Sound effects not working, but audible (just)
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Dec 14, 2012 5:14 am GMT
Hi. I've just installed AoK and AoC. AoC is patched to 1.0c. Upon starting a game and clicking a unit, the correct sound is heard. I can hear the sound trailing away faster than it should be, though, and afterwards no unit or building makes the right sounds for selecting or moving.
It's like all I can hear is the faintest bass part of the sound and the rest isn't playing. So, if I turn my volume right up I can hear a dull thud in time with a lumberjack's axe, but the full sound isn't playing.
I've had a similar problem on iTunes before but that cleared itself up. Is this a driver issue? I've tried the user patch but the problem persists.
Dec 14, 2012 5:16 am GMT
Clarification - the problem applies to all in game sound effects. Menu sound effects still work as normal. I can't remember having this trouble on a previous install and I don't recall ever messing with the program files.
Dec 14, 2012 10:00 am GMT
I never have a browser open while playing so I very much doubt that it's Youtube :/
Dec 14, 2012 10:03 am GMT
I don't know then, but it might have to do with the age of this game and compatability with new computers. There is a patch that is meant to address certain video problems due to the age of the game, but I don't know if it affects sound. Check the "user patch" topic for more info and a link.
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The Giantest of Scientistshttp://img14.imageshack.us/img14/5922/beakman.pngDec 14, 2012 12:05 pm GMT
Already tried the user patch with no change (although it eliminated the three minute wait for the game to boot which was nice).
gaparr64 posted...I don't know then, but it might have to do with the age of this game and compatability with new computers.
But I just want it to wooooooork.
Dec 14, 2012 9:01 pm GMT
If you're on Windows 7, it could be reducing the sound. Try this... go into Control Panel > Sounds, and on the Communications tab, make sure it's not muting sounds when it detects communication activity.
Dec 19, 2012 7:39 am GMT
^ I'm on Vista unfortunately.
I've updated my SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio driver but my sound card is a "Philips SAA713X, Hybrid Capture Device" and I'm getting a "network error" when I try to download the latest driver for that from CNet.
I don't know whether the sounds in game have changed, but I turned my volume all the way up and found out what is happening:
- for the first couple of seconds of the game, the sounds work as they should
- after that, all sound effects play at incredibly low volume (they sound normal with my speakers at max volume and are utterly inaudible at normal volume)
- the quality of the sounds varies. Sometimes the full sound plays, and sometimes just a fragment seems to be playing (not sure if that's the right way to describe it). The quality seems to depend on where my screen is - it does not vary with time if I keep the screen still.
What on Earth is going on?
Dec 19, 2012 8:07 am GMT
Side note - all sounds effects work fine in the menus
Jan 5, 2013 11:10 am GMT
The thing I said may apply to Vista as well. Try it. If that doesn't help... Is your monitor maybe disturbing your speaker cord?
Jan 8, 2013 7:48 pm GMT
I also had a problem where the sound scaled funny. At 50% I couldn't hear it at ALL and at 100% (in the AOE options, I'm talking about) I could hear it super well. Anything under 100, I couldn't really hear it.
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