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kegNeggs
05-08-2008, 17:23
Never nuff problems with 2142 - if it werent for timeless i'd stop playing it right now
so let me tell u this : i got my new Speedlink Medusa 5.1 USB Headset today and after plugging it into an USB Port and installing it the right way i wanted to start up BF but ingame the sound was crappy as hell!
Every sound is accompanied by several crackles it sounds like its really rainin!
so anyway, its only in BF, music n movies work just fine!
i already changed usb ports, bf ingame settings, re-installed the drivers - everything
im not really good at computer stuff so i dont know what might be causing this problem, any hints, helps or stuff?
I got a SigmaTel audio card in it and now the speedlink drivers -
if I change the windows settings for standart music output to sigmatel it works fine in BF, the sound is not coming out the headphones anyway though.
Soo i hope u understand my problem and can help mee!
hi kegNeggs,
the Problem u have in BF is coming through the Problem of the EAX Halleffects. U said it sounds like raining ( i had that also ), then turn of the EAX Advanced in BF Menue, only select Hardwaresupport and let EAX deselected. Does ur Sigma Audiocard has Hardwaresupport for EAX 5.0 ( if not then a Softwaredriver of BF is automaticly is rendering ur Sound and u will hear scratching or something like rainsounds ) ? Ur Headset is a 5.1 so it supports EAX 5.0, but if ur Audiocard has no Hardwaresupport for EAX Advanced then u have to turn it off in BF.
So try to deaktivate EAX support in BF Menue under SOUND and set only Hardwaresupport, it should work then. Tell if not pls
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kegNeggs
05-08-2008, 18:28
well as said before im reinstalling the game atm but will try again later on!
as for EAX, hhornet advised me to deactivate it and I did but no change of stuff...
U re shure ur Settings in SOUND are with aktivated Hardwaresupport ? mmhh i think it should work with :
Hardwaresupport = on
EAX = off
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althalus401
05-08-2008, 18:46
If you have another audio card you can lay your hands on you can try installing it or if you have a modern PC you may have an onboard audio which you could activate. You could try that and see if you still get the same problem. Unless you are using a Soundblaster card which supports EAX I agree switch that off and maybe hardware support as well.
Also make sure you have the latests drivers for the soundcard
http://list.driverguide.com/list/company1690/
I got creative xfi gamer soundcard and i had these probs.
I had to do what titangunther is suggesting.
As this is a USB, i wonder if an update to the chipset drivers may help?
Is there any audio software running?
kegNeggs
05-08-2008, 20:05
eax = off
is the other thingi the on on the top next to software, if yes then its on this one
result negative, same as before
will try installing disk drivers anew next but now im off having some rounds
kegNeggs
05-08-2008, 20:43
nup, didnt work either
now...
any new ideas..
horn3t m8 what kind of sound card do u use? could mine be too bad?
ah im so out of answers
althalus401
05-08-2008, 20:59
He uses a Creative XFi gamer same as me. I do not use a USB headset though. I have no problem.
It is important to remove all old sound card drivers, especially Creative before installing a new one, have you recently changed the soundcard?
kegNeggs
05-08-2008, 21:17
no I havent.. Once I play without the headset it works fine too but as soon as I plug it in...
ah darn
kegNeggs
06-08-2008, 01:03
alright mates, feel free ta laugh at me and call me names if i tell u what just happened. Well Pez told me to kick the program out i installed, that i got with the headset. I did, plugged in headset anew and ta-daaaah.!!!
i can honestly say I love u pez (not just for that :D :D :D)
well yeah who wud believe it?
so anyway glad thats over :D
Well done pez, i was getting to the software lolz...
My headset does not connect via USB to transfer sound but to supply power.
I have 4 stereo jacks plugged into my soundcard.
Great stuff..
Great Keggy! (Love you to :wink: ) Have to say that Hornet helped me a few months ago with my headset problems and came up with this solution, so all the thx to COACH HORNET.
f1rest@rter
06-08-2008, 07:30
well i think everyone has to go through headset problems once during a battlefield career. ;)
kegNeggs
04-08-2009, 12:37
okay it seems i am back on the block...
i have since changed headsets three (3) times and am playing this on a completely new PC, new soundcard and all
BUT
im still getting this weird bug that wont let me talk ingame VOIP within the first 5 minutes or so
so i ask again, any help?
no software installed to use this headset, audio drivers should be on newest
u crazy person i got the same headset but not usb, for a bunch of reasons...
1. you dont get a true sound through USB
2. you cant plug it into you're sound card
3. they dont work properly
thats just a few off of the top of my head
kegNeggs
04-08-2009, 13:04
nopes sorry i have been through a lot since the medusa 5.1, twice a logitech and now im on a trust thingy, first time back to plug in jacks.
XxXButcher
04-08-2009, 14:53
im still getting this weird bug that wont let me talk ingame VOIP within the first 5 minutes or so
this has nothing to do with your hard- or software I think...
rackage has external VoIP servers to get less laggier gameplay...
unfortunatly the don't work properly all the time...
If you rejoin after a server crash or after you changed your soldier it should work as usual... I also suffer from this from time to time :haha3:
kegNeggs
04-08-2009, 15:27
thanks m8 there s no way to change that then?
bf2142 is the only game ive ever had sound probs with :(