Is it possible to listen to winamp while playing?

el_kalkylus · 02-03-2006, 03:43 PM

Is it possible to listen to winamp while playing bg2?

True_Moose · 02-03-2006, 04:03 PM

Yeah, just play it in the background, and set the music volume slider in BGII to nil. You can also get rid of some of the ambient sounds if you want.

el_kalkylus · 02-03-2006, 04:06 PM

I tried that of course... doesn't work

Madman-Rogovich · 02-03-2006, 06:21 PM

Maybe try it again but run BG2 in windowed mode...

... should work

timothy trotter · 02-03-2006, 08:18 PM

i can run i tunes (pc version) while i play BG 2, i dont know wht winamp would be any different

True_Moose · 02-03-2006, 10:57 PM

Funny, works for me. Is there maybe an option enabled that makes it so if it's background, there's no sound from it? Maybe on the card?

el_kalkylus · 02-04-2006, 04:11 AM

It doesn't even work in windowed mode.

I'm running windows 2000, winamp 5.1.

Sir Degrader · 02-04-2006, 03:40 PM

Might it be a soundcard/hardware issue? Is the comp able to proccess the two at the same time?

el_kalkylus · 02-04-2006, 05:35 PM

yes. when I play game, the winamp sound is turned off...sometimes when the game loads I hear a little winamp music but it turns off when the game starts.

banzai · 02-06-2006, 09:19 AM

This has nothing to do with any software player. It´s nearly always a sound hardware / driver issue. Playing BG while having a player running is like having two software players running at the same time. For the hardware / driver combo it doesn´t matter if one is a player and the other a game or anything else.
Most consumer sound hardware / driver combination isn´t able to manage different sources (programs) at the same time. If you´re lucky one wins and gets exclusive use of the device - if you´re *not so lucky* sort of a race condition can develop (the other extreme) and the whole system locks up.

02-03-2006, 03:43 PM	#1
el_kalkylus Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: March 3, 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden, Sweden Age: 44 Posts: 669	Is it possible to listen to winamp while playing bg2? __________________ Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.

02-03-2006, 04:03 PM	#2
True_Moose Gold Dragon Join Date: June 18, 2002 Location: Wolfville, NS / Calgary, AB Age: 36 Posts: 2,563	Yeah, just play it in the background, and set the music volume slider in BGII to nil. You can also get rid of some of the ambient sounds if you want. __________________ [img]\"http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f13/true_moose/Siggy.jpg\" alt=\" - \" />

02-03-2006, 04:06 PM	#3
el_kalkylus Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: March 3, 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden, Sweden Age: 44 Posts: 669	I tried that of course... doesn't work __________________ Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.

02-03-2006, 06:21 PM	#4
Madman-Rogovich Lord Soth Join Date: October 23, 2001 Location: Edinburgh Age: 38 Posts: 1,918	Maybe try it again but run BG2 in windowed mode... ... should work __________________ One room, one axe, one outcome.

02-03-2006, 08:18 PM	#5
timothy trotter Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: December 29, 2004 Location: south australia Age: 42 Posts: 603	i can run i tunes (pc version) while i play BG 2, i dont know wht winamp would be any different __________________ Nobody expects the Spanish inquisition!<br />You will stay in the comfy chair until lunchtime, with only a cup of coffee at 11!

02-03-2006, 10:57 PM	#6
True_Moose Gold Dragon Join Date: June 18, 2002 Location: Wolfville, NS / Calgary, AB Age: 36 Posts: 2,563	Funny, works for me. Is there maybe an option enabled that makes it so if it's background, there's no sound from it? Maybe on the card? __________________ [img]\"http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f13/true_moose/Siggy.jpg\" alt=\" - \" />

02-04-2006, 04:11 AM	#7
el_kalkylus Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: March 3, 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden, Sweden Age: 44 Posts: 669	It doesn't even work in windowed mode. I'm running windows 2000, winamp 5.1. __________________ Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.

02-04-2006, 03:40 PM	#8
Sir Degrader Thoth - Egyptian God of Wisdom Join Date: November 3, 2001 Location: Canada Age: 63 Posts: 2,871	Might it be a soundcard/hardware issue? Is the comp able to proccess the two at the same time?

02-04-2006, 05:35 PM	#9
el_kalkylus Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: March 3, 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden, Sweden Age: 44 Posts: 669	yes. when I play game, the winamp sound is turned off...sometimes when the game loads I hear a little winamp music but it turns off when the game starts. __________________ Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.

02-06-2006, 09:19 AM	#10
banzai Manshoon Join Date: December 3, 2001 Location: Germany Age: 59 Posts: 199	This has nothing to do with any software player. It´s nearly always a sound hardware / driver issue. Playing BG while having a player running is like having two software players running at the same time. For the hardware / driver combo it doesn´t matter if one is a player and the other a game or anything else. Most consumer sound hardware / driver combination isn´t able to manage different sources (programs) at the same time. If you´re lucky one wins and gets exclusive use of the device - if you´re not so lucky sort of a race condition can develop (the other extreme) and the whole system locks up. __________________ Die groessten Elche sind selber welche ...

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