Right, anytime I record a game with FRAPS or WeGame, the audio is far too loud, distorted and just plainly unbearable.

Here's an example of the video: http://wegame.com/watch/Cod_4_test_2/

I have a Realtek ALC888 Integrated Audio chip and the sound is set to 5.1 in Windows and COD 4. I've tried turning down the master recording volume, no luck. I switched the settings from 5.1 to 2 speakers in Windows and COD 4 (and restarted Windows before trying), still no luck. I can't turn down the stereo mix, I've no idea why.

Here's a pic of all of the volume tabs at the time of recording:



Any help would be appreciated.

silly question i need to ask

what is the sound setting in fraps?

(couldnt view your vid, i dont like websites that tell me to
install latest plugins when i already have them)

_________________
m
mmmmYou sir, are a swaggering addlepated jackanapes!
m

FRAPS records from Stereo Mix, which is "What U hear" on creative sound cards. I can't turn down the stereo mix volume, as you can see from my previous post. Settings are the same as the pic you've shown.

2nd daft question, why are they muted on the recording control?

_________________
m
mmmmYou sir, are a swaggering addlepated jackanapes!
m

No idea, but they make no difference if they're muted or not. Even turning down or muting the master record volume doesn't change anything.

oh right then

a couple more questions

what OS have you got?

what version fraps is it?

have you updated the sound driver?

_________________
m
mmmmYou sir, are a swaggering addlepated jackanapes!
m

Windows XP Professional SP2

FRAPS 2.9.4 - WeGame 1.03

Latest sound driver already installed

.
now i'm puzzled, i dont know much about wegame

so im gonna pick on that, get rid of it

and what settings are available through that app?

_________________
m
mmmmYou sir, are a swaggering addlepated jackanapes!
m

.
actually meant what settings are available through that WeGame app
but for the sake of it change the frap sound settings to 'use windows input'
and you dont have both running do you? (wegame & fraps)

apologies for all the daft questions, but it helps with the process of elimination

on a video note, change your fps to 30 as you dont need it any higher than that,
not unless you are actually doing it for some John Woohoo slow motion action
with a starlight lens filter and some seagulls & change it to full size for better looking footage

ask Hollywood Legend Ezer

or browse this place for some pointers

and the nominations for best director are..

_________________
m
mmmmYou sir, are a swaggering addlepated jackanapes!
m

Both aren't being run at the same time. Even setting FRAPS to use Windows Input does not help.



Even setting it to HD mode doesn't change the sound. I have the sound to 5.1, but even setting that to stereo (in windows and cod4) will not help.

tbh, its really bakin my noodle atm
& i wished you lived down the road as i can see for myself whats going on

does it do this in any other game?

the 5.1 is no good as the soundtrack can be done in the editing stage
& afaik fraps doesnt support 5.1
the only other thing i would try is, i noticed the box at the bottom was set at default
maybe this is the key (clutching at straws i know)



PM SENT

1 last thing, i was led to believe that COD4 had its own ingame recorder

_________________
m
mmmmYou sir, are a swaggering addlepated jackanapes!
m

My version of FRAPS is real. I can't do anything with the default as the input. COD 4's recorder is a demo recorder, similar to the demo recorder in Source games.

I've found out the problem for the really loud sound, the stereo mix volume has to be turned down. A bigger problem now arises from that; how the hell can I turn it down if the slider is greyed out, as seen in the first image in my first post. As I said before, I have the latest Realtek drivers. If anyone can help me turn down stereo mix, let me know.

EDIT: If you haven't already, please watch the video.

have a look under the options tab & see whats available for recording

and is there anything remotely connected to your sound in Control Panel or anything in Start > All Programs

_________________
m
mmmmYou sir, are a swaggering addlepated jackanapes!
m

.

any luck?

_________________
m
mmmmYou sir, are a swaggering addlepated jackanapes!
m