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OpenArena => Technical Snafus => Topic started by: Marble of Doom on January 08, 2009, 01:34:59 PM



Title: Sound problem
Post by: Marble of Doom on January 08, 2009, 01:34:59 PM
I just bought some cheap computer speakers (really my problem right there) because my old ones can't get loud enough. The new ones 'r nowhere near the amazing quality the old had and thus sound like crap.

My question is am I able to adjust the treble and bass of oa?


Title: Re: Sound problem
Post by: Cacatoes on January 08, 2009, 02:02:05 PM
I doubt you can inside OA  ...

What operating system are you using ?


Title: Re: Sound problem
Post by: Neon_Knight on January 08, 2009, 02:24:57 PM
Get a good set of earphones with integrated mic. :D


Title: Re: Sound problem
Post by: Marble of Doom on January 08, 2009, 04:35:55 PM
I'm using mac os 10.4. My high quality speakers don't have their own volume control, they can only be set by the system volume, and are powered by a "special hq speeker port" built into my imac. My crappy new ones have an external power supply, their own own volume control, and can get 4 times as loud, but are grainy sounding and don't have good bass.


Title: Re: Sound problem
Post by: Cacatoes on January 08, 2009, 07:39:36 PM
I haven't got a mac, so I don't know exactly how to do it.

If you really want to, you could get some software equalizer/effects for any sound output.
In OA's case, that would work provided you manage to redirect OpenAL's sound to some sound layer to which you can add effects, like Jack (http://jackaudio.org/).
But I'm not sure if your speakers lack bass, that adding some artificial one would help ...