Beta 6.9 - Low sound on pickups

Mageek

1st thank you for DEngine. Doom (etc.) never looked and played so good.

I may be just trippin but seems some sound effects are lower than the rest, Especially on item pick ups.

Also Heretic Shareware Title screen is scrambled.

DEngine = best source port

Vermil

The sound issue is because of SDL mixer, which the Dday 1.9 betas use by default for audio, on account of it being the only sound option currently set up with music.

The direct sound option (windows) will produce much better sound effects, but as indicated above, will not play music in the 1.9 betas.

The Heretic shareware title pic displays correctly for me (using a v1.2 shareware iwad).

DaniJ

Please clarify what you mean by "low sound".

Mageek

thanks for the quick response.

Updating Heretic Shareware to 1.2 now thank you =P.

Mageek

The sound effects with directsound op sound much better.
will there be music for Directsound in the next beta 6.10?

on SDL i guess i mean that the sound FX are over powered by the music on normal settings, . also music stops and restarts on DOOM after a few min. (e2m1 for ex.) Doesn't the music continually loop with no pauses in between?

DEngine = Definitive =P

DaniJ

Unfortunately both problems are due to SDL_mixer itself and consequently, we are awaiting a fix just the same as you guys.

As for the other points; rather than repeat myself, allow me to refer you to the Audio Plugin System, Current Situation article at dengDevs.