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Re: Windows 10 1803 - Sound distortions

Reply #25 –
Beta 21 out, pause is now handled properly.
Microsoft Windows: We can't script here, this is bat country.

Re: Windows 10 1803 - Sound distortions

Reply #26 –
Like some people, I had this problem, solved by Case's ImproveTimerRes.exe. FWIW, I don't have a special card, it's a Realtek chip from motherboard, I use Optical SPDIF.
I was wondering if those who have this problem (and don't use 1.4 beta obviously or a timer resolution tool) could try InSpectre and disable protection (you have to reboot): https://www.grc.com/inspectre.htm
It looks like with Meltdown protection disabled, I don't have this problem. But I can't tell for sure, because the distorsion/sound issue is not systematic.

Re: Windows 10 1803 - Sound distortions

Reply #27 –
I doubt those spectre / meltdown mitigations change anything regarding this matter. At least the timer resolution varies on its own even when they are disabled.

PS. foobar2000 v1.4 is released so everyone who fears beta can now update.

Re: Windows 10 1803 - Sound distortions

Reply #28 –
I'm just trying to find another way. As I understand, it seems a bit extreme to force a timer resolution at 1 ms just to listen to music. If MS were to fix this problem, maybe there should be a hidden setting to disable this timer resolution value.

Re: Windows 10 1803 - Sound distortions

Reply #29 –
Quote from: Peter on
Beta 21 out, pause is now handled properly.

Almost. Today I had a track paused for a longer time, my two displays went off, I came back, resumed the playback and the sound was distorted. I wasn't able to reproduce it with a simple pause/play again.

Re: Windows 10 1803 - Sound distortions

Reply #31 –
 
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The final version is out - could you test with that one?

Sorry, I am using the final version (1.4).

Re: Windows 10 1803 - Sound distortions

Reply #32 –
I just want to report that with Windows 10 1809 this issue seems to be addressed by Microsoft. I tested the playback with the old foobar2000 v1.3.17 and it seems fine at a first glance.

Current driver details: https://imgur.com/a/nakPGUU


New MS Driver? My Creative Audio Panel is still there and seems to work. I will do a clean Windows 10 installation in the coming days; if I get another result, I will write again.