sound

Vandelay · July 1st, 2003

hello,

im having trouble with sound, the only plugin that works is null, but audio plays for 2 seconds, then stops for 2 seconds, then plays again etc....

The other plugins dont seem to work.

Im running on a laptop. a sager np8887

p4 2.6 g 512RAM WinXP
mobility radeon 9000
Realtek AC'97

any idea how i can get proper sound?

The only game I have is Silent Hill

**I-Chan** · July 1st, 2003

Well, let's see. First of all, try eternal spu or peops spu, grab them here. In config->sound, enable sound, xa music and cdda music, and leave spu irq hack disabled. Config either one in spuasync, eternal in smooth mode. With eternal, configure buffer to a size of 40 or so.The other settings are aimed for quality, we can take a look to that when it works. Have you the latest drivers for your sound err system? If not, go download them. Does ePSXe give you any error message?

Vandelay · July 1st, 2003

Thanks for your help.

While sound did work, it was "too fast" and at a very high pitch.

Video sequences in the game were also too fast.

Know whats causing this?

Core works, but it stutters, especially in video sequences

**n_w95482** · July 1st, 2003

in the video plugin, enable fps limit. then set it to 50 fps for pal games and 60 fps for ntsc games. it should run at normal speed then.

**Kane** · July 1st, 2003

Make sure that 'Use PC FPS calculation' is off in the game fixes of the GPU plugin too.

F-3582 · July 2nd, 2003

Or set the SPUAsync mode to Wait instead of smooth (Disable anything related to Frame Limitation in your GPU plugin).

Umm... what exactly was the purpose of that "PC FPS calculation" fix?

**n_w95482** · July 2nd, 2003

it's a different way of calculating the fps. with some games/comps it works better. on my comp i have to have it enabled for every game or else it runs @ 3-4 fps.

**I-Chan** · July 2nd, 2003

Well, wait seems at first like a good solution, but it gave me nice slowdowns with final fantasy 9 battles. Surely a great present, but i didn't like it

. So try first with gpu frame limiter. And remember to leave frameskipping disabled. BTW, as you have a Radeon, be sure to use pete's opengl 1.72 gpu plugin, and use the special fix 'mixed software framebuffer access'. I've heard that latest cats have greatly improved fb access, but just to be sure... Sound can crack if game isn't running at full speed, so check that (with pete's, press 'del' on your keyboard, it'll show your fps, that should be around 50 for pal games, or 60 for ntsc).

To make it sound nicer, activate Neill's reverb and leave everything else in misc disabled. Check if any of the special game fixes is needed for the game you are trying. It it makes clicks, maybe is a matter of insuficient buffer, make it really big, and if it helps, then lower it as much as you can without hearing cracks.

Vandelay · July 2nd, 2003

Thanks everyone! I finally got it working!!!!!!!!!!!!

July 1st, 2003	#1 (permalink)
Vandelay Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 3	sound hello, im having trouble with sound, the only plugin that works is null, but audio plays for 2 seconds, then stops for 2 seconds, then plays again etc.... The other plugins dont seem to work. Im running on a laptop. a sager np8887 p4 2.6 g 512RAM WinXP mobility radeon 9000 Realtek AC'97 any idea how i can get proper sound? The only game I have is Silent Hill

July 1st, 2003	#2 (permalink)
I-Chan Ex Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Spain Posts: 3,085	Re: sound Well, let's see. First of all, try eternal spu or peops spu, grab them here. In config->sound, enable sound, xa music and cdda music, and leave spu irq hack disabled. Config either one in spuasync, eternal in smooth mode. With eternal, configure buffer to a size of 40 or so.The other settings are aimed for quality, we can take a look to that when it works. Have you the latest drivers for your sound err system? If not, go download them. Does ePSXe give you any error message? __________________ "I'm living in a dream I can't wake from" Core 2 Duo 6600 FSB 1066 \| 2048 MB DDR2 PC2 6400 800 MHZ \| NVIDIA 8800 GTS \| Sound Blaster Audigy 4 \| Seagate Barracuda 250GB SATAII+WD Caviar 250GB \| Dell 3007WFP-HC 30" Widescreen

July 1st, 2003	#3 (permalink)
Vandelay Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 3	Thanks for your help. While sound did work, it was "too fast" and at a very high pitch. Video sequences in the game were also too fast. Know whats causing this? Core works, but it stutters, especially in video sequences Last edited by Vandelay; July 1st, 2003 at 20:04.

July 1st, 2003	#4 (permalink)
n_w95482 Administrator Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,684	Re: sound in the video plugin, enable fps limit. then set it to 50 fps for pal games and 60 fps for ntsc games. it should run at normal speed then. __________________ Main PC: DFI LAN Party nF4 SLI-DR Expert w/406-bta BIOS, AMD Opteron 165 (CCBBE 0615 EPMW) @ 3 GHz (334x9), 1.55v w/D-Tek Fuzion WB; 2x1 GB OCZ PC4000 EB Plats @ 250 MHz, 3-3-2-8, 3:4, 2.7v; ATi Radeon X1900XT 512 MB @ 668/855 w/DD Tyee WB, 150 GB WD Raptor, 4x500 GB WD RE2 (RAID 10), SB Audigy 2 ZS, 700w OCZ GameXStream, CM Stacker 810, Windows XP Pro

July 1st, 2003	#5 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	Re: sound Make sure that 'Use PC FPS calculation' is off in the game fixes of the GPU plugin too. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

July 2nd, 2003	#6 (permalink)
F-3582 Back to regular business Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: in Sachsen Posts: 3,242	Re: sound Or set the SPUAsync mode to Wait instead of smooth (Disable anything related to Frame Limitation in your GPU plugin). Umm... what exactly was the purpose of that "PC FPS calculation" fix? __________________ In a world without walls and fences - who needs Windows and Gates?

July 2nd, 2003	#7 (permalink)
n_w95482 Administrator Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,684	Re: sound it's a different way of calculating the fps. with some games/comps it works better. on my comp i have to have it enabled for every game or else it runs @ 3-4 fps. __________________ Main PC: DFI LAN Party nF4 SLI-DR Expert w/406-bta BIOS, AMD Opteron 165 (CCBBE 0615 EPMW) @ 3 GHz (334x9), 1.55v w/D-Tek Fuzion WB; 2x1 GB OCZ PC4000 EB Plats @ 250 MHz, 3-3-2-8, 3:4, 2.7v; ATi Radeon X1900XT 512 MB @ 668/855 w/DD Tyee WB, 150 GB WD Raptor, 4x500 GB WD RE2 (RAID 10), SB Audigy 2 ZS, 700w OCZ GameXStream, CM Stacker 810, Windows XP Pro

July 2nd, 2003	#8 (permalink)
I-Chan Ex Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Spain Posts: 3,085	Re: sound Well, wait seems at first like a good solution, but it gave me nice slowdowns with final fantasy 9 battles. Surely a great present, but i didn't like it . So try first with gpu frame limiter. And remember to leave frameskipping disabled. BTW, as you have a Radeon, be sure to use pete's opengl 1.72 gpu plugin, and use the special fix 'mixed software framebuffer access'. I've heard that latest cats have greatly improved fb access, but just to be sure... Sound can crack if game isn't running at full speed, so check that (with pete's, press 'del' on your keyboard, it'll show your fps, that should be around 50 for pal games, or 60 for ntsc). To make it sound nicer, activate Neill's reverb and leave everything else in misc disabled. Check if any of the special game fixes is needed for the game you are trying. It it makes clicks, maybe is a matter of insuficient buffer, make it really big, and if it helps, then lower it as much as you can without hearing cracks. __________________ "I'm living in a dream I can't wake from" Core 2 Duo 6600 FSB 1066 \| 2048 MB DDR2 PC2 6400 800 MHZ \| NVIDIA 8800 GTS \| Sound Blaster Audigy 4 \| Seagate Barracuda 250GB SATAII+WD Caviar 250GB \| Dell 3007WFP-HC 30" Widescreen

July 2nd, 2003	#9 (permalink)
Vandelay Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 3	Re: sound Thanks everyone! I finally got it working!!!!!!!!!!!!

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