> > Just bought the budget title and with XP, a Creative 5.1 card, the
latest
> > drivers and DirectX, (at least) the weapon sounds come and go.
Searching
> > for 'sin' in Google groups is a waste of time so any suggestions would
be
> > appreciated.
> Check the version of the game you have. 1.11 fixed sound compatibility
> problems but was not supported by Activision (so may not be the version
you
> have).
> Also assuming your "Creative 5.1 card" is a "Live" card, play with these
> settings...
> S_checkeax - ( default 1 )This variable controls whether or not EAX will
be
> checked when the sound system is started. It is an archived variable, so
if
> you change it, your changes will be saved.
> The following are advanced variables controlling EAX effects.
> S_eax_reverblevel - ( default 0.4 )The mix ratio between reverb and dry
for
> the EAX effects.
Thanks for the comprehensive response. The patch fixed the issue.'