GPL Sound

Could anybody help me with my sound problem. I have a SB128 Pci sound card and for some reason the sound in GPL cuts in and out and i don't know why. Before this card i had a SB16 and i don't remember having this problem, is this card no good for this game. Thanks Steve!

I don't recall the technical reasons but it is known that the sb pci 128 card doesn't work very well with GPL. If you just got it, return it and get the sb live value. JM

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> Could anybody help me with my sound problem. I have a SB128 Pci sound card > and for some reason > the sound in GPL cuts in and out and i don't know > why. Before this card i had a SB16 and i don't remember having this problem, > is this card no good > for this game. > Thanks Steve!

You have an alternative to exchanging your sound card. You need to get the "16 bit" sound file. I have the same card and it works fine now. By the way I had this problem only in GPL. See the following copy from the readme.txt file and go to the website listed below. If you play GPL with a Sound Blaster PCI128 soundcard you will have a very bad sound with some cars (Lotus, Eagle). In fact the sound seems too loud and there is a distortion. Since there is not yet a solution given by Sierra or Creative Labs I tried to find what was wrong and find that Cosworth sound was in 8 bits (others are 16) and with a very high output level. I just modified these elements (no new sounds, just the original ones) and now it sounds OK with the last drivers. How to install it ? Simply replace your old sound.dat in Sierra/GPL/sound/ by this one. Cyril Montailler http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Pit/6051/ 11/11/1998 >Could anybody help me with my sound problem. I have a SB128 Pci sound card >and for some reason >the sound in GPL cuts in and out and i don't know >why. Before this card i had a SB16 and i don't remember having this problem, >is this card no good >for this game. >Thanks Steve!

Will this CM_GPLsound.zip file work for Sb PCI64 as it will for PCI128? Only difference I know of between 64 & 128 is 64 midi sounds. TIA Thom j.

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> You have an alternative to exchanging your sound card. You need to get the > "16 bit" sound file. I have the same card and it works fine now. By the way > I had this problem only in GPL. > See the following copy from the readme.txt file and go to the website listed > below. > If you play GPL with a Sound Blaster PCI128 soundcard you will have a very > bad sound with some cars (Lotus, Eagle). In fact the sound seems too loud > and there is a distortion. > Since there is not yet a solution given by Sierra or Creative Labs I tried > to find what was wrong and find that Cosworth sound was in 8 bits (others > are 16) and with a very high output level. I just modified these elements > (no new sounds, just the original ones) and now it sounds OK with the last > drivers. > How to install it ? > Simply replace your old sound.dat in Sierra/GPL/sound/ by this one. > Cyril Montailler > http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Pit/6051/ > 11/11/1998 > >Could anybody help me with my sound problem. I have a SB128 Pci sound card > >and for some reason > >the sound in GPL cuts in and out and i don't know > >why. Before this card i had a SB16 and i don't remember having this > problem, > >is this card no good > >for this game. > >Thanks Steve!

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> You have an alternative to exchanging your sound card. You need to get the > "16 bit" sound file. I have the same card and it works fine now. By the way > I had this problem only in GPL. > See the following copy from the readme.txt file and go to the website listed > below. > If you play GPL with a Sound Blaster PCI128 soundcard you will have a very > bad sound with some cars (Lotus, Eagle). In fact the sound seems too loud > and there is a distortion. > Since there is not yet a solution given by Sierra or Creative Labs I tried > to find what was wrong and find that Cosworth sound was in 8 bits (others > are 16) and with a very high output level. I just modified these elements > (no new sounds, just the original ones) and now it sounds OK with the last > drivers. > How to install it ? > Simply replace your old sound.dat in Sierra/GPL/sound/ by this one. > Cyril Montailler > http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Pit/6051/ > 11/11/1998 > >Could anybody help me with my sound problem. I have a SB128 Pci sound card > >and for some reason > >the sound in GPL cuts in and out and i don't know > >why. Before this card i had a SB16 and i don't remember having this > problem, > >is this card no good > >for this game. > >Thanks Steve!

I never tried but it should be OK. Let me know. Bye > Will this CM_GPLsound.zip file work for Sb PCI64 as it will for PCI128? > Only difference I know of between 64 & 128 is 64 midi sounds. TIA > Thom j.

I wanted to say thanks for the help, it now works great. Steve! Hey, speak of the devil! Good of you to show up, and thanks for for your help. It certainly was cheaper than buying a new sound card. Tore

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>I never tried but it should be OK. Let me know. > >Bye > > >> Will this CM_GPLsound.zip file work for Sb PCI64 as it will for PCI128? >> Only difference I know of between 64 & 128 is 64 midi sounds. TIA >> Thom j. >> >

What is the SB Live sound card like? Eventually I will be putting together another PC and it's good to know how well various components work. Tore Hello Fellow R.A.S.ers Cyril; I wanted to post to tell you that I bought the SB Live sound card today & will not need CM_GPLsound.zip file but good luck to all who do! We all know how wacky these PCs can be when we least expect or want it... ya know ?? ;0) Cheers Thom j. aka ^Fretts

>-=-=-=-=-=- >What is the SB Live sound card like? Eventually I will be putting >together another PC and it's good to know how well various components >work. SBlive is fine for ***, but currently has no Linux support (although an early alpha can be had from 4front. Creative has pledged linux support for all their products, but it might take a while before all the bells and whistles are supported. cheers, uwe -- Uwe Schuerkamp, Telemedia ////////////// Phone: +49 5241 80 10 66 Carl-Bertelsmann-Str. 161 I \\\\\\\\\\ uwe.schuerkamp at telemedia.de 33311 Guetersloh \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ http://www.schuerkamp.de/ PGP Fingerprint: 2E 13 20 22 9A 3F 63 7F 67 6F E9 B1 A8 36 A4 61

But, GPL hasn't got any 3d sound? Or am I wrong? The extra two speakers give a more immersing environment, it doesn't add to the functionality? like hearing the buzzing Lotus behind you? ---Asgeir---

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> You'll be amazed at what the addition of the 2 rear speakers will do > for it. > -- > Don Burnette > Palmetto Racing > Dburn on Ten > http://members.home.net/d.burnette/Sportsman%204.htm > satisfied with SB AWE 64 and did not think SBLive could be > that much better - WRONG! - I bought SBL Value and WOW! > Running GPL pumped up could draw the police (hehe). I run > it thru 80 Watt Amp/equalizer to Sub and 2 satellites - may > add rear speakers (look out)!