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Re: CD Music Volume Problem in Reg. QUAKE

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From: Bosch
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 1996 00:00
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Craig Mills wrote:
> 
> Bosch <psychoz@cosmos.net.au> writes:
> 
> >Yes, QUAKE is out in Australia (as of 2 Sept 1996) and I got it. It all
> >works except that the NIN music on the CD plays at a very low volume,
> >even when the OPTIONS CD music volume bar at set to max. I can *just*
> >hear the music, and the CD plays fine on my stereo system, but naturally
> >I'd like to hear the tunes properly. Can anyone please help?
> 
> >I have an Opti930 SB Pro compatible sound card set at DMA=1 IRQ=7 A220,
> >and a Matusha (?) 4x CD ROM drive. My MSCDEX batch command is currently
> >LH C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD001 /M:8 /V
> 
> >Thanx.
> >>> BOSCH
> 
> Try setting your CD volume higher using a mixer program that should have
> come with your sound card.  The volume as set in Quake is only relative to
> the mixer settings on the card.  I can set mine so that actually hearing
> the sound effects is a problem.
> 
> Craig
> 
> --
>  ------------------------------------------------------------------------>   Oh, God!  If you want something done properly,   |  Craig Mills
>   kill Baldrick before you start!                  |  s304989@
>   -- Edmund BlackAdder, Black Adder III            |  student.uq.edu.au

Thanks for the suggestion. I'd already fixed the problem by doing 
exactly what you're saying. (Used the SNDINIT program that comes with the 
OPTI drivers and fiddled with the levels).

>> BOSCH(Shamblers? Blargh...I prefer fighting them to filling out the five 
different timesheets at work)
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From: Bosch <psychoz@cosmos.net.au>
Subject: Re: CD Music Volume Problem in Reg. QUAKE
Date: 1996/09/12
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