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What are the minimum system requirements required for Podcast Station?
How do I know which version of DirectX is installed on my computer?
What soundcards does Podcast Station work with?
How do I convert MP3 files into RSS files?
Whenever I start PodcastStation it generates an error and dies. What can I do?
I am unable to open some of my audio files. What can I do?
Every time I export an MP3 file PodcastStation crashes. What can I do?
Will PodcastStation run on Vista?
What are the minimum system requirements required for Podcast Station?
- An analog microphone that can plug into your sound card
- Windows 2000 or XP
- Pentium 3 or higher
- DirectX 9 or higher
- Soundcard (audio device) with current WDM/DirectSound audio drivers
How do I know which version of DirectX is installed on my computer?
You need to launch the Microsoft DirectX Diagnostic Tool. Click on the "Start" button, select "Run" from the menu, type in "dxdiag" and click "OK". As dxdiag starts up, it collects information about your system. If it asks you about checking driver signatures, just say no (as Nancy used to say). The DirectX version installed on your computer is displayed in the lower center of the first tab window. The remaining tabs contain information about hardware devices on your computer, including your soundcards. Soundcards with drivers whose type is "emulated" will NOT work with Podcast Station. The driver type must be "WDM" for proper performance.
If dxdiag does not start (meaning you don't have it), or if you discover that you need to update your version of DirectX, you may download the latest version from Microsoft at www.microsoft.com/windows/directx.
What soundcards does Podcast Station work with?
Any audio device (sound card) with a native WDM/DirectSound driver should work with Podcast Station. ASIO devices are NOT currently supported.
If you have a device which is not on this list, please let us know how it works and we'll add it for the benefit of others.
Podcast Station is known to work with these audio devices:
- Internal PCI Soundcards
- AudioScience ASI 4215/4342/5044
- Digigram VX222
- EchoAudio Mia
- LynxStudio LynxTWO
- M-Audio Delta 44
- Soundblaster Audigy LS
- Soundblaster Live!
- Turtle Beach Santa Cruz
- Audio Chipsets
- Intel AC97
- Realtek HD
- SoundMAX
- Via Envy 24
- External USB and FireWire Devices
- Behringer FCA202
- Logitech AK5370 (USB microphone)
- Presonus FireBox
- Presonus FirePod
- M-Audio Mobile Pre
- Podcast Station does NOT support these (ASIO) devices:
- Lexicon Omega
- Edirol UA5/UA25
How do I convert MP3 files into RSS files?
You don't. RSS files are XML files which means they are text files. You can open them and edit them with any ASCII text editor such as WordPad or NotePad. (By default, Windows opens RSS files in your internet browser, which is a good way to see them displayed neatly, and to verify that they follow XML protocol. Most browsers will not open invalid RSS files. But you can't edit an RSS file in your internet browser.) RSS files simply contain information about the audio and image files which comprise your podcast channel. This information is organized in a particular way which has become more or less standardized.
Here are some web resources about RSS files:
Whenever I start PodcastStation it generates an error and dies. What can I do?
There's a good chance something in the system registry has gotten corrupted. Open the registry editor by clicking the Windows Start button, selecting Run, and typing "regedit". Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AudionLabs. Right-click and delete the PodcastStation key.
I am unable to open some of my audio files. What can I do?
Chances are your file database has become corrupted. Exit out of PodcastStation. Open your file browser and go to My Documents\PodcastStation\PodcastStationLibrary. Locate the database file, which is called VP_EMap.vpd. Delete this file, then restart PodcastStation.
Every time I export an MP3 file PodcastStation crashes. What can I do?
We discovered a bug in the ID3 tags. Do not include ID3 tags with your MP3 file.
Will PodcastStation run on Vista?
Yes, though you may have to configure a few things to get it to work correctly. We have noticed a wide variety of problems with Vista. First and foremost, your soundcard driver may not function well or at all on Vista, so check with your soundcard vendor. Vista installed as an upgrade to Windows XP affects programs differently than Vista installed on a new computer, and Service Pack 1 also introduced a number of low-level problems. Many problems can be fixed by changing the "compatibility mode" for PodcastStation, or running it with Adminsitrative priviliges. However, we have not noticed any consistency from one user (or Vista installation) to another in terms of what works or what doesn't, so you'll need to experiment. The best place to start is to locate PodcastStation in the Program Files folder, right-click on the executable (Podster.exe), select Properties from the pop-up menu, then click on the Compatibility tab.
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