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[TM2]: SOUND: (sound issues)

What is the Bug? Sound is sometimes missing after starting Mania Planet
How can I reproduce it? I can't really reproduce it on purpose. If I don't have sound I quit Mania Planet and restart it. After that most of the time the sound is fixed. I have no problems with sound with any other game or application.
What is my expectation of this bug? Sound will work every time.

Pentium Dual Core CPU T4200 2.0 Ghz, 3Gb RAM, Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset, Conexant High Definition SmartAudio 221, Vista Home Premium, Administrator rights, wireless connection to Linksys WRT54GS2 Router, 16Mbps internet connection, IE 9, Microsoft Security Essentials Antivirus, Windows Firewall

is it possible that you tried switching between sound devices after starting MP ? If so, don't be surprised, MP has failed to produce any sound if you've done so.

TStarGermany wrote:is it possible that you tried switching between sound devices after starting MP ? If so, don't be surprised, MP has failed to produce any sound if you've done so.

No I didn't change sound devices as I only have one. Today I had to restart MP 5 times before I finally got the sound to come on. Restarting MP is the only thing I have been doing to get the sound working. I haven't messed with the drivers or anything like that since all other programs I have tried have audio.

Did you try to set the audio settings of ManiaPlanet (check the configuration in the launcher) to normal (medium) instead of high?

TMarc wrote:Did you try to set the audio settings of ManiaPlanet (check the configuration in the launcher) to normal (medium) instead of high?

I tried checking and unchecking all the options and I have it set to normal always. I also noticed that there are some issues with audio during playback with shot movies. If I run the completed video through a video convertor (I use Any Video Converter) and change it to another format it will play back without any issues. If I stay with AVI and just run it through the converter the sound is fixed. I suspected a codec issue but I have the latest versions so I haven't a clue what to look at next. It's one of those intermittent things like when you take your car to the mechanic with a problem and the mechanic cannot reproduce the problem but as soon as you leave it happens again. The worst kind of problem to diagnose.

Do you also observe visible stuttering of the movies?
Then most probably your system is not suitable for them, and recoding also usually recompresses and makes movies smaller.
Btw. AVI is not a codec, it is a file format

Whiche dimensions do the vidoes have?