Maniaplanet Forum

Starting with Beta 2.1 update today I have big problems with the audio output. The sound effects and the music is extremely chopped or overlapped with distortion. Sounds like it is overdriven or disturbed by software/hardware interrupts.

Turning the music volume slider to 0 doesn't help, because this doesn't mute the music totally. Only turning both volume sliders to 0 will stop this horrible noise.

The noise is away if the sound output is muted. E.g. while entering the editor.

I tried all possible combinations of audio settings in the game launcher without success.

I use a Realtek AC'97 Audio device.

ManiaPlanet is not playable at the moment. Please fix this immediately.

EDIT: Fixed with an updated version of the file OpenAL32.dll (see seven posts later).

I posted this in the Beta 2.1 thread:

"Sound is now completely distorted, in the ManiaPlanet menus and in-game. Please fix this ASAP, it's unplayable. The quality chosen in the launcher doesn't make a difference, as well as any of the other audio options."

I am using Realtek ALC889A. Never had any problem like this before.

About the Audio issues:

1st : are you running windows XP ?
2nd : can you send logs to xbx so he can check this out (memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=67)

Here the audio works fine, so that would help.

Thank you !

Yes, I am on WinXP SP3.

Edit: I sent xbx my log.

The same here.

It began after the Maniaplanet-Update, music and sound effects affected. The Canyon update I installed afterwards didn't change the odd sound behaviour (I had little hope that the two together were needed to have proper sound...).

I also tried several settings in the launcher without effect.

I'm using VIA High Definition Audio.

Edit: And yes, using Win XP.

Same here and log sended.

Win XP SP3

I send my log also. May be enough, I suppose.

Can you try to unzip this dll in the game "c:\Program file\... " and overwrite the existing one.
And tell me if it works better..

thanks.

edit: tried an other change in the dll, one more time..

Still distorted with that OpenAL32.dll.

Edit: There was an OpenAL32.dll.tmp in the directory, so I renamed that and now sound works perfectly when opening ManiaPlanet, but I can't log in completely because the game is trying to force the update of it, and if you don't update you have to quit the game. The size of this one is considerably smaller, 284 KB (290,816 bytes).

can you check in the launcher audio tab if you have the "hrtf" option ticked, and try to untick it?