Author: John Merlino
Date: 13:47:09 09/17/02
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On September 17, 2002 at 10:35:07, Mel Schwartz wrote: >On September 16, 2002 at 19:52:53, John Merlino wrote: > >>On September 16, 2002 at 19:12:08, Mel Schwartz wrote: >> >>>On September 16, 2002 at 14:59:54, John Merlino wrote: >>> >>>>On September 16, 2002 at 14:45:54, Mel Schwartz wrote: >>>> >>>>>The manual states there is a way to select your own sounds and instructs going >>>>>to ChessMaster help. I don't see anything related to changing the sounds >>>>>anywhere. Does anyone know how to change the sounds to my preferences not in the >>>>>game itself? >>>>> >>>>>The Thematic Sounds is not bad but that "crashing" sound during a check is real >>>>>annoying. >>>> >>>>The instructions on how to change the piece movement sounds is in the ReadMe. >>>> >>>>>Another problem is the piece movement. Why can't the game be designed so that >>>>>pieces move smoothly like in Fritz 7? There is this jerky movement in CM 9000 >>>>>that is quite annoying. >>>> >>>>What type of board are you using (2D, Fixed View or True3D)? How fast is your >>>>computer's CPU? What video card do you have? Does this happen all the time, or >>>>does it appear to happen only in certain circumstances? >>>> >>>>jm >>> >>>I'm using a 2D board. My computer is a P4 2.26. I have an ATI Radeon 8500 128 MB >>>Video card. Yes, it happens all the time. This is especially annoying when >>>making fast moves and the piece just sort of quivers for lack of a better term. >> >>I will take a look at it, but that is almost exactly the same setup that we are >>using here (XP, ATI Radeon 8500, but on much slower machines). >> >>>As for changing the sound, I can't find anthing according to what the manual >>>says. The manual states ChessMaster help is where you look to change the sounds >>>to your preference - I don't mean the choices given within the game. >> >>I said that these were in the ReadMe file, not in the manual. >> >>jm > >It says it in the manual! > >How do I change the "crashing" sound used for a check? > >The quivering I mentioned is when making a fast response. I am now using the >"voice" sounds because I just can't take that crashing sound for a check. When I >make a fast reply, the voice cuts short the move announcement and the piece sort >of jumps, or quivers. The manual is in error. The complete directions on how to do this are in the ReadMe, specifically in the last item in the "Late Breaking Changes to the Documentation" section. You could try simple sounds instead, if you are unable to get the custom sounds to work. But nobody else has reported any quivering problems. jm
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