Author: Mel Schwartz
Date: 15:59:34 09/17/02
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On September 17, 2002 at 16:47:09, John Merlino wrote: >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 Simple Sounds is simply not for me. Why should this be so complicated? Every chess game I can think of has a folder "Sounds" where you can change certain sounds for specific actions. All I want to do is change that dopey sound for a check that sounds like something exploding. I'm playing chess, not war! Help!!!
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