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Hi there, BETA tester

The Audio Service Name for TVS.ini is "emu10k".
[SoundBlaster Live! Value (Desktop PC)]


Hi there, BETA tester

The Audio Service Name for TVS.ini is "ac97intc".
[Intel® 82801CA/CAM AC'97 Audiocontroller]


Hi there, BETA tester

The Audio Service Name for TVS.ini is "STAC97".
[Sigmatel C-Major Audio]

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I attached a file for TVS audio service readout and added a bit text about it.

I found a solution (using DEVCON :duh: ) for XP Home and 2K users and will implement it to the NERD tool

[LSudlow]

I knew you'd find a way, Rene!

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Thanks Larry
If there's a will, there's a way

[hazart]

TVS v1.03.09 Released

Title: Toshiba Virtual Sound for Windows XP
Version: 1.03.09
Size: 2,961,552 bytes
Posted: 06/13/06
Released Date: 06/09/06
Operating System: Windows XP, Windows XP SP2


Download page: Toshiba Support (US)
Download: virtual_sound_24835A.exe (direct link)

[Ultima]

The only file that changed was Tvs.sys -- bumped up a sub-version number (2.0.1.3 to 2.0.1.4). I made an installer, but haven't gotten around to testing it. Should I post it?

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Why not It would be nice if you also add the new found services (if time allows it).
It's worth a news for the frontpage

[Ultima]

Yep, I added all services listed in this thread =]

I'll post an attachment here, since I couldn't get my last email through to sn0wl before. Feel free to delete it if you save it to a more permanent location.

(Note that I switched over to NSIS from InnoSetup, so that cut the size by approximately 200KB )


Edit: Removed attachment to save your quota and keep people out of confusion.

This post has been edited by sn0wl: 22 June 2006 - 12:17 PM

[Veazer]

Many thanks to those who made this possible! I appreciate your work.

There is one thing about this program that I find irritating: when set to 'off' it isn't truly off, it is degrading the sound quality by reducing the volume a bit. It also seems to sound a little bit dead, but that may be my imagination. Imho, ‘off’ should sound identical to not having the application installed but it’s not the case. I'm sure this is done to make the listener hear a greater difference between having the effect on or off but I think that's a bit deceptive and unnecessary. I can get around the problem in my production apps by using asio4all drivers which bypass the TVS. There’s nothing I can do for other apps that don’t support asio other than turning up the volume when I don’t want TVS. It seems to be fairly common for sound enhancing apps to do this trick, I remember another winamp plugin that did the same thing.

If you want to test this yourself, try installing asio4all drivers and compare the difference between asio and directsound (or sound mapper) in an audio application like Acid.

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Yep, I added all services listed in this thread =]

So the first post needs to be updated meantioning the new devices aka is it outdated?

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I updated the post again... now counting 12 devices beeing supported. Is that correct, Ultima? Can you doublecheck your installer?
By the way i tried TVS M and i liked the installer. Installation worked like a charm (of course, who would have thought else)

[Ultima]

This is what's in Tvs.inf:

HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tvs\Parameters,DeviceCount, %REG_DWORD%,16

HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tvs\Parameters,ServiceName1,  %REG_SZ%, aeaudio
HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tvs\Parameters,ServiceName2,  %REG_SZ%, sthda
HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tvs\Parameters,ServiceName3,  %REG_SZ%, stac97
HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tvs\Parameters,ServiceName4,  %REG_SZ%, WDM_YAMAHAAC97
HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tvs\Parameters,ServiceName5,  %REG_SZ%, allegro
HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tvs\Parameters,ServiceName6,  %REG_SZ%, maestro
HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tvs\Parameters,ServiceName7,  %REG_SZ%, es1969
HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tvs\Parameters,ServiceName8,  %REG_SZ%, IntcAzAudAddService
HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tvs\Parameters,ServiceName9,  %REG_SZ%, AEAudioService
HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tvs\Parameters,ServiceName10, %REG_SZ%, ALCXWDM
HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tvs\Parameters,ServiceName11, %REG_SZ%, cs429x
HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tvs\Parameters,ServiceName12, %REG_SZ%, LVUSBSta
HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tvs\Parameters,ServiceName13, %REG_SZ%, VIAudio
HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tvs\Parameters,ServiceName14, %REG_SZ%, smwdm
HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tvs\Parameters,ServiceName15, %REG_SZ%, ac97intc
HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tvs\Parameters,ServiceName16, %REG_SZ%, emu10k

So basically, these are missing from your list:

cs429x - Cirrus Logic Crystal WMD
VIAudio - VIA Technologies Implended Audio in the Southbridge VT8237
smwdm - SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio

LVUSBSta - Logitech QuickCam

I'm removing LVUSBSta, as it belongs to the Logitech QuickCam service, and not some audio driver. I don't remember why I even added it in the first place, but it doesn't belong. At any rate, after I remove LVUSBSta, the supported services count is at 15.

This post has been edited by Ultima: 27 June 2006 - 06:27 PM

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Thanks for the kind words, NJT.

I added a wee hint from my experience with TVS on a Desktop PC with emu10k/SoundBlasterLive (default XP driver):
"Doesn't work as expected with default settings (long cracking sound effects) - incompatible or needs Troubleshooting?"

[hazart]

Strange, strange. As soon as I extracted the zip file as downloaded from this thread, I got a virus alert by Symantec Antivirus (see attached; the link in the screenshot directed me to http://securityrespo...rojan.zlob.html) and the tvs installer got deleted. Has anyone else had this issue?

Attached thumbnail(s)

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This post has been edited by hazart: 02 July 2006 - 12:25 PM

[Ultima]

Not that it's really worth much, but you have my assurance that I included no virus in the setup... I've scanned with Kaspersky, and came up with nothing. Certain antivirus softwares have problems with NSIS and incorrectly label it as a virus. I'm sure other people can attest to this.

[hazart]

Ultima, on Jul 2 2006, 08:39 PM, said:

Not that it's really worth much, but you have my assurance that I included no virus in the setup... I've scanned with Kaspersky, and came up with nothing. Certain antivirus softwares have problems with NSIS and incorrectly label it as a virus. I'm sure other people can attest to this.

I trust you, Ultima. No offense.

I went to Symantec Security Response site and read its Trojan.Zlob article. I have installed this tvs, but haven't found a trace of Trojan.Zlob on my laptop. So, this must be a hitch of SAV. Thanks for all your great work.