Author: Mel Schwartz
Date: 07:02:34 09/18/02
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On September 18, 2002 at 03:58:03, Terry Ripple wrote: >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. :) >--------------- > >Explain what you did so it will be simple for other CM 9000 owners to make this >sound change! > >Thanks, > Terry Control Panel/Sounds and Audio Devices/Sounds/ then scroll down to Chessmaster and highlight what you want to change and then click on "Browse" and choose a .wav file from another source like a chess game or even Blitzin and that's it. Mel
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