julianserranojr
When I play a video not all the time but most a weird noise happens distorting the sound. Uninstalled and installed install_virtualdj_v4.2r1 everything worked perfect tried it for a week. When I upgraded (update_virtualdj_v4.3) the same weird noise is happening again. VERY DISTURBING. My laptop is beyond qualification for this program and have tried with 3 different ext hdds and the internal. The videos are vob format and play fine in other programs.
Laptop: alienware, 2 gigs ram, 1 gig video, amd turion 64 2.41 ghz
Need some help ASAP. I do mostly video show and makes my life easier using VDJ than my DVJs.
Laptop: alienware, 2 gigs ram, 1 gig video, amd turion 64 2.41 ghz
Need some help ASAP. I do mostly video show and makes my life easier using VDJ than my DVJs.
Posté Mon 09 Jul 07 @ 5:29 pm
Rune (DJ-In-Norway)
Try running the laptop on batteries ONLY.
Does the weird noise go away?
If so, its ground loop problem with your hardware, so try connecting your laptop power cord to a different power outlet, or go to a local radio store and get a ground loop eliminator
If its ONLY on a few video files, did you install a new codec lately ? Suck as FFDShow or similar, and have dolby sourround or something enabled for the codec?
Use VirtualDJ's internal video decoder for decoding videos
And if still problems with VIDEO only, does your soundcard and video card share IRQs ?
Does the weird noise go away?
If so, its ground loop problem with your hardware, so try connecting your laptop power cord to a different power outlet, or go to a local radio store and get a ground loop eliminator
If its ONLY on a few video files, did you install a new codec lately ? Suck as FFDShow or similar, and have dolby sourround or something enabled for the codec?
Use VirtualDJ's internal video decoder for decoding videos
And if still problems with VIDEO only, does your soundcard and video card share IRQs ?
Posté Tue 10 Jul 07 @ 1:35 pm
julianserranojr
1) I did try that on battery power only and also tried a ground eliminator and still hear the distortion.
2) I havent installed any codecs.
3) Weird thing is that worked fine with version prior to update
4) How can I check if they share IRQs?
2) I havent installed any codecs.
3) Weird thing is that worked fine with version prior to update
4) How can I check if they share IRQs?
Posté Tue 10 Jul 07 @ 3:37 pm
sbangs
http://www.virtualdj.com/forums/60644/Hardware_Technical_Support/_HW_How_to_solve__issues_with_bad_sound__unstable_devices__pops_and_crackles_.html
use this to check for irq conflicts
what performance settings do you use?
use this to check for irq conflicts
what performance settings do you use?
Posté Tue 10 Jul 07 @ 4:25 pm
DJ-ALF
And write down all your specs, what sound card are U using? If you use USB, try on different USB port or reinstall driver for your sound card. You can also update your Direct X here:
http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/directx.html
if nothing helps, I suggest to reinstall Windows (I know it is a pain in the *utt, but that way you will know if it is software or hardware problem), install Virtual DJ only and try it then.
Some other software can be a problem too.
http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/directx.html
if nothing helps, I suggest to reinstall Windows (I know it is a pain in the *utt, but that way you will know if it is software or hardware problem), install Virtual DJ only and try it then.
Some other software can be a problem too.
Posté Tue 10 Jul 07 @ 5:19 pm
Rune (DJ-In-Norway)
julianserranojr wrote :
Weird thing is that worked fine with version prior to update
Weird thing is that worked fine with version prior to update
Try go to performance tab, and look at the settings. Maybe the upgrade set them back to default.
Some soundcards need AUTO for latency.
Some need SAFE MODE, and others OVER CLOCK.
Try adjusting settings to see if it works better
Posté Tue 10 Jul 07 @ 8:30 pm
fatkatzdj
What does overclock and safe mode due?
Posté Tue 10 Jul 07 @ 10:41 pm
sbangs
safemode on some cards , stablising the sound when enabled
(a little known trick)
aslo by unticking and closing vdj and running it again and ticking the box , and unticking it you hard reset the sound engine which can solve issues
Overclock forces slower built in laptop cards to perform better
(a little known trick)
aslo by unticking and closing vdj and running it again and ticking the box , and unticking it you hard reset the sound engine which can solve issues
Overclock forces slower built in laptop cards to perform better
Posté Tue 10 Jul 07 @ 10:51 pm
julianserranojr
Well im using the HERCULES MK2. Which as far as I know is the SOUNDCARD.
My main concern is it was working fine but once I updated it started doing the weird noise.
I uninstalled and installed and working fine. I upgrade and problem continues.
My main concern is it was working fine but once I updated it started doing the weird noise.
I uninstalled and installed and working fine. I upgrade and problem continues.
Posté Thu 12 Jul 07 @ 4:51 pm
fatkatzdj
Just curious but video card are you using? During the random videos are you using sonique. It's been my experience that when I use sonique plug in. I get more CPU usage and/or click and pops start happening or a sound like squeeching " signal going through soundcard ".... Now I use sonique on a limited bases. NO MORE ISSUES with freezing, sound, popping.
Posté Thu 12 Jul 07 @ 6:11 pm