rec.autos.simulators

>N99 seems to be working fine on my system except for a very low sound
>volume.  Of course I have the master volume and engine volumes all set to
>100% and I can barely hear them.  This is using a Windows98 volume that
>blasts me out of the room with GPL unless I turn its volume down
>substantially.  All other games have more than enough volume (I almost
>always have to turn the internal volume level down).  Any ideas?  Is there
>some sort of .INI setting somewhere that could be scaling back the volume?

> N99 seems to be working fine on my system except for a very low sound
> volume.  Of course I have the master volume and engine volumes all set to
> 100% and I can barely hear them.  This is using a Windows98 volume that
> blasts me out of the room with GPL unless I turn its volume down
> substantially.  All other games have more than enough volume (I almost
> always have to turn the internal volume level down).  Any ideas?  Is there
> some sort of .INI setting somewhere that could be scaling back the volume?

> Thanks,

> Marc.

> --
> ****************************************************************************
> Marc Collins

> "They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist---"
>            General John B. Sedgwick's last words, 1864
> ****************************************************************************

>I had the very same problem as you have.  I have a Sound Blaster PCI 64
sound
>card, and had the exact same problem.  What fixed the sound was new drivers
that
>Creative Labs released on the 25th.  Check for new drivers for your sound
card
>and that may take care of the problem.

>> N99 seems to be working fine on my system except for a very low sound
>> volume.  Of course I have the master volume and engine volumes all set to
>> 100% and I can barely hear them.  This is using a Windows98 volume that
>> blasts me out of the room with GPL unless I turn its volume down
>> substantially.  All other games have more than enough volume (I almost
>> always have to turn the internal volume level down).  Any ideas?  Is
there
>> some sort of .INI setting somewhere that could be scaling back the
volume?

>> Thanks,

>> Marc.

>> --

>> Marc Collins

>> "They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist---"
>>            General John B. Sedgwick's last words, 1864

>Here's why it may be so low for you.
>Check what volume you have the spotter at.  At 50%, he's at full volume.
>Anything over that and all other sounds are decreased and the spotter is
>heard above everything else.
>I tried mone at 50% and the engine sound was phenomenal!  Only trouble was,
>I couldn't hear the spotter.  He was way too muffled.  Try playing around
>with that volume and see what works best for you.
>Mark Jones

>I can't get any positions on the sliders to work where I get reasonable car
>sounds and can still hear the spotter.  Have you figured out a
>combination???  If so, please share it with us!

>This is obviously a bug in either the game or the sound card drivers.  Are
>you using a SB PCI 128 or a different card?  We need to know who to ask to
>fix this annoying problem.

>On Sat, 5 Dec 1998 11:37:57 -0500, "Marc Collins"

>>>> N99 seems to be working fine on my system except for a very low sound
>>>> volume.  Of course I have the master volume and engine volumes all set
to
>>>> 100% and I can barely hear them.  This is using a Windows98 volume that
>>>> blasts me out of the room with GPL unless I turn its volume down
>>>> substantially.  All other games have more than enough volume (I almost
>>>> always have to turn the internal volume level down).  Any ideas?  Is
>>there
>>>> some sort of .INI setting somewhere that could be scaling back the
>>volume?

>The answer to this problem is in the manual, bottom of page 29.  Max
>volume for the spotter is 50%.  If you set it at greater than 50% it
>CUTS the engine sounds and other sounds.  I set the spotters voice
>down, and the engine sounds came back to where they should be.  Still
>having a problem with getting a good balance though, where the engines
>sound good and I can stil hear the spotter.  Seems like the whole
>thing should still have a bit more volume.

>Jim

>Realizing that NR99 is running through windows98(at least for me anyways),
I
>adjusted the main volume using the windows or soundblaster master volume
>control.  Cleared up the problem instantly.

>>Thanks...you have hit the nail on the head--at least for me.

>>I can't get any positions on the sliders to work where I get reasonable
car
>>sounds and can still hear the spotter.  Have you figured out a
>>combination???  If so, please share it with us!

>>This is obviously a bug in either the game or the sound card drivers.  Are
>>you using a SB PCI 128 or a different card?  We need to know who to ask to
>>fix this annoying problem.

>>Marc.

>How did you clear up a problem that involves the balance of various sounds
>inside the game?  What Windows setting allowed you to adjust the spotters
>voice sound versus say the opponents engine sounds?

>9x before taking the time to write here and fiddle with sliders and and ask
>for detailed help....  So if you have a specific solution to our specific
>problem, please report it here!!!

>Thanks,

>Marc.

>>Realizing that NR99 is running through windows98(at least for me anyways),
>I
>>adjusted the main volume using the windows or soundblaster master volume
>>control.  Cleared up the problem instantly.

>>>Thanks...you have hit the nail on the head--at least for me.

>>>I can't get any positions on the sliders to work where I get reasonable
>car
>>>sounds and can still hear the spotter.  Have you figured out a
>>>combination???  If so, please share it with us!

>>>This is obviously a bug in either the game or the sound card drivers.
Are
>>>you using a SB PCI 128 or a different card?  We need to know who to ask
to
>>>fix this annoying problem.

>>>Marc.