Pokerstars Alert Sound Volume
 

I need the alert but I don't want them to be that loud. So I use cooledit to adjust the volume of the sound files stored in the snd folder. Then every time stars issue a new update, the sound files restore to the original volume. I'll have to do it all over again. Is there any other way to do it?

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You can browse for any file to be played for attention. Can you save the file you modified and put it in different folder so it doesn't get replaced?

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much easier solution,

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much easier solution,

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Same thing I was thinking.

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clever gents,

however, it is a good question because if i'm listening to music, or watching a video or something, i don't want to have to lose the volume on that to lower the volume on stars.

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use WinAmp . It has volume bar.

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BluEsiNsOuL,

The problem is PokerStarsUpdate.exe. This is the default way to open the client and it checks your installed files against those on the server, if any are different it prompts you to download an update...this is great when there is an actual update to install, but bad if you're trying to mod your files. We used to run into the same problem before stars offered the option of "Themes" and people were modding their cards/background images.

The easy way to fix the problem is to use PokerStars.exe to launch the client. The problem with this is when there is a real update to download you won't be notified.

The slightly more involved answer (although still pretty easy) is to use a batch file to trick PokerStarsUpdate.exe into thinking you're using the original files and everything is fine. This option is the best because when there is a real update you'll still be notified and be able to download and install it (and your mods will still work).

Here is the way I do it. FWIW, there is most likely a simpler/more efficient way to do it because I'm not all that DOS savy, but my method works (at least it does on my XP machine).

Disclaimer: This works for me, your mileage may vary. Not responsible if you blow up your computer, etc.

Step one: Go into your PokerStars directory and find the Snd folder, go into this folder and create two new folders "New" and "Old"

In the "New" folder place your modded alert sound file (the alert sound is snd7.wav, your file should be named this as well).

In the "Old" folder place a copy of the original snd7.wav file (you should also leave the original in parent Snd folder).

Step two: Open notepad and cut and paste the following:

<font class="small">Code:</font><hr /><pre>copy /y "Snd\Old\snd7.wav" "Snd\snd7.wav"
rem move Snd\snd7.wav Snd\snd7.wav.bak
PokerStarsUpdate.exe
copy /y "Snd\New\snd7.wav" "Snd\snd7.wav"</pre><hr />

Once that is done do a save as and name the file "Stars.bat"

(Note: I'm only focusing on the alert sound. If you are modding other sounds you'll need to alter the batch file accordingly using the same format as above.)

Important: Place the Stars.bat file in your PokerStars directory on your computer (you can then create a shortcut to launch this from your desktop, etc but the actual file has to be in your PokerStars directory).

Use the Stars.bat file to launch Stars and presto, your modded alert sound is used. If you ever get a prompt to install a new version of the software you can do so, it won't change your mod (except in the extremely unlikely event where they change the original version of the alert sound, in which case you'll have to change the file in "Old" folder accordingly).

Peace,
jHE

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Use the Stars.bat file to launch Stars and presto, your modded alert sound is used.

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How do you use the file to launch stars? I click the shortcut and it opens as a text doc again.

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I would like windows to be able to set the volume separately for each program running. I don't know if this is infeasible, I don't see why it would be.

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I would like windows to be able to set the volume separately for each program running. I don't know if this is infeasible, I don't see why it would be.

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This is possible if you run Vista.

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Use the Stars.bat file to launch Stars and presto, your modded alert sound is used.

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How do you use the file to launch stars? I click the shortcut and it opens as a text doc again.

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Sounds like you saved the file as stars.bat.txt instead of stars.bat

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Use the Stars.bat file to launch Stars and presto, your modded alert sound is used.

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How do you use the file to launch stars? I click the shortcut and it opens as a text doc again.

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Sounds like you saved the file as stars.bat.txt instead of stars.bat

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Yup. Fixed it, thx.

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Thanks a lot. This is what i'm looking for. Will try it out tonight when I get home.

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I would like windows to be able to set the volume separately for each program running. I don't know if this is infeasible, I don't see why it would be.

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This is possible if you run Vista.

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qft, vista includes a software 'mixer' with which u can change the volume for specific programs, allowing you to run stars normally and change its volume independently from your video/mp3 software without any altered wav files or batch file shenanegans

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/4241/mixertt3.th.jpg

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wowm vista sounds pretty cool for letting you adjust the volume for each program. Really wished I had that capability.

Obviously the simplistic response of just turning down the volume isn't helpful at all.
If I have the volume at a level where all the other sounds are comfortable for me but the alert thing is super-duper loud then this solution is either implying that I should just learn to deal with the sound being lower than I would like for everything BUT alerts...or that I should somehow have the capability to turn the volume really fast right before an alert is about to come.

I agree this is a real annoyance and Stars should do something about it and people shouldn't have to do it themselves.
If I'm playing with headphones on and everything else is at a nice volume then the alerts practically kill my ears.

Being able to adjust the volume on each sound without having to go into the file and change it myself would be really nice.

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- lower main volume
- adjust volume in each program that allows (e.g. WinAmp is capable of and can handle all audio/video files)

kinda quick sollution

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I don't think I know how to do this.

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Bob, the fix I used was VERY simple. I followed jasonHoldEm's instructions and replaced the original stars snd7.wav file with another .wav file that I found. There are many sites that host wave files, and I just surfed them until I found a sound to use that had the volume/sound characteristics that I was looking for, and ended in ".wav". I previewed them by playing them on my media player.

I'm not much of a hacker, and even I had little trouble setting this up.

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"replaced the original stars snd7.wav file with another .wav file"

"Go into your PokerStars directory and find the Snd folder"


You guys overestimate the competence of computer-morons like me. I guess I'll play around some and try to figure out where the pokerstars directory is.

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Start by playing around with "windows explorer". It's a program in your start menu, from there you can navigate to your c: drive (your hard drive) and will find the pokerstars directories somewhere in the "program files" folder.

Good luck.