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Music problem - NineToes - 03.01.2009

I've recently discovered the option to play music in-flight, so i made a test. I converted a .wma song to a .wav and placed it under IL-2 1946/samples/music/inflight, and as i ran a mission in the QMB, it played the song, but only only for 3 or 4 seconds- and started again from the beginning. And again and again.
What could have caused this?

Thanks for your help,
Ninetoes.

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- agracier - 03.01.2009

Maybe you recorded to the wrong type of wav file. There are many variations. When I first tried adding my own music, I recorded the wrong types and the game wouldn't even load!


Anyway, here are some settings for .wav files that I've been using with success:

sample rate 44.1kz
sample size 16bit
bitrate 192 kbps

and most important of all:

encoder settings: MPEG-Layer 3

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- NineToes - 03.01.2009

Thanks!

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- RichardHed - 03.01.2009

Sometimes this works, but most times there's a few steps needed to get reliable files

From the IL2 readme:

4. The sound files must be in the 11025 Hz, Mono, 16-bit format. To be used in IL-2 1.2ov they must be converted into Windows RIFF wave files (*.wav). The file data format must be MPEG-1 Layer 3 @ 20 kbps 11025 Hz Mono

from http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/ ... 8011042045

here's the easiest way to add your own music
you need to start with an mp3

do a search for CDEX on the web... it's free
open CDEX and click convert and select add RIFF-WAV header to Mp2 or MP3 file.

navigate to your mp3 (or better yet a copy of it)
select convert, and when done place that converted file into one of the IMR folders. (i recommend you add 3 numbers to the front of the name so the randomizer can uhm randomize it better.

following the instructions with IMR will let you play it

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- NineToes - 07.01.2009

Thank you people, 'twas just the wrong sample rate. I run it at 11025 Hz now and it plays smooth as silk!

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