No Volume Control with MS-DOS Application on WSS (90002)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Sound System 1.0
This article was previously published under Q90002

SYMPTOMS

When you run an MS-DOS based application with Windows Sound System and use the headphones supplied with Windows Sound System, the volume may be too loud. There is no way to control the volume while using the headphones with an MS-DOS application.

CAUSE

The Windows Sound System board is Adlib compatible because it uses the Yamaha OPL3 chip. Some MS-DOS applications, especially games, use this chip to generate music. The volume level of the music cannot be controlled by the Windows Sound System volume control because MS-DOS applications have full control over the OPL3 chip.

WORKAROUND

Use the headphones with a stereo receiver that has a volume control. To connect Windows Sound System to a stereo receiver, see page 9 of the "Windows Sound System User's Guide" under the section titled "Connecting Audio Equipment."

-or-

  • Use any volume control on non-Windows Sound System headphones. -or-

  • Place the headphones on the desk away from your ears.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/11/1999
Keywords:KB90002
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