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BG2 Sound Quality

Discussion in 'BG2: Shadows of Amn (Classic)' started by Raiken, Oct 31, 2009.

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    Hi, I wondered if anyone else noticed the poor sound quality of some of the NPC dialogue in BG2?

    By poor quality, I mean some of the recordings sound distorted, almost like they've got a bit reduction effect applied. It's very noticable in Ireniucus' dialogue at the start of the game for instance. I thought it was my install or sound card, but I've extracted the wav files and played them through my soundblaster card and my E-MU usb interface and the problem is still there.

    The BG sound quality is great, and I can only think because BioWare squeezed more info into less space (4 cds for BG2 compared to 5 for BG1), that the compression has effected the sound quality. While I'm aware nothing can really be done, I just wondered if anyone else had noticed this?

    Ta.
     
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    [​IMG] Iirc having EAX enabled distorts the dialogue sometimes. Do you have that checked?
     
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    Iirc it is enabled by default.
     
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    As I stated in my original post I've extracted the wav files and played them outside of the game. I've also used an audio interface (the E-MU one I mentioned) that doesn't have any in-built effects or EAX. Either way, they aren't as 'clean' as NPC dialogue from BG1.

    Now maybe EAX is making it worse, though I expect it's the reverb effect applied in certain areas that are causing the distortion and hiss to become more pronounced.

    It isn't just Irenicus, as I've heard it on some of the PC voicesets. And really it isn't a major problem, it's just something I've noticed ever since I first played the game and I wondered if anyone else had noticed it too.

    Thanks anyway. :)
     
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