Problems using SKYPE with Pulsar II

dj_yaron · Post by **dj_yaron** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 5:49 am

Does anyone run skype on a pulsar system?
The incoming audio is corrupt on my system(sounds like too low latencty problem).
I tried various settings both on Scope and Skype with no success.
Any ideas?

Counterparts · Post by **Counterparts** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 6:56 am

Are both running at the same time?

If so, I would say, use one or the other

Royston

dj_yaron · Post by **dj_yaron** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 7:42 pm

Thanks Counterparts but if I shut down SFP then there's no audio whatsoever (Skype is a free Peer2Peer voice over IP program).
It would be great if my Pulsar could co-exist with the on-board AC97, but I guess that's impossible.
So has anyone ever tried running SKYPE thru a CW card ?

Post by **garyb** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 7:49 pm

what drivers are you using?

valis · Post by **valis** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 7:55 pm

Go into the properties for your card's driver (Pulsar1/2 etc) in the device manager or in the "Sounds and Audio devices" (etc) control panel and look for a latency slider. This determines the latency for the wav/mme drivers for SFP (forget directsound). Slide it far enough to the right to get rid of the errors.

Hope this helps.

dj_yaron · Post by **dj_yaron** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 8:03 pm

thanks guys.
I've found the slider you mentioned and panned it hard right

can't really call someone up right now cuz it's kinda late... but i'll check it out in the morning.
Thanks again.

Counterparts · Post by **Counterparts** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 5:41 am

dj_yaron wrote:
Thanks Counterparts but if I shut down SFP then there's no audio whatsoever (Skype is a free Peer2Peer voice over IP program).
It would be great if my Pulsar could co-exist with the on-board AC97, but I guess that's impossible.

That's how my system's set-up...works fine... I use the on-board audio stuff for gaming, SKYPE etc. and the CW cards for my music. Which card do you have selected for recording and playback in the ControlPanel->Sounds and Multimedia->Audio Tab? Those entries should be set to your on-board stuff, not the creamware cards (for using it with SKYPE).

Royston

dj_yaron · Post by **dj_yaron** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 11:56 am

On 2005-02-07 05:41, Counterparts wrote:
dj_yaron wrote:
Thanks Counterparts but if I shut down SFP then there's no audio whatsoever (Skype is a free Peer2Peer voice over IP program).
It would be great if my Pulsar could co-exist with the on-board AC97, but I guess that's impossible.
That's how my system's set-up...works fine... I use the on-board audio stuff for gaming, SKYPE etc. and the CW cards for my music. Which card do you have selected for recording and playback in the ControlPanel->Sounds and Multimedia->Audio Tab? Those entries should be set to your on-board stuff, not the creamware cards (for using it with SKYPE).

Royston

I've disabled the on-board card in the BIOS to avoid contention - are you saying that it's possible to have both cards enabled ?

Counterparts · Post by **Counterparts** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 12:29 pm

dj_yaron wrote:
I've disabled the on-board card in the BIOS to avoid contention - are you saying that it's possible to have both cards enabled ?

Mais oui!

I guess that if you wanted to use the Scope card(s) with SKYPE, you'd have to set-up a project with the WaveIn module routed to your audio outputs, and a routing to take Mic input through to the WaveOut module. Then you'd have to set the scope card as playback & recording in the control panel->sounds and multimedia->audio dialog.

(Haven't tried that myself though).

The point I was making in my first post though is that VOIP is fairly intensive stuff, so I wouldn't try to use that running alongside Scope...one or the other.

Royston

dj_yaron · Post by **dj_yaron** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 2:51 pm

Alright. Thanks a lot

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