Prayer, in this case didn't help. Changing to a system core processor scheme crashes XX. Engine 3 stops running...or so says the error message. However, there seem to be fewer and fewer clicks and pops as the hours of exquisite music listening roll on by.  I do believe both me and my $500 Dell may be educable after all. But then again.....

After playing around with autohotkey I was frustrated. Sometimes it worked when I hit alt + a command and sometimes it doesn't. Using .9x--4, I could see that the button of each command is highlighted when I do that command. I then started to hit enter and now, as long as I hit enter, it always works. For example: alt + P + Enter and I get what I want. Is it supposed to work this way?  Me and my high end Vostro (with nearly eliminated clicks and pops!) are just wondering.

Will do and will keep you posted. Thanks!

I've noticed with the versions of xx I've played ---.9-x4 and .9-x5a--- that I get discernible clicks and pops: two to three to a song, not loud but annoying. This appears to be an issue with Vista (installed two days ago) as the clicks and pops are worse when I run Windows Media Player! Before, when I ran XP/WMP I could eliminate clicks and pops by disabling the internet. Not so with Vista, they are reduced by disabling the internet and turning off my antivirus but not eliminated. Any wisdom on how to eliminate clicks and pops during music playback?

External WD 500 gig by firewire --> Dell Vostro, 2 gig memory (soon to be upgraded to 4) --> M-Audio Audiophile USB --> MSB Gold Link Dac --> Dyna SCA 35 Tube Amp.

Just installed "5a" and all seems to be working. Will now turn my attention to the various sound options and will be back with a kazillion questions........  Thanks!

Will try to explain without pictures:

1. S/PDIF (Audiophile USB) was selected as the output device when I ran the DAC Test.

2. Second Line of DAC Test Report was: Line 1/2 (Audiophile USB) which is wrong. That is the Anologue output device.

3. 1 and 2 above were taken with .9--05. However same test taken with version .9--04 gave the following in the second line of the report: 04B2FCF0  (Thats weird because .9--04 works with engine #3.)

Okay, thanks to Russ am able to take screen shots; but can't figure out how to insert them here. Help...... Sorry. the pictures will make it easier to explain. When I hit the insert button it doesn't take me to explorer browser so I can select a picture. What to do? Again, am educable (but just barely!)

Will do, except I do not know how to run a dac test nor how to get the "report". Am able to learn with a little help. Thanks!

Hey Russ, thanks for the instructions on the screen shot. I will definately give it a go.

I notice from your signature that your running Aural Organs. What version are they, pre or post 1960? 

Haven't been able to stop listening to music for two days!

.......which is the same as the S/PPDIF (Audiophile USB). Whew!

Just read my last post and thought, perhaps, one thing might not be clear. The output sound device I want to use is the M-Audio S/PDIF.

Peter, I'm not sure what you mean by show all the sound/playback devices and indicate which I want for sound playback. The following are listed in my settings output tab (sure wish I knew how to take a screen shot....):

Primary Sound Device
S/PDIF (Audiophile USB)
Line1/2 (Audiophile USB
Speakers/Headphones (Sigma Tel HD Audio Codec)
Digital OutPut Device (Sigma Tel HD Audio Codec)

I have S/PDIF (Audiophile USB) set as my default in Control Panel/Sounds. I have tried setting the output in XX to S/PDIF (Audiophile USB) and I Have tried the primary device setting with the S/PDIF set as the default and it won't work either way. However, engines 1 & 2 do work.

As I just installed Vista yesterday and, since then can't wipe the sh*t-eating grin off my face cause my tunes sound so good  , I am happy to use 9x-4 while my the 9x--5 problem gets worked through. Thanks Peter.

Not a bug. Read the release notes in the download section. The task bar is supposed to disappear to save system resources for the sacred task of playing music. If you run the hotkey program described in the release notes section of 9x-05 you won't have to use task manager. If you don't like the fact that your task bar disappears you should run 9x-04 instead of 05.

Still no sound out of 05 for me.......

Still won't work. The output setting is correct. Strangely, if I selected engine #1 or #2 in 9x-5 it works. I thought maybe #3 was corrupted so I redownloaded the Zip. Then everytime I opened the program and played a file with engine #3, the program shut down. If I open the program and choose engine #1 or #2 it works. Now, when I choose #3 I hear a little pop and the lower slider moves but still no sound. A couple of times in this process, whenever I opened 9x--5, it changed the sample rate in my M-Audio Audiophile driver from 96 to 44.1 which was then not compatible with my player settings. Resetting the M-Audio to 96 doesn't solve the problem. Again, if I turn off 9x--5 and turn on 9x-4 all is well.

My system is a cheap Dell Vostro with music on external 500 gig WD drive via firewire to a USB external M-Audio Audiophile external soundcard/dac to a MSB Goldlink dac.

Figured out the Hot Key but with or without it I can't get .9x-5 to work.When I hit play I hear a click and the lower slider moves but no sound. If I turn on 9x-4 it works fine. All the settings in 9x-5 are the same as 9x-4. Any suggestions? (BTW I finally got Vista an am blown away by Engine 3. Thanks!)