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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 27 for Windows => Topic started by: Trdat on August 22, 2021, 01:06:00 pm

Title: Crackling when using WMD driver
Post by: Trdat on August 22, 2021, 01:06:00 pm

I know for sure that while using my convolution in JRiver I have crystal clear sound but when using the WMD and playing through spotify or another platform I get heavy crackling. Does anyone have any experience on what it could be?

Title: Re: Crackling when using WMD driver
Post by: Trdat on October 08, 2021, 09:43:57 am

Ive searched hopefully most of the posts on this issue and attempted all the proposed solutions and unfortunately nothing has worked.

Is there a checklist somewhere that I might have missed? Or perhaps some new ideas on solving the issue?

Title: Re: Crackling when using WMD driver
Post by: mwillems on October 08, 2021, 09:55:00 am

It's almost certainly related to the buffer/latency settings.  It's been a few years since I tinkered, but I think there are three relevant buffer/latency settings.  The most relevant is the "live playback latency" setting under Audio advanced, then the other two are the device output buffer in "device settings, and then the pre-buffering settings. 

I would suggest trying different combinations of settings, both larger and smaller (larger buffers sometimes reduce crackling, but when too large can create crackling too.