my sound went echo-crappified

Pat · 13th Feb 2002, 07:02 PM

in almost all games my sound is echoey, it is not as much in some games (soul reaver 2) and its HORRIBLE in some others (UT)
i have a soundblaster audio pci 128 and a geForce 2 and 256 ram on my comp 1.4 proccesser and winME
ive evan tried reformatting my comp. el helpo!

FireSlash · 15th Feb 2002, 06:23 AM

things i would suggest you do:

Be sure your using the latest DirectX
be sure you have the latest drivers
check the card for dust (blow off) and that its firmly mounted in the slot.
try swapping it out with another card, and see if it still echos.

arcanex · 15th Feb 2002, 10:26 AM

I get crappy sounds in apps that use hardware acceleration, I mean the sound itself slows down and stutters badly.....but it only happens when I have my USB phoneline network adapter plugged in the USB port. I think it's a motherboard problem (old mobo and video card and sound card) but maybe somebody else has had this problem and gotten new drivers or something to remedy this....?

Pat · 15th Feb 2002, 03:55 PM

if i listen to mp3's or .wav or .midi or any other sounds outside of games they sound just fine.

The Twiggman · 17th Feb 2002, 08:08 PM

I had this happen before, i downloaded weapons factory arena for UT and i went to play it and all the noises and everything were echoing it lasted for about a week, quite annoying and then it just disappered when i was fiddling around with the 3D sound hardware thingy in the preferences.It that is any help i dont know.

Metakill · 28th Feb 2002, 07:27 PM

My version is still doing this. Plus the health-pickup sounds won't play. Plus it plays back voices at funny speeds sometimes. It wasn't Weapons Factory though, some other mod started this happening. (But it all works OK in the Single Player Ladder).
Some maps are worse than others.

Dominator_dread · 28th Feb 2002, 07:34 PM

I was looking through the forums. this may help.

http://forums.beyondunreal.com/showt...hreadid=105926

Exar Kun [Sith] · 5th Mar 2002, 05:32 PM

You can also try to see if setting the "use direct sound" option in preferences to false to see if that helps. Thats how I fixed my sound problems which sounds similar to yours.

Pat · 5th Mar 2002, 06:39 PM

no no no i dont think you guys read my whole post, my sound is bad in ALL games that use direct 3d

arcanex · 5th Mar 2002, 07:14 PM

Just Direct3D, not OpenGL or software rendering?

If you have DirectX8, there's an control panel thingy you can get that lets you turn off debugging stuff for DirectSound that apparently slows down games. I tried it, it didn't fix my stuttering problems but some people has had success with it. Also if you have DX8.1 you don't need it since MS fixed it by then.

Did you dl new drivers or install new stuff or did the problem just showed up all of a sudden?

Pat · 5th Mar 2002, 08:34 PM

yea its just direct3d i installed dx 8.1 but it didnt help

arcanex · 7th Mar 2002, 10:40 AM

Did you try different drivers?

Pat · 7th Mar 2002, 08:47 PM

i couldnt find any drivers for my card....... anyone wanna post some>?

13th Feb 2002, 07:02 PM	#1
Pat BANNED Join Date: Dec. 14th, 2001 Location: A Bubble Posts: 182	my sound went echo-crappified in almost all games my sound is echoey, it is not as much in some games (soul reaver 2) and its HORRIBLE in some others (UT) i have a soundblaster audio pci 128 and a geForce 2 and 256 ram on my comp 1.4 proccesser and winME ive evan tried reformatting my comp. el helpo! __________________ ENEMIES ARE FRIENDS IN REVERSE. ~ Gary Busey {uberdeath@beyondunreal.com}

15th Feb 2002, 06:23 AM	#2
FireSlash Whats a FireSlash? Join Date: Feb. 3rd, 2001 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 4,300	things i would suggest you do: Be sure your using the latest DirectX be sure you have the latest drivers check the card for dust (blow off) and that its firmly mounted in the slot. try swapping it out with another card, and see if it still echos. __________________ Theory is when you know everything and nothing works. Practice is when things work, and no one knows why. Here we combine theory and practice. Nothing works and no one knows why.

15th Feb 2002, 10:26 AM	#3
arcanex teh grinning totem Join Date: Sep. 28th, 2001 Posts: 123	I get crappy sounds in apps that use hardware acceleration, I mean the sound itself slows down and stutters badly.....but it only happens when I have my USB phoneline network adapter plugged in the USB port. I think it's a motherboard problem (old mobo and video card and sound card) but maybe somebody else has had this problem and gotten new drivers or something to remedy this....? __________________ There's no sense in pessimism. It wouldn't help anyway. --unknown .o0~ArcaneX~0o.

15th Feb 2002, 03:55 PM	#4
Pat BANNED Join Date: Dec. 14th, 2001 Location: A Bubble Posts: 182	if i listen to mp3's or .wav or .midi or any other sounds outside of games they sound just fine. __________________ ENEMIES ARE FRIENDS IN REVERSE. ~ Gary Busey {uberdeath@beyondunreal.com}

17th Feb 2002, 08:08 PM	#5
The Twiggman Instagib 4 Life Join Date: Feb. 7th, 2002 Location: Canadian Ghetto Posts: 647	I had this happen but it disappeared I had this happen before, i downloaded weapons factory arena for UT and i went to play it and all the noises and everything were echoing it lasted for about a week, quite annoying and then it just disappered when i was fiddling around with the 3D sound hardware thingy in the preferences.It that is any help i dont know. __________________ The WikiMy MapsSkate TeamMy WebsiteMy Deviant Art

28th Feb 2002, 07:27 PM	#6
Metakill Inhumane Join Date: Feb. 18th, 2000 Location: Redwood City, CA USA Posts: 2,430	My version is still doing this. Plus the health-pickup sounds won't play. Plus it plays back voices at funny speeds sometimes. It wasn't Weapons Factory though, some other mod started this happening. (But it all works OK in the Single Player Ladder). Some maps are worse than others.

28th Feb 2002, 07:34 PM	#7
Dominator_dread Adept Join Date: May. 15th, 2001 Location: California, USA Posts: 40	I was looking through the forums. this may help. http://forums.beyondunreal.com/showt...hreadid=105926 __________________ You may run, but you will not survive.

5th Mar 2002, 05:32 PM	#8
Exar Kun [Sith] Sith Lord Join Date: Sep. 11th, 2001 Location: A Sith Temple Posts: 594	You can also try to see if setting the "use direct sound" option in preferences to false to see if that helps. Thats how I fixed my sound problems which sounds similar to yours. __________________

5th Mar 2002, 06:39 PM	#9
Pat BANNED Join Date: Dec. 14th, 2001 Location: A Bubble Posts: 182	no no no i dont think you guys read my whole post, my sound is bad in ALL games that use direct 3d __________________ ENEMIES ARE FRIENDS IN REVERSE. ~ Gary Busey {uberdeath@beyondunreal.com}

5th Mar 2002, 07:14 PM	#10
arcanex teh grinning totem Join Date: Sep. 28th, 2001 Posts: 123	Just Direct3D, not OpenGL or software rendering? If you have DirectX8, there's an control panel thingy you can get that lets you turn off debugging stuff for DirectSound that apparently slows down games. I tried it, it didn't fix my stuttering problems but some people has had success with it. Also if you have DX8.1 you don't need it since MS fixed it by then. Did you dl new drivers or install new stuff or did the problem just showed up all of a sudden? __________________ There's no sense in pessimism. It wouldn't help anyway. --unknown .o0~ArcaneX~0o.

5th Mar 2002, 08:34 PM	#11
Pat BANNED Join Date: Dec. 14th, 2001 Location: A Bubble Posts: 182	yea its just direct3d i installed dx 8.1 but it didnt help __________________ ENEMIES ARE FRIENDS IN REVERSE. ~ Gary Busey {uberdeath@beyondunreal.com}

7th Mar 2002, 10:40 AM	#12
arcanex teh grinning totem Join Date: Sep. 28th, 2001 Posts: 123	Did you try different drivers? __________________ There's no sense in pessimism. It wouldn't help anyway. --unknown .o0~ArcaneX~0o.

7th Mar 2002, 08:47 PM	#13
Pat BANNED Join Date: Dec. 14th, 2001 Location: A Bubble Posts: 182	i couldnt find any drivers for my card....... anyone wanna post some>? __________________ ENEMIES ARE FRIENDS IN REVERSE. ~ Gary Busey {uberdeath@beyondunreal.com}

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