Sound killed (except for Serene Screen)

DBCooper · 05-15-2002, 11:43 AM

Can't find this problem discussed elsewhere here so please advise the solution.

After SereneScreen has been running for a while, and after I have interrupted it several times, the sound card seems to be permanently allocated even though the screen saver is not active. No other program can make sounds, though the screen saver seems OK.

Win98 SE2, Sound Blaster (PCI 16, as I recall). I didn't notice this problem until I upgraed to 1.1.

I looked for the compression option in multimedia settings, but didn't find one.

feldon34 · 05-15-2002, 06:21 PM

Ok, I am happy to report that version 1.1.3 of the Aquarium will take steps to try to rectify this problem. If the Aquarium sound is switched off by the checkbox, then the sound hardware won't even be initialized.

This problem has been reported quite a bit.

DB, I will e-mail you when there is a test version.

Jim Sachs · 05-15-2002, 06:36 PM

Glad to see that you survived the parachute jump, DB

Jav400 · 05-15-2002, 08:46 PM

Yeah, how much money do you have left?

patscarr · 05-15-2002, 11:45 PM

I don't get it???

Socrates · 05-15-2002, 11:51 PM

Originally posted by patscarr
I don't get it???

DB Cooper hijacked a jet, stole some money and bailed out with a parachute. In the 70's I think.

Don't know all the details. I believe it is a real story, but my source is the TV show "News Radio" so don't quote me

Jim Sachs · 05-16-2002, 01:44 AM

It's a real story. "News Radio" did a parody of it, having the owner of the station turning out to be DB Cooper.

DBCooper · 05-16-2002, 02:27 AM

http://www.super70s.com/Super70s/New...-DB_Cooper.asp
The irony of the story is that the skyjacker's name was not D. B. Cooper. He was Dan Cooper on the manifest. A lawman gave a reporter a bad tip and the name has stuck.

Jav400 · 05-16-2002, 08:37 AM

Yeah, there was a big to do at the time about if he survived the jump, since he bailed out at excessive speeds for the time. If I remember correctly they did find some of the money packets on the ground somewhere, but no trace of Mr. Cooper was ever found.

patscarr · 05-16-2002, 08:45 AM

Ah, yes, I remember that story, just forgot the name.

05-15-2002, 11:43 AM	#1
DBCooper Registered Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3	Sound killed (except for Serene Screen) Can't find this problem discussed elsewhere here so please advise the solution. After SereneScreen has been running for a while, and after I have interrupted it several times, the sound card seems to be permanently allocated even though the screen saver is not active. No other program can make sounds, though the screen saver seems OK. Win98 SE2, Sound Blaster (PCI 16, as I recall). I didn't notice this problem until I upgraed to 1.1. I looked for the compression option in multimedia settings, but didn't find one.

05-15-2002, 06:21 PM	#2
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	Ok, I am happy to report that version 1.1.3 of the Aquarium will take steps to try to rectify this problem. If the Aquarium sound is switched off by the checkbox, then the sound hardware won't even be initialized. This problem has been reported quite a bit. DB, I will e-mail you when there is a test version. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

05-15-2002, 06:36 PM	#3
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,775	Glad to see that you survived the parachute jump, DB Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

05-15-2002, 08:46 PM	#4
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	Yeah, how much money do you have left? Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

05-15-2002, 11:45 PM	#5
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,455	I don't get it??? Patrick

05-15-2002, 11:51 PM	#6
Socrates Sage Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: West Hills, CA Posts: 1,529	Originally posted by patscarr I don't get it??? DB Cooper hijacked a jet, stole some money and bailed out with a parachute. In the 70's I think. Don't know all the details. I believe it is a real story, but my source is the TV show "News Radio" so don't quote me Bat rays? We don't need no stinking bat rays!

05-16-2002, 01:44 AM	#7
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,775	It's a real story. "News Radio" did a parody of it, having the owner of the station turning out to be DB Cooper. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

05-16-2002, 02:27 AM	#8
DBCooper Registered Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3	http://www.super70s.com/Super70s/New...-DB_Cooper.asp The irony of the story is that the skyjacker's name was not D. B. Cooper. He was Dan Cooper on the manifest. A lawman gave a reporter a bad tip and the name has stuck.

05-16-2002, 08:37 AM	#9
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	Yeah, there was a big to do at the time about if he survived the jump, since he bailed out at excessive speeds for the time. If I remember correctly they did find some of the money packets on the ground somewhere, but no trace of Mr. Cooper was ever found. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection Last edited by Jav400; 05-16-2002 at 08:40 AM.

05-16-2002, 08:45 AM	#10
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,455	Ah, yes, I remember that story, just forgot the name. Patrick