Last noob question I can't find the answer to

Meereule · 06-10-08, 08:00 AM

Hi all, new to the forums and posting for the first time. I've been playing SHIII for about one month now (when wife and sleep requirements allow) and am really loving the game. Sorry to ask a noob question but I've searched the forums and this is the last one I can't answer for myself. Please feel free to dope slap me

in your responses as long as you can help me (or direct me to a post that can)!

What sound settings can I use so that I'll actually be able to hear the gramophone tracks over the motors? I realize I can't expect much on the bridge, but even bent over the nav plot I can barely hear.

Thanks in advance!

Vacillator · 06-10-08, 08:15 AM

Hi Meeruele and welcome

Not quite a full answer but you need to adjust the sound level settings shown in dB with the dials on the sound setup screen (i.e. on the options screen before you laod a mission or career). You can adjust background and music to your taste if I recall correctly.

Good luck and happy huniting.

Meereule · 06-10-08, 08:24 AM

Thanks for the response, Vacillator, I've tried playing with those dials without much luck so far. I cranked up the music but the gramophone volume didn't seem to change, so I wonder if gramophone volume is tied to the "FX" or "general" setting instead? Also, at one point (and I forgot what setting I tried) I made the motor sounds even louder! Anyone have a specific sound setting that works well for them?

Red Heat · 06-10-08, 08:32 AM

Welcome Aboard, "Bilge Rat"!

Jocking...mate welcome to the wolfpack!

Meereule · 06-10-08, 08:47 AM

Thanks, Red Heat!

Vacillator · 06-10-08, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Meereule

I cranked up the music but the gramophone volume didn't seem to change, so I wonder if gramophone volume is tied to the "FX" or "general" setting instead?

Hmmm, I'll have a look later at my settings if noone more knowledgeable than me

comes along

Catfish · 06-10-08, 09:41 AM

Hi,
seems this is no Noob problem - i have this since day one with SH3 and was never able to find out

Or then i am still a noob

Greetings,
Catfish

rifleman13 · 06-10-08, 09:46 AM

Ahoy there Meeruele!

Sound problems, have you tried setting the sound to 0 db? Because it's the maximum setting for the sound.

Sound's like it's screwed up right 0 db max and 40 db for mute?

I hope this helps.

Welcome Kaleun!

Meereule · 06-11-08, 04:42 AM

Yes, right now I have these settings:

F/X -2
Speech -4
General -2
Music 0

HunterICX · 06-11-08, 05:06 AM

Welcome to Subsim, Meereule

HunterICX

Cheapskate · 06-11-08, 08:08 AM

Hi Meeruelle

I've had Sh3 since the day it was released and can honestly say that I've never had any major problem with the comparative volume levels of the game sounds.

It has always seemed to me that the original default levels:General,Music,FX all set to 0db,Speech at -10db, are pretty much ideal.This assumes, of course, that there is no hardware problem with your sound card. The only adjustment I make on the sound options screen is to uncheck the Music box.

This isn't to say that individual sounds can't be too loud, or too quiet for your tastes. You can have a quiet gramophone ogg file or an extremely loud effects wav file. Example: some mods have a diesel engine sound like a squadron of tanks going up a 1 in 3 gradient at full throttle. U-boat engines didn't sound like that - unless you happened to be in the engine room. And the creaks noise levels are generally completely over the top!! IIRC, in Das Boot you didn't hear any creaks until the boat got down to 200 meters or so.

In cases like this it is probably better to adjust the volume level of the individual file. For this you will need a sound editor programme. It's usually pretty easy to make a simple volume adjustment with one of those.

Ooops,I'm rambling too much.

What I should just have said - is that if you are adjusting the volume buttons to get rid of some particularly annoying effect, to increase the volume of something you like,or to make up for a hardware deficiency, then that may not be the best way to go about it. It's possible that you could be messing up the overall balance.

ReallyDedPoet · 06-11-08, 08:11 AM

Welcome to SUBSIM Meeruele!

RDP

Meereule · 06-11-08, 08:38 AM

First, thanks for all the welcome messages!

Second, thanks, Cheapskate, for the comprehensive and helpful answer. It may be that I've been fiddling with the sound settings too much

. I'm going to see what happens when I put the volumes back on default settings. Will report back with my findings.

Thanks again, all!

Laufen zum Ziel · 06-19-08, 12:50 PM

Welcome,

You will become an addict with no hope of a cure
except GWX.

Visit the below site to find tools, mods, photos, music, resourses and other goodies.

FIREWALL · 06-19-08, 12:58 PM

Welcome to SUBSIM Meeruele!

I have a small portable cd player that I play my music on while playingSH3 OR 4.

Of course I play Klassic rock. :p

06-10-08, 08:00 AM	#1
Meereule Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Last noob question I can't find the answer to Hi all, new to the forums and posting for the first time. I've been playing SHIII for about one month now (when wife and sleep requirements allow) and am really loving the game. Sorry to ask a noob question but I've searched the forums and this is the last one I can't answer for myself. Please feel free to dope slap me in your responses as long as you can help me (or direct me to a post that can)! What sound settings can I use so that I'll actually be able to hear the gramophone tracks over the motors? I realize I can't expect much on the bridge, but even bent over the nav plot I can barely hear. Thanks in advance! __________________ The Sea Owl (nocturnal and thick-headed)

06-10-08, 08:24 AM	#3
Meereule Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the response, Vacillator, I've tried playing with those dials without much luck so far. I cranked up the music but the gramophone volume didn't seem to change, so I wonder if gramophone volume is tied to the "FX" or "general" setting instead? Also, at one point (and I forgot what setting I tried) I made the motor sounds even louder! Anyone have a specific sound setting that works well for them? __________________ The Sea Owl (nocturnal and thick-headed)

06-10-08, 08:32 AM	#4
Red Heat Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 1,093 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	Welcome Aboard, "Bilge Rat"! Jocking...mate welcome to the wolfpack! __________________ "There is three kinds of man: the living, the death, and those who are at Sea." Plato

06-10-08, 08:47 AM	#5
Meereule Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks, Red Heat! __________________ The Sea Owl (nocturnal and thick-headed)

06-11-08, 04:42 AM	#9
Meereule Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yes, right now I have these settings: F/X -2 Speech -4 General -2 Music 0 __________________ The Sea Owl (nocturnal and thick-headed)

06-10-08, 08:15 AM	#2
Vacillator Frogman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 307 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hi Meeruele and welcome Not quite a full answer but you need to adjust the sound level settings shown in dB with the dials on the sound setup screen (i.e. on the options screen before you laod a mission or career). You can adjust background and music to your taste if I recall correctly. Good luck and happy huniting.

06-10-08, 09:41 AM	#7
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,767 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Hi, seems this is no Noob problem - i have this since day one with SH3 and was never able to find out Or then i am still a noob Greetings, Catfish

06-10-08, 09:46 AM	#8
rifleman13 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2008 Location: Depth-charged to Kingdom Come Posts: 927 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	Ahoy there Meeruele! Sound problems, have you tried setting the sound to 0 db? Because it's the maximum setting for the sound. Sound's like it's screwed up right 0 db max and 40 db for mute? I hope this helps. Welcome Kaleun!

06-11-08, 05:06 AM	#10
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Welcome to Subsim, Meereule HunterICX __________________

06-11-08, 08:08 AM	#11
Cheapskate XO Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Darkest Essex Posts: 403 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	Hi Meeruelle I've had Sh3 since the day it was released and can honestly say that I've never had any major problem with the comparative volume levels of the game sounds. It has always seemed to me that the original default levels:General,Music,FX all set to 0db,Speech at -10db, are pretty much ideal.This assumes, of course, that there is no hardware problem with your sound card. The only adjustment I make on the sound options screen is to uncheck the Music box. This isn't to say that individual sounds can't be too loud, or too quiet for your tastes. You can have a quiet gramophone ogg file or an extremely loud effects wav file. Example: some mods have a diesel engine sound like a squadron of tanks going up a 1 in 3 gradient at full throttle. U-boat engines didn't sound like that - unless you happened to be in the engine room. And the creaks noise levels are generally completely over the top!! IIRC, in Das Boot you didn't hear any creaks until the boat got down to 200 meters or so. In cases like this it is probably better to adjust the volume level of the individual file. For this you will need a sound editor programme. It's usually pretty easy to make a simple volume adjustment with one of those. Ooops,I'm rambling too much. What I should just have said - is that if you are adjusting the volume buttons to get rid of some particularly annoying effect, to increase the volume of something you like,or to make up for a hardware deficiency, then that may not be the best way to go about it. It's possible that you could be messing up the overall balance.

06-11-08, 08:11 AM	#12
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,886 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Welcome to SUBSIM Meeruele! RDP __________________ Back in the Day

06-11-08, 08:38 AM	#13
Meereule Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	First, thanks for all the welcome messages! Second, thanks, Cheapskate, for the comprehensive and helpful answer. It may be that I've been fiddling with the sound settings too much . I'm going to see what happens when I put the volumes back on default settings. Will report back with my findings. Thanks again, all! __________________ The Sea Owl (nocturnal and thick-headed)

06-19-08, 12:50 PM	#14
Laufen zum Ziel Eternal Patrol Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hiding on the bottom Posts: 1,783 Downloads: 853 Uploads: 457	Welcome, You will become an addict with no hope of a cure except GWX. Visit the below site to find tools, mods, photos, music, resourses and other goodies. __________________ RIP Laufen zum Ziel

06-19-08, 12:58 PM	#15
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Welcome to SUBSIM Meeruele! I have a small portable cd player that I play my music on while playingSH3 OR 4. Of course I play Klassic rock. :p __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???