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Selecting Bypass in Equalizer Control Causes Audio Distortion

Article ID: 192858

Article Last Modified on 7/25/2001

Microsoft Digital Sound System 80 1.0 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q192858

SYMPTOMS

When you click Bypass in the Equalizer Control utility included with the Microsoft Digital Sound System 80, digital audio may be distorted.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if you play digital audio over the computer's Universal Serial Bus (USB).

NOTE: To determine if you are playing digital audio over the USB, use the Digital Audio Indicator located in the lower-right corner of the Equalizer Control window.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft Digital Sound System 80 version 1.0.

MORE INFORMATION

The Bypass setting allows you to disable the Equalizer Control utility.

For example, if you create a sound scheme using the filter band sliders in the Equalizer Control window, you can click Bypass to play this sound scheme with the Equalizer Control utility disabled.

This issue does not occur if you play analog audio through a sound card. The Equalizer Control utility functions only when you play digital audio over the USB.

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