Sound Causing Slow Down

[Guest]

I am experiencing severe audio/video stutter lately. I recently downloaded Directx 9 (twice), reloaded FS2002, ran a virus check and have checked to see that I have the most recent audio driver for my system. I still have the stutters. When I kill my sound, by hitting "Q", the problem goes away but so of course does the sound. I feel kind of silly landing at LAX in a 737 that sounds like a glider because there's no sound. I would appreciate any suggestions from this well informed group.Thank you and Happy New Year,Chuck

[cat 2]

If you have XP, you could use Goback to restoreto a date before DX. Maybe that would help.As soon as I encounter a defect, I try Goback.Peter Sydney Australia

[wsieffert 0]

Try lowering your sound acceleration in directX sound tab. You can also lower your sound quality within fs2002. Try reducing each to see if the stutters cease.

[Guest]

Thanks for the help. I solved the problem by following your advice to turn down the sound acceleration in directx. Actually, I had already taken it down to BASIC and still had the problem. By turning it OFF, the sound stutters vanished. I should have mentioned in my orignal post that I have ME. I wonder if loading directx9 "caused" the problem by automatically setting the acceleration to a high level?Thanks again for the help. What a great forum.Chuck

[wsieffert 0]

I did read somewhere else that a poster found the acceleration at full after they had installed an updated DirectX.

[Guest Stamatis]

"By turning it OFF, the sound stutters vanished."Have you noticed a discernible degradation in sound quality when you set it to OFF?Stamatis

[Guest]

Yes I have and it's particularly noticeable in the ATC voices. I figure I gotta live with it since the visual performance of FS is so much better. Any ideas how I can have my cake and eat it too?Happy New Year - almostChuck

[JSkorna 137]

Some have found that rolling back their video drivers to a 30.xx version helped. I am one of those people.