Sound problem

vanyar · May 15th, 2001

I've got a very very old card (sound blaster 16 ISA) and when I use Direct Sound games goes slower. Today I've disabled the hardware acceleration on my sound card and it goes well with all my PC games and emulators (they are faster) except in ePSXe. When I run a game it doesn't have sound at all.
Is there any "software" sound plugin that I can use in epsxe?

bobotns · May 15th, 2001

If you don't have DirectX 8, download it.
And use Null2's Audio Driver 1.34 with ePSXe.

**Ryos** · May 16th, 2001

Null's driver seems to be at 1.35 now...but yeah, try using it, since it tends to be faster in most games than the internal SPU (unless you have a top of the line PC or something).

bobotns · May 16th, 2001

1.35 is buggy with MDECs

**Ryos** · May 16th, 2001

Well, after comparing Suikoden 2 with 1.34 and 1.35, I definitely see that's the case. I guess that's what I get for trying to upgrade from 1.2 without checking out other updated versions. -_-

May 17th, 2001

You also might give Pete's Midas plugin a try. It works very well and doesn't crash like the internal one does w/DD Help. The only problem w/it is that SFX are missing in games, but the music plays fine. I'm using a Sound Blaster Live Value card.
sincerely,
sx/amiga

May 17th, 2001

replace your sound card driver with an old one...since dx6 or 7 or so this problem occurs with sb16...if you use older drivers everything should be fine...

vanyar · May 17th, 2001

It doesn't work. Null driver is really faster than any other plugin but it doesn't work without hardware acceleration and changing drivers doesn't help. Well, I think the only way is enabling it to play PSX games and disabling it to play PC games. Anyway, Thank you.

May 15th, 2001	#1 (permalink)
vanyar Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Madrid (Spain) Posts: 41	Sound problem I've got a very very old card (sound blaster 16 ISA) and when I use Direct Sound games goes slower. Today I've disabled the hardware acceleration on my sound card and it goes well with all my PC games and emulators (they are faster) except in ePSXe. When I run a game it doesn't have sound at all. Is there any "software" sound plugin that I can use in epsxe?

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May 15th, 2001	#2 (permalink)
bobotns Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Europe Posts: 183	If you don't have DirectX 8, download it. And use Null2's Audio Driver 1.34 with ePSXe.

May 16th, 2001	#3 (permalink)
Ryos Revenger of Vengeance Join Date: May 2001 Location: Nowhere Posts: 11,250	Null's driver seems to be at 1.35 now...but yeah, try using it, since it tends to be faster in most games than the internal SPU (unless you have a top of the line PC or something).

May 16th, 2001	#4 (permalink)
bobotns Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Europe Posts: 183	1.35 is buggy with MDECs

May 16th, 2001	#5 (permalink)
Ryos Revenger of Vengeance Join Date: May 2001 Location: Nowhere Posts: 11,250	Well, after comparing Suikoden 2 with 1.34 and 1.35, I definitely see that's the case. I guess that's what I get for trying to upgrade from 1.2 without checking out other updated versions. -_-

May 17th, 2001	#6 (permalink)
sxamiga Guest Posts: n/a	You also might give Pete's Midas plugin a try. It works very well and doesn't crash like the internal one does w/DD Help. The only problem w/it is that SFX are missing in games, but the music plays fine. I'm using a Sound Blaster Live Value card. sincerely, sx/amiga

May 17th, 2001	#7 (permalink)
Samor Guest Posts: n/a	replace your sound card driver with an old one...since dx6 or 7 or so this problem occurs with sb16...if you use older drivers everything should be fine...

May 17th, 2001	#8 (permalink)
vanyar Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Madrid (Spain) Posts: 41	It doesn't work. Null driver is really faster than any other plugin but it doesn't work without hardware acceleration and changing drivers doesn't help. Well, I think the only way is enabling it to play PSX games and disabling it to play PC games. Anyway, Thank you.