Author: Terry Ripple
Date: 00:58:03 09/18/02
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On September 17, 2002 at 19:37:42, Mel Schwartz wrote:
>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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Explain what you did so it will be simple for other CM 9000 owners to make this
sound change!
Thanks,
Terry
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