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Posted February 23, 2010
Character voices have pops and crackles. Could someone help me to correct this ?
This question / problem has been solved by _Zenger_image
Posted February 23, 2010
Hi, you could try:
- First, You could make a backup copy of the file: "dosboxGK2.conf" in the Gabriel Knight 2 folder, just in case
-Edit the file "dosboxGK2.conf" in the Gabriel Knight 2 folder and find sbtype=sb1, then change it to sbtype=sb16
- Save and close
I hope that helps, It worked for me, the sound improved greatly
Kind regards
Post edited February 23, 2010 by _Zenger_
Posted February 23, 2010
Solution worked great, thanks!
Posted February 23, 2010
Changing the RESOURCE.CFG to "audioDrv = DACTHUND.DRV" will give better results. The Sierra SoundBlaster driver leaves a lot to be desired.
Posted February 23, 2010
_Zenger_'s solution worked for me as well. Thanks very much!
Posted February 23, 2010
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Collector: Changing the RESOURCE.CFG to "audioDrv = DACTHUND.DRV" will give better results. The Sierra SoundBlaster driver leaves a lot to be desired.
With that i get error in begin and lost all the sounds
Posted February 23, 2010
What error?
Posted February 23, 2010
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Collector: What error?
Probably that that driver doesn't exist. DRV files in GOG install:
VESA
MIDNONE
DACBLAST
DACMSSYS
DACPRO
DACPRO8
DACPRO16
DACRRA
Posted February 23, 2010
That would explain it.
Posted February 23, 2010
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_Zenger_: Hi, you could try:
- First, You could make a backup copy of the file: "dosboxGK2.conf" in the Gabriel Knight 2 folder, just in case
-Edit the file "dosboxGK2.conf" in the Gabriel Knight 2 folder and find sbtype=sb1, then change it to sbtype=sb16
- Save and close
I hope that helps, It worked for me, the sound improved greatly
Kind regards

This completely solved my problem. Before it sounded like a deep crackly base sound but now its crystal clear! :-) (running a SB X-Fi on Win7 32bit)
Posted February 24, 2010
None of the above solved MY sound problems !
I'm on a Asus - m2n-sli deluxe board with an HD sound chip.
Error message = Drivers not found.
When i change it all back the sound in this game is terrible.
So what to do next ?
Also the proposed wide-screen solution didn't work either.
I've got a Full HD screen with 1920x1080 resolution.
EDIT...
OK, so i deleted the full content of the Dosbox.cfg and replaced it with the small cfg file from " Collector ".
Works better, but the sound is choppy aswell is the video.
Poor video and sound remains.
Post edited February 24, 2010 by Browny
Posted February 24, 2010
Check this thread - one of the last posts from Collector.
Posted February 26, 2010
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Collector: Changing the RESOURCE.CFG to "audioDrv = DACTHUND.DRV" will give better results. The Sierra SoundBlaster driver leaves a lot to be desired.

Hello collector. thanks so much for your input on the gk sound issues.
i am "soundprob", who was trying to figure out how to improve the gk 1 sound.
once i read your post about the crappy sierra soundblaster drivers, a whole flood of bad adventure gaming memories came back to me!
the worst of which is quest for glory 4.
i NEVER could get past like the second or third screen in that game without getting a game breaking error!
i don't think it was helped by changing the sound though.
do you have any advice for that game?
i have the version that i purchased with the quest for glory collection at babbage's in like 1997 or something.
i have looked around on the web for patches, and found qfgs.net, and i see some patches that may or may not have been there the last time i tried to play it.
what is your recommendation on the best course of QFG4 action?
Posted February 27, 2010
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Post edited February 27, 2010 by misslilo
Posted February 27, 2010
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Collector: Changing the RESOURCE.CFG to "audioDrv = DACTHUND.DRV" will give better results. The Sierra SoundBlaster driver leaves a lot to be desired.
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tacossmellgood: Hello collector. thanks so much for your input on the gk sound issues.
i am "soundprob", who was trying to figure out how to improve the gk 1 sound.
once i read your post about the crappy sierra soundblaster drivers, a whole flood of bad adventure gaming memories came back to me!
the worst of which is quest for glory 4.
i NEVER could get past like the second or third screen in that game without getting a game breaking error!
i don't think it was helped by changing the sound though.
do you have any advice for that game?
i have the version that i purchased with the quest for glory collection at babbage's in like 1997 or something.
i have looked around on the web for patches, and found qfgs.net, and i see some patches that may or may not have been there the last time i tried to play it.
what is your recommendation on the best course of QFG4 action?

I have new installers for most of the Sierra games. These installers automatically setup the games to run in DOSBox from a Windows shortcut, much like the GOG games, except that you must already own the games. All that is needed is to insert the CD in the drive and run the new installer. For floppy games, just copy the contents of the disks to the same folder as the new installer before you run the installer. They apply all relevant patches, both official and fan made. Each game will be correctly configured to optimal settings, both for DOSBox and for the games themselves. They include high res icons for Vista/Win7 and a configuration utility to easily change a few basic DOSBox settings to personal tastes, such as full screen or window size. When you uninstall a game, it will give you the opportunity to save your save games. Also, the installers for the DOS games only makes a registry for the uninstaller and write no system files, except for the Start Menu. I know that some of this sounds like what GOG does, but I have been doing it longer and I have been fixing Sierra games for far longer.
The installer for the QfG Collection Series can be found here.
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