First post, by Anonymous Coward
Hi!
Having trouble getting FT2 (2.08&2.09) to play nice.
Running latest VDMS (2.04+update2).
Settings:
EMS=16MB
DPMI=Enabled
POPF Workaround=Enabled
VESA=Disabled
HIMEM=Enabled with UMBs
Cap DOS Timer freq=On (Otherwise FT2 dumps loads of static on me)
Buffers=Both 75ms (Tried 10, 30 and 7500 also)
DMA Poll=1/3 (Tried 5/15, 5/10, 1/5, 2/5 and 1/2 also)
Right.
In FT2, when I play a mod, any mod, nothing happens.
If I wait a while, the o-scopes will start moving slowly, and if I wait even longer the notes will start playing, albeit really slowly with that evil looping you get.
Now, here's the fun thing:
If I minimise the window for a short while then restore it, I will get smooth sound (albeit with a few clicks and pops).
If I minimise the window for ages, I get smooth sound for ages!
I can play with the sample rate, toggle interpolation, stop and start the mod, jump do diff patterns, load a new mod, toggle the channels on/off, whatever and it will still play smooth!
Well, for a while. After that while is over it goes back to being all crappy again. 🙁
Messing about with the DMA polling ant buffers just alters how long you have to minimise the window for.
With some settings, you still get crapped-out sound even with the minimise-the-window trick. The settings listed first are the ones I found least pessium.
This is totally weird - any ideas why it's happening? Anyone??
