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Title: The end of stuttering?
Post by: sapnho on December 21, 2003, 02:39:01 am
It has been a frequent topic for debate but I was unable to find a solution that works:

When I fast forward or jump to the next song in a playlist, I often get a very annoying stuttering sound. I defragemented the drive but that didn't help. I am running MC 9.1 on a Via C3 866 MHz system with 5400 maxtor disks.

This has never happended when using Winamp or MusicMatch and I am sure it can be fixed with such a great program as MC, I just wonder how?

Thanks for all suggestions! ? :'(
Title: Re:The end of stuttering?
Post by: JimH on December 21, 2003, 08:02:35 am
Try updating (or backdating) your sound card drivers.  

Try a google search for similar problems.

Via chipsets can be a problem.  

Change ASIO vs Wav out on playback options in MC.
Title: Re:The end of stuttering?
Post by: sapnho on December 21, 2003, 08:53:23 am
I just checked and it doesn't happen when I change it to wav out. I am using the latest terratec 6fire drivers (don't have any old ones). Didn't find anything on google relating to that card/stutter/asio.
Title: Re:The end of stuttering?
Post by: xen-uno on December 21, 2003, 09:29:21 am
It sounds like you need to adjust the More Skip Resistant / More Responsive slider...click on the Settings button next to the Output mode drop box and experiment. DirectSound has been working great at my two locales.

Rx
Title: Re:The end of stuttering?
Post by: Couch on December 21, 2003, 10:14:23 am
I've Recently Discoverd some songs that 'skip' during play back. They're all VBR, and when they're skipping the file info at the top dips down to 98 bit rate or so.

I have know such playing these files in Winamp. I'v just tried adjusting the above mentioned slider. It seems to have had no impact.

Rock on MC!
Title: Re:The end of stuttering?
Post by: Doof on December 21, 2003, 11:03:43 am
Once in a while, but it's only been when I'm playing APE files and my CPU is also busy doing other things.

Actually, it's never been when changing tracks. It only sometimes happens when I stop playback. And very very rarely it's happened just in the middle of a song for like a half a second.

I chalk it up to an overworked CPU. Due to running SETI@Home in the background, my CPU is always pegged.