Esound

[Daniel Boulay]

Good evening all,

i realize Peter is not supporting Esound but maybe someone can help.

I use Esound 2.57 with FSUIPC 2.975 with FS2002.

Works great except i can't get any token variables to work.

Here's my esound.cfg file:

[Devices]

1=Primary Sound Driver

2=C-Media Audio Direct Sound Driver

3=DirectSound (SB Live! Wave Out [E400])

[settings]

1 = 2,50,C

2 = 3,60,C

3 = 3,30,C

[sounds]

1 = SAC1.wav

2 = SAC2.wav

3 = SAC3.wav

4 = SAC4.wav

5 = SAC5.wav

6 = SAC6.wav

7 = SAC7.wav

8 = music.wav

9 = cbding.wav

10 = revbetahorn.wav

[Triggers]

1 = B496:0,9,2 ;Fasten seat belt ON or OFF

2 = B497:0,1,2 ;Fasten seat belt ON

3 = B498:0,3,2

4 = B499:0,4,2

5 = B500:0,5,2

6 = B501:0,6,2

7 = B502:0,7,2

8 = B507:0,2,2

9 = B505:0,8,3,LOOP

10 = B505:1,STOP9

11 = B506:0,10,1,LOOP

12 = B506:1,STOP11

13 = AIRSPEED>=20,10,2

Everything woks fine except trigger 13...

Sound 10 works with B506 but not with airspeed greater or equ to 20...

and I have tried other token variables but no joy...

any ideas anyone....

Peter, knowing that you don't support it, did you get report

that this actually works because I fail to see what my mistake is

if any and i know there has been problems with it in the past.

thank you,

Daniel

[Pete Dowson]

I use Esound 2.57 with FSUIPC 2.975 with FS2002.

Works great except i can't get any token variables to work.

That's the latest version of Esound, and I think it may need FSUIPC 3. Try 3.08. I update all my modules and try to maintain compatibility between them as I go, but I don't backdate them and don't re-test with old unsupported versions, only the current listed ones. Sorry.

Regards,

Pete

[Daniel Boulay]

Peter, for your consideration, here are my findings...

First, button triggers always work...we're talking about token

varialbles triggers.

I have found an older version of Esound and did some tests:

Esound 2.57 with FSUIPC 3.08, no joy

Esound 2.57 with FSUIPC 2.975, no joy

Esound 2.54 with FSUIPC 3.08, works

Esound 2.54 with FSUIPC 2.975, works

As a reminder, i still have FS2002.

so for now, until I updated to FS2004 (which should not be too long),

I will use FSUIPC 2.975 and Esound 2.54.

Thank you for your time and effort,

Daniel

[Pete Dowson]

First, button triggers always work...we're talking about token varialbles triggers.

Yes, I realise that -- it was a problem which I thought I'd fixed.

As a reminder, i still have FS2002.

Ah, yes. Now you mention it, the previous person reporting this was using FS2004. I don't think I re-tested on FS2002. Maybe the fix I made for FS2004 actually mucked it up for FS2002. I'll put it on my list to take a look. It may not be for a few days though. Sorry.

Pete

[Pete Dowson]

I just had a quick look. I spotted what might be the reason for the problem, assuming it was me messing it up making it work properly on FS2004. I've really not got time to set it up on FS2002 and test it here, so I attach it (Esound 2.571). Can you please try it and let me know?

If it is okay, I'll release it properly. If not it'll have to wait a week or so. Okay?

Thanks,

Pete

esound2571.zip

[Daniel Boulay]

After a quick test, no joy Pete.

Like I said, i'm OK with it since 2.54 works good so no rush for me.

And i can't test it with FS2004 yet.

I'm just surprised that it seems that not a lot of folks are using it.

It is a great module....

my cabin announcements are automatic...i can even select the sound

cards and direct that sound into my headset with lower volume...

it's so nice...it's like the real thing...i'm listenning to cabin annoucements

and making sure my cabin crew are doing their jobs...lol

It adds realisme and what is so nice about it, it is triggered automaticaly

so i don't even have to press a button....

for example, when i'm airborn, ALTITUDE_ABOVE_GROUND>=3000,

there is that wav file that starts automaticaly saying:

now that we are airborn, etc..etc...

Man, i sure hope you keep this DLL going...

i think most folks don't understand how to use it and what it does.

thanks for your fast response Pete,

Daniel

[Daniel Boulay]

OH, by the way...

i tested it with FSUIPC 2.975 and 3.08.

Dan

[Pete Dowson]

After a quick test, no joy Pete.

Oh, that's a shame. I've no idea what the problem is in that case. How strange. Hmm.

I'll get to it in a few days.

Regards,

Pete

[Pete Dowson]

Hi Daniel,

I attach Esound 2.572. Can you try this and let me know? I couldn't find anything wrong, so I recompiled it and tried it here and it seems okay -- if it is okay with you I can only think 2.571 was some sort of mis-compile.

Regards,

Pete

Esound2572.zip

[Daniel Boulay]

Pete,

thanks....i'll try it...

my system is down now but should be back soon...

i'll let you know.

Daniel

[Daniel Boulay]

Pete,

got my system working again (thank god !)

After a quick test,

Esound 2572, with FSUICP 2.975 and FS2002 is now working fine.

Great stuff Pete !

I have just installed FS9 but have not installed FSUIPC 3.xx yet so

i can't report on that...having some video problems which i'll have to deal with.

BUT, I can't find the usual fs2004.cfg file ....

is it replaced by something else cause i can't program my

EPIC joystick axis with fs2004 menu.

Thanks,

Daniel

[Pete Dowson]

BUT, I can't find the usual fs2004.cfg file ....

It's "FS9.CFG" and it is in the documents and settings applications data, under Microsoft and flight simulator. Similarly your saved flights and so on with be in your document folder in a new sub-folder. I recommend you check out the FAQ in the FS2004 Forum here.

i can't program my

EPIC joystick axis with fs2004 menu.

Why not? The Fs2004 joystick assignments are better than the FS2002 ones -- more controls are now assignable. What is worng with it?

Regards,

Pete

[Daniel Boulay]

Let me read more on it...

as you may remember, i have the epic card which gives me

16 virtual joysticks and fs2004 did not pick up some of them...

With fs2002, i programmed the axis manually in the cfg file...

i`ll just do the same with fs2004.

I was looking fs2004.cfg on the main menu like it was with fs2002.

Like I said, i just got fs2004 so i do have some reading to do.

Thanks again,

and i`ll be registering fsuipc soon also since i do like it and need

all the functions (especially the joystick calibration part).

Daniel

[Pete Dowson]

as you may remember, i have the epic card which gives me

16 virtual joysticks and fs2004 did not pick up some of them...

It should do. It always has! The main problem is in distinguishing which one is which, as they all have the same name, so as you scroll down the list nothing seems to change. I did ask Ralph if he could number them but he never managed to do that.

Regards,

Pete

[Daniel Boulay]

Pete,

happy to report that esound 2.572 with epicinfo 4.20 and fsuipc 3.08

with FS2004 is working fine.

I did find the fs9.cfg file and was able to just copy and paste from

my fs2002.cfg file for joystick assignments.

I can tell you that fs2004 does NOT pick up axis very well from EPIC

when trying to use the MSFS assignment page.

so, had to do the good old fashion way.. edit the cfg file manually.

thanks for your help in this matter...it all started with esound and

it is now working nicely...2.572 seem to be a good version for

2002 and 2004.

Regards,

Daniel

[Pete Dowson]

Pete,

happy to report that esound 2.572 with epicinfo 4.20 and fsuipc 3.08

with FS2004 is working fine.

Good. I'll release Esound 2.572 next week, then, when I also release FSUIPC 3.11. (The current one is 3.10 by the way).

I can tell you that fs2004 does NOT pick up axis very well from EPIC when trying to use the MSFS assignment page.

How odd. It does here, at least from the USB version of EPIC. Are you still using the ISA EPIC card? Under Windows 98?

Regards,

Pete

[Daniel Boulay]

Yes, i still have the ISA...hate to spend another 500$ CAN for something i already have but i know that day is coming and i will have to get

the USB one...and yes, WIN98 because of my ISA card.

Daniel