Audigy 2 problem

Marvel · 11-13-2006, 05:12 AM

i have a dell optiplex gx280, a samson CO3 condenser mic, a behringer tube ultragain mic200 pre amp and for sound, i just have the whole thing hooked up to a kenwood mini hifi component system.

my problem is this..

i just bought a new soundcard, a sound blaster audigy 2 6.1 24bit digital, BUT, it crackles all the time. more so when i adjust computer volume levels thru its mixer(on the computer). i have properly configured everything and i dont understand why this crackle wont go away. when i attempt to record with cool edit pro, it just makes funny patterns in the .wav table like it has a digital encoding problem or something.im starting to think i have a faulty sound card. i have up to date drivers for the soundcard n all, the latest version of directX, and the ******* of a thing still wont work.
any help would be greatly appreciated.

-Marvel.

P.S - the soundcard doesnt look damaged in any shape or form.

~~Wozer~~ · 11-13-2006, 06:40 PM

I'm sure you don't want to hear it....but here goes...

that card is not even close to being a pro audio card, no matter what the literature says about it....its cr@p..you would be far better off with an entry level card like the M-Audio 24/96 and getting a mixer to get the mic to an RCA connector (or buying a hi to low z converter box)

Marvel · 11-13-2006, 08:55 PM

ha! its ok...

i know its not the premium sound card on the market, but its a WHOLE LOAD better than the factory AC97 soundcard. it is supposed to record with 24bit digital sampling, which is all i expected, and wanted, coz anything over that is overkill for me. i just wanted the soundcard to use my new condenser mic with. in the future i plan to update to an echo mia midi soundcard. but for now, this SHOULD work. ive recorded with plenty of my friends home setups that have soundblaster soundcards and they have the audio quality in recording that i am after.

regardless of better soundcards, this one shouldnt be crackling, and thats what i need help with. no disrespect intended.

P.S - the mic runs off of phantom power, and my current pre amp already allows for that, and i intend to do all my mixing via the computer, so a new mixer is kinda redundant for me. PLUS, im poor, money wise.

~~Wozer~~ · 11-14-2006, 05:41 AM

from what I've heard, and the Googling I did, that card has some issues...like the one you are experiencing, and I get the feeling they aren't solvable...

the card I mentioned above can be acquired for about $70US, but only has RCA connectors, which means some sort of conversion from hi-Z (mic) to low-z (line level is needed)...that m-audio 24/96 was my first 'pro audio' card, and it works fine...since I've still got the mixer that was included with my first 4-track (a Yamaha MT-44), I use that...

I guess the point is that you might be better off returning that card (if possible) and going a different route....

~~Wozer~~ · 11-14-2006, 10:26 AM

I guess one thing you can try is this: move the card to another slot in your computer...there just may be an IRQ conflict...I usually have my sound cards in PCI slot#2

Marvel · 11-15-2006, 02:11 AM

well, im not liking this card at all..right now it totally sucks.

this is what the person i bought it from said about it.

"I was using a gigabyte board(s754) with a VIA chipset, creative told me that this was the problem and that no audigy2 worked with them and sent me along to VIA to sort it out, but they in turn claimed no resposibility and sent me back to creative... "

now ive tried finding out if mine is the same, but i dont really know where to start.

i have a dell optiplex gx280 from 2005. it has 3.0ghz intel hyperthreading, and 512ram. it is also an australian model.

any more help would be greatly appreciated.

i really dont have the money to buy another soundcard, and i was burning to start recording.

thanks.

dai · 11-15-2006, 12:16 PM

have you got one of those metal rings about 1/2inch in diamiter looks like a doughnut
you run the wires from the front case switches through it and it is supposed to neutralise the interference
i always wondered what they were for and have always tossed them to one side,only found out about them by accident a couple of days ago

11-13-2006, 05:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
Marvel Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3 OS: WinXP	Audigy 2 problem i have a dell optiplex gx280, a samson CO3 condenser mic, a behringer tube ultragain mic200 pre amp and for sound, i just have the whole thing hooked up to a kenwood mini hifi component system. my problem is this.. i just bought a new soundcard, a sound blaster audigy 2 6.1 24bit digital, BUT, it crackles all the time. more so when i adjust computer volume levels thru its mixer(on the computer). i have properly configured everything and i dont understand why this crackle wont go away. when i attempt to record with cool edit pro, it just makes funny patterns in the .wav table like it has a digital encoding problem or something.im starting to think i have a faulty sound card. i have up to date drivers for the soundcard n all, the latest version of directX, and the ******* of a thing still wont work. any help would be greatly appreciated. -Marvel. P.S - the soundcard doesnt look damaged in any shape or form. Last edited by Marvel; 11-13-2006 at 05:36 AM.

11-13-2006, 08:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
Marvel Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3 OS: WinXP	ha! its ok... i know its not the premium sound card on the market, but its a WHOLE LOAD better than the factory AC97 soundcard. it is supposed to record with 24bit digital sampling, which is all i expected, and wanted, coz anything over that is overkill for me. i just wanted the soundcard to use my new condenser mic with. in the future i plan to update to an echo mia midi soundcard. but for now, this SHOULD work. ive recorded with plenty of my friends home setups that have soundblaster soundcards and they have the audio quality in recording that i am after. regardless of better soundcards, this one shouldnt be crackling, and thats what i need help with. no disrespect intended. P.S - the mic runs off of phantom power, and my current pre amp already allows for that, and i intend to do all my mixing via the computer, so a new mixer is kinda redundant for me. PLUS, im poor, money wise. Last edited by Marvel; 11-13-2006 at 08:59 PM.

11-15-2006, 12:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,680 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	have you got one of those metal rings about 1/2inch in diamiter looks like a doughnut you run the wires from the front case switches through it and it is supposed to neutralise the interference i always wondered what they were for and have always tossed them to one side,only found out about them by accident a couple of days ago __________________

11-13-2006, 06:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
~~Wozer~~ Troubled Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,038 OS: 2kpro/XP pro/MCE	I'm sure you don't want to hear it....but here goes... that card is not even close to being a pro audio card, no matter what the literature says about it....its cr@p..you would be far better off with an entry level card like the M-Audio 24/96 and getting a mixer to get the mic to an RCA connector (or buying a hi to low z converter box)

11-14-2006, 05:41 AM	#4 (permalink)
~~Wozer~~ Troubled Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,038 OS: 2kpro/XP pro/MCE	from what I've heard, and the Googling I did, that card has some issues...like the one you are experiencing, and I get the feeling they aren't solvable... the card I mentioned above can be acquired for about $70US, but only has RCA connectors, which means some sort of conversion from hi-Z (mic) to low-z (line level is needed)...that m-audio 24/96 was my first 'pro audio' card, and it works fine...since I've still got the mixer that was included with my first 4-track (a Yamaha MT-44), I use that... I guess the point is that you might be better off returning that card (if possible) and going a different route....

11-14-2006, 10:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
~~Wozer~~ Troubled Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,038 OS: 2kpro/XP pro/MCE	I guess one thing you can try is this: move the card to another slot in your computer...there just may be an IRQ conflict...I usually have my sound cards in PCI slot#2

11-15-2006, 02:11 AM	#6 (permalink)
Marvel Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3 OS: WinXP	well, im not liking this card at all..right now it totally sucks. this is what the person i bought it from said about it. "I was using a gigabyte board(s754) with a VIA chipset, creative told me that this was the problem and that no audigy2 worked with them and sent me along to VIA to sort it out, but they in turn claimed no resposibility and sent me back to creative... " now ive tried finding out if mine is the same, but i dont really know where to start. i have a dell optiplex gx280 from 2005. it has 3.0ghz intel hyperthreading, and 512ram. it is also an australian model. any more help would be greatly appreciated. i really dont have the money to buy another soundcard, and i was burning to start recording. thanks.