javaa
10th June 2003 03:31 UTC
same prob!
Ok, I recently posted this topic:
"AVS & cd wont work right
Ok, I poured through the forum subjects on the subject, THOUGHT i had found the solution several times, and several times i was dissappointed. My AVS is working excellent when i play a file from my hard drive, but if i choose a cd the AVS runs but it acts like no music is playing, please someone help?! i dont want to go to jail for avs-slaughter!"
I took a few days this weekend to do some partying, and boy, was my inbox full! And the topic was closed. But my issue is not resolved.
I installed 2.91 and ticked the digital audio box..... Good news and bad news.
The AVS works now but the music is all skippy and choppy. GAAAAHHHH!
(and before any wise-guys try slapping me with the stupid stick, no the cd's aren't scratched) lol So what do I do now?
btw this is about the funniest forum I have seen in quite a while. No please don't change a thing on my account.... I love to see you guys chopping each other down all the time, one time I even spewed coffee it was so funny!
And also a belated thank you to all of you who offered advice and/or opinions. Muchly appreciated.
shreyas_potnis
10th June 2003 05:01 UTC
The AVS works now but the music is all skippy and choppy. GAAAAHHHH!
What kinda pc do you have? If the processor is slow, it is bound to happen. This has been told a thousand times, but: AVS IS SLOW.
Audio CD Extraction
Enable CD Audio Extraction
is this enabled? I found out that diabling this reduces the jerks a bit. I dont know much about winamp, but I think the cd-audio is ripped to mp3 and then played.
And you are talking about FUNNY FORUMS, then you tell me, what else can we do? No AVS updates, no bug fixes, no new add-ons, nothing. Most of the AVS related questions have already been answered.
I fyou really want to have your problem solved, then bitch about it to NULLSOFT. I dont think this has got much to do with AVS, the jerks and skips.
btw. If this is causing so much trouble to you, then why dont you just rip it off to mp3 and use the songs :igor:. That would be the best way out.
dirkdeftly
10th June 2003 06:19 UTC
turn down avs's thread priority, or it's windowed performance. and please don't double post, you should've just replied to your first thread...
Zevensoft
10th June 2003 08:54 UTC
This should have been added to the FAQ, but it isn't.
Visualizing CD or other audio data
Winamp uses the waveIn device to sample audio data when not using the MP3 decoder. To change this, open up your 'Volume Controls' (Otherwise known as mixer) and select 'Properties' from the Options menu. Now select the 'Recording' option, and make sure all the boxes below it are checked (enabled). Click OK, and you will see the recording levels of various inputs. To sample data from an Audio CD, check the box marked 'Select' under the CD Audio section. You can select any box you want, AVS will use it for audio input (except when playing MP3s).
I'd recommend unchecking the 'Digital CD Audio Extraction' box you mentioned if it helps with smooth playback.
Atero: He said his topic was closed, so that may be why he didn't reply there.
[Ishan]
10th June 2003 10:01 UTC
turn down avs's thread priority, or it's windowed performance. and please don't double post, you should've just replied to your first thread...
um..atero that thread has been locked.
UnConeD
10th June 2003 11:03 UTC
Actually the answer is mentioned in the FAQ, but under an unclear heading (how to use AVS for live performances, question 10). I've submitted a better text to Rovastar.
javaa
11th June 2003 05:38 UTC
Uhn......... so d i z z y. Thats a lot of info in a few paragraphs... and so to reply not necessarily in order of import: my comp is old and slow and an off brand composed of peices and parts limping along on it's last leg. I hate it implicitly, but it is the only one i have.... and it has always handled winamp fine before. and if i disable audio extraction, i get no response on avs. (see 1st post) I tried the thread priority thing... no change. :( And where is the windowed performance thing? And sorry, the thread was closed when i got back to it. ^_~ The volume control didnt work either. I played a cd while trying to figure the thing out, had a brain fart, closed avs while the cd was playing (and skipping) and as soon as i closed avs, it quit skipping, i turned it back on... it skipped... (banging and crashing and the sound of plastic being busted can be heard in the background barely audible behind the roar of curses) hee hee jk Oh yeah one last thing. (sorry) the reason i burn my mp3's to cd is the lack of hard drive space (it just a wittle one- 10 gig)
dirkdeftly
11th June 2003 08:03 UTC
thread priority is on the same page as windowed performance (options>windowed)
javaa
12th June 2003 02:38 UTC
well i couldn't find the windowed performance thing, i looked through each and every category in the options menu and no luck. I'm using 2.92 if it makes a difference. But i have good news! I tried it again and it worked right this time! Maybe i fiddle-fu**ed with it enough..... or maybe a ghost did it. Who knows. It works now. Thank you all. (or y'all where i come from...) ;)
javaa
12th June 2003 02:39 UTC
woops! typo! it is 2.91 not 2.92 :O
shreyas_potnis
13th June 2003 06:06 UTC
If I set thread pririty of AVS to highest or something, my song starts getting jerks :igor:
Magic.X
16th June 2003 12:51 UTC
mine too, so i practically never use this otpion. high settings still work fine but VÄRY HIGH is overkill. It keeps the OS from doing anything within accurate time.