Sound Problem

[shazza]

Hi everyone.

I recently purchased a new computer, and it is excellent. I installed Exult on it, however much, if not all of the music on BG/SI sounds off key and weird; quite different to the music on my old computer.

AMD64 3000+
1024MB RAM
160GB HDD
Windows XP

My new speakers are 1600watts and came with a subwoofer. I wish I could give you an example of how it sounds like, is there a way?

Cheers.

[yhevhe]

What about the sound card?

[Dominus]

I should make that a FAQ. Remind me when I'm home again.
The reason it sounds different is that you are most likely listening to the midi music. The midi music you are hearing now is for sure generated differently than when you were playing the original. That is the problem of midi music
What you can do is either download the music pack or choose fmopl as your music in Exult (see the docs for this) or use the same soundcard and soundfont as when you played the game in dos.

[shazza]

I wasn't playing the original games on my old computer. I was using Exult as well, and have been for quite awhile. Sorry if that confused you.

[shazza]

Wow, I wasn't aware my old account still worked; anyway FMOPL sounds a bit better; but still some things sound off key. Indeed weird.

[Dominus]

what is your sound card? Especially with Creative and their Audigy software it may happen that you are applying EAX effects that make your music sound weird.

[shazza]

Well, after downloading the OGG files; it sounds much like the original U7 and the Exult on my old computer.

My Sound Card is "SoundMAX Digital Audio".