Audio On Helium !!!!!!

jcannick · 03-13-2007, 12:12 AM

I am not really sure if this is a sound card problem but, please, bear with me because I am a technical novice. I am really frustrated because when I attempt to listen to a song or music video the vocals sound like the artist inhaled helium. Originally I thought the sound was like listening to a 33 1/3 record album on 45 speed. Upon watching a music video, I could see that the music is synchronized with the video. The audio just seems to be on a higher frequency than it should be. I have a Dell Computer with MS Professional 2000. Can anyone help me with this problem?

**smz** · 03-14-2007, 06:38 PM

is this the case with everything you play? mp3z only? I mean as an audio guy, the first thing I think of is the sampling rate is totally out of whack. I've seen this happen sometimes and a cold reboot fixes it. Somehow, I don't believe this is the case. Perhaps you can provide a bit more insight on your setup. Do you know who makes the chipset of your sound card? I could always point you to a link to download the latest chipset driver unless it's creative labs where you can just go to www.soundblaster.com.

03-13-2007, 12:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
jcannick Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5 OS: Windows 2000 Professional	Audio On Helium !!!!!! I am not really sure if this is a sound card problem but, please, bear with me because I am a technical novice. I am really frustrated because when I attempt to listen to a song or music video the vocals sound like the artist inhaled helium. Originally I thought the sound was like listening to a 33 1/3 record album on 45 speed. Upon watching a music video, I could see that the music is synchronized with the video. The audio just seems to be on a higher frequency than it should be. I have a Dell Computer with MS Professional 2000. Can anyone help me with this problem?

03-14-2007, 06:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
smz Hardware Tech Specialist Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 705 OS: Mac OS X / W2K3 Server / XP Home/MCE/Pro / Vista Ultimate / Ubuntu Linux My System	Re: Audio On Helium !!!!!! is this the case with everything you play? mp3z only? I mean as an audio guy, the first thing I think of is the sampling rate is totally out of whack. I've seen this happen sometimes and a cold reboot fixes it. Somehow, I don't believe this is the case. Perhaps you can provide a bit more insight on your setup. Do you know who makes the chipset of your sound card? I could always point you to a link to download the latest chipset driver unless it's creative labs where you can just go to www.soundblaster.com. Last edited by koala; 03-15-2007 at 07:16 AM. Reason: fixed link. typo ;-)