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#1 2010-08-22 10:18:47
- Darksoul71
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[somehow solved] Static noise with Soundblaster Live
Hi there,
I have a strange behaviour with my SB Live under arch64. I run ALSA as sound system.
When I play games, watch movies or listen to MP3s the static noise is not audible but
as soon as nothing is played back I can clearly hear the typical static / electronic noise you
often can hear produced from the electronic components within your system. I have turned off
(muted) pretty much every source in my mixer but still can here the static noises. It is not
really a problem but somewhat disturbing. Esp. since under WinXP on the same system this
problem does not exist.
Any ideas on this ?
Thanx,
D$
Last edited by Darksoul71 (2010-08-23 08:52:11)
My archlinux x86_64 host:
AMD E350 (2x1.6GHz) / 8GB DDR3 RAM / GeForce 9500GT (passive) / Arch running from 16GB USB Stick
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#2 2010-08-22 11:24:23
- brebs
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Re: [somehow solved] Static noise with Soundblaster Live
See audio quality howto - try e.g. no-hlt.
Edit: And try disabling any other CPU power-saving modes you might have. Having the CPU flit between them, causes interference.
Last edited by brebs (2010-08-22 11:30:07)
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#3 2010-08-22 11:25:52
- Darksoul71
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Re: [somehow solved] Static noise with Soundblaster Live
Great...thanks...
This look promising ! I will try out and report back.
-D$
My archlinux x86_64 host:
AMD E350 (2x1.6GHz) / 8GB DDR3 RAM / GeForce 9500GT (passive) / Arch running from 16GB USB Stick
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#4 2010-08-23 08:50:53
- Darksoul71
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Re: [somehow solved] Static noise with Soundblaster Live
OK, I played around with the various solutions described on the webpage and in the end I've exchange my SB Live against another sound card I had lying around (CMedia 7.1). The sound didn't fully vanish but is a lot more silent than previously with my SB Live. None of the solutions described worked for me. So I guess that an external soundcard would be the best solution. Since I am out of money the new internal card must do it.
Why I had no sound issues under WinXP but under arch64, or Linux more specificially still goes over my head !
Last edited by Darksoul71 (2010-08-23 09:02:12)
My archlinux x86_64 host:
AMD E350 (2x1.6GHz) / 8GB DDR3 RAM / GeForce 9500GT (passive) / Arch running from 16GB USB Stick
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