Radio stutter

[phoneyLogic]

Many Vista-User reported, that the madfilters solved the problem.

If you use klite, then you should try the basic edition.

Remember to reboot your system after installing or unistalling codecs

 

Both codecs are easy to uninstal.

 

Have you already tried the tool "installed codec"?

[TheCalliton]

i thought its supposed to stutter

after all, after some bombs exploding, not every record would come out unscathed

and they probly dont have perfect broadcasting

and not all of em for me stutter

[phoneyLogic]

Nope, had that stuttering with one of my two XP installations.

Technically they where absolutely similar (on the same mechine with same drivers, same updates, same versions, same whatever)

 

The only difference was some software and at least the problem was a wrong codec.

The stuttering was definately really annoying. Not a just little disturbing -> it was nearly impossible to listen the music.^^

[DarkPaladin]

Right having some success now (I think lol)

 

I have doubled the audio cache size, installed K-Lite Codec Basic, and have the GNR Radio Fixed Extended (M Version) Mod (The only mod I'm using so far) and the stutter seems much reduced. I have found it stutters a little, apparently when changing areas, but hitting Escape like some have advised seems to allow the audio to catch up

 

Fingers crossed, as I love the GNR Ext mod, without it the radio would be off most of the time by now! lol

[marcushugh]

alright go to control panel, sounds and audio devices, audio, advanced and then performance. Change the hardware acceleration to basic or none.

It may be the sample rate as well, so change that and it may help :whistling:

[Denizen]

There is a fix for the radio stutter fix problem that doesn't require you to change codecs or sound drivers, it is just an esp that tells the game to use files that it can read properly.

 

It can be found here: http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=7876

 

Enjoy!

[phoneyLogic]

The "monofication" will help in some cases, but not in all - a good idea anyway.

 

I mean if you wipe out wrong codecs, you'll enjoy full stereo sound.

[roquefort]

"I have found it stutters a little, apparently when changing areas, but hitting Escape like some have advised seems to allow the audio to catch up."

 

I found that setting hardware acceleration to `basic' did the trick most of the time, but I don't find that it kicks in again so much with changing areas as when the game spawns NPCs, such as enemies, as you approach, even beyond the range of the compass indicator.

 

In my experience it's a good idea to go into sneak-mode when that stutter comes up (if you've already mostly killed it with the method mentioned, that is)..

[AvatarJTC]

Ok, now for the big question: Why do we have to deal with this? It would be a damn miracle if Bethesda released a game that had no MAJOR bugs.

 

This is so damn stupid.

 

On a brighter note, installed codec works great.

[BudLee]

I had the problem and I knew it got something to do with codec not hardware. Had a clean installation of Windows XP SP3 and only installed codecs from K-Lite Codec Pack (forgot the version but downloaded it a couple months ago), and I got the stutter problem. Tried MADFilter, no dice. Used InstalledCodec to disable all audio as psyclops suggested in point C and everything a-okay and till now haven't got the need to turn them on. Luckily I'm not using my gaming PC for watching movies, that would make me switching on/off the codecs. Maybe I shouldn't have installed K-Lite in the first place, but for people who need the codec to play videos AND avoid radio stutter problem; try psyclop's point C, it works for me.