#20 (permalink)
spiderko_2 Rookie Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 37	All you need is PCI Latency Tool, change your x-fi's latency to 032, save it, apply it and enjoy clear sound. Smacznego. __________________

05-11-2009, 03:00 AM	#22 (permalink)
spiderko_2 Rookie Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 37	Even with "run as administrator" option? __________________

05-11-2009, 04:25 AM	#23 (permalink)
\|Venom\| BE Rookie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 26	hmmm my sound giltches rly bad when its loading a new map. I have the xtreme gamer pro card, i hate the drivers and the hassle that comes with it (just had to format and so far this took the longest to get it on again) though once its set up it is rly awesome. the times i tried xfi it always had the glitching high pitch sounds while loading a map, the sound is way better (specially the comms) but that bug or whatever that's causing it is to bad to keep it turned on.

05-11-2009, 10:18 AM	#25 (permalink)
RanCorX2 Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: UK Age: 26 Gender: Male Posts: 654	Minmaster have you tried the new drivers yet? __________________ Now that's an explosion.