GPL SB PCI 128 problem...or God, CL is a pain in the as*

Updated my SB PCI 128 drivers to the Oct. 2 release to deal with a problem in F1RS that only started after replacing my AWE 64 with the 128 only to find that now the sound in GPL is screwed. I now get staticky fits sporadically, especially at higher/louder engine r.p.m.'s. God, CL is a pain in the ass with their drivers (I know, it's all been said before). I am asking if anyone else has experienced this problem. The latest drivers are not Microsoft certified and apparently are still DX 5, not 6. What's the point, CL?? Marc. -- **************************************************************************** Marc Collins "Change is inevitable...except from a vending machine." ****************************************************************************

> I am asking if anyone else has experienced this problem. The latest drivers > are not Microsoft certified and apparently are still DX 5, not 6. What's > the point, CL?? YEs, same staticy noise pn a SB PCI 64 using the 10/2/98 drivers. My guess is that they broke something when they added the EAX support... Reverting to the August 28 driver (allowing it to overwrite all newer files) fixes the problem here. Trips

Yes Marc same problem here. I'm gonna reinstall the drivers it came with Mike Lewis On Sun, 4 Oct 1998 19:29:36 -0400, "Marc Collins"

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>Updated my SB PCI 128 drivers to the Oct. 2 release to deal with a problem >in F1RS that only started after replacing my AWE 64 with the 128 only to >find that now the sound in GPL is screwed. I now get staticky fits >sporadically, especially at higher/louder engine r.p.m.'s. God, CL is a >pain in the ass with their drivers (I know, it's all been said before). >I am asking if anyone else has experienced this problem. The latest drivers >are not Microsoft certified and apparently are still DX 5, not 6. What's >the point, CL?? >Marc.

An update--only the Eagle is affected by this problem!! That was the car I was using when I updated the drivers. I have subsequently reinstalled GPL to no effect and then tried other cars. The Ferrari, BRM, Murasama, Coventry, Brabham all sound fine...the Eagle is a staticky mess!!??!?!?!?! (I haven't tried the Lotus, for no apparent reason). Now does anyone have any ideas??? Marc.

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>Updated my SB PCI 128 drivers to the Oct. 2 release to deal with a problem >in F1RS that only started after replacing my AWE 64 with the 128 only to >find that now the sound in GPL is screwed. I now get staticky fits >sporadically, especially at higher/louder engine r.p.m.'s. God, CL is a >pain in the ass with their drivers (I know, it's all been said before). >I am asking if anyone else has experienced this problem. The latest

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>are not Microsoft certified and apparently are still DX 5, not 6. What's >the point, CL?? >Marc. >-- >***************************************************************************

* >Marc Collins >"Change is inevitable...except from a vending machine." >*************************************************************************** *

This static thing is weird. All the cars do it for me, with a CL SB 64PCI(ensoniq-built). I've unpacked the dat file and run the wavs with Noisemaster, and they do it there, too. You run the sampling rate slider up and down, and it snaps, crackles and pops. ***! I replaced the cosworth sound with the one John O'Keefe had done for the demo, and no more static, for the Lotus, at least. Hoping for a solution with the Ferrari, Steve B.

It does it with the lotus here maybe it only affects the car your driving at the time you update the drivers just a thought Mike Lewis On Mon, 5 Oct 1998 00:23:36 -0400, "Marc Collins"

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>An update--only the Eagle is affected by this problem!! That was the car I >was using when I updated the drivers. I have subsequently reinstalled GPL >to no effect and then tried other cars. The Ferrari, BRM, Murasama, >Coventry, Brabham all sound fine...the Eagle is a staticky mess!!??!?!?!?! >(I haven't tried the Lotus, for no apparent reason). >Now does anyone have any ideas??? >Marc. >>Updated my SB PCI 128 drivers to the Oct. 2 release to deal with a problem >>in F1RS that only started after replacing my AWE 64 with the 128 only to >>find that now the sound in GPL is screwed. I now get staticky fits >>sporadically, especially at higher/louder engine r.p.m.'s. God, CL is a >>pain in the ass with their drivers (I know, it's all been said before). >>I am asking if anyone else has experienced this problem. The latest >drivers >>are not Microsoft certified and apparently are still DX 5, not 6. What's >>the point, CL?? >>Marc. >>-- >>*************************************************************************** >* >>Marc Collins >>"Change is inevitable...except from a vending machine." >>*************************************************************************** >*

You mean only the Lotus has static for you--not the Eagle? I am going to try the Lotus right now and see if it is the only other car that has intolerable sound since my "upgraded" sound drivers. Marc.

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>It does it with the lotus here >maybe it only affects the car your driving at the time you update the >drivers >just a thought >Mike Lewis >On Mon, 5 Oct 1998 00:23:36 -0400, "Marc Collins" >>An update--only the Eagle is affected by this problem!! That was the car

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>>was using when I updated the drivers. I have subsequently reinstalled GPL >>to no effect and then tried other cars. The Ferrari, BRM, Murasama, >>Coventry, Brabham all sound fine...the Eagle is a staticky mess!!??!?!?!?! >>(I haven't tried the Lotus, for no apparent reason). >>Now does anyone have any ideas??? >>Marc. >>>Updated my SB PCI 128 drivers to the Oct. 2 release to deal with a

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>>>in F1RS that only started after replacing my AWE 64 with the 128 only to >>>find that now the sound in GPL is screwed. I now get staticky fits >>>sporadically, especially at higher/louder engine r.p.m.'s. God, CL is a >>>pain in the ass with their drivers (I know, it's all been said before). >>>I am asking if anyone else has experienced this problem. The latest >>drivers >>>are not Microsoft certified and apparently are still DX 5, not 6. What's >>>the point, CL?? >>>Marc. >>>-- >>>*************************************************************************

** >>* >>>Marc Collins >>>"Change is inevitable...except from a vending machine." >>>************************************************************************* ** >>*

Well, without doing a 3 hour scientific test of the whole game...I mean sim.!!!!...it seems as though all the cars and sounds are fine except if I am driving the Eagle, it's engine sounds like a staticky mess and it also affects the tire squealing sound--it too is staticky. With the Lotus, the engine has just a trace of static to it at higher r.p.m.'s, but the sound of the suspension hitting a curb, etc. also is staticky...but the tire squeal is fine. Oh, brother..................... Marc.

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>You mean only the Lotus has static for you--not the Eagle? I am going to >try the Lotus right now and see if it is the only other car that has >intolerable sound since my "upgraded" sound drivers. >Marc. >>It does it with the lotus here >>maybe it only affects the car your driving at the time you update the >>drivers >>just a thought >>Mike Lewis >>On Mon, 5 Oct 1998 00:23:36 -0400, "Marc Collins" >>>An update--only the Eagle is affected by this problem!! That was the car >I >>>was using when I updated the drivers. I have subsequently reinstalled

GPL >>>to no effect and then tried other cars. The Ferrari, BRM, Murasama, >>>Coventry, Brabham all sound fine...the Eagle is a staticky mess!!??!?!?!?!

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>>>(I haven't tried the Lotus, for no apparent reason). >>>Now does anyone have any ideas??? >>>Marc. >>>>Updated my SB PCI 128 drivers to the Oct. 2 release to deal with a >problem >>>>in F1RS that only started after replacing my AWE 64 with the 128 only to >>>>find that now the sound in GPL is screwed. I now get staticky fits >>>>sporadically, especially at higher/louder engine r.p.m.'s. God, CL is a >>>>pain in the ass with their drivers (I know, it's all been said before). >>>>I am asking if anyone else has experienced this problem. The latest >>>drivers >>>>are not Microsoft certified and apparently are still DX 5, not 6.

What's >>>>the point, CL?? >>>>Marc. >>>>-- >>>>************************************************************************ *

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>** >>>* >>>>Marc Collins >>>>"Change is inevitable...except from a vending machine." >>>>************************************************************************

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% An update--only the Eagle is affected by this problem!! That was the car I % was using when I updated the drivers. I have subsequently reinstalled GPL % to no effect and then tried other cars. The Ferrari, BRM, Murasama, % Coventry, Brabham all sound fine...the Eagle is a staticky mess!!??!?!?!?! % (I haven't tried the Lotus, for no apparent reason). % Now does anyone have any ideas??? I don't have the staticy mess, but the Eagle's sound keeps shifting between channels. At first I thought this was because of my being closer to one side of the track than the other, thus the sound echoing off the walls, grandstands, etc. But, that doesn't seem to be the case, it just bounces between speakers for no apparent reason. -- **************************** Michael E. Carver ************************* Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

>>I don't have the staticy mess, but the Eagle's sound keeps shifting between channels. At first I thought this was because of my being closer to one side of the track than the other, thus the sound echoing off the walls, grandstands, etc. But, that doesn't seem to be the case, it just bounces between speakers for no apparent reason.< Since I have a Pentium 166MMX, 32 meg RAM with a CL SB64 Gold AWE card and a Viper 330 video card with 4 megs of RAM, I thought I'd run the demo first to see if my machine could handle the GPL sim. I can't get past this sound thing. I have the latest drivers installed but I also get this back and forth channel switching going on...I can hear staticy sound in one side then it shifts to the other. Beyond that, I don't know how to get in the car and on the track....I get what looks like a VCR style window...click on the green light at the lower right but it just sits there and makes noise. So I'm not certain this thing will run on my system. BOttenHARP The Internet is for people..not unsolicited bulk emailers, aol dot com I like my SPAMMERS fried or grilled. KC9CS

I have a SoundBlaster 128 and I find that there is a crackling sound when using all the cars. Right now, I mostly use the Ferrari, and that crackling sound is evident. Other known problems with that sound card: F1RS sound will gradually disappear. When i start the game, all the sounds are there. Then, sounds disappear one by on over the course of 10 min. I have e-mailed Ubisoft... they told me to press "Control-Alt-Delete"! You guys mention something about new drivers for that sound card. What drivers? I went to the Creative Labs site and there was no new drivers for the Sound Blaster PCI 128. They even told (the tech support) that there was no plans for new drivers. Where did you find yours? Just curious Philippe Sergerie (philster)

> You guys mention something about new drivers for that sound card. What > drivers? I went to the Creative Labs site and there was no new drivers for > the Sound Blaster PCI 128. They even told (the tech support) that there was > no plans for new drivers. Where did you find yours? Just curious Get 'em here: http://www.ctlsg.creaf.com/support/drivers/ -- Neil Yeatman Ajax, Ontario, CANADA

Marc, i reinstalled the original one's that came on the cd with the soundcard and all the static is gone and all cars are emmiting their glorious sounds in full clarity :) Mike Lewis

Thanks...I figured that would happen. Unfortunately, the original drivers cause other sound problems...but I guess it's no contest in choosing between GPL and everything else!!! >Marc, i reinstalled the original one's that came on the cd with the >soundcard and all the static is gone and all cars are emmiting their >glorious sounds in full clarity :) >Mike Lewis