Soundblaster 128 PCI problem in Quake 2

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4 total messages Started by Scottie Mon, 25 Jan 1999 00:00

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Author: Scottie
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 00:00

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I've recently installed an SB 128 PCI sound card and I'm having
problems in Q2. When I select "Max Performance" in either low
or high quality sound there is a constant stutter every one second .
There are no probs using "Max Compatibility" in low or high,
and other games like Half Life are OK. So, I'm wondering if this is
a common problem just to do with the 128 PCI & Q2 and, if so,
is there a fix for this? Any info appreciated.
Btw, I'm using IRQ 10 ......if that matters.

Scottie

Re: Soundblaster 128 PCI problem in Quake 2

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Author: Mirth
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 00:00

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On Mon, 25 Jan 1999 16:37:31 +0000, Scottie <scottie@the.helm> wrote:

>I've recently installed an SB 128 PCI sound card and I'm having
>problems in Q2. When I select "Max Performance" in either low
>or high quality sound there is a constant stutter every one second .
>There are no probs using "Max Compatibility" in low or high,
>and other games like Half Life are OK. So, I'm wondering if this is
>a common problem just to do with the 128 PCI & Q2 and, if so,
>is there a fix for this? Any info appreciated.
>Btw, I'm using IRQ 10 ......if that matters.
>
>Scottie

Your IRQ # will only make a difference if its in conflict with
something else. You should try to have your sound card on its own IRQ
if possible though.

You could try this in your autoexec.cfg:
set s_mixahead 0.14 	//lowers the delay before mixing sounds
set s_primary 0		//switches off the direct sound buffer
set s_khz 22		//increases the sound quality value

These are just the obvious things. They may help though. GL :-)


--
Gary<aka Mirth>
ICQ#17572632
-------------------------
mirth@the-web.demon.co.uk
gary@web-ecosse.com

Re: Soundblaster 128 PCI problem in Quake 2

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Author: Scottie
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 00:00

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Thanks for the info on this. I'll give those settings a try but if
I can't get "Max" to work I guess I can live with compatibility mode.
Anyway, at least the card is good at recording quality Wave files,
and that's the main reason I bought it.

Scottie

Re: Soundblaster 128 PCI problem in Quake 2

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Author: Douglas Bollinger
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 00:00

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Scottie at scottie@the.helm says...

> I've recently installed an SB 128 PCI sound card and I'm having
> problems in Q2. When I select "Max Performance" in either low
> or high quality sound there is a constant stutter every one second .
> There are no probs using "Max Compatibility" in low or high,
> and other games like Half Life are OK. So, I'm wondering if this is
> a common problem just to do with the 128 PCI & Q2 and, if so,
> is there a fix for this? Any info appreciated.
> Btw, I'm using IRQ 10 ......if that matters.
 
Are you sure you are using the latest drivers?  The latest ones I 
d/l'ed after buying my PCI 128 fixed all sound problems I had with 
Quake 2. 

-- 
Douglas Bollinger
Mt. Holly Springs, PA   17065

Be nice to your kids.  They'll choose your nursing home.

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