neilsmith749
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I had a thread going a little earlier about how ever since I loaded trainz 04 onto my new vista machine, my sound was all screwed up. Specifically, I couldn't get any kind of horn sound in the cab, and there were large drop-outs depending on the angle you were looking at.
Well, after doing a bunch of searches, it seemed to come down to a problem with my sound card and how it reacts with vista. It was suggested to ensure, first of all, that you had the latest driver, which I thought I did. (problem #1).
Then I saw a post about being able to switch from surround to stereo on your sound card, but I never had that option. (problem #2).
Also, it seems I never properly READ THE INSTRUCTIONS. Duhhhhh (problem #3).
Anyway, after actually reading the readme files for the various driver download options (solution #1), I realized that indeed, I did NOT download the latest driver. Apparantly version 8.2 comes AFTER 8.1 - ie. more recent! Duhhhhhh
All of a sudden, in the sound card console, I had the option to switch to a stereo setup, instead of surround. Made the switch. (Solution #2).
Loaded Trainz again, went into driver, came to a crossing, and blew the hell out of the whistle from INSIDE the cab!!! (Solution #3). WOOHOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
Now, to all you folks out there that actually know what you're doing, I know I look like a moron, but if there's a few other morons out there like myself, and this helps anyone else, than maybe it has a purpose!
Thanks for listening to my story.
Well, after doing a bunch of searches, it seemed to come down to a problem with my sound card and how it reacts with vista. It was suggested to ensure, first of all, that you had the latest driver, which I thought I did. (problem #1).
Then I saw a post about being able to switch from surround to stereo on your sound card, but I never had that option. (problem #2).
Also, it seems I never properly READ THE INSTRUCTIONS. Duhhhhh (problem #3).
Anyway, after actually reading the readme files for the various driver download options (solution #1), I realized that indeed, I did NOT download the latest driver. Apparantly version 8.2 comes AFTER 8.1 - ie. more recent! Duhhhhhh
All of a sudden, in the sound card console, I had the option to switch to a stereo setup, instead of surround. Made the switch. (Solution #2).
Loaded Trainz again, went into driver, came to a crossing, and blew the hell out of the whistle from INSIDE the cab!!! (Solution #3). WOOHOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
Now, to all you folks out there that actually know what you're doing, I know I look like a moron, but if there's a few other morons out there like myself, and this helps anyone else, than maybe it has a purpose!
Thanks for listening to my story.
I'll have to check if there's anything new for my old Audigy. At the time, SB only had one version available when Vista first came out and I haven't looked since.