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Title: Problems with sound on Audiophile 2496
Post by: poppag76 on February 14, 2006, 09:58:58 PM

I just did a search on this same question and the results ended in disappointment.  So I will pose the question.  I just installed the Audiophile 2496 card on my computer and I am getting absolutely no sound whatsoever.  Now does installing the card render the Windows sound useless and hence rendering the speakers I have useless?  If so, must I use the RCA outputs on the card to install new speakers, or the same speakers with a RCA->1/8 female adapter?  Or is there something I can do with Windows to get the sound back?  If anyone can help, I would appreciate it, thanks.

Title: Re: Problems with sound on Audiophile 2496
Post by: rowjimmy on February 15, 2006, 10:19:19 AM

Simple answer (which may not help)

Have you checked the Windows "Sound and Audio Devices Properties" applet in control panel?
You'll find, on the "audio" tab options to select your default playback, recording and midi-playback devices. As long as you haven't disabled the original sound device and there are no hinky interrupt conflicts you should be able to select your onboard card for playback and the Audiophile for recording.

Some software (Audacity) also has the ability to switch between interfaces in the preferences.

Lastly, I have a firewire audiophile 2496 and thought a headsup might be handy: While recording via the audiophile I consistantly suffered from sporadic diginoise until i disabled my onboard sound card.

Thats what hardware profiles are made for.

Title: Re: Problems with sound on Audiophile 2496
Post by: poppag76 on February 15, 2006, 11:23:07 AM

I did check that and when I installed, it automatically switched the default playback to the audiophile and I can't seem to figure out how to switch it back.  There is no option to do that, or if there is, it is not on the same tab.

Title: Re: Problems with sound on Audiophile 2496
Post by: poppag76 on February 16, 2006, 01:40:48 PM

Ok, so to make matters worse, now WMP will not play videos.  It starts out ok, but just abruptly stops.  What the hell did I do to my computer by buying the 2496?  Arg.

Title: Re: Problems with sound on Audiophile 2496
Post by: heikki on February 19, 2006, 03:57:02 AM

Not sure about the Audiophile, I run a Delta DiO 2496 (similar - ?).  Did you install the M-Audio control panel?  Check your settings in the monitor mixer.  It's like a software patchbay to link device sources/sinks. 

-Heikki

Title: Re: Problems with sound on Audiophile 2496
Post by: Ryan Sims on February 19, 2006, 12:08:29 PM

I can't imagine what has happened.  I have the same card and have never had a bit of trouble with the other sound card. 

Title: Re: Problems with sound on Audiophile 2496
Post by: macdaddy on February 19, 2006, 01:50:10 PM

Quote from: hklaine on February 19, 2006, 03:57:02 AM

Not sure about the Audiophile, I run a Delta DiO 2496 (similar - ?).  Did you install the M-Audio control panel?  Check your settings in the monitor mixer.  It's like a software patchbay to link device sources/sinks. 

-Heikki

this is good advice - your problem seems like a device driver issue to me...

Title: Re: Problems with sound on Audiophile 2496
Post by: poppag76 on February 22, 2006, 05:10:51 PM

So I found out that the speakers on my computer will not work unless hooked up to the soundcard.  Problem #1 solved.  So why is my WMP not working?

Title: Re: Problems with sound on Audiophile 2496
Post by: kindms on February 22, 2006, 06:16:19 PM

could be a DLL issue.

I would re-install Windows Media Player and see if the issue continues

Title: Re: Problems with sound on Audiophile 2496
Post by: rowjimmy on February 22, 2006, 09:02:32 PM

or better yet, get media player classic and shed the MS yoke.

http://www.free-codecs.com/Media_Player_Classic_download.htm