SBC Yahoo dsl sound problems.

[hans030390]

My friend is having a problem with his Yahoo dsl they just got. It runs fast and all that, but whenever you play games, the sound sounds like it is coming through a 50ft long pvc pipe...it really sucks, i heard it.

anyone know why?

 

[randal]

LOL I read pvc and thought ATM. I'm such a dork.

 

[DannyBoy]

Since when did the sound coming out of your speakers have anything to do with your internet connection?

 

[hans030390]

because it wasn't messed up when he was using his dial up (AOL 9.0 connection, but used firefox to browse)

 

[Fardringle]

The only time an Internet connection could affect the sound on a computer is if the sound is actually being transmitted across the Internet connection (most games do not do this) and the source was providing a bad audio stream.

It's most likely a setting on the local computer that is causing the problem. I have heard a similar type of sound on my system when the EAX environmental audio is set to Echo, Hallway, Cave, or something else similar. Assuming that your friend has a SoundBlaster Live or Audigy card, open up the Creative Audio HQ and change environmental audio effects to None. Other sound cards have similar features, but I'm not sure exactly where to find them...

 

[hans030390]

that might be, but why does everything running in flash do it? i think he has onboard sound as well...

strange, how could switching from aol to sbc yahoo dsl do anything? aol isnt on his computer anymore

ill see if i can go over and mess with a setting for sound stuffs.

 

[DannyBoy]

Originally posted by: hans030390
that might be, but why does everything running in flash do it? i think he has onboard sound as well...

strange, how could switching from aol to sbc yahoo dsl do anything? aol isnt on his computer anymore

ill see if i can go over and mess with a setting for sound stuffs.

It's possible that in removing AOL software from the machine he's broken a driver or other important piece of software.

 

[hans030390]

well, that may be, but the sound sounds a little to perfect to be broken...i think some option was messed with, ill look into that.

 

[hans030390]

i haven't tried fixing it yet, but i would like some more suggestions as what i should try to do to fix it. I'll be going over tomorrow.

 

[Jon855]

Originally posted by: hans030390
i haven't tried fixing it yet, but i would like some more suggestions as what i should try to do to fix it. I'll be going over tomorrow.

You've got my suggestion, bring a big and mean baseball bat, smash it to well, pieces and it should teach it a lesson to not mess with the user's audio. How about that? :evil:

 

[rmrf]

is the phone hooked up through the filter to the same jack as the dsl modem/router?