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Farrell-Zander · Apr 08, 2006, 11:42 AM // 11:42

I've got the problem that if iTunes is playing music in the backgroud and GW is running, the music gets all blurred... is there something I can do about it? Some file I need to delete or something? Please help. Thanks!

Kalki · Apr 08, 2006, 02:13 PM // 14:13

I'd try disabling sound completely in Guild Wars (not just adjusting the volume sliders down) when you start the game up. To do this right-click your shortcut for Guild Wars and view properties. In the Target field add --nosound at the end.

Example:
"C:\Program Files\Guild Wars\Gw.exe" --nosound

I don't play mp3's or movies in the background, and don't know if this solution will help you. I think there's a good chance it will though. Good luck.

If you want to play the game with sound again just delete --nosound from your shortcut, or load the game with a different shortcut.

D.E.V.i.A.N.C.E · Apr 08, 2006, 03:20 PM // 15:20

"C:\Program Files\Guild Wars\Gw.exe" -nosound

its only a guess, I only tried itunes once and noticed its resource hungery and I /uninstall it...

but it does disable the gw sound, even if you move the sliders nothing will happen, works fine with my winamp.

Farrell-Zander · Apr 08, 2006, 04:53 PM // 16:53

I tested it and it works

Thanks alot. Pity I lose the GW sound but I guess thats a sacrifice I am willing to make

thanks alot people

TomD22 · Sep 21, 2006, 11:18 AM // 11:18

This solution worked for me too. Tried running iTunes with GW and iTunes got all stuttery (and then, for some bizarre reason, started playing everything at double-tempo...weird :s) but running gw with -nosound has cured it. Thx for the idea.

Creative audigy 4 soundcard btw, if anyone else has the same probs.

TheMadKingGeorge · Sep 21, 2006, 11:38 AM // 11:38

the only thing i have on guild wars is sound effects

Farrell-Zander · Sep 21, 2006, 11:40 AM // 11:40

Hehe my old thread ^^ Well I can run iTunes with GW sound now... Donno why and I didn't change anything but it works fine. Maybe they fixed some of the sound bugs.

Cyber Penguin · Sep 21, 2006, 07:19 PM // 19:19

you can try opening the QuickTime preferences from Control Panel and changing the audio rate to 48 kHz and checking safe mode if it starts happening again

Apocrypha · Sep 21, 2006, 10:01 PM // 22:01

I want a real fix not a workaround, I like hearing the Guild Wars sounds.

Audigy 1
1024mb DDR400 mhz RAM
3500+ venice
MSI mobo K8
X550 256mb DDR3

worked until about 1 week ago.

EternalTempest · Sep 21, 2006, 11:35 PM // 23:35

iTunes 7 from a lot of reports I've been reading has been rather buggy. If it stopped working after the update, I would wait till they update it our downgrade back to version 6.

Quote:

Originally Posted by D.E.V.i.A.N.C.E

"C:\Program Files\Guild Wars\Gw.exe" -nosound

its only a guess, I only tried itunes once and noticed its resource hungery and I /uninstall it...

but it does disable the gw sound, even if you move the sliders nothing will happen, works fine with my winamp.

May want to try -mute instead -nosound. Gaile in a post mentioned about this disables the sound system. I suspect -nosound mutes volune where -mute turns off the GW sounds system off and may give you more of a peformance boost but not able to confirm that yet.