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Refalm:
I have the same problem with my Creative PCI 128. It works well on Windows 2000 (friend has Windows 2000 with the same soundcard), but try it out with Windows XP and the whole soundcard will become too damn slow.

Calum:
seeking000, you say the actual system crashes the machine purely because you use your recommended sound card? AND that the system continues to do so when you restart the machine? That seems completely beyond a joke.

This is one reason why i will never be using XP in my entire life.

[ June 05, 2002: Message edited by: Calum ]

Seeking000:

quote: seeking000, you say the actual system crashes the machine purely because you use your recommended sound card? AND that the system continues to do so when you restart the machine? That seems completely beyond a joke.
This is one reason why i will never be using XP in my entire life.
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NO!  It's even _'funnier'_ than that!  It goes into the crash loop when I use the OS's recommended soundcard with the _very_ virtual synthesizer that this sound card was created to support.  I can't remember where I read it (couldn't be too hard to find)... the Santa Cruz was actually developed in the Microsoft environment (as opposed to having to 'guess' against the proprietary coding) and went through testing there as well.  It was a 'merger' of sorts, the goal of which; to tout and make viable Microsofts new sound format in Windows XP (supposedly far superior to other sound formats).

The irony is cataclysmic for what I was hoping for, and from what was being promised and touted.
I can't even imagine the thought of bothering with my external synthesizer yet!!!  I can get the Santa Cruz synth to work with music software, but then the IRQ conflict freezes the computer when reaching the end of a score (an absolute nightmare if you want to hear a note or a section over and over and over again)...  this will force me to shut down the computer _unless_ I bring up the task manager, close the task manager, bring up the task manager .. etc

For some reason, this process captures the IRQ freeze and ultimately resolves it within a few minutes... otherwise; I'll have to restart my computer everytime I play a song or note.

-Seeking000

[ June 05, 2002: Message edited by: Seeking000 ]

[ June 05, 2002: Message edited by: Seeking000 ]

Master of Reality:
ahhhh...thats where i love linux.... wait a minute... I dont have sound in Linux, but at least trying to play sound doesnt crash my OS  

Zombie9920:
Surely you aren't trying to use onboard sound for the music composition software? Onboard sound sucks for that kind of stuff. Heck, onboard sound even sucks for voice recognition software. I would recommend that you get a good sound card like a SB Audigy. The SB Live 5.1 is pretty good still and it can be had for around $30 nowadays.

I have absolutely no problems at all doing anything Audio related with my Audigy card. I'm sure an Audigy would benefit you greatly.

Also, are you using music composition software that is compatible with XP? If you are using a Win9x only version of the app that could be your problem because Win9x's driver structure(for the sound card and whatever else the app uses) is completely different than Win2K/XP's driver structure. If the app tries to use the sound card as if it were in Win9x it will most ikely crash or freeze. You can always try running the program in the Windows 98/ME application compatibility layerto see if it solves your lock up problem.

(EDIT)I see your using a Turtle Beach, Santa Cruz soundcard instead of onboard sound. I've never used a Santa Cruz but I've heard a mixed bag of things about that card. I've heard mainly good things about it from Win9x users  and I've heard some bad things about it from Win2K/XP users..things like the drivers for it suck in 2K/XP, it causes lockups in 2K/XP, etc. Perhaps maybe you should look into a Creative Labs Soundblaster Audigy. I have an Audigy and I can say it never gives me any problems in XP(not to mention it is more advanced than the Santa Cruz also). On top of EAX and limited A3D support it also has Advanced HD EAX(allows a different EAX effect on each channel at the same time) an IEEE 1394 firewire port and it supports playback and recording of 24-bit audio.

[ June 05, 2002: Message edited by: Zombie9920 ]

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