Zeux Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 (edited) Hi Folks, Got a very strange issue with all my emulators when using retroarc. Whilst out in launchbox/bigbox game select menu the game sound samples work perfectly, but once I enter a game and retroarc starts playing it the sound is all garbled and scratchy?? This is not an issue when using the my mame emulator with launchbox/bigbox? I have tried changing the sound driver in retroarc to a few different types with the same issue? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Oh yeah. also Hi everyone for my first post ?♀️ Edited December 31, 2019 by Zeux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro808 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 How is the sound when you launch a game in Retraorch without using Launchbox? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeux Posted January 1, 2020 Author Share Posted January 1, 2020 It's the same glitchy/garbled slowed down sound. definately an issue with retroarc not launchbox as I tried the same roms with standalone emulators and sound is pefect. Maybe the problem is due to the i5 intel NUC I'm using? As the sound is currently currently going through a HDMI cable and a 4kTV? I have tried many different combinations of sound/video drivers within retroarc, but there is no difference. Can only hope, that this may resolve once I install into my cab with the realtek driver (non HDMI) sound and speakers. Alternatively I can install stand alone emulators for each system. Hopefully some of you folks can throw some more ideas out there which resolves it? But at least I have a backup if all else fails. Happy 2020. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charco Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 I wonder is there some setting in your global retroarch.cfg that your system can't handle? Have you tried backing up the retroarch.cfg file in your RetroArch folder and running RetroArch to generate a new clean config file? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro808 Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Check the refresh rate Retroarch is set at. I remember someone having an issue like this and it turned out to be the refresh rate. I will see if I can find the post. Edited: Here is the post I was thinking of. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil9000 Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 My guess is your NUC has defaulted to 4k30 and not 4k60. So check the intel graphics panel and see if you can switch it. It could also be that the actual HDMI port, or the cable you are using doesnt actually support 4k60, so its worth checking. It could only be a HDMI 1.4 connector which cant do 4K at 60 at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeux Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 On 1/1/2020 at 11:32 PM, Retro808 said: Check the refresh rate Retroarch is set at. I remember someone having an issue like this and it turned out to be the refresh rate. I will see if I can find the post. Edited: Here is the post I was thinking of. On 1/2/2020 at 1:14 AM, neil9000 said: My guess is your NUC has defaulted to 4k30 and not 4k60. So check the intel graphics panel and see if you can switch it. It could also be that the actual HDMI port, or the cable you are using doesnt actually support 4k60, so its worth checking. It could only be a HDMI 1.4 connector which cant do 4K at 60 at all. On 1/1/2020 at 11:12 PM, Charco said: I wonder is there some setting in your global retroarch.cfg that your system can't handle? Have you tried backing up the retroarch.cfg file in your RetroArch folder and running RetroArch to generate a new clean config file? Awesome folks, your posts led me to the solution definitely a refresh rate issue. I tired intel panel, tinkering with refesh rates in RA and also on the TV no dice. the solution was turning on Threaded video within RA. it's not perfect but 100% better than it was and once I'm in my Arcade cab with led monitor I should be golden! Thanks heaps Lads 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikinsey Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 (edited) On 1/3/2020 at 2:13 AM, Zeux said: the solution was turning on Threaded video within RA. it's not perfect but 100% better than it was and once I'm in my Arcade cab with led monitor I should be golden! I have a NUC running retroarch through launchbox and this solved my audio glitches / distorted sound for one emulator but not others. The solution that solved it altogether was checking my frame rate in windows under DIsplay > Advanced Display Settings and changing the hz from 30 to 60. Edited February 15, 2023 by ikinsey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gruffogre Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 This post just saved me butchering my LB setup. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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