Re: Background music

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Thanks for the additional info. That should help some.

steve

"riverladeda" <riverladeda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:0FC4D14C-14D0-4B33-882E-47ACE1920FF9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I also had this problem -- on the play control (volume), the MIDI Synth could
be moved to a higher volume, but then would go right back to no volume so I
would have to manually change it in each email, just as Steve Cochran
suggested. Then I figured out what was causing this change -- my driver
needed an update! Here's how I did it:
Click Start / Control Panel / System.
On the Hardware tab, click Device Manager. Click on Sound, video and game
controllers. Click on the device you need to "fix" -- my volume was
controlled by Creative SB Audigy (WDM). Click on the Drive tab, then "Update
Driver". Once it finds and updates it, you will need to reboot your computer.
That solved my problem!


"Steve Cochran" wrote:

When composing the message go to View | Source Edit and then click on the
Source tab. Then find the <BGSOUND tag and change the volume from
volume=-9640 to volume=0. That will then un-mute the sound. As the others
indicated, to change that for all new messages, you have to figure out which
component in your sound devices has been muted and then you won't have to do
that for every message then.

steve



"George" <George@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:30B296B0-3E59-4F12-91EB-AEF576E7D020@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Bruce,
> I increased the volume via the control Panel but the music still did > not
> come through via a test message.
> Pa Bear,
> I forgot to tell you that muic does not play in a "Sent Items" message.
> -- > George
>
>
> "Bruce Hagen" wrote:
>
>> George. The e-mail you sent me yesterday had the midi inserted with no
>> volume.
>>
>> The encoding showed this:
>>
>> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff><BGSOUND balance=3D0=20
>> src=3D"cid:2D300009718F4F5A8BB110C508B9AD67@georgesdesktop"; =
>> volume=3D-9640=20
>>
>> The volume for the background sound was set to -9640 which is >> essentially
>> off. The volume setting ranges from -10000 to 0 with -10000 being off
>> and 0
>> being full volume.
>>
>> In the Control Panel | Sounds and Audio Devices | Volume Tab | >> Advanced
>> Button. Look at the volume sliders.
>> -- >>
>> Bruce Hagen
>> MS-MVP Outlook Express
>> Imperial Beach, CA
>>
>>
>> -- >>
>> Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
>>
>> "George" <George@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:F7505B69-8B62-441D-BCE1-D1A009371383@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Hi Pa Bear,
>> >
>> > (My grandchildren call me Pa but I ain’t no bear.)
>> >
>> > Using Outlook Express I put sound in a message via >> > format>background.
>> > I
>> > then send it to myself. (I have Outlook Express set up to leave
>> > messages
>> > on
>> > the server.)
>> >
>> > When I download the message using Outlook Express, there is no
>> > indication
>> > that music was in/on/with the message.
>> >
>> > When I download the message using Outlook, the music is an >> > attachment
>> > to
>> > the
>> > message; not playing, just there to double click if you want to >> > listen
>> > to
>> > it.
>> >
>> > I have a friend who uses Outlook Express exclusively and he has the
>> > same
>> > experience. He is very frustrated because he really wants many of >> > his
>> > messages to play like they used to.
>> >
>> > -- >> > George
>> >
>> >
>> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Does the music play when you open your copy of the message in Sent
>> >> Items
>> >> folder?
>> >>
>> >> If you send yourself such a message, does the music play?
>> >> -- >> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
>> >> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
>> >> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>> >>
>> >> George wrote:
>> >> > I normally use Outlook but Outlook Express does have some extra
>> >> > capability.
>> >> > I want to send a message with music embedded. I go to
>> >> > Format>background>Sound>Browse to select the music, usually a >> >> > midi,
>> >> > and
>> >> > click ok. When I send the message it arives with the music >> >> > attached
>> >> > rathe
>> >> > than playing in the background. It used to work fine. What am I
>> >> > doing
>> >> > wrong?
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>


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