[directmusic] Re: backwards compatibility with xact...
- From: "Jesper Kaae" <jesperkaae@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: directmusic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 18:12:40 +0100 (CET)
I?m having problems running my DirectMusic productions on Windows Vista,
unless I run them in the Windows XP compatibility mode. Again this is
probably because of the vb scripts.
I have never understood and will never understand why the concept of
DirectMusic had to die such a tragically death.
Jesper Kaae
> I glad there are some DirectMusic guys still around, thanks again for
> responding. I'll have to test out the DirectMusic games that I did
> that used vb scripting. BTW, this feels very familiar, Beatnik
> anyone? Alas, iXMF you're are only hope.
>
> Does anyone know if there is a similar email subscription list for
> XACT? After exploring it over the last couple of days, I'm surprised
> they dropped all midi and dsl support in it. Rhythm action games
> look like they might be a lot more difficult to do in XACT, but I'll
> be finding out in the next few weeks whether we use XACT, or some
> other audio middleware solution.
>
> On another note, Alexander Brandon spoke pretty highly about the
> Unreal sound engine in his Mix magazine article.
>
> http://mixonline.com/basics/education/audio_audio_middleware_part_2/
>
> Out of curiosity, has anyone licensed just the audio portion of the
> Unreal engine? Do they offer such a thing? I don't have any
> experience with it.
>
> Thanks!
>
> --Michael Sweet
>
>
> On Nov 7, 2007, at 6:47 PM, David Yackley wrote:
>
>> Wow, I didn't think this list still existed either! Having been
>> out of MS
>> for some time I'm way out of the loop - but my understanding is
>> that there
>> was some question as to DirectMusic being included in Vista. Thank
>> goodness
>> it is as I am still working on a project that uses DirectMusic.
>> (Old habits
>> die hard!)
>>
>> Thanks for the word on script tracks - you're probably the guy that
>> made the
>> most use of that feature, Scott! :)
>>
>> FYI I think it was DX9 that had the last development on DirectMusic.
>> David Y
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: directmusic-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:directmusic-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Morgan
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 10:53 AM
>> To: directmusic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Cc: michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [directmusic] Re: backwards compatibility with xact...
>>
>>
>> The only issues in Vista that I'm aware of have to do with script
>> tracks and
>> VBScripting.
>>
>> I really can't say anything either way about OSs beyond Vista.
>>
>> -Scott Morgan
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
>> no rights.
>>
>>
>>> Thanks for the responses. I was asking my question for another
>>> reason
>>> too, and that is how many of the DirectMusic projects we've worked on
>>> in the past will be incompatible with future releases. I haven't
>>> tested any of the games I've worked on in Vista.
>>>
>>> Any info on this also would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
>>>
>>> Also all the products that I'm currently working on are targeting XP,
>>> for what it's worth. Every time I ask them about Vista compatibility
>>> they kind of shrug there shoulders. :) This sounds like a sure fire
>>> way to bite us in the butt later on.
>>>
>>> PS, I think I'm actually the current administrator for this list.
>>> I'll keep it open until either this thread ends or unless there's a
>>> bunch of renewed interest.
>>>
>>> --Michael
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Nov 7, 2007, at 12:24 PM, Scott Morgan wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm still here. J Wow I thought this list had been killed for sure!
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, no XACT doesn't and probably never will support DMusic.
>>>>
>>>> -Scott Morgan
>>>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>>>> rights.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: directmusic-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:directmusic-
>>>> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kenneth Young
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 8:29 AM
>>>> To: directmusic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [directmusic] Re: backwards compatibility with xact...
>>>>
>>>> Wow, blast from the past! :)
>>>>
>>>> Development stopped on DirectMusic as of DirectX 8.1 (I think).
>>>>
>>>> Whilst future versions of DirectX are meant to be backwards
>>>> compatible with older versions, I wouldn't count on it.
>>>>
>>>> Any Microsfot people still on here? You might be better off posing
>>>> your question to Brian Schmidt or Scott Selfon - I think David
>>>> Yackley left Microsoft around the same time development on DM was
>>>> wrapped up around 4 years ago.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>> Kenny
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> From: michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Subject: [directmusic] backwards compatibility with xact...
>>>>> Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 11:17:17 -0500
>>>>> To: directmusic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>
>>>>> Hey Everyone - If this list still exists....
>>>>>
>>>>> Is Microsoft going to continue to support DirectMusic with the
>>>> advent
>>>>> of XACT? I have a project that the styles and chord mapping
>>>>> features might really be good for, but I'm unclear about whether
>>>>> DirectMusic is going to be supported in future versions of DirectX.
>>>>> Does anyone have knowledge of this?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>> --Michael Sweet
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
>> -Scott Morgan
>> http://Morganstudios.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
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