directsound quieter than wave

alan98 · Apr 11, 2003, 04:30 PM

hi

i encountered this hmm.. not a big problem, but confusing thing:
in winamp, the directsound output is quite a lot quieter than wave out.
the difference is significant, especially when i have output volumes set for
DS and i play an AC3 move (for example). when i forgot to turn it down, i have
a loud surprise sometimes.. yes could just use waveout output in winamp,
but what about games? oh, and the directsound out for winamp has fading
included (YES.. i could install a dsp plugin.. but that's only a partial solution).
anyone has a clue ?

RIV@NVX · Apr 11, 2003, 04:47 PM

From Winamp.com Forums, PP's out_ds FAQ 2.2:

Q: Why is DirectSound always quieter than waveOut ?
A: On win2k/xp, changing waveOut volume seems to change global wave volume setting, while DirectSound has independent volume control; in other words - you play with waveOut, set volume to 50%, you get 50%, then you switch to DirectSound, set volume to 50%, and get 25% of your max volume. Solution: don't use waveOut and set wave volume to max in windows volume control.

alan98 · Apr 11, 2003, 04:54 PM

i've expected such a reply

(unfortunately, it's not what i wanted..)
what about loud ac3 ?
the difference between ac3 and DS is still huge.
btw i have a feeling, that maximum of all volume settings with DS is still not as loud as
even 50% of wave..
is there a way to amplify the ds ?

Apr 11, 2003, 04:30 PM	#1
alan98 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	directsound quieter than wave hi i encountered this hmm.. not a big problem, but confusing thing: in winamp, the directsound output is quite a lot quieter than wave out. the difference is significant, especially when i have output volumes set for DS and i play an AC3 move (for example). when i forgot to turn it down, i have a loud surprise sometimes.. yes could just use waveout output in winamp, but what about games? oh, and the directsound out for winamp has fading included (YES.. i could install a dsp plugin.. but that's only a partial solution). anyone has a clue ?

Apr 11, 2003, 04:47 PM	#2
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	From Winamp.com Forums, PP's out_ds FAQ 2.2: Q: Why is DirectSound always quieter than waveOut ? A: On win2k/xp, changing waveOut volume seems to change global wave volume setting, while DirectSound has independent volume control; in other words - you play with waveOut, set volume to 50%, you get 50%, then you switch to DirectSound, set volume to 50%, and get 25% of your max volume. Solution: don't use waveOut and set wave volume to max in windows volume control. __________________ -- Vedran

Apr 11, 2003, 04:54 PM	Thread Starter #3
alan98 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	i've expected such a reply (unfortunately, it's not what i wanted..) what about loud ac3 ? the difference between ac3 and DS is still huge. btw i have a feeling, that maximum of all volume settings with DS is still not as loud as even 50% of wave.. is there a way to amplify the ds ?