Hi: More than likely, your pc has a performance issue. When a hard drive gets used, many files are moved about the drive to make free space available for writing. Unchecked the drive like a dirty appartment will get cluttered. The remote controle, the drinking glasses, will likely take longer to find or use if they are not in there respective places, so too with hard disks and needed files the desired information will take longer to locate, read and execute. With music residing accross large files, clicks, pauses etc... may often manifest during playback.
Data corruption can sometimes creep into your files as well. To keep your drive performing properly, remove old and unwanted files with Disk Cleanup , to put all the data in one easy place, and free writing areas all together, you should use disk defragmenter, a utility also available. Both clean and defrag are located under accessories/system tools and should be run at least once a month for results. Copying a fragmented mp3 or wav file to a portable player I have found will cause a crackling or jerky playback as well. Jeff At 03:20 PM 3/2/2008, you wrote: >Hello all, >I have had a group of MP3 and wav files on this computer for many years, and >I do play them regularly. >Can a on-board MP3 or wav, or whatever file type, wear out? All of a sudden >there is crackling and much distortion. >Can this happen? >Thanks, >Morey >PS...Yes, they were of good quality earlier. > > > >Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >http://www.pc-audio.org > >To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG. >Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.2/1305 - Release Date: >2/29/2008 6:32 PM Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
