APCM Audio Issues

[Randis]

I'm using ME099.5 I'm having trouble getting the audio and voices to work. The new version of ME will crash immediately on my 500mhz, 128mbRAM, dinosaur. I am a broke son of a motherless goat. I am playing a backup, (Thanks RIGG! May you rest in peace). At one time in the distant past I did somehow get all the audio to work. I've even tinkered with the configuration file included:


# ----
# emulation settings
# ----

[emulation]

;
; soft reset (RUN + SELECT)
; --
; y -> enabled [default]
; n -> disabled
;

soft_reset=y

;
; frame delay
; --
; adjust video frame delay (15000-18000 µs)
;
; 16393 -> 61 Hz
; 16667 -> 60 Hz [default]
; 16949 -> 59 Hz
;

frame_delay=


# ----
# sound settings
# ----
#

[sound]

;
; sound
; --
; y -> enabled [default]
; n -> disabled
;

sound=y

;
; frequency
; --
; set sound frequency (8000 - 48000)
;

frequency=48000

;
; 16-bit
; --
; y -> enabled [16-bit]
; n -> disabled [ 8-bit]
;

16bit=y

;
; stereo
; --
; y -> enabled [stereo]
; n -> disabled [mono]
;

stereo=y

;
; interpolation
; --
; y -> enabled
; n -> disabled [default]
;

interpolation=n

;
; interpolation level
; --
; 1 -> light interpolation
; ..
; 15 -> full interpolation
;

interpolation_level=1

;
; delay
; --
; adjust sound buffer delay (2 - 30), in 1/60th of second
; (best delay is auto detected by default)
;

delay=

;
; CD-ROM audio input line
; --
; 0 -> first audio input line
; 1 -> second audio input line
; ...
;
; (see the log.txt file to find out what are the line numbers)
;

cd_audio_input_line=0

;
; master audio volume
; --
; 0-100
;

master_audio_volume=100

;
; fx audio volume
; --
; 0-100
;

fx_audio_volume=

;
; cd audio volume
; --
; 0-100
;

cd_audio_volume=


# ----
# video settings
# ----
#

[FM-77AV]

ME 1.0 is some of the worst piece of software ever written.

Are you using real a System Card 3.0 or the Magic System 3.0 that is built into ME? It sucks, and you need System Card 3.0 to get proper audio in the Ys games.

[Randis]

I'm using the 3.0 system card, and most of the audio in Ys Book I & II and III works, but when I open chests or in certain events the audio mutes. I have a SB Live! sound card.

Edit: I've noticed that when the Redbook is playing, or is ending when I enter an area with ADPCM audio, it will work. When I'm in the town of Promalock there is no sound, but when I step into the ridge area the Redbook and ADPCM audio co-exist.

[Randis]

Yay! I fixed it!