Trainz sounds

[tbryson2]

Just to throw my 2 cents in. I'm running Trainz 06 with SP2

I had an ASUS motherboard with built in sound that was fantastic, (until a lighning strike took it out.) I could hear everything fantastically with full surround sound. Volumes were great, and I could hear the bell.

Replaced with a newer ASUS, built in sound was awful! Surround sound didn't work worth a darn, and I could hardly hear the bell. (I must admit here that my surround system took a hit too, but I didn't realize it until later).

Installed a Sound Blaster X-Fi Extreme card, (and replaced the surround sound system), and the sounds are wonderful again. I agree, it is something with Trainz, but it also has to do with hardware. I can't justify the $$$ for a card like this just for Trainz, but if music and surround sound is important to you, then the card AND the proper speaker system is a must!

Terry

 

[shagzdan]

Shagzdan,

I am sorry you feel this way.Brian

Sorry,

Thanks my man, sorry to hear of your bad times fella

OK perhaps I was a little hasty, but im just annoyed that such a potentially great game, has been bugged and spoiled with flaws all throughout the releases, which Auran don't seem bothered about, and my main point anyway was for example, Boso View Express (FREEWARE) is an excellent sim in comparison graphics/sounds etc... and costs nothing, I know its only a cab sim but, for what seems a better budget than a FREEWARE company, why can't Auran sort it?

I am a perfectionist with a sharp tongue (no apologies) and I don't like it when groups / corporations / take the (advantage) out of us paying types.. all for the sake of another version of Trainz...one every year or so!


I apologise if the {not quite swearing} annoyed you, but this is how frustrated I am about folk who are praising and hoping for a dwindling product to improve.

"In case you are not aware Auran has had to undergo extreme down-sizing and are struggling to meet goals" How should this effect the game?

I am not a games or applications programmer, this was not in the specs on the Trainz Box!, Im just trying to make a difference and offering my opinion,,after all, If I don't speak up..who will?

I'm sorry if you were under the impression that I was attacking you forum /game members and users personally, I'm simply having a dig at Auran, as it is a basic Statutory Right as a consumer/enduser,,,,, small print "Please feel free to comment" Bit

Anyway, Im gonna keep my eye out, and if im wrong, I will eat your Engineers cap! LOL.


Thanks again,

 

[Euphod]

The Sound Blaster X-Fi Extreme solved my problems also, but those without the financial resources to purchase same should reduce their sound hardware acceleration to 3/4 or less. That helps as well.

 

[Puffingbilly]

The Sound Blaster X-Fi Extreme solved my problems also, but those without the financial resources to purchase same should reduce their sound hardware acceleration to 3/4 or less. That helps as well.

Hi Euphod

Do you have a model / serial number for that card?

Ron

 

[ocala]

I managed to rectify most of my sound glitches by reducing the amount of Hardware Acceleration in the Windows settings in Advanced Audio Properties of Windows XP

This was most helpful of all suggestions, Thanks. Ocala

 

[alanti]

Reducing the hardware acceleration appears to have fixed my sound problems in 2006 as well. Thanks very much for the tip

Alan

 

[plumlazy1]

Well, this post is of no help to the thread starter, but I just wanted to respond to the rumble over turnouts and click clack sounds that some have mentioned.

Actually, the rumble that you here when the train passes over turnouts is the way it sounds in real life. I spent 6 years on the RR and that's exactly the way it sounds when crossing over switches/turnouts.

The clickity clack sound (at least in TRS 04 = the only version that I have) when running less than 30 mph or so, is the sound of a flat spot on a wheel, not the sound of jointed rail. Every consist having at least one wheel with a flat spot has bugged me too from time to time. I've just learned to live with it.

Cheers

 

[angelah]

Horns

I to have had these problems on various setups ,the real bad one for me is when you can hear the Mine loading the trucks, eaven if you are at some location many Km away form the mine, !!

the rest I can live with but this is realy a no-no

I run 04 and have never had a sound problem and when I used UTC that worked fine as well.
What I do notice is that as a train passed a whistle sign anywhere on a route, and I build some pretty big ones, you can hear it wherever you happen to be. So if that constitutes a sound problem then 2004 has one, so that's not bad going. I'll live with that!

Angela

 

[bnsf50]

Hi Euphod

Do you have a model / serial number for that card?

Ron

Try this site, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...oogle-_-Sound+Card-_-Creative+Labs-_-29102005

$86.00 after rebate.