Re: Quake 4: What is up with the sound?
- From: "M.W.H" <mapson_no@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 12:40:05 GMT
On 31/12/2005 03:57:27, pw wrote:
>Hello! Happy New Year!
>
>I am enjoying Quake 4, more so than F.E.A.R. Call me sad :-)
>
>I have a SB Audigy 2 ZA OpenAL soundcard, yet Q4 tells me that my
>sound card does not support surround sound and OpenAL (although I do
>hear sound out of all my 5.1 Logitech Z680 speakers - guess I am
>complaining <g>).
>
>Actually just curious why I can't enable Surround Sound in the game
>and why it sounds a little scratchy. My speakers and sound card sound
>fantastic in every other game (F.E.A.R, COD2, UT2004, SWBF2, ....).
>
>I see that there is a beta patch at Creatives site that is supposed to
>enable "real" OpenAL sound with my soundcard. Scary warnings of
>course before installing thier beta.
>
>Could that be the problem?
>
>My drivers say (under the Device Manager) they are: 5.12.6.402 dated
>7/2003 yet the betas are 2_08_0002 9/2005 (?). Never have found out
>why the actual drivers (of any product) listed on a site do not have
>the same version number after they are applied.
>
>Any help with any point above would be appreciated!
>
>Thanks!
You need Creative's beta drivers to enable OpenAL (surround sound)
HTH
M.W.H
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