> OK. The problem seems to be the difference in audio rate. What sound > card/driver are you using? Somehow it is granting you an audio rate > _very_ different from the requested one, and this is causing the synch > compensator to max out. Maybe try recording the audio at different > rates, and see if one of them works for you (-r 48000, or -r 22050). The sound card is an on-board job performing SB Pro emulation. The different audio rates don't make any difference. Regards, Simon