I am (trying to) help a friend out with a sound problem. When playing sound files back, if the balance is set to center, the output on the headphones is “airy” sounding and it is missing the lead vocals. If I slide the balance to the right or left, the output sounds fine and it still comes out of BOTH speakers (not just left or right).
This issue arised when he was installing a Belkin USB VideoBus II (model f5u208). The XP original drivers from Belkin’s website caused the computer to shut down when used with Magix – Movie Edit Pro 2004 (which was installed the same night, but was successful). He went back to Belkin’s webiste and downloaded the XP alternative drivers which did not cause the system to shut down. He has since removed all the drivers for the Belkin USB VideoBus and he also reinstalled Magix, but we still have this problem.
The system is an HP Pavilion 513 with an Intel Celeron 1.8 with 256 Ram running XP Home edition. The sound card is an Avance AC97.
Any help with this problem would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
