 VLC media player with Sound Blaster Live! in Windows 98SE |
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 Apr 17 2008, 04:15 AM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 352 Joined: 26-June 07 Member No.: 144486 OS: 98SE 
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I've been using VLC media player for some time in Windows 98SE.
It's good for playing QuickTime 7 files. I have Creative Sound Blaster Live! 4-speaker audio. My Creative drivers are: A3D.DLL - 80.0.0.3 AC3API.DLL - 4.6.0.506 CIFMAN.DLL - 4.5.0.1005 CIFMAN.VXD - 4.5.0.1003 CSPMAN.DLL - 4.14.0.1 CTMM16.DRV - 4.12.1.900 CTSYN.VXD - 4.6.0.609 CTSYN16.DRV - 4.6.0.603 CTWT16.DRV - 4.12.1.900 DEVCON32.DLL - 4.6.0.659 EMU10K1.VXD - 4.12.1.906 SBLFX.DLL - 5.12.1.3210 SFMAN.VXD - 4.6.0.502 SFMAN32.DLL - 4.6.0.3301 These are the latest version VxD drivers that I have determined to work on 98SE. The problem is, that I have never got 4-speaker sound working in VLC... I can use stereo, but 4-speaker just gives me a high pitched scratching noise. I have KB269601 (KB242937) Multi-Channel Non-PCM Audio Update installed. This update allows 4-speaker audio from some other software that did not work before. Generally software needs to use waveOut Win32 API on 98SE to work with more than stereo. But... Not VLC media player... BTW, I've tried the stock-standard Creative 9x Web Release drivers for the Sound Blaster Live! with no difference (except instability in Windows!)... No problem on the same PC with Windows XP and the Creative Web Release XP drivers. Does anyone else have this problem with VLC media player and a Creative Sound Blaster Live! sound card? Or... does anyone use VLC and a Live! card with 4 speakers okay? Obviously this only applies to media with more than two channel sound. |
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Apr 17 2008, 10:38 AM
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Hardcore Win98 fan Group: Members Posts: 397 Joined: 13-July 06 Member No.: 101319 
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Personally I've had nothing but problems with my SB Live!... I miss my old Sound Blaster 128 with emulated DOS drivers.
Can you upload your drivers or point me to them please? It's a pain to find stable ones. |
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Apr 18 2008, 12:45 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 352 Joined: 26-June 07 Member No.: 144486 OS: 98SE
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QUOTE (glocK_94 @ Apr 18 2008, 04:38 AM)  ...Can you upload your drivers or point me to them please? It's a pain to find stable ones. Hey glocK_94, see my new topic here: http://www.msfn.org/board/Compilation-of-C...nd-t115903.html This post has been edited by RetroOS: Apr 19 2008, 03:54 AM |
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Apr 19 2008, 03:26 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 352 Joined: 26-June 07 Member No.: 144486 OS: 98SE
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QUOTE (glocK_94 @ Apr 18 2008, 04:38 AM) ...I miss my old Sound Blaster 128 with emulated DOS drivers... Hi glocK_94, I've got another present for you... I've uploaded the DOS Emulation drivers for the Live! See here again: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=115903 |
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Jul 5 2008, 11:55 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 352 Joined: 26-June 07 Member No.: 144486 OS: 98SE
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QUOTE (RetroOS @ Apr 17 2008, 10:15 PM) ... The problem is, that I have never got 4-speaker sound working in VLC... I can use stereo, but 4-speaker just gives me a high pitched scratching noise. ... Okay, it looks like 0.8.6h has fixed my problem... To get VLC player 0.8.6h working in 9x, see here: http://www.msfn.org/board/latest-VLC-playe...510#entry778510 I can now select Win32 waveOut extension output and it actually works instead of scratching noise for 5.1 audio... |
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Jul 6 2008, 08:12 AM
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Hardcore Win98 fan Group: Members Posts: 397 Joined: 13-July 06 Member No.: 101319
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QUOTE (RetroOS @ Apr 19 2008, 10:26 PM) Hi glocK_94, I've got another present for you... Wow, I can't believe how I managed to miss this topic for so long! Thanks a lot RetroOs! I've uploaded the DOS Emulation drivers for the Live! See here again: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=115903  :
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Jul 6 2008, 09:55 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 30 Joined: 6-July 08 Member No.: 199642 OS: none 
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Thanks for the information.
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