[Cause identified - Outdated OpenAL library in the game files] Sound Effects playing in wrong speakers on 5.1 analog sound system

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[Cause identified - Outdated OpenAL library in the game files] Sound Effects playing in wrong speakers on 5.1 analog sound system #22

Open lukaself opened 2 years ago

lukaself commented 2 years ago

1.7.5 Audio issues - Sound effects playing in the wrong speakers Starting with this patch, all sound effects are now played in the back speakers on a Logitech 5.1 sound system. Music plays fine in the front speakers. All other games still work fine.

Expected behaviour: Sound effects should play in the same channel as music. (Front Left and Front Right)

Not the first time it happened right after a BOI:R patch (or BOI for that matter), hopefully can be fixed once more.

lukaself commented 2 years ago

Issue located: outdated OpenAL32.dll in the game folder (Extracting the .dll shows all files are dating back from 2014)

Workaround : Removing OpenAL32.dll from the game folder forces the game to use the OpenAL32.dll located in Windows\System 32 which is up-to-date (2021). Sound effects are output in the front left and right channels as expected after that.

Proposed fix: Developer should update the game's OpenAL32.dll to the latest version (or the version pre-1.7.5 as it also worked fine and was more recent than the current one)

lukaself commented 2 years ago

Fixed in 1.7.7 Thanks and Please don't touch anything xD

lukaself commented 2 years ago

Back in 1.7.7a Sound effects are in the back speakers again. TT