Re: Sound plays at high speed
- From: "Rich Wilson" <rich@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 16:55:54 GMT
"Tom Del Rosso" <ng01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Rich Wilson" <rich@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>
>> Yep, sometimes my sound card gets confused about sampling rates -
> normally
>> when it's set to 48kHz mode and playing 44.1kHz files. CDs will play
>> normally because the CD-ROM drive is doing the digital-to-analogue
>> conversion rather than the sound card.
>
> Apparently the AOL media player is letting the CD drive do it. What can
> be
> putting it into 48 kHz mode? I thought sound drivers could always pick
> the
> right conversion rate, especially for CDs which are always 44.1 kHz (arent
> they?).
Yes they are. Apparently sound cards very often have a fixed internal
sampling rate and don't adapt to whatever they're playing (which makes sense
when you consider they might be playing sounds at different sample rates at
the same time). My sound card (Trust) lets you choose this rate; others
don't.
>> Do you know what sort of sound card it is?
>
> I'll have to get back to the office on Monday to check that, but I'm
> almost
> certain it's the low-end option of the 3 types of cards del.com lists for
> the Dimension 4300. That would be "Analog Devices AD1885 Integrated
> Audio".
Unfortunately I don't know anything about that one.
> In the mean time I'm looking elsewhere for drivers.
I doubt you'll find anything better than the latest ones from Dell or
Windows Update but it's worth a try.
.
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