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Ticondrius
Gallente
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Posted - 2007.04.30 14:56:00 -
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First, linkage: fmod
I posted in the topic about this where Oveur stated that CCP is looking for a programmer to overhaul their sound engine, but since it was on page 7, figured it might not get seen where Oveur may be very interested in seeing this.
I have been using fmod for years now for little hobbist apps I have, and own a hobbyist license. I recently upgraded my license to fmod ex from fmod 3. It is a lightwieght and snappy audio engine. It is capable of running natively on many platforms, even down to the Wii if anyone cares. It's easily implemented in a few hours, followed by a day or two of testing at most. It supports OGG, so CCP can implement it without having to redo all the SFX/music first. CCP can use it to decompress OGG or MP3 to wav as an option to lighten CPU load on the client.
fmod is so light, in fact, that using it's win32 API is actually lighter on ram and CPU power than using Directsound's, not to mention more capable.
Furthermore, being that fmod has a native linux version, it takes the need to port or emulate the audio out of cedega, allowing linux users to use ALSA or OSS to play audio natively.
In the future, fmod ex will be capable of taking over EVE Voice operations internally, allowing EVE to become even more lightwieght for EVE Voice users by eliminating the existing EVE Voice code.
I dunno what else to say, Oveur. Click the link and read the rest for yourself. Fmod pwns, plain and simple. 
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Corwain
Gallente
Zero Team
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Posted - 2007.04.30 15:13:00 -
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Thing about programs like these are that they usually are restricted by their use license to non-commercial use.
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Ticondrius
Gallente
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Posted - 2007.04.30 15:15:00 -
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Read the licensing terms. All CCP has to do is pay $3K USD and they can do anything they want with it on the Win32 platform. It pays to at least scan the site before commenting. ;)
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Takumi Sakura
Amarr
The Sakura Syndicate
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Posted - 2007.04.30 15:25:00 -
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Edited by: Takumi Sakura on 30/04/2007 15:22:06
Or they could have their programming team develop their own sound system.. again and actually own it so when it comes to say the World of darkness MMORPG they can reuse it rather than having to rely on licensing and paying cash.
BTW look at the links page:
FMOD is used by over 400 companies in thousands of commercial and free games and applications.
CCP Games <-- in the links list
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Ticondrius
Gallente
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Posted - 2007.04.30 15:39:00 -
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Interesting. It's not used in EVE, it's missing the fmod DLL. There is an audio.dll file, but it's not the right size. Maybe CCP is using fmod, but fmod 3 and not fmod ex? if so, I'd not be surprised terribly, the difference is like to MS-DOS vs Macintosh.
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Redundancy
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Posted - 2007.04.30 16:44:00 -
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Edited by: Redundancy on 30/04/2007 16:42:31
We already use FMOD, but I wouldn't be surprised if it hasn't been updated much from the version that we had when we first got it.
Edit: I'll amend that to "I'm pretty sure we already..." - the guy that I could check that with isn't around at the moment.
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Ticondrius
Gallente
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Posted - 2007.04.30 16:46:00 -
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Then you guys don't need a new sound system. You just need to upgrade to fmod ex. The difference is night vs day my friend.
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Redundancy
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Posted - 2007.04.30 16:47:00 -
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Edited by: Redundancy on 30/04/2007 16:44:00
I'm think that's what's being done at the moment by the guy we got to work on sound.
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Janu Hull
Caldari
Order of Z Industries
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Posted - 2007.04.30 16:50:00 -
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Any idea on when its to be delivered? I'd love to turn hardware acceleration back on without the game sounds crashing me to desktop every 15 minutes.
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Jim McGregor
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Posted - 2007.04.30 16:58:00 -
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I like the sound of this.
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CCP Greyscale
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Posted - 2007.04.30 17:03:00 -
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 Originally by: Jim McGregor
I like the sound of this.
WAH wah waaaaaah...
-10 points for the terrible pun, try harder
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Arathian Evasion
Amarr
The Dapper Bandits
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Posted - 2007.04.30 17:04:00 -
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Originally by: CCP Greyscale
Originally by: Jim McGregor
I like the sound of this.
WAH wah waaaaaah...
-10 points for the terrible pun, try harder
Seems like a sound plan to me...
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Karash Amerius
Amarr
O.E.C
Legionnaire Services Ltd.
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Posted - 2007.04.30 17:08:00 -
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Sounds great.
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Dark Shikari
Caldari
Imperium Technologies
Firmus Ixion
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Posted - 2007.04.30 17:09:00 -
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Originally by: Arathian Evasion
Originally by: CCP Greyscale
Originally by: Jim McGregor
I like the sound of this.
WAH wah waaaaaah...
-10 points for the terrible pun, try harder
Seems like a sound plan to me...
It may sound sound, but the soundness may not be fully sound.
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Willow Whisp
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Posted - 2007.04.30 17:15:00 -
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Sounds like a Templar...
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Ashturi Nagano
Mantigen Quanta
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Posted - 2007.04.30 17:15:00 -
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SOUND SOUND SOUND SOUND SOUND SOU...oh, wait. That's not what we're doing, is it? Was this supposed to be substantive?
Uh...sound would be nice.
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Jim McGregor
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Posted - 2007.04.30 17:17:00 -
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Originally by: CCP Greyscale
Originally by: Jim McGregor
I like the sound of this.
WAH wah waaaaaah...
-10 points for the terrible pun, try harder
Thats OK, I have lots of points. I just cant seem to get to them very often. 
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Pilk
Axiom Empire
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Posted - 2007.04.30 17:29:00 -
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Sorry, I'm just now TUNING IN, but I don't appreciate the TONE of this conversation. The VOLUME of puns is so high that their FREQUENCY is quite painful.
That said, if you get sound working, that'd be music to my ears.
--P
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Suvetar
Forum Moderator
Interstellar Services Department
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Posted - 2007.04.30 17:30:00 -
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I guess I should take more Note of this thread 
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Di Jiensai
Gallente
Domination.
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Posted - 2007.04.30 17:32:00 -
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000Hunter000
Gallente
Magners Marauders
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Posted - 2007.04.30 17:33:00 -
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Edited by: 000Hunter000 on 30/04/2007 17:30:37
Originally by: Willow Whisp
Sounds like a Templar...
Bad sounding jokes 4TL, and please don't get them started on the Templar, u know... the Amarrian fighter?
EDIT: but seriously, whats wrong with the EVE sound? seems to run fine?
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Caol
The Nest
Interstellar Alcohol Conglomerate
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Posted - 2007.04.30 17:33:00 -
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Originally by: Suvetar
I guess I should take more Note of this thread
If you locked this thread, what key would open it?
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Dark Shikari
Caldari
Imperium Technologies
Firmus Ixion
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Posted - 2007.04.30 17:34:00 -
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Edited by: Dark Shikari on 30/04/2007 17:30:55
Originally by: Pilk
Sorry, I'm just now TUNING IN, but I don't appreciate the TONE of this conversation. The VOLUME of puns is so high that their FREQUENCY is quite painful.
That said, if you get sound working, that'd be music to my ears.
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Win 
You deserve a crescendo of applause for your arpeggiated use of musical puns. The jokes are a fitting motif for your phrases.
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Jim McGregor
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Posted - 2007.04.30 17:35:00 -
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Originally by: Caol
Originally by: Suvetar
I guess I should take more Note of this thread
If you locked this thread, what key would open it?
The same one.
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Arathian Evasion
Amarr
The Dapper Bandits
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Posted - 2007.04.30 17:36:00 -
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No, the real question is...
If this thread fell in the forums and no one was there to read it, would it make a sound?
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Roshan longshot
Gallente
Ordos Humanitas
FREGE Alliance
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Posted - 2007.04.30 17:37:00 -
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Eve-online has sound???
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Caol
The Nest
Interstellar Alcohol Conglomerate
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Posted - 2007.04.30 17:41:00 -
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Originally by: Jim McGregor
Originally by: Caol
Originally by: Suvetar
I guess I should take more Note of this thread
If you locked this thread, what key would open it?
The same one.
Key, musical key, goddamit ><
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MellaRinn
Exit 13
Anarchy Empire
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Posted - 2007.04.30 17:42:00 -
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this chimes music in my eve-sound-deprived audigy card \o/
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VaderDSL
Caldari
Incoherent Inc
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Posted - 2007.04.30 17:44:00 -
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This thread is music to my ears, I haven't had sound enabled in Eve for over 2 years now.
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Ticondrius
Gallente
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Posted - 2007.04.30 18:35:00 -
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allegro allegro al fine.
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