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  • qballbandit
    6500 Post Veteran

    • Jan 2006
    • 6522
    • Elgin Il., USA.
    • MSOR

    #1

    AI trains and soud issues

    Hi,
    I have one route in particular (though, I've had it happen on others as well) where any time an AI train spawns on my player train tile, I start getting sound distortion - crackling/popping, very loud fuzzy distortion, which leads to all sound muting, then coming back, and repeating. This will happen until the engines pass, and eventually the sound comes back, but often I lose horn & bell sounds, and who knows what else.
    Because of this, I've shied away from putting more than one AI train in my activities until I get this figured out.
    It doesn't seem to matter what combination of player or AI trains are in the activity. On the one route it will always happen, and to a very extreme degree. On others, it can happen, but can very in intensity and effect. Some activities on some routes I don't experience it at all.
    I have a Creative Labs Sound Blaster X_Fi XtremeGamer sound card, with up to date drivers, though I've rolled back to other drivers with no change.

    I don't have any other sound issues that I am aware of during ORTS sessions, or from a system standpoint, so I am looking for suggestions on where to start trouble shooting.

    Anyone familiar with Sound Blaster settings have any suggestions? Or, does anyone else have similar issues?

    Thanks very much,
    Neil

    Chicago Railroading Fan
  • slipperman
    3500 Post Veteran



    • May 2010
    • 3787
    • Worksop, UK
    • MSOR

    #2
    Hi Neil,
    Does Open Rails use the soundcfg.dat file?

    If so, have you installed the enhanced version, available with the Bin patch, or from Steam4Me - bottom of this page : http://msts.steam4me.net/tutorials/fix_sound.html

    I believe the one from Steam4Me is slightly better ... and it was contributed by Carlo Santucci, so should be OK

    Cheers,
    Ged

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    • crstagg
      4500 Post Veteran


      • Nov 1999
      • 4885
      • Huntsville, AL
      • Texan
      • MSOR

      #3
      Originally posted by slipperman
      Hi Neil,
      Does Open Rails use the soundcfg.dat file?

      If so, have you installed the enhanced version, available with the Bin patch, or from Steam4Me - bottom of this page : http://msts.steam4me.net/tutorials/fix_sound.html

      I believe the one from Steam4Me is slightly better ... and it was contributed by Carlo Santucci, so should be OK

      Cheers,
      Ged
      soundcfg.dat is not mentioned in the ORTS Manual as one of the required or used files from MSTS.
      Charles

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      • qballbandit
        6500 Post Veteran

        • Jan 2006
        • 6522
        • Elgin Il., USA.
        • MSOR

        #4
        That said, I have used Santucci's for years.
        Neil

        Chicago Railroading Fan

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