Quick Time Is Stuttering?

Jacob Keebler · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008, 01:47 (GMT) Post subject: Quick Time Is Stuttering?

Whenever I try to listen to an audio clip here ot voiceoversavvy I have this stuttering problem. I've been to the quicktime download site but that doesn't help the problem. I want to listen to everyones awesome work, but I'dont have the HD space to download EVERYTHING??! Please help...

Thanks.
-J

Chris Clementson · **Voice Seeker** Joined: 14 Jan 2008 Posts: 216

Is this on Windows or OS X?

Jacob Keebler · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008, 17:07 (GMT) Post subject:

"He's a Mac and I'm a PC"
Thus
Windows...

Scott Greenia · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008, 18:37 (GMT) Post subject:

You see this just on savvy? or other places on the net as well?

Jacob Keebler · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008, 21:32 (GMT) Post subject:

Scott/Chris, Thanks for trying. I think that this might be a pretty complex problem to solve. I was thinking that someone might have had this problem in the past. PLEASE LOSE NO SLEEP OVER THIS. I think I can change my default setting to have v123 audio/posts open with real audio or WMP instead.
Have fun and be good,
J

Colin Campbell · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008, 21:37 (GMT) Post subject:

Quicktime uses "Directsound" that is not supported by some sound cards that causes this stuttering. My LynxONE doesn't support Directsound and Quicktime and Skype both sound awful. I redirect these programs to my internal cheapy sound chip. Same with iTunes.

For listening to Savvy posts, I find Winamp to be the best solution. Though you have to make sure the output plugin "wave out" is selected.

www.winamp.com

It's free.

Chris Clementson · **Voice Seeker** Joined: 14 Jan 2008 Posts: 216

Jacob -

I reread your OP and I had forgotten that you were having problems with playback, not recording. My advice to disconnect from the network(s) was geared more toward problems with recording.

I echo the advice to get the free Winamp player. Your problems with QuickTime and my problems with distorted playback of wav files on iTunes make me start to wonder about Apple software. I'm starting to question all the ballyhoo about Apple's superiority. Nothing could be simpler than playing back a wav file -- you simply throw the raw data at the DAC -- no decoding or anything. You have to screw up pretty badly to screw up wav file playback.