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Weird AWE64 Gold problem

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First post, by Spaz

Posted on 2010-07-31, 21:27

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I have a weird issue with my Retro PC. It's been working fine for years, but suddenly all adlib sounds are very weak.

I noticed this today when I played Commander Keen 4. The music/sound was barely audible. After some troubleshooting I've found out this low-volume issue affects all games using adlib sounds.

e.g, if I run Pinball Fantasies in Sound Blaster 16 mode, all is well. If I select adlib the 'low-volume' issue occurs.

I suspect an On-board amplifier has stopped working.

Does the AWE64 Gold have a separate Adlib/FM synthesis chip that, if defective, can cause this issue?

Reply 1 of 4, by h-a-l-9000

Posted on 2010-07-31, 22:01

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Have you tried the mixer utility?

1+1=10

Reply 2 of 4, by Spaz

Posted on 2010-07-31, 22:12

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Yes, I've checked the mixer utility. Sound level is properly adjusted. (I haven't made any changes to the system from yesterday)

Reply 3 of 4, by h-a-l-9000

Posted on 2010-07-31, 22:25

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Well does it respond if you change its volume?

1+1=10

Reply 4 of 4, by Spaz

Posted on 2010-08-01, 08:26

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The problem was with the ctmix.cfg file. For some reason it was read-only with low midi volume setting.

Things are working as normal now 😀

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