RealPlayer used to work very well, but now they've changed it so it's primarily a tool that tries to sell you something.
I used to be a big fan of RealPlayer, but now I'm disgusted with them.

I used to use their RealProducer recorder because I could make 500-kilobyte copies of 3-minute recordings, which e-mailed nicely. I downloaded their HelixProducer this week, and the smallest file I could get was 1.5 Megabytes.

John, I'd suggest you uninstall realPlayer, and reinstall your sound card drivers.

-Joe Offer-