Sound problems.

Margulis

I have a Sound Blaster Xi-fi, latest drivers, on vista 64 and I'm experiencing a lot of popping sounds and weird audio anomalies.  Any suggestions as to how to fix this?

Spitt

Make sure it's not your speakers first, by plugging in some headphones.

Also make sure your cellphone is off or at least 6 feet away from your speakers.  If your speakers have what looks like a black cylinder in the speaker line, before entering the speakers, then they are shielded.  If not, you might want to start there.

Bodeus

you could check your vgclient.ini's sound section... I highlighted some options id check first

 

[ALAudio.ALAudioSubsystem]

UseEAX=False

Use3DSound=False

UseDefaultDriver=True

CompatibilityMode=False

UsePrecache=True

ReverseStereo=false

Channels=32

MusicVolume=1.000000

AmbientVolume=1.000000

SoundVolume=1.000000

DopplerFactor=1.000000

Rolloff=0.500000

TimeBetweenHWUpdates=15.000000

DisablePitch=False

LowQualitySound=False                                       

IsactStreamPacketLength=250

StreamIsactAudio=True

IsactMusicStreamPacketLength=250

StreamIsactMusic=True

OpenALDeviceName=Generic Software         Try using Generic Hardware or vice versa

MasterVolume=1.000000

Distance=0.500000

Diplomacy=0.700000

UI=0.700000

Creatures=0.500000

Speech=0.700000

Footsteps=0.600000

Spells=0.700000

Combat=0.500000

Environment=0.800000

CombatMusic=0.400000

AmbientMusic=0.400000

UseSpatializedVoice=False

EnhancedDenoiser=False

UseVAD=False

SpatializedVoiceRadius=0.000000

LocalZOffset=0.000000

MaxEAXVersion=0

UseVoIP=False

VolumeScaleRec=0.000000

VoiceVolume=1.000000

 

Also make sure you have the latest OpenAL installed

connect.creativelabs.com/openal/default.aspx