Sound problems

[uselesspcs]

Hi

 

Could someone please help me with a small problem I have with my sound.

 

I first noticed this problem approx 2 months ago when I tried to listen to wmp, each and every song I try to play the artists sounds like the chipmunks, I thought it may have just been with WMP so after checking with a local pc store (small company) they suggested installing another music player and seeing if the problem was with WMP, it wasnt..... I installed Real Player and found the same problem. I also have the same problem when I listened into football live online (not running through WMP nor Real player).

 

As far as I am aware the sounds seems to be normal when I check my speakers during a test and also my start up and shutdown sounds seem to be ok but I can't really rememeber what they are supposed to sound like.

 

I have looked in Device Manager and updated the sound drivers ( I think), I have also tried System Restore but this doesnt solve the problem.

 

 

My operating system details are:

 

Windows Vista: Home Basic SP1 32 bit

 

 

please please please can someone help me with this

 

 

Many Thanks

[allheart55]

Try this link. :D Why does my music sound like chipmunks are singing? This link only applies to WMP 10.

[Goku]

Hello and Welcome to FPCH Useless@PC's. :)

 

I think Allheart has hit the nail right on the head. Though the link might only apply to Windows Media Player 10, the cause of the problem might be same. Please try to lower your hardware acceleration for your sound card and see if that helps or not. :)

 

-- Goku

[uselesspcs]

Hi

 

I have tried the area where suggested on that link but I had already been there and it doesnt have an advance option

 

I dont know how to adjust sound card whatsits either

 

Any more options avaliable?

 

Many Thanks

 

Kerry

[Goku]

Hello Kerry. Did you try what is said in the link or you could not adjust your settings for your sound card? :)

 

Also, to know more about a sound card and what it is, read the following article.

 

Sound card

 

-- Goku

[uselesspcs]

Hiya

 

I tried what was said in the link but it didnt have an advanced options I had also tried this avenue prior to posting for help on here sorry I'm not very good at all this lol

 

I will do a screen shot and show you what options I have

 

Many Thanks

 

Kerry

Edited June 15, 2008 by useless@pcs

[Goku]

Hiya

 

I tried what was said in the link but it didnt have an advanced options I had also tried this avenue prior to posting for help on here sorry I'm not very good at all this lol

 

 

Many Thanks

 

Kerry

No worry Kerry. Can you please tell me the make and model number of your sound card? It might be that the system need updated Audio Drivers. :)

 

Use the following utility to extract the information regarding your sound-card.

 

SoundCard Detector

 

Let us know the results as soon as you can. Good Luck. :)

 

-- Goku

[Goku]

Also Kerry, as you are using Vista, you might also want to have a look at the following sound troubleshooter. The troubleshooter covers some basic problems and therefore might also solve your problem.

 

Tips for fixing common sound problems

 

Let us know if it is helpful or not. Good Luck. :)

 

-- Goku

[uselesspcs]

Hi

that sound card detector says it runs on 95/98/ME and I have Vista I dont want to download anything if its not going to work for me

 

AS for your other link I have looked into that too and again no joy.

 

Is there any other programs that will help me find out my soundcard details

 

 

Kind Regards

 

Kerry

[uselesspcs]

alos as you may be aware I am a bit thick lol I did some screen shots of the options I have when opening up advance but I cant find them on my pc to upload via photobucket or another similar site :S

 

so Im scrapping that idea and hoping you can help in another way lol

[maynardvdm]

Hi

 

You can try Aida32:

 

AIDA32 Download from Major Geeks.

[uselesspcs]

hi will this help me find out my sound card name etc as suggested by previous helper?

[maynardvdm]

Hi

 

Yes this will give you all the information on the hardware in your PC.

[uselesspcs]

ok ty I will let you know the results and see if there is any further help

 

Many Thanks

 

Kerry

[maynardvdm]

Yes please tell us what it says by sound cards.

[uselesspcs]

hi

 

I downloaded that thing and it came up with Uniblue RegistryBooster, I did a scan and it says I 'supposedly' have 781 errors I have repaired 15 as this is the most it will let me do without purchasing the full product. It hasnt got anything regarding sound cards on there at all :S

 

Regards Kerry

[uselesspcs]

I may well have done the wrong this so I am back tracking to see if there is anything a bit more obv :D

[uselesspcs]

Sound, video and game controllers

ADS Instant HDTV PCI - new download avaliable

Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device - appears to be fine

Realtek High Definition Audio - new download avaliable

 

 

There are 5 new downloads avaliable altogether (including these 3)

 

 

this is another one:

Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC new download avaliable

[Dalo Harkin]

Realtek High Definition Audio - new download avaliable

 

Thats the one you are after

[uselesspcs]

Do I need to do all these downloads?

[uselesspcs]

arghhhh I've got to pay to download it :(((((

[Dalo Harkin]

You should get them through Microsoft update if there are any.

are you using an ATI graphics card thats either the 2400, 2600 or 2900 range?

[uselesspcs]

I have tried to run a windows update however it says no updates are avaliable

 

and where do i find the graphics cards details to be able to confirm or deny the above question.

[Dalo Harkin]

Is the card less than a year old?

I only mention it as I have a pc with a 2900XT in and it has HDMI capabilities and you have to disable them or it tries to run with all the other sound devices.

If there are no updates on windows then its doubtful their is a newer one.

[uselesspcs]

I bought the pc in Nov 2007