I do not experience any problems running N2 under Windows regarding the
sound. I can easily get a good balance of sounds turning any individual
setting from off to blast-off levels and accomplishing a reasonable balance
(i.e., a decent throaty engine sound but still being able to hear the
spotter clearly) is not an issue or something I even thought about (sort of
like the controller calibration in all Papy sims--it just works seamlessly
out of the box without extra fiddling). With NR99, lots of us are unable to
get a mix where the engine sounds are about the same level (real volume) as
we would set them in GPL, N2, F1RS, ICR2, CMR, VR, etc. and still be able to
hear the spotter at anything above a whisper. The only way I can properly
hear the spotter is to set a balance not too far from the default settings
but also simultaneously bumping up the Windows master volume level to a
point where I am blasted out of the room by GPL, N2, F1RS, ICR2, CMR, VR and
even the little blinky Windows menu sounds. You don't have this problem
vis-a-vis the Windows master volume level? No one else is telling you about
it (because it has been posted here plenty of times)?
Thanks,
Marc
>AFAIK the NR1999 sound system (both for the DOS and Windows versions)
>works identically to N2, that being with the spotter set at 50% all of
>the other sounds are at their normal volume levels and when the
>spotter is set above 50%, all of the other sounds are muted to some
>degree. As was the case with N2, at the default mixer settings all of
>the sounds are relatively quiet but are properly balanced. I guess
>it's possible that their may be some soundcard/driver combos in which
>this is not the case, but I have yet to experience it.
>- Eric
>>I am sure you have already read the posts regarding the inability to
>hear
>>the spotter's voice sound if the engine and other sounds are set at
>>reasonable levels...even when the spotter voice is kept to 50% or
>less. Put
>>the slider above 50% and it becomes impossible to get a proper
>balance
>>without changing the Windows master sound level to a setting that is
>too
>>high for EVERYTHING else on a typical system--games (all other Papy
>titles
>>included) and regular apps. and CD music. There is no reason we
>should need
>>to adjust the Windows sound level just for NR99.
