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I just got a new machine and I noticed that the sounds of whistles and horns seem somewhat subdued compared to the other sounds. They are just not loud enough. Any ideas or am I stuck with this?Thanks in advance for any help.
John,Be sure you run mprofile again just in case. Then doublecheck all the sound sliders in all the options in trainsim relating to sound. Failing all that you could use a good .wav-file editor to increase the volume in your wave files, but it seems to me your problem is more basic than that. What kind of new machine do you have, and what sound card? How are non-trainsim sounds working? Look there first.PaulS
Hi Paul - thanks for the suggestions. Please see my embedded comments below.>John, > >Be sure you run mprofile again just in case. I did run mprofile, but no change in sounds.
>Then doublecheck all the sound sliders in all the options in >trainsim relating to sound. All sliders are maxed. I even tried reducing the Ambient Sounds slider, but that didin't help. >Failing all that you could use a good .wav-file editor to increase >the volume in your wave files, but it seems to me your problem is >more basic than that. Can you recommend a good WAV editor? >What kind of new machine do you have, and what sound card? I have a VAIO 810G (3.4Ghz, 1GB RAM, Radeon x600XT video card and a RealTek HD Audio card>How are non-trainsim sounds working? Look there first. All other sounds seem to be working fine.
> >PaulS > > One thought I had was that I might boost the frequencies used for horns and whistles using the equilizer provided with the audio device, but I really don't know what that frequency range might be.
>>Be sure you run mprofile again just in case. >I did run mprofile, but no change in sounds. mprofile is for video.>>Failing all that you could use a good .wav-file editor to increase >the volume in your wave files, but it seems to me your problem is >more basic than that. >Can you recommend a good WAV editor? Do a search for Goldwave. They have a free version. -Jeff
Heffed:>>Be sure you run mprofile again just in case. >I did run mprofile, but no change in sounds. mprofile is for video.Naturally it's for video, but I think I've seen it alter my sound sliders after running it too. At any rate, better to run DirectX diagnostics as well (all of them, not just the sound part)and then check all the sliders. Never underestimate the power of a computer to confound you with what you thought was a common-sense impossibilty.PaulS
Well, John, I'm neither a video nor audiophile, but for .wav editing I use something by a Lithuanian dude (shareware or freeware, I forget) called ProWave Wave Editor. But I'm sure if you hunt around on the downlod sections of PC Magazine or CNet or Tucows you can find it, or something similar. I think you just have to be careful to maintain the sample rate of 11025 Hz and simply increase the volume.Nevertheless, remember that Trainsim hasn't changed, just your new machine and sound card. Before changing all the probably hundreds of .wav files that would be involved I'd explore other possibilties, including Google searches.Any other advice from someone here?PaulS
Assendum:One more thing I should have thought about right off the bat--drivers. Even if you just bought your computer, your video and audio drivers may already be out of date. Paradoxically, if newer sound card drivers don't improve things, older ones might!PaulS
