I recently downloaded version 4.3,and noticed that the attendant messages and altitude callouts don't appear to be working. There was a fix for the attendant messages on ver 4.2 on the old AVSIM forum which I cannot remember. Any suggestions appreciated.
Ron

Here's the previous fix:

Go to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Captain_Sim\757.  Open and edit the sound configuration file file so that it reads "SoundOffWhenSimIsSlew=0".  That should take care of it.

Also, I have noticed that seatbelt/smoking signs are still not fixed completely.  Not that big of a deal, though.

Chris

When I change to 0 from 1 it ask if I want to save I say yes It tell's me it can not .How do I keep it to stay on 0

Yes I am running Vista FSX is not running.

It still will not work it tells me there is no path ?

Gents,

XP64, FSX Accel. I changed the sound.cfg and still no crew messages.

What am I missing??? 

Thanks.

Jack S.

Roger,

Are you running vista 64 bit or 32 bit? I had the same problem with the sound and it worked for me. The sound file you should open is at the bottom, next to it there is written cinfiguration setting. The only reason why I am asking you if you have 64 or 32 bit because when I had the 32 the path was C:\Program files as with 64 is C:\Program files(x86) and 64 bit has them both program files with x86 next to it and without and on my pc everything goes there for fsx, I am not sure if this counts for all the 64bit but that is how it is on mine.

Patrick

Hi Jack,
Try to localize the file called MSVCR71.DLL in C:/.
You should find it.
Make a copy and past it into the main FSX folder.
That should fix your problem.
Best regards,

Hi � ,

had the same prob with the sound inside not working !

The trick that David posted fixed the Prob.

Thanks David �

regards
Mario �

I'm not sure about all of the sounds that I may be missing, but I know I'm missing the sound of the APU.

I have changed the Soundoffwhensimisslew=0, but do not have any cabin sounds. When I click on the button it lights up but nothing else happens. Also I have around 7 .dll file, which one should i copy into my FSX file?

Thanks alot.

Not working for me? 

Hi all

Still missing the sounds in my 4,3. I've tried both installing the newest version of c++ and edited the line in the ini file.

Nothing helps. But no matter what version of c++ I install I only have msvcp60.dll and not msvcp71.dll. I never saw msvcp71.dll.

I simply don't know what to do to get yhe sounds to work.
I hope someone can help me.

Kindest,
Kristian

Here is what the word on the street is �Hope CS can clarify.

It has something to do with a Soundblaster API that does not work for a lot of people and just never will, no matter what (short of getting a Soundblaster card, I guess). �I don't know this to be the case, just offering an explanation I heard that made sense to me.

I can say the existing fixes -- the sound / slew change in the config file and the msvcr71.dll in the Windows System (some people say in the FSX root directory, but not CS) do not solve the problem of cockpit sounds disappearing for those of us who have that problem.

Perhaps a related problem is the engine sound on all the time, which seems to be pretty common, and has always plagued me. �I wouldn't mind seeing that one taken care of somehow.

These are not show-stoppers for me, but one likes to see improvements from product to product as time goes on. �The night lighting difference Captain Sim reports is alone enough to convince me to buy the airplane.  EDIT -- yes it was.

I've just reinstalled + changed between several audio devices but the problem is still there 

Kindest,
Kristian

Oh great.  I was wondering where to get this file from.  Thanks.  I will try it right away.

Thx for the fixxes gang!

Power goes off even with the electrical always on line?

Do your sounds stay above 5000 feet?  Man, this is frustrating.  Mine start, then go away somewhere during climb.  At least I think I'm onto someting with the msvcr71.dll because there is an older one that I suspect is what this bird is looking for.

Sure c:\?

That's the third place I've heard put it.  FSX folder, Windows\System32 + ... ?

I'm game.  I just keep bounching this file around for awhile and if it still doesn't work I'll accept your file, if it is different than the one from the download site posted.

I think I figured out what I was doing wrong with the electrical. �I had in
electric_always_available=1 it should be
electric_always_availalbe = 1

Those two spaces before and after the "=" sign may be the key. �Sure enough, the other entries in that section also have the spaces. I am going to try it out now. �

I think we need to be careful when referencinig this fix to other people as this went unnoticed by me for quite a while

Fingers crossed....

Edit: �Still didn't work.  I lose power after 7 minutes every time after reloading a fight.   I will try to do a complete restart. If this doesn't work I give up. What can you do in 7 minutes with power, start the engines and let them run while you do the rest of the preflight?.  I don't think so

Well, here is a cut and paste of my electrical section...

[electrical]
max_battery_voltage = 24.0
generator_alternator_voltage = 30.0
max_generator_alternator_amps = 400.0
electric_always_available = 1

flap_motor         = 0, 5 , 17.0
gear_motor         = 0, 5 , 17.0
autopilot          = 0, 5 , 17.0
avionics_bus       = 0, 5,  17.0
avionics           = 1, 5 , 17.0
pitot_heat         = 0, 2 , 17.0
additional_system  = 0, 2,  17.0
marker_beacon      = 1, 2 , 17.0
gear_warning       = 0, 2 , 17.0
fuel_pump          = 0, 5 , 17.0
starter1           = 0, 20, 17.0
light_nav          = 0, 5 , 17.0
light_beacon       = 0, 5 , 17.0
light_landing      = 0, 5 , 17.0
light_taxi         = 0, 5 , 17.0
light_strobe       = 0, 5 , 17.0
light_panel        = 0, 5 , 17.0
light_cabin = 0, 5 , 17.0


Doesn't work

My power fails with ground power on   What I have to do is set the time up for 5 minutes before departure and do as much as I can with the sim paused.  The FMC works like this but certain buttons only work with thesim unpaused.

Gosh this plane is so close to being great.

I cannot hear the APU start or shut down but I clearly see the sound files in the folder.

The engine noise can be heard but the engines are not running. I have tried this in many scenarios, with loading cessna first, shutting down manually , everything!

Any help with these issues would be appreciated I have tried to test but I am stumped!!!

I have no guage �sounds or FA sounds when I load the aircraft for flight.When I simply start FSX and select the 757 and fly now the sounds work fine. When I load the 757 for flight with ASA and FEX �the guage and FA sounds do not work.Also why does the aircraft sound like it's in full throttle when sitting cold and dark.I tried the fixes found here for both problems �with no luck.

Alex

Good luck. �I never got that one fixed reliably. �I'm sure CS is looking into the issue, though.  What kind of computer do you have, Alex?

Hey Tim, this msvcr71.dll thing worked for me.My vista 64 system didn't have it so I downloaded it and placed a copy in the windows system32 folder and another copy in the FSX main folder. If you don't have it in your sys32 folder,search the net for the file, you'll get lots of choices for download.

Alex

I've downloaded more than one version of msvcr71.dll and stuck it everywhere (nearly) I can think of, and it doesn't work for me.  I wouldn't put mine in the hangar on account of just that, because it has too much else going for it, but it sure is frustrating.  If I knew for sure a sound card would fix it, I'd buy one just to have one less frustration in my flight simming world.

I did all of the above and still nothing. I have great flap and gear sounds in the cockpit, but, no button or switch clicks.  Also, no attendant sounds.  Didn't even know we had those.  The CS 757 flies so much better than the another company 767 and I would rather fly it and the sounds would certainly enhance the experience.

Thanks

that's should help you :

http://www.captainsim.org/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1226425760

All the best

Do you get other cabin noises like announcements and clicks?

I can tell you that, for me, the chimes reliably go away sometime after takeoff.  I don't think it is a huge stretch to imagine a situation where they would go away a lot sooner or never work at all.  (And I have still never heard an altitude chime.)

If every other sound works, then it might just be one of those things.  I am back to the engine sound in spot with engine off problem I thought I had fixed.  Intractable minor sound issues might just be one of those things for you, unfortunately.  Once I started using FS Passengers it ceased bothering me since I can turn the seat belts on and something happens (in FS Pax). 

Good luck with your ding dong.

I don't know... the msvcr71.dll in the FSX folder itself is very important, as is the sound config change.  If you've done all that and no luck, I don't know.

jetengtech wrote on Sep 23^rd, 2009 at 4:51pm:


I can only echo the above. If this file is the answer to our sound issues then could someone post a link or at least tell us where to find it.

Thank you

Got the file.

Installed as instructed.

All working perfectly now.

Thank you!!   

The main FSX folder is the top one that has everything FSX-related in it.  Look where all your programs are.

I started reading this thread with a confident smile as "all my sounds were working" or so I thought until I got to somewhere in the middle and my confident smile vanished. What? they have cabin crew announcements? I didn't hear a single one... then for the first time I peeked in the sounds folder and there they were.. I have upgraded my rig recently and its pretty decent (for the time being). Windows 7 64 bit with i7 920 overclocked to 4.0 Ghz and running very stable and have lot of games loaded on it.. FSX, of course being the main reason for upgrading.
After having read about the mixed luck that some folks were having with msvcr71.dll file, I was just wondering if this is the only required dll file from the microsoft c runtime library. Should we be installing the entire vc++ runtime? I think maybe the developers at CS can shine some light on this...
My main annoyance is not with not getting the announcements though. Like Tim, I really hate it when I toggle views and the aircraft when parked at the gate sounds like its going to suck the entire airport in and the engines are not even running. Has anyone figured out how to get rid of that?? From the threads I read, I tried everything but could not get rid of it.
I just love this plane and can't get enough of it, probably the reason I want it to be perfect..

Thank you.  I'm using Vista 64 Bit any difference?

i have been fighting trying to get these cockpit sounds to work for months now .ive tried everything i can find in the trouble tickets to no avail. any one with any tips ? any new direction could help.

thanks for the help but that did'nt fix it .the problem im having is there are no switch clicks ,stewardess calls ,call outs ,warnings ,bells and wistles ,tcas ,radar alt callouts ,. ive been beating my head aginst the wall trying to figure it out. i recently upgraded to a better pc and i have not been able to get them to work at all.on my old pc i could get them to work if i reloaded the aircraft but only until about 200 ft agl then they would stop and not come back. i will do whatever it takes to get these sounds to work.

update
FIXED!!!!!! i cant believe it! i installed the msvcr71.dll into the fsx root folder and whala. the only thing i havent heard is the collision avoidance system but i havent been close to another aircraft yet .i also would like to add that i love the new cockpit light setup i found here, the only gripe i had about the 757 [besides the sounds not working] was the night lighting. thank you for all your help.

Did you apply the sound fixes found herein?  My panel sounds were gone, too, until I made the changes to the sound .ini file: pause_when_sim_is_slew = 0 (change from 1).

change this parameter to match this line.
soundoffwhensimisslew=0
change this in the sound.ini in the captain sim directory for this plane.

I guys just upgraded to v4,4  everything seems ok but i am missing the altitude warning bell when ap arrrive at selected altitude, check all the fix posted here , i got everything done  since i have all the others sounds working, Anybody have the same problem!  the sound wave is there , the light warning come up but no sound .

ok then....... bump

Thanks but that did not work.

CS sounds are the only aircraft that i have any problems with, I bought the 767 to see if thats the same and it is.
W7 and X-fi sound card.

737Pilot122 wrote on Jan 29^th, 2010 at 6:53am:


Sorry to disagree 737Pilot122.

But I have never had to drag the files to the desktop (or anywhere else) to edit them. I do them in the folder where they are in Flight Simulator X. And I always make backups before I change them.

Mark

Tyrion wrote on Feb 2^nd, 2010 at 7:59pm:

That's fair enough. It was just that this is the first time I have heard of someone having to do it that way.

I apologize to you 737Pilot122, and everyone else, if I sounded a bit harsh in my original reply.

Mark

1. Please read Forum Rules, rules #2, 5, 11

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Save the .ini file on your desktop then drag it back into the Captain Sim folder and select overwrite. I'm also having a few sound issues;

- 1,000 to go callout doesnt work
- Passenger sign alarms don't work in 2D panel (works in the VC).
- TCAS system test works but is extremely delayed in 2D panel (works in the VC instantly).
- Glide-slope warning doesn't seem to want to play correctly, it will play even if I am in the glide-slope.

I have the setting to "0" in the init file... I have also tried "1".

For me (727, 757, 767) I had to do the following

SoundOffWhenSimIsSlew=1
SoundOffWhenSimIsPaused=1
SoundOffWhenSimDialogIsOpen=1

to

SoundOffWhenSimIsSlew=0
SoundOffWhenSimIsPaused=0
SoundOffWhenSimDialogIsOpen=0

But just that did not work, I had to install a codec package witch I got here, http://shark007.net/ after that all worked. I'm guessing I was missing some audio codec somehow.

My situation went like this, first I got plane then noticed no custom sounds like GPWS, Windows, buttons, APU, etc. So came to the forum looking for answers and saw this thread, attempted the changing the 1's to 0's and still no custom sounds. So I gave up for a bit and then came back to try again and thought about codecs for different formats of media and found the shark codec package, with just about all formats of audio and video. After install sounds work fine now. All I have to do now is just every time CS updates the installer have to rechange the 1's to 0's again.

Also running Windows Vista 64bit, with the codecs I first installed the Vista 32bit installer for my OS as required then ran the 64bit installer and I was up and running. Some of my favorite FSX aircraft now.

Added: Also I did not have to edit anything within the program, I just installed and all was fine.

Hey, I'm sure if your APU sounds are not working then other custom sounds like Windows, Buttons, GSWP etc sounds may not work also. There are threads here to help get the sounds working again.

http://www.captainsim.org/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1247377039

Sure there are more as well. I had same issue and that thread and installing audio/video codecs worked for me to get sounds working again.

Changing those settings still didn't work and the APU continues to shut down on me for no reason. Any other ideas?

Popcorn wrote on Apr 17^th, 2010 at 1:22am:


Did you make sure your fuel pumps were on?