Really Weird Sound Problems

TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">Help Me Forums-Won Kenobi</div> I've got a generic soundcard and a 5.1 speaker system. A couple of days ago when I restarted or something, I got a magical funky sound problem that defies all logic: in World of Warcraft, none of the NPCs make any sounds and none of the battles make any sound. Bug in the game, right? Yeah, I thought so too. So I fired up KOTOR 2 and lo and behold none of the lightsabers or blasters make any noises. No footsteps either. But <i>everything else works.</i> What in the world is going on? Can anyone help me fix this? If you can, me love you long time etc.
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  • ObstObst Join Date: 2003-03-12 Member: 14436Members, Constellation
    edited March 2005
    Sounds as if the card got problems with a certain kind of soundfile type.
    Reinstall drivers?
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  • Cold_NiTeCold_NiTe Join Date: 2003-09-15 Member: 20875Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Obst+Mar 24 2005, 10:33 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Obst @ Mar 24 2005, 10:33 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Sounds as if the card got problems with a certain kind of soundfile type.
    Reinstall drivers? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I'd go with this but... aren't they all wavs? But what do I know.
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  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    Some of the newer games use OGGs for certain sound effects, so maybe not.
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  • ObstObst Join Date: 2003-03-12 Member: 14436Members, Constellation
    I noticed such differences in other games as well, when for example the backgrund music was fine while all sounds created by the player/NPCs were blurred, or vice versa.
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  • GadzukoGadzuko Join Date: 2002-12-26 Member: 11556Members, Constellation
    Have you tried updating/reinstalling your drivers? That's the only thing that really comes to mind.
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  • Cold_NiTeCold_NiTe Join Date: 2003-09-15 Member: 20875Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-CForrester+Mar 24 2005, 10:40 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CForrester @ Mar 24 2005, 10:40 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Some of the newer games use OGGs for certain sound effects, so maybe not. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Ogg Vorbis? They use open source software requiring special codecs? I never woulda expected that.
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  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Cold NiTe+Mar 24 2005, 11:49 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cold NiTe @ Mar 24 2005, 11:49 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-CForrester+Mar 24 2005, 10:40 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CForrester @ Mar 24 2005, 10:40 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Some of the newer games use OGGs for certain sound effects, so maybe not. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Ogg Vorbis? They use open source software requiring special codecs? I never woulda expected that. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yeah. An example is Star Wars Republic Commando. All of the music is in OGG format.
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  • Cold_NiTeCold_NiTe Join Date: 2003-09-15 Member: 20875Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-CForrester+Mar 25 2005, 12:06 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CForrester @ Mar 25 2005, 12:06 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Cold NiTe+Mar 24 2005, 11:49 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cold NiTe @ Mar 24 2005, 11:49 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-CForrester+Mar 24 2005, 10:40 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CForrester @ Mar 24 2005, 10:40 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Some of the newer games use OGGs for certain sound effects, so maybe not. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Ogg Vorbis? They use open source software requiring special codecs? I never woulda expected that. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yeah. An example is Star Wars Republic Commando. All of the music is in OGG format. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    That's seriously awesome. I'm glad to hear it, since it is a good format.
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  • SkulkBaitSkulkBait Join Date: 2003-02-11 Member: 13423Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Cold NiTe+Mar 24 2005, 11:49 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cold NiTe @ Mar 24 2005, 11:49 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-CForrester+Mar 24 2005, 10:40 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CForrester @ Mar 24 2005, 10:40 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Some of the newer games use OGGs for certain sound effects, so maybe not. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Ogg Vorbis? They use open source software requiring special codecs? I never woulda expected that. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Why not? Unlike MP3, it is completely license fee free.
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