rec.autos.simulators

>> Normally you don't have sound when you're in the Windows Game
>> Controllers Applet. When I checked the status in the Applet while
>> playing music, I saw some spiking.

>> The reason I don't see spiking in Papyrus based games had to do, I
>> guess, with some kind of filter. For example, keep the last x samples,

>> drop the lowest and highest value, and use the mean of the remaining
>> values. That will solve 99% of the problems.

>> Anyway, I'm trying my Audigy2 soundcard instead of the onboard
>> soundcard tonight, I hope that will solve it.

>Hi Remco,

>good seeing you online in rFactor tonight, looks like you solved the
>problem? Have you tried an el-cheapo gameport->USB adapter like the
>Rockfire with your setup? My gameport-TSW2 now runs over one of those,
>and it's quite good.

> On Fri, 9 Sep 2005 23:25:26 +0200, Uwe =?iso-8859-15?Q?Sch=FCrkamp?=

>>> Normally you don't have sound when you're in the Windows Game
>>> Controllers Applet. When I checked the status in the Applet while
>>> playing music, I saw some spiking.

>>> The reason I don't see spiking in Papyrus based games had to do, I
>>> guess, with some kind of filter. For example, keep the last x
>>> samples,

>>> drop the lowest and highest value, and use the mean of the remaining
>>> values. That will solve 99% of the problems.

>>> Anyway, I'm trying my Audigy2 soundcard instead of the onboard
>>> soundcard tonight, I hope that will solve it.

>> Hi Remco,

>> good seeing you online in rFactor tonight, looks like you solved the
>> problem? Have you tried an el-cheapo gameport->USB adapter like the
>> Rockfire with your setup? My gameport-TSW2 now runs over one of
>> those, and it's quite good.

> Nope, still haven't solved the problem. As a matter of fact, I created
> a new one, my sound isn't working anymore. I don't have an active mxer
> anymore, and so far I didn't succeed to install one.

> I also do have a Rockfire USB-GP converter, but it doesn't work well.
> The range is too small, so it's like driving with keys :-( Thanks for
> the tip, though.

> Cheers!

> Remco

> On Fri, 9 Sep 2005 23:25:26 +0200, Uwe =?iso-8859-15?Q?Sch=FCrkamp?=

>>>Normally you don't have sound when you're in the Windows Game
>>>Controllers Applet. When I checked the status in the Applet while
>>>playing music, I saw some spiking.

>>>The reason I don't see spiking in Papyrus based games had to do, I
>>>guess, with some kind of filter. For example, keep the last x samples,

>>>drop the lowest and highest value, and use the mean of the remaining
>>>values. That will solve 99% of the problems.

>>>Anyway, I'm trying my Audigy2 soundcard instead of the onboard
>>>soundcard tonight, I hope that will solve it.

>>Hi Remco,

>>good seeing you online in rFactor tonight, looks like you solved the
>>problem? Have you tried an el-cheapo gameport->USB adapter like the
>>Rockfire with your setup? My gameport-TSW2 now runs over one of those,
>>and it's quite good.

> Nope, still haven't solved the problem. As a matter of fact, I created
> a new one, my sound isn't working anymore. I don't have an active mxer
> anymore, and so far I didn't succeed to install one.

> I also do have a Rockfire USB-GP converter, but it doesn't work well.
> The range is too small, so it's like driving with keys :-( Thanks for
> the tip, though.

> Cheers!

> Remco

>I use a gameport terminated wheel/pedals I made years ago... (all metal
>construction), when USB became the norm I had simular problems... tried
>the earth tricks etc. to no avail... I now use the Rockfire USB-GP
>convertor.  Works well with all the sims I have tried, GPL, GTR,
>rFactor, GTL etc.  Make sure you that you set-up your wheel with the
>windows controller setup prog.  If you are not getting the range from
>your axis pots... you may have to change the value... I think mine are
>100k... but you may have to go to 200k.  I have also used a prog called
>'Joycal.exe' (Dos prog, but I think it may still work in XP...?) that
>enables you to check for full travel/adjustment of the pots in your
>wheel/pedals... make sure you are getting the full travel on the pots!
>Mechanically turn the pots or adjust the mechanism until you are.
>Rockfire is the best way to go as long as you have sorted the pots...
>you may have to eliminate any old circuitary in your wheel pedals if it
>is interfering with the Rockfire... the pots in my wheel/pedal/clutch go
>direct to the 25 pin game plug that then plugs into the Rockfire... 100%
>  no lag and calibrates ok.  Use an ohmeter on the pinouts of the 25 way
>game plug to make sure you are getting the full range from each pot!
>i.e. 2-3 ohms up to the max value of the pot value 100k (200k).  You can
>get the pinouts by doing a google search FOR 'GAMEPORT/25 WAY PINOUTS'.
>If this fails... take up Underwater Hang Gliding... it's more fun.