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First post, by lutz79

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Hello guys,
i have a problem with FX audio in Doom2. I'm using a 486DX-4 with Opti 82C925 ISA sound card.

The sound card works regularly, but in Doom2 the FX sound works for a few seconds. After that, nothing is heard and only the music works.
I have configured the sound card with Sound Blaster settings, 220 port address, IRQ 5, DMA channel 1 and 5 sound FX to mix.

What could be the problem? With other games, the sound is heard regularly. Thanks!

Reply 1 of 7, by derSammler

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What sound card did you select in the game? Note that the Opti can not do SB16. You could also try WSS, which allows for 16-bit sound. Not sure if DOOM 2 supports that, though.

Reply 2 of 7, by lutz79

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I have selected "Sound Blaster" (there are not other possibilities) with the settings of my sound card. The problem is the same on other games like Duke3d, wolf3d ecc.!

Reply 3 of 7, by derSammler

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Then there's something wrong with the card or how it is set up. I know for sure that the 82C925 works fine with DOOM and Wolf3D, as I have it in one of my builds as well.

What confuses me a bit is this:

I have configured the sound card with Sound Blaster settings, 220 port address, IRQ 5, DMA channel 1 and 5 sound FX to mix.

Is that in DOOM 2? You can not use DMA 5, as - like already written - the card does not support SB16. There's no High DMA in Sound Blaster mode.

Reply 4 of 7, by lutz79

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What's the correct configuration for this sound card?

Reply 5 of 7, by derSammler

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Can you post a screenshot of the OPTi sound configuration utility and how your BLASTER variable is set?

Reply 6 of 7, by lutz79

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My configuration:

Reply 7 of 7, by lutz79

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In Doom2 the DMA is configured with a value equal to 1. The 5 value is intended for the sounds to remix.