[Openal-devel] EFX on Generic

[Richard Furse]

Hi there - I'm a bit confused - sorry if this is a FAQ.

I'm trying to make EFX work with the Generic Hardware and Generic Software
drivers. The SDK example enumeration programs appear to report that reverb
and eax-reverb should be supported (but not the other effects).

However, ::alGetEnumValue("AL_EFFECT_REVERB") returns zero, though no error
is set. I'm guessing this isn't a good sign... And then nothing happens (the
sounds plays otherwise correctly, without effects).

I've tried:

	Generic Hardware on Realtek HD Audio Output
	Generic Software on Realtek HD Audio Output
	Generic Software on MOTU Headphones

I gather there have been some issues with the Realtek cards, but I was
expecting for things to work using the Generic Software driver and my
MOTU828mk2 as I *thought* this supported reverb. Is this wrong? I ran
"oalinst.exe" from the current SDK recently if that's relevant.

Or am I just doing something wrong? Incidentally, my own OpenAL
implementation doesn't have this problem - but then I've probably just
applied my misunderstanding there too!

Best wishes,

--Richard