MC_Ranger November 19, 2002 Share MC_Ranger Member November 19, 2002 I've long had problems with voice comm in CS. After a lot of hunting through forums and support threads, apparently I was not alone. There is a problem with some (maybe all?) configurations that combine Windows XP and a SoundBlaster card. I have built 3 different systems the last 2 years all with the same type of setup and I've had problems with all of them. When you transmit voice, the transmit goes on-off-on-off-on-off ... making your voice chop up. Very annoying. There are a number of "tweaks" and "hacks" but I had ZERO luck out of all of them. Anyway, to the best of my knowledge, there is no fix yet. I had to enable my onboard audio and move my mic connection from my Audigy over to the onboard audio. Then I had to change my mic input to the onboard audio and all works well. So, if you have mic problems and have XP/Soundblaster - you may be hosed unless you have access to another sound card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConGregation November 19, 2002 Share ConGregation Member November 19, 2002 MAN! that stinks... Thats a lot of trouble just to get voice and you still stuck with crappy onborad sound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ak2786 November 19, 2002 Share Ak2786 Member November 19, 2002 Well MC you were just in the cage a little bit ago and your voice sounded very clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zap November 19, 2002 Share Zap Member November 19, 2002 I talk all the time on my setup which is an audigy gamer and windows xp pro and no one has told me that my voice sounds choppy and I tweaked absolutely nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendryx November 19, 2002 Share Hendryx Member November 19, 2002 got an audigy 2 and running xp pro..... hooray for USB headsets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC_Ranger November 19, 2002 Author Share MC_Ranger Member November 19, 2002 I'm just cursed Zap. Its my lot in life. Apparently only users with XP/Soundblaster ever have the problem. I'm running retail CS .. not the mod ... you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Premier November 19, 2002 Share DJ Premier Member November 19, 2002 I have audigy and xp pro. Works fine. Mod CS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deputy Dawg November 19, 2002 Share Guest Deputy Dawg Guests November 19, 2002 I have soundblaster platnum 5.1 Winxp and I am using a usb mic Labtec Verse-704 Works great 4 me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mossad November 19, 2002 Share Guest Mossad Guests November 19, 2002 just update your mobo drivers...make sure to get the latest via 4-1 drivers, in which the sb issue was directly handled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playaa November 19, 2002 Share Playaa Member November 19, 2002 actually I don't see why this is such a huge ordeal...it's not much work to do and you still get the good sound output from the Soundblaster just not the input from the soundblaster... this irks me a bit because I just installed XP last night and plan on getting a soundblaster.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC_Ranger November 19, 2002 Author Share MC_Ranger Member November 19, 2002 Moss, I'm not using a VIA chipset - although I have on other machines and I had the latest 4-1 drivers. Playaa, you may not have any problems at all. It appears not everyone has the problem (but its not just me! I swear!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contradiction November 19, 2002 Share Contradiction Member November 19, 2002 I have no problem with my mic and soundcard. The only problem i have is having people think i'm a 5 year old lil boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mossad November 20, 2002 Share Guest Mossad Guests November 20, 2002 well you dont have the latest then...search the via page, they had a firmware update for the audio issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC_Ranger November 20, 2002 Author Share MC_Ranger Member November 20, 2002 I guess what I meant was, on my old machine I had the latest VIA drivers and still had the issue. But that was 6 months ago, so that could have been the issue. My new machine (ie, the one I'm using now) doesn't use the VIA chipset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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