The majority of my MP3s are 128kbs+ and most of the MP3s are the same as my friends cause we leech stuff off each other, yeah i have tried closing all my programs and just run Sonic Stage by itself, but the problem is still there, and my computer(AMD Semperon 2800+,1.6GHZ, 1GB RAM, ASUS K8VX Mother board) is decent enough to multitask. Yep also the driver installed is the default, I have also tried to install the 64 bit driver for the newer version of the Soundcard but didnt work. Also had FFDSHOW codecs installed and removed them but the problem was still there. Thanks for the advice, but (I think) maybe it is the Driver installed for the onboard sound cause my computer is much newer than my friends, only difference is he is running an Athlon and a Sounblaster Live Soundcard. So maybe it is the driver I have installed?(Maybe). Anyway the only way to know is to get off my onboard sound and buy a Soundcard (need to get one anyway). So i will post the results of my experiment after I have purchased a soundcard and If the problem is still there after I have went through all that trouble?(FU@K!)