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segagamer Visitor
Joined: 25 Jan 2006 Posts: 12
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Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 6:47 pm Post subject: skipping CD audio on Magic Engine |
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I have just recently upgraded to ME v1.1.2 and have noticed that the CD audio on my original PC-Engine game discs tend to skip randomly fairly regularly. The discs are not the issue since they do not have any scratches. However, I do not have the skipping issue with other emulators that play CD-Rom based games. I am not sure if it could be the CD/DVD drive that might be causing the problem. I have a Pioneer DVR-112D that I bought from Best Buy and was upgraded in the fall of 2006, after my hard drive died on my Dell PC. I replaced the old Samsung drive that was bundled with my PC since it was actiing up almost all the time (like the tray not staying open with I wanted to change discs. I do not remember having the sound issue before I upgraded the CD/DVD-ROM drive, so I don't know if it is a combination of the emulator and disc drive. Is ME not compatible with Pioneer drives? |
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segagamer Visitor
Joined: 25 Jan 2006 Posts: 12
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Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 4:52 am Post subject: |
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I cannot believe I am the only one expericing this problem...Maybe it's time I break down and pick up a real PC-Engine console to play CD games. |
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Tomaitheous Elder
Joined: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 306 Location: Tucson
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Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 7:34 am Post subject: |
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Why not just rip the CD image and mount it? If you're playing emulation, you might as well save any wear and tear on the original and just use a correct ripped and mounted image. That's what I do. I rarely touch the original and almost never for emulation. _________________ www.pcedev.net |
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Kaminari Elder
Joined: 19 Apr 2002 Posts: 1432 Location: Paris, France
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Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 1:37 am Post subject: |
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Issues with CD audio always come down to the usual suspects: make sure you have DMA enabled, and that you installed the latest driver/firmware for your drive.
Also, you don't say which OS you are using, which means the problem could eventually be related to your ASPI layer being obsolete or even lacking. If you know that your OS supports both ASPI and SPTI, try switching between both layers with the corresponding option in your PCE.INI config file.
Look for the section [cdrom] and set the Driver option to the needed value. Likewise, if you're using Win9x, use the drive number option; if you're using WinNT (2000, XP, Hastalavista), use the drive letter option. Do NOT use both at the same time.
Do your homework and come back for more help if you need any. _________________ Kaminarimon HES Music Archive | Tokugawa Corporation | YouTube Channel |
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segagamer Visitor
Joined: 25 Jan 2006 Posts: 12
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Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 5:02 am Post subject: |
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Kaminari wrote: | Issues with CD audio always come down to the usual suspects: make sure you have DMA enabled, and that you installed the latest driver/firmware for your drive.
Also, you don't say which OS you are using, which means the problem could eventually be related to your ASPI layer being obsolete or even lacking. If you know that your OS supports both ASPI and SPTI, try switching between both layers with the corresponding option in your PCE.INI config file.
Look for the section [cdrom] and set the Driver option to the needed value. Likewise, if you're using Win9x, use the drive number option; if you're using WinNT (2000, XP, Hastalavista), use the drive letter option. Do NOT use both at the same time.
Do your homework and come back for more help if you need any. |
Thanks for the tips, but most are meaningless to me, since I am not that great with computers...
My OS is Windows XP Home. I actually did update the firmware for my DVD/CD burner, so that much has been done.
What is DMA, and how do I enable it?
How do I determine whether my OS supports both ASPI and SPTI, and how do I switch between both layers with the corresponding option in my PCE.INI config file?
Also, how do I look for the section [cdrom] and set the Driver option to the needed value? |
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