My sons' old computer has a rather interesting ability. It is an early Pentium, made by Dell. It is able to play sounds from the PC speaker through the soundcard (as well as have the PC speaker beeping as well).
Now, I'm an avid old-school gamer, and would love to be able to hear music from original The Bard's Tale series, or the 'full-auto' sound from Wasteland play through my headphones instead of being nearly inaudible. However, using it for my 80's gaming obsession is a bit out of the question, as I've run out of room in the house (and it now resides in the shed).
Removing the soundcard is also not an option, as it is physically part of the motherboard.
Is there some software that is capable of emulating this effect?
2006-09-21 05:23:40 · 4 answers · asked by seraphim_pwns_u 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Imagine this : on either a modern computer or an ancient x86 or 808x, if you played the original Bard's Tale, you would hear the music coming through through the 'beeping' PC speaker only. However, on my sons' "middle-age" P1 computer, the music would play both through the 'beeper' and the 'external speakers'.
In essence, it translated the beeps and boops into a waveform, and played it through the soundcard as if it were a WAV file.
What I want to be able to do, is to replicate this effect on a modern computer, through software.
I hope this makes it a little more clear.
2006-09-22 01:28:29 · update #1
Thilina :Won't all that accomplish is stop having the PC speaker beep? That still won't send the music to the sound card and be played through the external speakers.
2006-09-24 22:27:28 · update #2
As far as I know, it is the sound card's software that allowed you to do it. Nothing new.
2006-09-21 06:28:35 · answer #1 · answered by Just enquiring/ inquiring 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am guessing that the 'PC speaker through the soundcard' part is referring to the small speaker that is making beeps inside the motherboard while the '(as well as have the PC speaker beeping as well)' refers to the external stereo speakers you jack into the sound card. In order to hear sound from your headphones, plug in your headphones in the same plug where the external stereo speakers are plugged. If it doesn't work , try checking your volume settings. Check for "mutes" in the volume panel or go check the "preferred devices" settings in your Sounds and Audio Devices control panel.
2006-09-21 11:31:08 · answer #2 · answered by Neo2010 1 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Disconnect the pc speaker wire
2006-09-24 18:31:18 · answer #3 · answered by Thilina Guluwita 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Maybe if you were less of a homophoic biatch god would sort out your computer problems for you
2006-09-28 06:47:25 · answer #4 · answered by n2mustaches 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋