[Opensim-users] A question for the sound

Fleep Tuque fleep513 at gmail.com
Thu Nov 8 19:32:33 UTC 2012 

Hi Christina,

I use Imprudence 1.3.x on a Windows 7 64-bit machine and have never had
trouble with any sounds playing, so I know that sound _can_ work in that
environment.  However, I also remember that Imprudence users had reported a
variety of audio problems due to different audio drivers, and my guess it
that's probably the issue you are facing.  If that's the case, the issue
isn't with Opensim at all, but rather an issue with the viewer and your
specific audio drivers.

The first thing I'd suggest is switching to a different viewer to see if
the problem persists, something like Firestorm or Teapot, since I think
they are using relatively different code bases.  If you still can't hear
any audio using a different viewer, I'd also check to make sure all of your
audio drivers are up to date.

Best of luck and will look forward to hearing how it goes!

- Chris/Fleep


Chris M. Collins (SL/OS: Fleep Tuque)
Center for Simulations & Virtual Environments Research (UCSIM)
UCIT Instructional & Research Computing
University of Cincinnati
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315 College Drive
PO BOX 210088
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0088
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On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 12:47 PM, xristina volioti <
kri_krivolioti at hotmail.com> wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> thank you both of you for your answers.
> Well firstly I'm using Imprudence.
> Secondly, I haven't done what Wade Schuette told me, because I had work.
> Now I'll see all these and I'll inform you about it.
>
> Thank you once more!!!
> Best regards,
> Christina
>
>
> ------------------------------
> From: drwhiet at spacefriends.de
> To: opensim-users at lists.berlios.de
> Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 18:16:29 +0100
> Subject: Re: [Opensim-users] A question for the sound
>
>
> Which viewer do you use ? mayby i have a trick as i experienced these
> issues as well ..
>
> best regards
> Wordfromthe Wise
>
>  ------------------------------
> *Von:* opensim-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de [mailto:
> opensim-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de] *Im Auftrag von *Wade Schuette
> *Gesendet:* Donnerstag, 8. November 2012 13:50
> *An:* opensim-users at lists.berlios.de
> *Betreff:* Re: [Opensim-users] A question for the sound
>
>  Christina,
>
> You may have several different problems.
>
> First, there is no "standard" volume for uploaded files.  I even have
> problems with some normal mp3's in iTunes
>
>  You may need to increase the volume of your sounds and reload them.
> Most people I know use a wonderful free product called Audacity to do that
> sort of tweaking.  I've had to increase volume of files many times.
> http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
>
> (side note - If you ever want to use audacity to make mp3 files, you also
> need a separate download it tells you about.)
> If you get to that point, it's easy to use audacity to really boost the
> volume of your clips and see if that helps.
>
> So, one question I'd ask is whether you can hear OTHER sounds, and whether
> other people can hear the sounds YOU uploaded.   Both of those tests can
> help pin down whether the problems are at the server end or the client end,
> or both.
>
> First test any YouTube video with soft music to be sure your local machine
> volume is working properly on both clients.
> The Moonlight Sonata is a good test. I like this version:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6txOvK-mAk
>
> It's remarkably easy to inadvertently alter or even mute the local
> machine's volume control.   Even when you have it set correctly,
> ill-behaved products such as Skype can change your volume and leave it
> changed when you exit them.
> Microsoft operating systems have a number of hidden ways they try to be
> "helpful" that interfere with sound in non-obvious ways, both output and
> mike-input.
>
> Make sure you shove EVERY slider on your audio preferences panel to the
> far right for testing this sort of thing, to eliminate that as a
> confounding problem.
>
> The script commands PLAY and LOOP, or whatever they are,  both have their
> own volume option -- make sure it's set to the maximum. (1.0 ?? I forget
> right now.)
>
> Summary:
>       (1)  test to see if you can hear the Moonlight Sonata equally loud
> on each computer.   If not, investigate and fix
>             the issues that have nothing to do with your clip or OpenSim.
> Don't forget to look for muted output and
>             unplugged cables.
>
>       (2)  See if other people can hear your clips in OpenSim.  If they
> can, and you can't, the problem is not with the
>             clips but with some other settings on your own preferences.
>
>       (3)  Confirm you can hear sounds in general and other clips that
> other people can hear in OpenSim.  If not,
>             you still have preferences set wrong, probably, on both
> computers.
>
>       (4)  If you and everyone still think your clips are too soft,   try
> boosting their volume in Audacity and
>              re-uploading them.
>
>        (5)  If none of that works,  post again here.  I'll be curious to
> know where the problems were.
>
>
> On 11/8/12 12:24 AM, xristina volioti wrote:
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I would like to inform you that I have a problem with the sound. We have
> updated the server to the latest version and I'm running the OpenSim to 2
> laptops (one is XP 32-bit and the other Windows 7 64-bit).  In the XP I can
> only play sounds locally or in world and not at all in a scipt. From the
> other laptop I cannot hear at all the sounds that I have uploaded. I have
> exactly the same preferences in Audio and Video. I'm new in OpenSim, so I
> would like to ask you what I have to do in order to fix it and hear
> properly every sound.
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> With regards,
> Christina
>
>
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