[Openal] C#, OpenAL Dependency Issues

[aconstantin]

Hi everyone, 

I'm sorry to put everyone "on th hunt" for my problem, but I'm finding out
quite important information from this discussion...So, Generic Hardware is
OK, for my sound-card after all. 

Aside from that, clearly, some app isn't doing it's job (at least not as it
should)... If you say the card has different naming conventions, then this
issue should have been solved by the Auto-Updater, if not by its
accompanying CD, right ? 

To answer your question, Dan, I'm using XP, sadly, by necessity, not by
choice...hardware limitations, and all that.

Out of curiosity, I've made a "full cavity search" on my drives for the
*oal*.dll ... it just found "wrap_oal.dll" and some "OAL.dll" a downloaded
demo (http://www.blitzbasic.com/Community/posts.php?topic=71469) is using...
by the way, a question here, since the author didn't state : the app lets me
choose exactly what to use : GH on X-Fi / GS on X-Fi / GH on Realtek HD (my
on-board card) / GS on Realtek HD.... and effects work (with the 1st
choice)... anyone know how he does it ?

I've gone and disabled the Realtek HD, to see what happens...I still get
"GH" as the opened device, in my project, but still the EFX is (apparently)
not supported.

Tao Framework supports ALC_EFX_EXT ... I'm only speaking from past
experience, because up to this tiresome XP reinstall, everything <<worked>>
as it was...the echo & the flanger sounded great... (now I'm being
nostalgic...)

...And my Audio Hardware Acceleration Slider is set to Full.

Alex.



Dan Peacock-2 wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> Firstly, I need to correct a couple of comments ...
> 
> The X-Fi Xtreme Audio card is a host-based X-Fi card so some of the
> filenames are different compared to a hardware-based X-Fi card.
> Specifically, the native OpenAL device is stored in a DLL called
> sens_oal.dll (not ct_oal.dll).   This component is only installed on
> Windows Vista (it is not needed on Win XP)
> 
> On Windows XP you can use the "Generic Hardware" device to get EAX 2,
> 3, 4 and EFX Extension support on the X-Fi Xtreme Audio card.  (The
> EFX Extension is available via "Generic Hardware" when ever the
> soundcard supports at least EAX version 2.0.   The EFX Extension is
> also available (with an EAX 2.0 feature set) via the "Generic
> Software" device).
> 
> I'm guessing you are using WinXP because you shouldn't have been able
> to open the "Generic Hardware" device on Vista.  Is that right?
> 
> Does the TAO Framework have support for the ALC_EXT_EFX ?  I couldn't
> tell from their website as it only mentions support for OpenAL 1.1.
> 
> If the TAO framework does include support for the extension, then I
> would check to make sure that your Audio Hardware Acceleration Slider
> is set to FULL.  This can be found in the Sound and Audio Devices
> panel from the Windows Control Panel.
> 
> Dan
> 
> 

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