FS2004 The basics ...

[Laura]

I'm sure it's all correct, can maybe another FS9 User check it out ?
At least than i'd know if i'm doing something wrong

Btw: Thank you so much for your help

 

[Bliksimpie]

Sorry, as I said it work 100% with me. I even did add Robs adjusted gauge to teh carenado c90 and it work a treat..!

Hope you get sorted.

 

[lionheart]

Laura,

I wonder if you need the ole 'SoundGauge.DLL' file in the main FS folder? I think you need that. If you do not have it, let me know and I'll send one over.


Bill

 

[lionheart]

..........reminds me of a hilarious commercial. Two doctors about to do surgery, nurse asking if they need anything else. A doctor like one of the guys from Monty Python rattles off some names of things, and.. 'We'll also need that machine that goes 'BING!!!'.

 

[ddawson]

I'm sure it's all correct, can maybe another FS9 User check it out ?
At least than i'd know if i'm doing something wrong
Btw: Thank you so much for your help

When you created the folder called "laura_c172VSPD" did you create it in the sound folder for the CLS A340, or within the main FS9 sound folder?
Given the discussion here, it should be in the main FS9 sound folder.

Doug

Bill:
My gauges do not use the gaugesound.dll file any more, so no, she doesn't need it.

 

[vololiberista]

A lot of people have the sound.gau in their panel folders for convenience.
If you're still having problems try going back to basics.

I have "dsd_xml_sound3.gau" in my panel folder. The relevant .wav files are in the same folder.
I also have the .ini file in this case called "DM_VC10_sound.ini" in the same folder. So everything to do with xml sound is all together in the same folder.

In the panel.cfg I have: gauge66=dsd_xml_sound3!dsd_xml_sound3, 2,2,5,5,.\Aircraft\DMFS Shared Files\Vickers VC10 Panel\DM_VC10_sound.ini
The red part of the line points to the ini file.

According to Doug's PDF the blue part refers to the gauge being in the fs9 sound folder so at least make sure that his .gau file is there.

The .ini file can be any name
the basic construction of the .ini file is:-

[Config]
MaxSounds=50 <-- must be always more than the sounds listed
ErrorFlag= -1
LvarStop=DM SOUND STOP <- an L; var of your own creation
ResetVolumeVar=1


[Sounds]
Sound00=./Aircraft/DMFS Shared Files/Vickers VC10 Panel/ALERT.wav <- where your .wav file is stored
Sound01 etc.,


[LVars]
Lvar00=DM SOUND ALERT <- is written in the xml gauge as 1 (&gt;L: DM SOUND ALERT,number) 1=play once.
Lvar01 etc


It seems complex at first but once you get it working it usually works ok.

It's much easier than than editing the sound.cfg file!!!
vololiberista

 

[Laura]

When you created the folder called "laura_c172VSPD" did you create it in the sound folder for the CLS A340, or within the main FS9 sound folder?
Given the discussion here, it should be in the main FS9 sound folder.

It is

Bill:
My gauges do not use the gaugesound.dll file any more, so no, she doesn't need it.

I got the old sound.dll, so even if i would need it, that wouldn't be the problem.


@vololiberista: i tried putting dougs gauge in the main sound folder - still no sounds playing

But - enough for today, i'll try again tomorrow ...

 

[lionheart]

Maybe someone here can send you a working one, and you can test it, and then adapt it to your own needs?

Might be easier.

 

[Bliksimpie]

that is exactly what I did. I did send laura a working one

 

[ddawson]

Have you put the sound gauge's debugging element on the panel so that you can see what configuration file it is looking for, and which L:Vars it is monitoring?

Doug

 

[Laura]

Maybe another FS9 User could take some time and try this, just to see if this works for FS9 as it does for FSX - thanks

Have you put the sound gauge's debugging element on the panel so that you can see what configuration file it is looking for, and which L:Vars it is monitoring?

Doug

These are two lines i added to my .cfg:

gauge38=dsd_fsx_xml_sound!Sound, 0, 0, 1, 1,./sound/laura_c172VSPD/C172_VSPDsound.ini
gauge39=C172_Sound!speeds, 2,2,2,2

 

[ddawson]

The other thing you should try is running in windowed mode, so you can see any of the error messages the gauge issues.

Doug

 

[Roy Holmes]

gauge38=dsd_fsx_xml_sound!Sound, 0, 0, 1, 1,./sound/laura_c172VSPD/C172_VSPDsound.ini

I'm no expert on the subject, but I always thought that \ was what you used in specifying directory paths and / was generally used to indicate a switch

Roy

 

[lionheart]

I think Roy has found it, Laura. At the end, where the / 's begin, behind the gauge coordinates, make them \ instead of /.


Bill

 

[Bliksimpie]

I think Roy has found it, Laura. At the end, where the / 's begin, behind the gauge coordinates, make them \ instead of /.


Bill

it actually work both ways. Laura already tried it. See post 20 where I already told him to do just that.

gauge13=dsd_xml_sound2!dsd_xml_sound2, 340,118,19,19,.\Gauges\a346cls_sound.ini
...etc etc...
gauge38=dsd_fsx_xml_sound!Sound, 0, 0, 1, 1,./sound/laura_c172VSPD/C172_VSPDsound.ini
gauge39=C172_Sound!speeds, 2,2,2,2

1) I dont know if there are a clash, but i suspect they should work together.
2) I suggest changing the / to \ as in the other gauges location entries. see gauge13


Even gauge13 here already show that all files DO NOT HAVE to be in the panel folder. In this case the ini file is in the gauges folder.

3) You can try and add the "C172_VSPDsound.ini" file to the gauges folder but then you need to change the panel.cfg entry to be as follows

gauge38=dsd_fsx_xml_sound!Sound, 0, 0, 1, 1,.\Gauges\C172_VSPDsound.ini
gauge39=C172_Sound!speeds, 2,2,2,2

Laura already confirmed that it did not make a difference.

I have both / and \ Setups between different plane sounds addons and it work 100% both methods.

 

[Bliksimpie]

I'm no expert on the subject, but I always thought that \ was what you used in specifying directory paths and / was generally used to indicate a switch

Roy

No, it actually work both / and \.
Check Vololiberista entries reviously posted.
Check Rob Barendregt gauge entries
Check Doug Dawson entries

Doug's document.!
 "Please note that with this method, there is no ‘dot’ at the beginning of the panel.cfg parameter string, but the string starts with a / or \ character.  The gauge will treat the / and \ characters equivalently."

"Panel.cfg syntax
gauge10=dsd_fsx_xml_sound!Sound,  2,2,2,2,./gauges/dsd_xml_sound.ini
gauge11=dsd_fsx_xml_sound!Debugger,  420,550,600,80
"

Want more examples?

By the way, to date I have used doug's gauge succesfully in more then 50 add-on planes.. so does it make me a master, certainly not, but I think I sort of understand how the gauge work and NOT work. Being taught the hard way through trail and error and hours and hours of struggling, later on do give a HUGE insight to what work and what does NOT work.

 

[Roy Holmes]

No, I guess it is just DOS that works that way

Thanks
Roy

 

[taguilo]

Hmmm...which version of sound gauge is Laura using? Does dsd_fsx_xml_sound gauge work in FS9? Otherwise she must try a previous version, like dsd_xml_sound3 or similar.

Besides, using

gauge10=dsd_fsx_xml_sound!Sound, 2,2,2,2,./gauges/dsd_xml_sound.ini

or equivalent means the gauge must be placed either inside the main gauges folder, or the particular panel folder, and NOT inside any sound folder/subfolder

Tom

 

[ddawson]

Hmmm...which version of sound gauge is Laura using? Does dsd_fsx_xml_sound gauge work in FS9? Otherwise she must try a previous version, like dsd_xml_sound3 or similar.
...
Tom

Tom,

Yes, the FSX version will work in FS9.

Doug

 

[lionheart]

Well, dont give up Laura. You are so close. I have had this happen to me many many times. Gauges, XML code, sounds, etc, can all be ellusive one time or another. Hang in there.


Bill