No Music

TSRCoryS

I will ask the compat lab if they have any information on incompatibilities with Creative products and the game. I'll let you know what I find out.

MetaSin

Bump.

Sound effects work - Music does not - Tried all the suggestions in this thread so far.

I need an answer to this question as well since I haven't had music since installation. I just returned to this game after a year to see if it got any better, I only played for a month before quitting and I'm not hesitant to quit again if something as simple as music playing can't be addressed. I've read posts in this thread from people who've been asking this question for a number of months it seems still without an answer. I'm not keen on continuing to spend my money on a disfunctional product, fix please.

TSRCoryS

Compat lab has no known issues with Creative cards. Have you tried adjusting the Sound Acceleration in your DXDIAG (Start->Run->DXDIAG->Sound tab) up or down to see if it makes any difference?

You may also find this thread useful:

http://mxoboards.station.sony.com/matrix/board/message?board.id=techsupport&message.id=8923

Message Edited by TSRCoryS on 02-27-2006 08:14 AM
Message edited by TSRCoryS on 02/27/2006 08:14:26.

Stormviper · 03/08/2006 20:39:30

Bump for the sake of finding a solution. I just started playing this game and I am having exactly the same problem that everyone here is describing. Sound effects work fine but no music. I've done everything suggested in this thread with no luck. The codecs menitoned in the " No music issue fixed" thread doesn't help me because I have all the codecs in the right places in my Windows folder. I also don't have any special sound codec packs installed. Is there any word on a fix for this perhaps from SOE?

Message Edited by Stormviper on 03-08-200608:39 PM

TSRCoryS

It's possible you have a codec with the same name, but a different version. MetaSin or Faithlessness care to send me the exact codec that youa re using? I can put it in the KB as a download, with instructions for placing it in the correct directory.

Stormviper

That would be awsome if one of those two could share with us what codec version they are using. :smileyhappy:

Faithlessness

uhm... I am not perfectly sure on what version(s) I have anymore. I would need help/instructions to find it. :smileytongue:

TSRCoryS

Faithlesness, if you could go to your Windows/system32 directory, and locate l3codecp.acm Right-click on this file and choose Copy, and then Paste it onto the Desktop. When you've found it, shoot me a PM and I'll give you an e-mail address to send it to me.

Faithlessness

Done 'n done.

Miggesch

Having the same problem - also with an Audigy 2 (LS in this case)

Used my onboard sound before - no problems - switched to the Audigy and music disappeared.

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Sound Devices
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           Description: Creative SB Audigy LS
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
           Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0007&SUBSYS_10021102&REV_00
       Manufacturer ID: 1
            Product ID: 100
                  Type: WDM
           Driver Name: P17.sys
        Driver Version: 5.12.0001.0512 (English)
     Driver Attributes: Final Retail
           WHQL Logo'd: Yes
         Date and Size: 7/7/2005 17:14:30, 1389056 bytes
           Other Files:
       Driver Provider: CREATIVE
        HW Accel Level: Full
             Cap Flags: 0xF5F
   Min/Max Sample Rate: 4000, 96000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 64, 63
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 64, 63
             HW Memory: 0
      Voice Management: Yes
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
  I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
              Registry: OK
     Sound Test Result: Not run

           Description: Tunebite High-Speed Dubbing
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
           Hardware ID: root\tbhsd
       Manufacturer ID: 1
            Product ID: 65535
                  Type: WDM
           Driver Name: tbhsd.sys
        Driver Version: 1.00.0000.0000 (English)
     Driver Attributes: Final Retail
           WHQL Logo'd: No
         Date and Size: 1/25/2006 15:26:26, 14336 bytes
           Other Files:
       Driver Provider: RapidSolution Software
        HW Accel Level: Full
             Cap Flags: 0xB5B
   Min/Max Sample Rate: 44100, 44100
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
             HW Memory: 0
      Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
  I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
              Registry: OK
     Sound Test Result: Not run

---------------------
Sound Capture Devices
---------------------
           Description: Camera
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
           Driver Name: usbaudio.sys
        Driver Version: 5.01.2600.2180 (English)
     Driver Attributes: Final Retail
         Date and Size: 8/4/2004 00:07:56, 59264 bytes
             Cap Flags: 0x41
          Format Flags: 0x44

           Description: Creative SB Audigy LS
Default Sound Capture: No
Default Voice Capture: No
           Driver Name: P17.sys
        Driver Version: 5.12.0001.0512 (English)
     Driver Attributes: Final Retail
         Date and Size: 7/7/2005 17:14:30, 1389056 bytes
             Cap Flags: 0x41
          Format Flags: 0xFFF

           Description: Tunebite High-Speed Dubbing
Default Sound Capture: No
Default Voice Capture: No
           Driver Name: tbhsd.sys
        Driver Version: 1.00.0000.0000 (English)
     Driver Attributes: Final Retail
         Date and Size: 1/25/2006 15:26:26, 14336 bytes
             Cap Flags: 0x41
          Format Flags: 0xCC0

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DirectMusic
-----------
       DLS Path: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\drivers\GM.DLS
    DLS Version: 1.00.0016.0002
   Acceleration: n/a
          Ports: Microsoft Synthesizer, Software (Not Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal, Default Port
                 Creative SB Audigy LS, Software (Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal
                 Tunebite High-Speed Dubbing, Software (Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal
                 Microsoft MIDI-Mapper [Emuliert], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
                 Creative SoundFont Synth [Emuliert], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
                 Creative External MIDI [Emuliert], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, External
                 Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth [Emuliert], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
                 Creative External MIDI [Emuliert], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Input, No DLS, External
       Registry: OK
    Test Result: Not run

Stormviper

OK, I have fixed my no music issue, and I think this may be a definitive way for most if not all others can use to fix this problem.

First, download Windows Media Player 10 from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/download/download.aspx, and reinstall WMP10 (or install it for the first time if you still have a previous version). Then download this registry file from http://www.looprecorder.de/l3codecp.reg. Once you have the file downloaded, run it and click Yes to add it to the registry.

What this registry file does is registers the l3codecp.acm with Windows by adding the following keys/values:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32]
"msacm.l3acm"="l3codecp.acm"
"msacm.l3codec"="l3codecp.acm"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\drivers.desc]
"l3codecp.acm"="Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 Codec (professional)"

The l3codecp.acm is the codec used for mp3 playback, and for whatever reason, WMP10 doesn't properly register it with Windows when it is installed, hence no music in MxO. Why MxO is sensitive to this and other games are not, I do not know. But this worked for me, and I hope it works for everyone else. Good luck!

TSRCoryS

Any feedback on this fix would be very welcome. Please let us know how it works for you. Please only try these steps if you are actually missing music in the game.

Miggesch

YES - MUSIC IS BACK - PRAISE THE LORD - HALLELUJAH!

Thx so much - all it took for me actually was the registry tweak

SMILEY

Stormviper

That's cool, Miggesch. Glad it worked. The reason I suggested reinstalling WMP10 first is so that people can be sure that they have the latest version of the codec. Obviously, if you already have it, then just the reghack will do the trick.

Have fun! :smileyhappy:

**EnterTheFenix**

yeah i was looking throught matrix files on my pc and i found like
hundreds of cool songs that should be playing, but i hear non of them
in game SMILEY