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Article #86236Re: Audio Troubles
From: Need help!
Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2004 23:29
Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2004 23:29
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I already did the first part of your recommendation (setting it to basic acceleration) - to no avail. I'll try changing the sample covert rate to good and see if that helps. THanks "deimos" <deimos@localhost.net> wrote in message news:2nkq72F1vt2qU3@uni-berlin.de... > Need help! wrote: > > > For some reason when i run this game the audio stutters at times - I've > > checked out this support website and changed my sound card settings to Basic > > acceleration as per the instructions, but it still doesn't help. > > > > Here are my specs. Can someone let me know if I have a good enough Video > > and Sound card to run this game smoothly. If not, can you recommend a good > > video and/or sound card worth upgrading to. > > > > > > Sony Vaio PCV-RX860 2.5GHZ > > Ram: 1 GB > > Video Card:Nvidia GeForce FX 5500 > > Sound Card: Sound Blaster SB Audigy LS > > > > > > I sincerely appreciate your help! > > > > > > Try disabling Harware Accelerated features for your sound card. Go to > your Control Panel > Sounds and Audio > Speakers > Advanced. > > Set the acceleration slider to Basic (1 from left) and sample convert > rate to Good. This disables hardware accelerated sound and only uses > standard DirectSound software mixing features. > > You won't get EAX in this way, but it should still sound very good with > clear separation.
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