Why does DOS Allegro play sounds so much quieter than in Windows?
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Why does DOS Allegro play sounds so much quieter than in Windows?
This might be because you have the volume set very low: try changing
this in the setup program. Also, Allegro is mixing several sounds into
a single output buffer, unlike the Windows sound player that only
plays one sample at a time, so each individual sound can only get a
smaller percentage of the total output volume. This is just the price
you pay for multiple output channels. If you don't like it, use the
setup program to tweak the number of channels: this can be any power
of two less than or equal to 64, and the smaller you make it, the
louder the sound will be. Alternatively, use set_volume_per_voice(),
described in the docs. This will enable you to adjust the overall
volume of Allegro's digital sound output.
