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Q184971: Outwars: Music Starts and Stops or Music Volume Abruptly Changes

Article: Q184971
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsound kbui kbimu msgame
Last Modified: 26-MAY-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Outwars, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you play Microsoft Outwars, music in the game may start and stop, or the
music volume may abruptly change.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if the volume levels for wave audio and CD audio do not
match.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, follow these steps:

1. Insert the Outwars CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then start Outwars.

2. On the Outwars startup screen, click Options.

3. Click Sound.

4. When the Sound Options screen opens, you hear the wave audio. Under
  Interactive Music Balance, click the left or right Wav Music arrows to set
  the volume level you want for the wave audio.

5. Under Interactive Music Balance, click the CD Music volume control. When you
  do so, you hear the CD audio. Click the left or right CD Music arrow to
  adjust the volume level for the CD audio to match the volume level for the
  wave audio.

  NOTE: When you set both the wave and CD audio to the same volume level, the
  Wav Music and CD Music volume controls are not necessarily set to the same
  numeric value.

6. If both the CD and wave audio do not play, click the right Master Volume
  arrow to increase the volume level in the game.

MORE INFORMATION
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The interactive music system used by Outwars combines the CD and wave audio to
match the action in the game.

Additional query words: 1.00 msgame outwar out wars song tune cut cuts

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Keywords          : kbsound kbui kbimu msgame 
Technology        : kbGamesSearch kbOutwarsSearch kbOutwars kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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