Topic: Problems with sound on Audiophile 2496

[poppag76]

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.

[rowjimmy]

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.

[poppag76]

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.

[poppag76]

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.

[heikki]

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

[Ryan Sims]

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. 

[macdaddy]

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...

[poppag76]

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?

[kindms]

could be a DLL issue.

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

[rowjimmy]

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

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