Sound effects bounce back and forth while I move

[Rangoon]

EDIT - SOLVED!! I guess I just never realized the potential of Alchemy. I installed it, put Oblivion in the list, and it works fine.

 

 

This one is really stumping me.

 

First, I just finished installing a LOT of mods, starting off with the whole FCOM install and going on from there. I installed several sound mods, but have since systematically deactivated them all. The problem persists. When I cast spells like flare (which I believe are using spl_fireball_hit.wav and spl_fireball_travel_lp.wav), the sound becomes very echoey and bounces from left to right on headphones, and seemingly in circles while in 7.1 surround. No difference what mode my X-fi card is in (surround or headphone). I have listened to the above files outside Oblivion and they are okay (so many of the add-on sounds are clipped and really noisy, but they don't exhibit the problem inherently in the WAV file). I have the latest drivers for my sound card (now they have Vista drivers even!). I'm using Vista 64-bit. System specs are listed below. I don't know if it's a mod or what. I'll include my load order below as well. Any ideas? This is driving me crazy. I even hear it slightly just in my footsteps. So it seems to be related to how audio is being processed within the environment (reverb, etc.). It's just getting spun around. I hear it faintly at a stand still, but when I move it's very extreme.

 

Another sound problem, which may be unrelated, is that my real hunger cobl mod seems to be playing the stomach gurgling sounds at the wrong sample rate or something. I hear them very low and very slow in playback. I've listened to them just in a media player and they're fine. In the game they are slow, low, and have reverb on them.

 

Really appreciate any ideas. I've tried disabling all sound mods (minus biggies like OOO which just contain some new sounds). But...MIS, SoV, the magic mods MM and SM, even hunger and thirst mods because they contain sounds and are easy to get rid of to test. Oh, I have also tried 'bashing' all the sound in wrye bash. No luck. Can't recall whether I bashed and then activated or just bashed and deactivated.

 

EDIT: not sure if it's clear what the issue is, but the sounds have a distinct "cha-ka-cha-ka-cha-ka" effect when I move. It's subtle if I'm standing still.

 

Here are my specs:

 

Vista 64 Ultimate with SP1

X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Fat Pro

Core2 Duo E8400

4GB OCZ Reaper RAM

9800 GTX

WD VelociRaptor

 

 

And my load order:

 

00  Oblivion.esm
01  Francesco's Leveled Creatures-Items Mod.esm
02  Francesco's Optional New Items Add-On.esm
03  MD_Saddle_Master.esm
04  Cobl Main.esm  [Version 1.46]
05  Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esm  [Version 1.34Beta3]
06  Mart's Monster Mod.esm  [Version 3.6beta2]
07  TamrielTravellers.esm  [Version 1.36]
08  FCOM_Convergence.esm  [Version 0.9.9a7]
09  Enhanced Daedric Invasion.esm
0A  Progress.esm  [Version 2.0]
**  TNR ALL RACES FINAL.esp
**  TNR - ShiveringIsles.esp
0B  DLCShiveringIsles.esp
0C  Unofficial Shivering Isles Patch-MOBS-FCOM.esp  [Version 1.4.0]
0D  Francesco's Optional Chance of Stronger Bosses.esp
0E  Francesco's Optional Chance of Stronger Enemies.esp
0F  Francesco's Optional Chance of More Enemies.esp
10  Francesco's Optional Leveled Guards.esp
11  FCOM_Francescos.esp  [Version 0.9.9]
12  FCOM_FrancescosItemsAddOn.esp  [Version 0.9.9]
13  FCOM_FrancescosNamedBosses.esp  [Version 0.9.9]
14  Fran Armor Add-on.esp
15  Fran_Lv30Item_Maltz.esp
16  NaturalWeather.esp
17  _darker_nights_for_nat_env.esp
18  Natural_Weather_HDR_2.1.2_coloroverride.esp
19  Natural_Habitat_by_Max_Tael.esp
1A  phinix-waterfix.esp
1B  Symphony of Violence.esp
1C  MIS.esp
1D  Atmospheric Oblivion.esp
1E  NW-Storms & Sound SI.esp
1F  IWR - Windows Lights Shutters - Optimised.esp
20  Book Jackets Oblivion.esp
**  Book Jackets DLC.esp
21  aaaBorsBedrolls.esp
22  HorseCommandsv2.esp
23  ExnemRuneskulls.esp
24  FCOM_ExnemRuneskulls.esp  [Version 0.9.9]
25  Slof's Oblivion Robe Trader.esp
26  Cobl Glue.esp  [Version 1.44]
27  Cobl Si.esp  [Version 1.32]
28  OOO 1.32-Cobl.esp  [Version 1.41]
29  FCOM_Cobl.esp  [Version 0.9.9]
2A  Bob's Armory Oblivion.esp
2B  FCOM_BobsArmory.esp  [Version 0.9.9]
2C  Loth's Blunt Weapons for Npcs.esp
2D  FCOM_LothsBluntWeapons.esp  [Version 0.9.9]
2E  Oblivion WarCry EV.esp
2F  FCOM_WarCry.esp  [Version 0.9.9]
30  Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esp  [Version 1.34Beta3]
31  OOO-Water_Weeds.esp  [Version 1.33]
32  FCOM_Convergence.esp  [Version 0.9.9]
33  FCOM_EntropicOrderRebalance.esp  [Version 0.9.9beta2]
34  FCOM_RealSwords.esp  [Version 0.9.9]
35  FCOM_DurabilityAndDamage.esp  [Version 0.9.9]
36  FCOM_SpawnRatesReduced.esp  [Version 0.9.9]
37  Mart's Monster Mod - More Wilderness Life No Gates.esp  [Version 3.6Beta2]
38  FCOM_SaferRoads.esp  [Version 0.9.9]
39  FCOM_NoReaversInGates.esp  [Version 0.9.9]
3A  FCOM_NoAdventurersInGates.esp  [Version 0.9.9]
3B  Mart's Monster Mod - Extra Wounding.esp  [Version 3.6Beta2]
3C  Mart's Monster Mod - Looting NPCs & Creatures.esp  [Version 3.6Beta2]
3D  Mart's Monster Mod - Vindasel.esp  [Version 3.6Beta2]
3E  Mart's Monster Mod - Foxes.esp  [Version 3.6Beta2]
3F  Mart's Monster Mod - Gems & Gem Dust.esp  [Version 3.6Beta2]
40  Mart's Monster Mod - Hunting & Crafting.esp  [Version 3.6Beta2]
41  TamrielTravellerAdvScript.esp  [Version 1.36]
42  TamrielTravellers4000.esp  [Version 1.36]
43  TamrielTravellersItemsNPC.esp  [Version 1.36]
44  TamrielTravellersItemsCobl.esp  [Version 1.36]
45  TamrielTravellersItemsVendor.esp  [Version 1.36]
46  ShiveringIsleTravellers.esp
47  FCOM_TamrielTravelers.esp  [Version 0.9.9]
48  FCOM_DiverseGuardUnity.esp  [Version 0.9.9]
49  FCOM_BobsGuardUnity.esp  [Version 0.9.9]
4A  FCOM_HungersUnitySI.esp  [Version 0.9.9]
4B  FCOM_Archery.esp  [Version 0.9.9]
4C  FCOM_FriendlierFactions.esp  [Version 0.9.9]
4D  TIE In.esp  [Version 1.07]
4E  TIE In - ExnemRuneskulls.esp  [Version 1.07]
4F  TIE In - Cobl.esp  [Version 1.07]
50  TIE In - FCOM Convergence.esp  [Version 1.07]
51  TIE In - RealSwords.esp  [Version 1.07]
52  TIE In - MMM Gems.esp  [Version 1.07]
53  TIE In - MMM Craft.esp  [Version 1.07]
54  TIE In - DiverseGuardUnity.esp  [Version 1.07]
55  TIE In - BobsGuardUnity.esp  [Version 1.07]
56  Knights.esp
57  TIE In - Knights.esp  [Version 1.06]
58  Mart's Monster Mod - City Defences.esp  [Version 3.6Beta2]
59  FCOM_Knights.esp  [Version 0.9.9]
5A  FCOM_SlofsRobeTrader.esp  [Version 0.9.9]
5B  FCOM_EnhancedDaedricInvasion.esp  [Version 0.9.9]
5C  _burning_kvatch.esp
5D  FCOM_UnofficialFranArmorAddon.esp  [Version 0.9.9]
5E  Natural_Vegetation_by_Max_Tael.esp
5F  Harvest [Flora].esp  [Version 3.0.0]
60  Harvest [Flora] - Shivering Isles.esp  [Version 3.0.0]
61  Birthsigns Expanded.esp  [Version 2.]
62  Francesco's Dark Seducer Weapons Patch.esp
63  Salmo the Baker, Cobl.esp  [Version 3.07]
64  Quest Award Leveller.esp  [Version 2.0.1]
65  MD Saddlebags v3.0.esp
66  Real Hunger, Cobl.esp  [Version 1.6]
67  FF_Real_Thirst.esp
68  FF_Real_Thirst, Cobl.esp
69  RealSleepExtended.esp
6A  RealisticFatigue.esp
6B  NoBackwardsRunning.esp
6C  nGCD Oghma Infinium.esp
6D  ProgressMBSP.esp  [Version 1.0]
6E  RealisticLeveling.esp
6F  Immediate Character Generation.esp
70  MidasSpells.esp
71  SupremeMagicka.esp  [Version 0.83]
72  SM_ShiveringIsles.esp  [Version 0.82]
73  SM_OOO.esp  [Version 0.80]
74  SM_MMM.esp  [Version 0.82]
75  SM_COBL.esp  [Version 0.82]
76  SM_EnchantStaff.esp  [Version 0.80]
77  SM_UnlockSpells.esp  [Version 0.70]
78  attack and hide medium v2.1.esp
79  No psychic guards v1.2.esp
7A  Disable Tutorial Text.esp
7B  _darker_dungeons.esp
7C  Get Wet.esp
7D  Martigen's Monster Mod - Resized Races.esp
7E  KT_CustomRaceFix.esp
7F  Bashed Patch, 0.esp
80  Streamline 3.1.esp