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Re: Sin - eratic sounds

Kev <k...@nospam.com>

"Grumpycrab" <Grumpyc...@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:c6ds1u$alq5j$1@ID-9754.news.uni-berlin.de...

> > 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.'

> --

> Grumps