Dunno if this will help but here you go. vmware fusion sound fix - MacVisionaries | Google Groups
hi if anyone is experiencing a lag in sound when using vmware fusion, try this this fix my sound delay when pressing keys there are 2 methods method1: plug a usb sound card in and connect it to vmware and windows method 2: follow these steps to use the macs sound card at the same time with vmware this will decrease the delay between key presses and sound response 1. navigate to the .vmware file of your os that you installed with vmware google where the files are stored on a mac if you can't find it 2. when on the .vmware file e.g win xp.vmware right click and show package contents 3. find (os name) .vmx e.g win xp.vmx right click, choose open with, and other... next find the pop up menu that says recommended applications and set that to all applications then browse and open the file with text edit then at the bottom insert the following line pciSound.playBuffer = "14" (note I set mine to 14 witch is the lowest value my mbp can handle before choppy sound occurs) you can try this and if not go up 3 numbers higher or so then save the file note make sure fusion is not running while editing the file On Sep 15, 2013, at 2:19 AM, David Griffith <d.griff...@btinternet.com> wrote: > I know this has been covered on list before but I currently have forgotten > how to search archives. > > I am currently experiencing Audio distortion in my VMWare fusion version 5 > window on my iMac. > > I have allocated 4 GB of my iMac's 16GB to Fusion and I think 2 of the 4 > processor cores so it should be OK I think,. > > I remember there was a recommendation on list on changing Fusion Audio > settings to help resolve this. > > Could somebody possibly repost the recommended settings as Google has not > proved useful on this occasion. > > David Griffith > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that > the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security > strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something > unpredictable happen. > > Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by > visiting the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>