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clrmamepro [English] => clrmame Discussion => Topic started by: ant on 09 February 2012, 00:22

Title: PC Speaker Beep?
Post by: ant on 09 February 2012, 00:22

Hi!

Is it me or does the latest clrmamepro use PC speaker beep? I noticed when finish my MAME v0.145 ROM updates. I didn't even have my speakers turned on. This was in my old Windows XP Pro. SP3 machine with RealTek onboard audio.

Thank you in advance. :)

Title: Re: PC Speaker Beep?
Post by: Roman on 09 February 2012, 08:22

Erm..no...maybe beside this: There is a rebuilder advanced option to "beep when done", however it uses system routines to play a tone....and I guess I've never seen a system since 1996 which uses the system speaker for this :) But maybe your system somehow redirects it there....
If you had the sound without a rebuild operation finished...then it's something else...

Title: Re: PC Speaker Beep?
Post by: ant on 09 February 2012, 13:52

Quote from: Roman on 09 February 2012, 08:22

Erm..no...maybe beside this: There is a rebuilder advanced option to "beep when done", however it uses system routines to play a tone....and I guess I've never seen a system since 1996 which uses the system speaker for this :) But maybe your system somehow redirects it there....
If you had the sound without a rebuild operation finished...then it's something else...

Yes, it was after a rebuild was done, but why a PC speaker beep? Or maybe I don't have a WAV assigned to this event. Which event would this be?

I also noticed my audio mixers show PC speaker muted. Weird.

Title: Re: PC Speaker Beep?
Post by: Roman on 09 February 2012, 14:47

I can check later at home what system call is used to produce the sound....

Title: Re: PC Speaker Beep?
Post by: ant on 09 February 2012, 14:51

Quote from: Roman on 09 February 2012, 14:47

I can check later at home what system call is used to produce the sound....

Yes, please.

Title: Re: PC Speaker Beep?
Post by: Roman on 10 February 2012, 15:36

MessageBeep is used
(from the api doc: A simple beep. If the sound card is not available, the sound is generated using the speaker.)

but additionally there is a left over from old times, a "Beep" function call which seems to use the speaker...

Simply turn the option off if you're annoyed from it ;)

Title: Re: PC Speaker Beep?
Post by: ant on 10 February 2012, 15:46

Quote from: Roman on 10 February 2012, 15:36

MessageBeep is used
(from the api doc: A simple beep. If the sound card is not available, the sound is generated using the speaker.)

but additionally there is a left over from old times, a "Beep" function call which seems to use the speaker...

Simply turn the option off if you're annoyed from it ;)

Can we get a bug code change to use soundcard/WAV file instead? :P

Title: Re: PC Speaker Beep?
Post by: Roman on 10 February 2012, 19:55

well with a messagebeep it is already sent to the soundcard. very rarely used option anyway. but I keep a note of your request but dont expect it anytime soon.

Title: Re: PC Speaker Beep?
Post by: ant on 10 February 2012, 20:07

Quote from: Roman on 10 February 2012, 19:55

well with a messagebeep it is already sent to the soundcard. very rarely used option anyway. but I keep a note of your request but dont expect it anytime soon.

Thanks! For now, I will put it in mute. Those rebuilds can take a while too. :)

Title: Re: PC Speaker Beep?
Post by: Roman on 10 February 2012, 21:48

simply turn off the beep option

Title: Re: PC Speaker Beep?
Post by: ant on 10 February 2012, 21:52

Quote from: Roman on 10 February 2012, 21:48

simply turn off the beep option

That is what I meant by mute. Mute it in the program.