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Most modern PCs (especially laptops) come with factory-installed software to perform all sorts of "useful" tasks, such as notifying you when there is a wifi connection nearby. Each one of these tasks takes a little of the over-all system performance away, and, in most cases, especially with a dedicated playout machine, they are not necessary as they can be run on demand. Run Task Manager and have a look at the amount of CPU usage, and the number of programs running. Also run MSCONFIG to look at the number of programs that are launched at startup, when you boot the PC. You can uncheck them all, then re-boot and try your music system then. If that solves the problem, you will have to work through what is necessary and what is not.

Anti-virus programs can sometimes affect performance dramatically, or, it might just be a crappy driver for your sound card. Check that you have the latest drivers from the SB site, and also have a look at your video drivers. I have found that poorly written video drivers can interact badly with sound.

Welcome to the forum. I hope that this query gets read by the developer, Leif, as he is possibly the only person who would know which format has been encoded into Breakaway.

It might be interesting to ask the ESI Juli people what format they use, as it obviously works correctly.

Hi. I am sorry I can't answer your question. All Breakaway users seem to be in a "black hole" at present, with no information coming from the developer for quite some time. There has been mention of some new releases, but, I understand that you can't build a station on hollow promises, so, if you need to move right now, it might be safer to look elsewhere.

Are you talking terrestrial radio or Internet streaming? Streaming is a lot easier, but you need massive bandwidth to service a small audience.

Terrestrial gets to a lot more listener base, but is complicated by the licensing laws of your country. Basically, you have to apply for a licence, and put up justification (how many sponsors you could attract to fund the operation, how many listeners you expect, music/program format etc). It is a massive undertaking just filling out the paperwork. If you get through all of that, you then need to present plans for the studios, transmitter site, expected radiation patterns etc. It may well be that the FM spectrum in your area is already over-crowded (meaning there are no  more adjacent frequencies that can be allocated). It is, in short, very time consuming, possibly expensive in paying professionals to carry out the relevant surveys, plus, you can't just get away with broadcasting from your bedroom on Realistic equipment. It all has to be "broadcast spec", from the play back equipment to the mixing desks, the entire broadcast chain and the final aerial array. This is why all stations hold on to their licences so tenaciously. Once the authorities revoke a licence, it is rarely ever re-issued.

I’d think it was more likely to be a bad card, so you must try it with the cards transposed.

Sorry, we have no idea. It seems that the developer is very busy on other projects, but we all live in hope that he will find some time to update soon.

I can only compare with my own use of BADJ.
I also use XP SP3 on a desktop.
I run OtsAV software continuously with a mix of just audio and audio/video.
I have an M-audio 192 PCI card.

So, the differences are the sound card/drivers and the playout software. Is it possible that you can play through the on-board sound? This might eliminate the card as the problem. Also, check to see if there are updated drivers for the Maya. If all that fails, it might be a problem with your playout software.

I suggest you join a forum hosted by the company who made your phone. We cannot help you here.