Hi Brian,

First off let me say thanks for being available on this forum. I am willing to bet that you're doing this on your own time. Customer service like that builds loyalty. I wanted to make sure you knew that we noticed and appreciate it!!

I do have the most up to date Sound Blaster drivers and DirectX9.0c. The truth is that SB drivers suck. No doubt about it. Too bad their hardware sounds so good!

The more I listen to the problem the more I can pick up about it. First off I don't think the sound is cutting out. If I crank up the Volume I can hear that the music is actually just getting extremely quiet every few seconds. I still cannot hear the engine noises. However, if I run a recorded Aircraft I can hear that engine. I am starting to thing that the Audigy is getting confused as it processes the music & sound. Since one of its features it being about to create a 3D sound field (one of its best features!) I think its doing that with the FSOne music and effects and screwing it up. I am trying to play with that but I can't find a way to actually turn off that feature.

If I find a solution I will pot it here.