I've asked about this before but it really annoys me when I have to choose between music and fx in certain games. I have also asked some of the people who adjust games for WHDLoad if there is any way they could alter the games so that we could hear both simultaneously. Usually the response is that this is very difficult change if the game has not been designed around the Amiga's 4 channel sound.
I understand that it may be difficult if the music already uses four channels, though one channel could be cut when the effects are used.
But I was thinking- what about converting the music to raw audio mono which would only take up one channel, leaving three free for the fx. I know this would increase the file size but storage has increased a lot since these games were released and it shouldn't increase them by a huge amount.
I really thought someone would be doing something about this as it really takes away from some games. I would do it myself if I knew how to go about it.
Any thoughts?:confused:
New games which are system friendly should support AHI for >4 channel sound, but many folks don't really have a problem with 4 channel sound so they don't implement it. Personally, I know where you're coming from because there's one game that annoys me when the music cuts out...and that game is Lotus 1! Damn those stupid skid sounds that ruins the rockin' music!
There's a patch for Alienbreed 3D though which enables 8 channel sound, so some people obviously do care. May I ask which games are causing you grief?
