Audio Suggestion

[Bigboi]

When you guys make the next version of SRB2, make sure to set up the audio in a way so that if you turn it down, you only turn the game down, not the entire computer sound.

 

[JaoMao1]

When you guys make the next version of SRB2, make sure to set up the audio in a way so that if you turn it down, you only turn the game down, not the entire computer sound.

That's why there is a sound option menu.

 

[a441]

No, he's right. On Windows the SFX volume controls the entire wave device volume.

 

[Chaos Zero 64]

That started ever since the whole non-loop music started. I think. No wait, was it midi only before?

 

[Shuffle]

Yeah.

 

[SSNTails]

If the sound effects used FMOD as well, that would be possible.

 

[a441]

Yes, then the sound effects could fail to work on many people's systems and turn all screechy and horrible sounding when the game loses focus too.

 

[JaoMao1]

I guess I never noticed before because I don't usually turn the volume up/down. Please forgive my harshness.

 

[Chaos Zero 64]

Dude dont be so hard on yourself. you're new here so you shouldnt appologize. wait, for what again?

 

[Gemini]

Actually, those sound issues where turning the main SFX volume down affects non-midi music happens in some commercial games. Usually it's because changing the global volume for the selected sound output device also affects the music that's going through the SAME sound output device.

In the game I'm working on I get around this issue by manually assigning the volume level for each sound effect I play to the sound level selected on the options screen. This way the music remains unaffected by the global volume and is also given a manual volume assignment. The global volume setting is never touched.

I'm guessing that would be the solution to this, if it's even worth the trouble to change. As I said before, some commercial games do it the easier way even and usually it's not that big a deal unless you want your music much louder than your sounds.

--- Gemini

 

[Mystic]

My personal solution to it was to place everything on full volume and then set the main volume control really low. That way it affects everything equally, and doesn't make anything act weird.

 

[a441]

Keep in mind SRB2 has very loud sound effects and relatively quiet music.

 

[Gemini]

Really?

I always found the only loud sound effect compared to the music to be the armageddon shield blast. Actually, that sound is so loud it startles me when I accidentally touch an enemy instead of bounce over it.

*shrugs* Of course, after playing Sonic CD for the PC and dealing with stupid-loud jumping SFX compared to the rest of the sounds, let alone the quiet CD-audio tracks, perhaps I'm just used to Sonic SFX being loud?

--- Gemini

 

[a441]

Perhaps. The spindash rev is also extremely loud.

 

[Shuffle]

The spindash rev is kinda annoying, too >.>.

 

[DarkAngel]

While on the subject of music... What's the tune that plays on the Techno Hill 2 level? (tunes 05 on the console)...

I can't get it out of my head! lol

 

[Mystic]

Please don't bump old topics, DarkAngel. This topic is almost 3 months old. More than about two weeks and it's just there for archival purposes.

 

[hotdog003]

Um, actually, I don't think the Spindash Rev is loud at all... Oh wait... *turns on speakers* AAH! IT's... I means... like LOUD!!!

 

[Chaos Zero 64]

Bringing up what everyone tells newbies: Ask in the IRC channels first. If they cant help you somehow in someway, and if you didnt find the last 15 topics being talked about, then make a new topic.