MIDI Volume Weirdness

LeoD

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#1 Posted 30 January 2014 - 11:28 AM

Certain MIDI files, like the dethtoll.MID (

dethtoll.MID.zip (3.26K)
Number of downloads: 394) included in Devastator's Dawn in Arctic, force playback at full volume when a user map is [re]started from within the game. All EDuke32 builds since 2006-05-14 seem affected. (Btw, are older ones available?) Duke3dw and the DOS executable handle it correctly.

Reproduce:
- Set the music playback to a very low volume.
- Restart EDuke32 with a "-map any.map" command line -> dethtoll.MID plays at the expected low volume.
- Start a new game and choose a user map using the ingame menu...

LeoD

Duke4.net topic/3513

#2 Posted 01 February 2014 - 12:17 PM

r4289 does not fix it.

Helixhorned

EDuke32 Developer

#3 Posted 01 February 2014 - 12:23 PM

Strange... unlikely that it's the reason, but what is your EFFECTS VOLUME slider at? Mine is at max until I can take a closer look at the sound functionality, specifically this.

LeoD

Duke4.net topic/3513

#4 Posted 01 February 2014 - 02:45 PM

Helixhorned, on 01 February 2014 - 12:23 PM, said:

Strange... unlikely that it's the reason, but what is your EFFECTS VOLUME slider at? Mine is at max until I can take a closer look at the sound functionality, specifically this.

Effect and music sliders are near the middle usually. Reminds me of another issue on my list I didn't have the nerve to track down yet. But that started around the time the master volume slider was introduced, whereas the MIDI thing seems a pretty old one.