weird reverb in simpsons hit and run

i was playing "simpsons hit and run" over at a friends house last weekend and really enjoyed it so i installed it at home. but theres a reverb/echo within the game on certain stuff like the cars. strangely enough it doesnt happen the first time i play after a reboot, only the second and remaining times. i am running windows xp and am using the drivers from the driver page. i tried the newer drivers posted in the forum and the game crashes with those. i know this isnt the newest game in the world, but any ideas how i can fix this problem? thanks.

ps. im also using the newest directx update that was very recent.

Hi, can you try it with the

Hi, can you try it with the onboard audio device and see if the problem is unique to the Inferno's driver?

if i turn the hardware

if i turn the hardware acceleration down one notch it doesnt do it

That sounds like you've

That sounds like you've found the solution, then. Thanks for the follow up.