cant beleave i missed this with all the testing ive done with 2003...anyway, there is an option in conduits pocket player under settings, playback called "use and set device system volume".

this is enabled by default, simpily incheck the box and volume changes in pocketplayer will no longer cause any of the audio bugs (cracking/poping, and with pocket player in pertictular - volume going to max any time you switch back to it from another program).

this allows pocketplayer to set its volume independent of the main system volume (just like the new media player) so all you have to do is set your system volume and leave it......this also explaines why the new media player did not have the volume and cracking/poping problems...

still puzzled why it occures on all settings buy auto, but it doesent matter anymore....

guess this means that all other apps that use audio have to be updated to take advantage of separate volume controls to make them truly compatible with wm2003 (at least on the axe)