Article - Playing out of time
»Article Information
Issued:
Tuesday, 07 February 2006
Last updated:
n/a
Difficulty:
Medium (5)
»Product Information
Product Name:
O-Generator
Version:
all
Operating System (OS):
Dual (Windows / Macintosh)
OS Versions:
Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, OS X Native
»Summary of Problem
Problem:
My computer doesn't seem to allow O-Generator to keep time?
Type:
Software
»Description of Solution
Solution:
APPLE MAC
1. If you have O-Generator on an Apple Mac; your tunes may not play back correctly if you have network activity or other applications running. Try switching 'Appletalk' off via the 'Chooser' utility.
2. If you are using the Metronome; try switching this off. While the Metronome is on it will use up a valuable sound channel.
WINDOWS PC 95; 98; NT; 2000
1. From the Start menu; select Settings and open the Control Panel
2. Double-click the Multimedia icon; and under Playback/Audio; click the Advanced Properties button
3. Select the Performance tab and find the Hardware Acceleration slider control
4. It will probably be all the way to the right. Try sliding it to the left one notch
5. Restart the PC and run O-GENERATOR to see if there is any improvement
Try this repeatedly at different Hardware Acceleration levels.
WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL
1. From the Start menu; select Settings and open the Control Panel
2. Double-click the Multimedia or Sound; Speech & Audio devices icon;
3. Select Sound and Audio Devices; click the Advanced Audio button
4. Select the Advanced tab then
5. Select the Performance tab and find the Hardware Acceleration slider control. It will probably be all the way to the right. Try sliding it to the left one or two notches
6. Restart the PC and run O-GENERATOR to see if there is any improvement
Try this repeatedly at different Hardware Acceleration levels.
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