Author: Mel Schwartz
Date: 16:37:42 09/17/02
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On September 17, 2002 at 19:19:24, John Merlino wrote: >On September 17, 2002 at 18:55:28, Mel Schwartz wrote: > >>On September 17, 2002 at 15:52:16, John Merlino wrote: >> >>>On September 17, 2002 at 10:29:32, Mel Schwartz wrote: >>> >>>>On September 16, 2002 at 19:51:37, John Merlino wrote: >>>> >>>>>On September 16, 2002 at 19:16:56, Mel Schwartz wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On September 16, 2002 at 15:23:14, David Dahlem 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. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>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. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>That "crashing" sound is very annoying and i think that the sound must have been >>>>>>>off when CM9 was being tested. :) In Windows, it's possible to change the sounds >>>>>>>in Control Panel\Sounds and Multimedia. Just scroll down till you see the .wav >>>>>>>settings for Chessmaster 9000. >>>>>>>Regards >>>>>>>Dave >>>>>> >>>>>>I have looked in the CM directory and to my surprise there is no "Sounds" where >>>>>>you can change that "delightful" check sound. Every chess game I can remember >>>>>>had a folder where there were all the sounds in the game. Why isn't it in CM??? >>>>> >>>>>He said to look in Control Panel\Sounds, not in the Chessmaster 9000 directory. >>>>> >>>>>jm >>>> >>>>There is nothing in "Sounds" of the control panel for CM9000. John, the CM >>>>manual states you can change the sounds to your preference (other than what's in >>>>the game) by going to CHESSMASTER help. Now, I went to CM help and there is >>>>nothing. Do you know how to change a specific sound like the "crashing" sound >>>>used for a check? >>> >>>There should definitely be something in Control Panel\Sounds. >>> >>>You are using XP, so go to "Control Panel -> Sounds, Speech and Audio Drivers -> >>>Change the Sound Scheme -> Sounds Tab". In the "Program Events" list, scroll >>>down until you see the "Chessmaster" section. There should be about 15 different >>>sound types, with 7 or 8 of those being game-specific sounds such as "White >>>Move", "Black Move", "Check", etc. >>> >>>jm >> >>I found what you're talking about but when clicking on "check" there is nothing >>listed. If that is what I'm supposed to change, then I am confused. It should >>give a path for the sound in ChessMaster but all it says is "None" under Sounds >>when highlighted. That might be for playing on the internet? Have you actually >>been able to change the crashing sound for a check in Thematic Sounds? > >If there is nothing in the list, then the program will use the default thematic >sound for the set that you are using. By putting something in that list, it will >be used for that chessic event, regardless of the piece set that you are using. > >Think of it not as a "setting" but rather as an "override", as the Readme >states. > >jm Okay, I already experimented and changed the sounds for both check and checkmate. Thanks! I am now once again a happy Chessmaster owner. :)
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