Tried a borrowed card this weekend and the noise has gone. Wierd that it only started after a long period of time. Also funny that the problem only occurs in GP4? Never thought I'd say, as I've been a full supporter of the GP series from GP1, but it seems the more involved they get, the less able they are to set it right....... Pity Thanks again to all the suggestions and help. Maybeby kevinlowings - Grand Prix 4
Apparently this card was made by Yamaha, but most places I go to on the net have either stooped making the card, or are no longer supplying updates, etc. It appears to be a bit of a dark horse. I reinstalled all the drivers on the card. Also reinstalled GP4 again. One thing I noticed is, after installing GP4 again, I looked at the setting GP4 did for sound. It showed 3D sound with multi speakers.by kevinlowings - Grand Prix 4
Yup, cleaned up the reg and removed the patch info which was still on there. Didn't help. Also ran directx tests, etc. no problems. I'll borrow another card and test that. Finding updated drivers for this X-Wave 7000 is almost impossible. If the other card solves the problem, I'll dump it. Thanks for the suggestions.by kevinlowings - Grand Prix 4
I've suddenly developed an irritating scratchy noise when playing GP4. It only happens when I go racing. The music is fine, etc. At times when sitting in the pits with the engine running, there is no noise, all seems fine, when I leave the pits, it starts. It gets very bad when you go off the track. I've also noticed that the sound quality varies. At times the volume is right down, thenby kevinlowings - Grand Prix 4