Sound Issue
 

So every so often i get this loud crackling static type noise then my speakers go out for a few mins . i have updated my sound card any suggestions

When that happened to me, it was a virus.

Does it have something to do with the connection to your computer, or the speakers? Try different speakers and see if you experience the same thing.

its very random . after i did the sound card update . it didnt happen for weeks after now it seems to happen every day or so

on-board sound, or aftermarket sound card? And what is your sound card?

What operating system are you running?

windows 7. creative sound blaster X-Fi. On board I think . It was a custom built comp with this sound card

Have you tried using an older version of the drivers? Try finding that and try it first.

If that doesn't solve the problem, then it could just be an issue with the on-board sound going out slowly, or it could also be a compatibility issue.

I have an aftermarket that I don't use, because it has problems with the way Windows handles drivers. Works amazingly in Ubuntu, but crackles to no end in Windows, regardless of if I use its own drivers, or alternate open source drivers.

It worked perfectly before i installed 7 so i dont know . and i know its not my speakers because it happens when i plug in headphones too

A number of owners of X-Fi cards have come to experience what is known as a constant popping and crackling noise during use of the cards. Creative has attributed the case to be NVIDIA nForce motherboards, however many other users who do not use these motherboards continue to experience the sound issues. Creative has not provided a fix as of yet for this. Nevertheless there are unofficial recommendations how to solve these issues:

• Move the sound card to another PCI expansion slot and reinstall the sound card's drivers
• Replace native disk controller drivers with generic Windows ones
• Update the motherboard's BIOS to the latest version (including "beta" versions)
• Set the PCI Latency to 96 or greater
• Use the X-Fi card only in "Audio Creation Mode" with "Bit-matched playback" option on
• Overclock the PCI bus to 40 MHz instead of 33 MHz
• Replace all of the capacitors on the card (At the expense of warranty)
• Deactivate X-Fi "Crystalizer"
• Deactivate unused devices in the motherboard's BIOS to free IRQ resources (RS-232 and Centronix ports, second Ethernet port, Parallel ATA controller, integrated audio)
• Deactivate Plug and Play in the motherboard's BIOS
• Update WiFi driver (HP Laptops)
• Disable the sound card in Windows Device Manager before every shutdown, and enable it after every bootup

The newly revised EMU20K2 chipset used by the Titanium line of cards is said to solve the problem, further confirming the above PCI bus related fixes

thanks hasney . I have no idea how to do most of those so we will see if what i do know how to do works

I should mention, Sound Blaster drivers are probably the issue, as the aftermarket card I have that did this was also a Sound Blaster.

They suck at creating drivers. You're better off just buying a new (different brand) of sound card, if you want the best experience. Or run Ubuntu.

i found more updates guys . I think i may have got it fixed thanks for all your help