Crackling sounds in game

Lafferty · 08-31-07, 04:40 PM

Umm well lets see i don't know of anyone having this kind of problem. You say its not your sound card you might check your speakers thats about all i can suggest anything else.

08-31-07, 06:55 PM

I sometimes get this when I am using the 40mm cannons on surface craft. (I have the sound settings to real delay). When i hit the surface ship I sometimes get a crackle noise rather than an explosion (if the ship is a long way away). I am using a Soundblaster X-Fi Extreme gamer card. The good thing about it is I am certain that I have hit the ship!

Captain_AJ · 09-01-07, 06:59 AM

The cracking noise is evedent when switching too othe stations . but it is a minor one

TDK1044 · 09-01-07, 07:45 AM

In DXDiag, you need to set the hardware acceleration slider back 1 notch, then exit DXDiag and test SH4 again. If you still have the issue, repeat the above procedure and set the slider to its basic acceleration level setting.

AVGWarhawk · 09-01-07, 07:50 AM

I ran into this issue when I installed patch 1.2. The cannon fire was just a crackle and the AA gun was much the same. I did a clean install and the crackle went away. The AA gun sound had returned. Attempt what TDK recommended and also within the game there is a 3D sound slider that you can adjust as well.

capt_frank · 09-01-07, 11:55 AM

that's a big "will do"!

also, i installed newer sound card drivers and voila, it's okay...so far...

thanks!

capt_frank · 09-01-07, 03:50 PM

"they're baaaaaaaaaack"!

took another complete flush and re-install to rid my rig of the crackles. i already had the sound properties set ok, but i had previously cranked the in-game 3-d sound all the way to max...maybe the culprit?

anyway, thanks for all the help

frank

08-31-07, 06:55 PM	#2
simonb1612 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Crackle I sometimes get this when I am using the 40mm cannons on surface craft. (I have the sound settings to real delay). When i hit the surface ship I sometimes get a crackle noise rather than an explosion (if the ship is a long way away). I am using a Soundblaster X-Fi Extreme gamer card. The good thing about it is I am certain that I have hit the ship!

09-01-07, 06:59 AM	#3
Captain_AJ Crusty Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: USA Posts: 649 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	This happens to me The cracking noise is evedent when switching too othe stations . but it is a minor one __________________ Captain AJ

09-01-07, 07:50 AM	#5
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,281 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I ran into this issue when I installed patch 1.2. The cannon fire was just a crackle and the AA gun was much the same. I did a clean install and the crackle went away. The AA gun sound had returned. Attempt what TDK recommended and also within the game there is a 3D sound slider that you can adjust as well. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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08-31-07, 04:40 PM	#1
Lafferty Officer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hot Springs Arkansas Posts: 245 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	Umm well lets see i don't know of anyone having this kind of problem. You say its not your sound card you might check your speakers thats about all i can suggest anything else.

09-01-07, 07:45 AM	#4
TDK1044 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 2,674 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	In DXDiag, you need to set the hardware acceleration slider back 1 notch, then exit DXDiag and test SH4 again. If you still have the issue, repeat the above procedure and set the slider to its basic acceleration level setting.

09-01-07, 11:55 AM	#6
capt_frank Watch Officer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: In the North Carolina Sticks Posts: 335 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	that's a big "will do"! also, i installed newer sound card drivers and voila, it's okay...so far... thanks!

09-01-07, 03:50 PM	#7
capt_frank Watch Officer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: In the North Carolina Sticks Posts: 335 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	"they're baaaaaaaaaack"! took another complete flush and re-install to rid my rig of the crackles. i already had the sound properties set ok, but i had previously cranked the in-game 3-d sound all the way to max...maybe the culprit? anyway, thanks for all the help frank