Vista Audio Playback Problem

[memphisdave]

The Hoster audio playback on all/any song/s is scratchy, or has slight dropouts. Almost sounds like static, but maybe more like a scratched record used to. The audio control dropout select options have no effect at all.

Great play in MicroStudio. No problems, etc. Same with the playback in other cd players of the disc created in MS from these .kma files, etc. Used multiple brand discs and it makes no diff. All music on the cpu plays fine using the Windows Media Player or I-Tunes player. All brand cdg songs have same/similar playback problems when played back in Hoster. Video/lyrics normal and good, etc.

Used files imported via normal Hoster cd import, MS created files and hdd import into Hoster, as well as singer's cdg import function on Hoster main screen. At least two songs were imported using a Plextor 716A, and the rest were with the internal burner on the laptop. All experienced the same bad audio problems when played using Hoster. The audio sounds like a scratched record with occasional skips, etc. Certainly identifiable as to the song it is, just not what you want to publicly play during your show.

Have tried a lot of the fixes ref'd on this forum. Auto play off, Windows uptodate, sounds off (always get a beep still when song selected in the search box). Set Virtual Memory to at least double RAM. Getting kinda frustrated with this problem.

I use Hoster for shows on two other cpu's. Both have XP, and I loaded all the cdg's, etc. This to let you know I've got a little experience with Hoster. No problems at all on the other set ups.

Any ideas welcome.... Thanks!

Dave

Vista Home Basic (uptodate)
Toshiba A135 Satellite Laptop
Intel 1.73ghz dual core cpu processors
80g hard drive
1.5g Ram (one 1g chip and one 512mg chip)
TSST TS-L632D dvd/cd burner (unsupported in Hoster or MS)
Realtek High Def Audio onboard Soundcard
ATI Video

[ddouglass]

Toshiba A135 S(what number)? Trying to research this and need the rest of the model number.

[bobcox- with the Lord]

I believe the problem is with the speaker setup in audio.
go in and set it to headphones and see if that helps.

[memphisdave]

DD....sorry I left off some of the laptop info. Here it is and also corrected the cpu processors to 1.6ghz. I'd done all the original info from memory, as the laptop had to go and do a show tonight, so I didn't have it at hand when posted.

Bob Cox. Will try that speaker change to headphone as you mentioned.

Thx, both of you for replying.

Vista Home Basic (uptodate)
Toshiba Satellite A135-S2276 Laptop
Intel T-2060 1.6ghz dual core cpu processors
80 Ghz. Fujitsu MHW2080BH ATA hard drive
1.5g Ram (one 1g chip and one 512mg chip)
TSST TS-L632D dvd/cd burner (unsupported in Hoster or MS)
Realtek High Def Audio onboard Soundcard
ATI Video Dual Display Card

[ddouglass]

Thanks.
Do you have all the updates from this location?
http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/t...all_docs=false
Not sure the link will work, but if you use the base site, go to downloads, select your model, that should get you there.
I had a Toshiba Satellite that was taken when my house was broken into but if I remember correctly the internal sound was very distorted.
I hope what Bob has said about the speaker setting will help.

[memphisdave]

Thanks, DD. The link worked fine and I bookmarked it also for future ref. To my knowledge these updates have not been applied.... most likely not.

The laptop in question belongs to my best friend and sorta still business partner. We backstop each other on overbooks and overflow karaoke and d/j jobs. He's really busy with his day job and a couple regular weekly gigs. I'm retired so I have all the time, etc. Had to give the 'puter back for him to do a show tonight. Will get it back asap and commence to do these Toshiba updates, as well as try the 'fix' from Bob Cox.

Will let you guys know how it turns out asap.

Thx, again.

md

[hwheeler43]

I have an A105 S2236. Almost the same specs. Same amount of memory. I could never get it to stop the dropouts when using Vista. I changed to Windows XP and the problem is gone. Good luck with Vista. I think it is a good operating system for high end equipment with lots of memory. Just not for a low end laptop like this.

[ddouglass]

Did you also have Vista Home Basic hwheeler43? Just trying to find a pattern to all these problems with Vista.