Latency due to Sound Card (soundblaster users)

shadyone · 10-04-2007, 11:36 PM

I have no idea why this works, but this is what I ended up doing:(I'm using Soundblaster Audigy ZS)

For Soundblaster users.

1. You have to go into your registry ( in win xp you click Start, click Run, type regedit)

2. You go to :

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\CreativeTech\Emu10kx\DriverSettings\Wave\Pin#000 00002

or in :

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\CreativeTech\20X\DriverSettings\Wave\Pin#0000000 2

3. Set Turbo to 0 instead of 1.

The link is here :WoW Forums -> New solution to latency caused by sound

My spells that are supposed to be instant cast are instant cast again and things are loading like they are supposed to. I have no idea why that fixed my problem, maybe next semester my hardware class will help explain :P

RageKage · 10-05-2007, 10:34 AM

I copied and stuck this post here since it's a workaround for those with latency issues caused by the new sound engine. Least this will alleviate some game lag until Blizzard implements proper creative sound card support into the game again.

RageKage · 10-05-2007, 10:43 AM

Some techie details - this would seem to be caused by a driver/config 'feature' by Creative. 'Turbo' is suspected to affect some kind of hardware feature that changes the frequency, I find it interesting that Bioshock uses the same sound engine as WoW and had to do some 'fiddling' to get Creative cards working properly. Likely their developers use Creative cards and noticed a problem and inquired. Perhaps Blizzard does not - few do, maybe they didn't notice - and never ran across this problem.

QA testing and control aside, who knows where the root cause lies. This is a workaround, and seems to work.

Risteard · 10-05-2007, 11:47 AM

I have the same sound card mentioned above, Soundblaster Audigy ZS, however I have not experienced the lag issues you guys have described with World of Warcraft or Bioshock (other than the usually Blizzard lag, and Bioshock runs perfectly). Perhaps that problem only happens in Windows XP, because I use Windows Vista. I'm not sure.

Neit · 10-05-2007, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Risteard

I have the same sound card mentioned above, Soundblaster Audigy ZS, however I have not experienced the lag issues you guys have described with World of Warcraft or Bioshock (other than the usually Blizzard lag, and Bioshock runs perfectly). Perhaps that problem only happens in Windows XP, because I use Windows Vista. I'm not sure.

Or maybe it's because vista slows you down so much already you don't notice?

shadyone · 10-05-2007, 02:51 PM

Again, night and day difference for me. If instant cast spells aren't quite instant and the game hangs/loads cities slow etc and you are using one of the Soundblaster cards I definitely suggest starting here.

Stiletto · 10-05-2007, 10:02 PM

I run a Soundblaster Audigy 4 system and don't have this issue. It may be an issue with Audigy 2 only

shadyone · 10-08-2007, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Stiletto

I run a Soundblaster Audigy 4 system and don't have this issue. It may be an issue with Audigy 2 only

Quite possibly, I do have an Audigy 2.

10-04-2007, 11:36 PM	#1
shadyone Aggro Extraordinaire Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 882	I have no idea why this works, but this is what I ended up doing:(I'm using Soundblaster Audigy ZS) For Soundblaster users. 1. You have to go into your registry ( in win xp you click Start, click Run, type regedit) 2. You go to : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\CreativeTech\Emu10kx\DriverSettings\Wave\Pin#000 00002 or in : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\CreativeTech\20X\DriverSettings\Wave\Pin#0000000 2 3. Set Turbo to 0 instead of 1. The link is here :WoW Forums -> New solution to latency caused by sound My spells that are supposed to be instant cast are instant cast again and things are loading like they are supposed to. I have no idea why that fixed my problem, maybe next semester my hardware class will help explain :P __________________

10-05-2007, 02:51 PM	#6
shadyone Aggro Extraordinaire Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 882	Again, night and day difference for me. If instant cast spells aren't quite instant and the game hangs/loads cities slow etc and you are using one of the Soundblaster cards I definitely suggest starting here. __________________

10-05-2007, 10:02 PM	#7
Stiletto Senior Guild Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 735	I run a Soundblaster Audigy 4 system and don't have this issue. It may be an issue with Audigy 2 only __________________ Runick - 55 Human Death Knight (Soon) Gayla - 70 Draenei Shaman Nytefang - 70 Human Rogue "When you let this game get you upset and angry, then the game has BEAT YOU at a much higher level than necessary." - Yordad

10-05-2007, 10:34 AM	#2
RageKage Guild Officer Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,991	I copied and stuck this post here since it's a workaround for those with latency issues caused by the new sound engine. Least this will alleviate some game lag until Blizzard implements proper creative sound card support into the game again.

10-05-2007, 10:43 AM	#3
RageKage Guild Officer Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,991	Some techie details - this would seem to be caused by a driver/config 'feature' by Creative. 'Turbo' is suspected to affect some kind of hardware feature that changes the frequency, I find it interesting that Bioshock uses the same sound engine as WoW and had to do some 'fiddling' to get Creative cards working properly. Likely their developers use Creative cards and noticed a problem and inquired. Perhaps Blizzard does not - few do, maybe they didn't notice - and never ran across this problem. QA testing and control aside, who knows where the root cause lies. This is a workaround, and seems to work.

10-05-2007, 11:47 AM	#4
Risteard Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 42	I have the same sound card mentioned above, Soundblaster Audigy ZS, however I have not experienced the lag issues you guys have described with World of Warcraft or Bioshock (other than the usually Blizzard lag, and Bioshock runs perfectly). Perhaps that problem only happens in Windows XP, because I use Windows Vista. I'm not sure.

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