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jessedr posted 02-17-99 07:20 PM ET
I have an SB Live!, Alpha Centauri 2.0 and DirectX 6.1. Whenever I get an advance, and somebody reads a quote, the sound is all echo-y. It sounds as if someone has cranked up the reverb really high. I checked my Environmental Audio settings, and they're all set for no effects. Any advice?
Coyote posted 02-18-99 10:51 AM ET
Edit your Alpha Centauri.ini file and set EAX=0. That will kill the Environmental Audio in the game, which is what's causing your echoes [echoes (echo)].
- Coyote
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS posted 02-18-99 10:58 AM ET
Right now you can't adjust the reverb, and it isn't drawn from the system settings. Dave (our sound guy) said you might be able to alt tab to the Audio HQ once the game is running, and that might work though.
jkm
firaxis games
dodger posted 02-22-99 09:30 PM ET
I have the same prob -- but I don't see an EAW line in my AC.ini file...
dodger posted 02-22-99 09:34 PM ET
Damn it, I meant that I don't see an "EAX=___" line in that file -- is that OK?
Also, do I need to restart the game?
Coyote posted 02-26-99 02:30 AM ET
If you don't see it, add it. Won't hurt. Also, set DS3D=0. Both those will take effect next time you launch the game, no need to start from scratch.
- Coyote
jeffwesthead posted 02-26-99 08:55 AM ET
I also have this problem, on two different machines. Each is running at 450 with 128MB and has a SB16 (ISA). One SB16 is PNP, the other is an older SB16. Both are running NT4 SP4. I have tried the latest Creative drivers - no effect. Every single speech sample played by the game is stutters and skips. Brutal!! I will try reinstalling the game under Win95 tonight.
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Author	Topic: Echo-y sound problem
jessedr	posted 02-17-99 07:20 PM ET I have an SB Live!, Alpha Centauri 2.0 and DirectX 6.1. Whenever I get an advance, and somebody reads a quote, the sound is all echo-y. It sounds as if someone has cranked up the reverb really high. I checked my Environmental Audio settings, and they're all set for no effects. Any advice?
Coyote	posted 02-18-99 10:51 AM ET Edit your Alpha Centauri.ini file and set EAX=0. That will kill the Environmental Audio in the game, which is what's causing your echoes [echoes (echo)]. - Coyote
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS	posted 02-18-99 10:58 AM ET Right now you can't adjust the reverb, and it isn't drawn from the system settings. Dave (our sound guy) said you might be able to alt tab to the Audio HQ once the game is running, and that might work though. jkm firaxis games
dodger	posted 02-22-99 09:30 PM ET I have the same prob -- but I don't see an EAW line in my AC.ini file...
dodger	posted 02-22-99 09:34 PM ET Damn it, I meant that I don't see an "EAX=___" line in that file -- is that OK? Also, do I need to restart the game?
Coyote	posted 02-26-99 02:30 AM ET If you don't see it, add it. Won't hurt. Also, set DS3D=0. Both those will take effect next time you launch the game, no need to start from scratch. - Coyote
jeffwesthead	posted 02-26-99 08:55 AM ET I also have this problem, on two different machines. Each is running at 450 with 128MB and has a SB16 (ISA). One SB16 is PNP, the other is an older SB16. Both are running NT4 SP4. I have tried the latest Creative drivers - no effect. Every single speech sample played by the game is stutters and skips. Brutal!! I will try reinstalling the game under Win95 tonight.