Re: Quicktime choppiness

"Karl Engel" <karlengel@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> For some reason QuickTime audio from the internet has always sounded OK
> through my computer's built in soundcard & speakers in the monitor, but
> "choppy" whenever I send it to my monitors. WMA & RA files have always
> been
> fine, so I generally just choose those formats if there's a choice, but
> more
> frequently I'm finding sites (like the High Roller microphones!) that only
> have QT. I really wanted to hear that pristine quality through the big
> ones!!
>
> The internet computer's running Win 98SE with a PCI card MOTU 2408 Mk1 in
> it
> (legacy equipment from a previous recording setup). I send this via
> S/PDIF
> to my Multiface, but the choppiness happens straight out of the MOTU.
>
> Is this some quirk of that particular setup? I'm assuming it's a sample
> rate issue, but if I try to play MP3s at 22.05KHz (like some podcasts) the
> system automatically reverts to the built in soundcard, so I figured it
> could reject incorrect formats.
>
> I see a similar q was asked in 2001 but there were no replies.
> QT is currently 6.5.2 but this problem's been happening since the MOTU was
> new. Yes I know it has extraordinarily crap converters - hence the
> digital
> pass-thru.
>

For me, quicktime only works well on Macs. Which is only one of the myriad
reasons I friggin hate it, and Apple.


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