Hello,

Upon playing the game I experienced the soundtrack being accompanied by "crackling" sounds (like a loud distortion), but found a way to deal with it so I wanted to share the solution in case anyone enounters a similar issue:

1. Go to the folder where you installed the game
2. Make a backup of the file 'dosbox_epin.conf'
3. Edit the file 'dosbox_epin.conf' with any text editor (like Notepad)
4. Go to the [cpu] section of the file and locate the line 'cycles=max'
5. Change the value of cycles to a fixed number. 10000 worked just right for me so you can make it 'cycles=10000'
6. Save the file and run the game

The crackling sounds should be gone.

As a bonus, I can say that the in-game sounds and music were too loud for me and I changed that, but it honestly is a matter of personal preference and you can do it a number of ways, some of which are probably far more convenient than what I am about to write (e.g. you can just use the Windows mixer). Still, if anyone is interested and they don't want to tamper with the Windows mixer, here is what I did:

1. Go to the folder where you installed the game
2. Make a backup of the file 'dosbox_epin_single.conf'
3. Edit the file 'dosbox_epin_single.conf' with any text editor (like Notepad)
4. Locate the ':pinb' section
5. Add an additional line setting the dosbox mixer to set both channels (left and right) to 25 percent of their original volume (that's the value I used, obviously other values can be used based on preference). The whole section should look like this:

:pinb
@echo off
mixer master 25:25
pinball.exe
exit

6. Save the file and run the game.

Additionally, in the in-game Options menu I adjusted the volume so the music can be heard but it does not deafen the sounds. Since the volume is represented in "diamonds" I left the Sound FX at four "diamonds" (the default), but changed the Music to two "diamonds". As earlier, it is a matter of personal preference, but I'm just sharing the idea.