ATI AIW 9800 Pro and Audigy2 SZ Audio Echo problem - Fix

Mark wrote:

Hello,

For those of you who might be suffering with audio echo when using the
MMC's TV and/or using TV On-Demand (version 9) with an Audigy2 SZ card
(latest drivers), here is a possible solution. It fixed it here. YMMV.

It started 36 hours ago when I reinstalled everything, but this time I
was going to use a Audigy2 sound card. As soon as I ran TV after the new
installations the echo was there. Sure it could be stopped by going into
Play Control and muting Line-In, but there wasn't anything to mute when
TV On-Demand was selected. Plus I didn't have to do anything like that
before.

I looked at the Setup and the Initialization Wizard many times, but
nothing clicked.

After having looked at the Initialization Wizard for the tenth time, in
the "Sound Initialization Wizard" area I place a check mark to "Mute
Audio During Scheduled Record" and for kicks, another check mark to
"Preserve TV On-Demand Video Between Sessions" in the "TV On-Demand
Initialization Wizard".

Neither of which I was originally to concerned about. For the first one,
I didn't plan on doing any scheduled recordings, and I could care less
if the .VCR file was saved. Actually, I would prefer not to eat up space
on the hard drive unnecessarily.

Anyway, I hit "Next" and then "Finish".

As soon as I hit the "Finish" button, the echo disappeared and has not
returned. It has not returned even if both option have their check marks
removed. The MMC is now correctly sending the audio to the Audigy2 the
way it is suppose to be sending it.

If I go into TV On-Demand, and back the live feed back 30 seconds and
then open the Live window, which ever window currently has focus, the
sound is heard, not both at the same time, not endlessly feeding back on
itself.

I've called ATI and have given them the complete steps to test this and
they seemed very interested in this fix.

So, it appears to be some kind of problem with the Initialization Wizard
not detecting the Audigy2 cards correctly, because it does work
eventually.

On a side note, I also mentioned the spelling error in the "Unable To
Configure Audio" dialog box:

"Please select the audio line to which you have connected vour video
hardware from the list below."

Vy video vis vennected voo vi Vine-Vin. Vhere vis vours?

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Mark

Great work Mark
btw ATI is disgusting for spelling mistakes in almost everything they
write, be it drivers registry entries manuals help files you name it. It
is sad that in Canada, a world leader in the field of communications,
they can't use a spell checker and a human (probably white)to go over
their items before release.

Gordon