Legacy Audio Mode

[Gary]

What is Legacy Audio Mode?

'Legacy Audio Mode' in VoiceAttack has to do with the audio components that are being used.  In the beginning, VoiceAttack used simple sound player components that only play .wav and .wma files.  After a while, it became necessary that other audio formats needed to be included (.mp3!).  To be able to play more formats, a different set of components was needed and the most common components are the Windows Media Player (WMP) components.  These are generally installed on most machines, but some decide for certain reasons to not install them or to remove them.  Without these components, VoiceAttack would not be able to play any sound at all.  To help out, VoiceAttack detects whether or not your computer has the WMP components and verifies if they work.  If everything checks out, VoiceAttack will use the WMP components to play sounds.  If not,VoiceAttack will drop down into, 'Legacy Mode' and use the simple sound player components just so sounds can be played in at least a degraded fashion.  You can also choose to use, 'Legacy Mode' from the Options screen if VoiceAttack is not detecting missing or corrupted WMP components.  When in, 'Legacy Mode', VoiceAttack will only be able to play, .wav and .wma files (as already stated).  Also, the volume of the sounds cannot be changed as well as the ability to wait until the sounds are finished.  If a sound is played and the conditions of the action are outside of what, 'Legacy Mode' can do, a warning will be presented in the log on the main screen (such as, 'Legacy audio requires a valid wave file', and, 'Legacy audio enabled.  Unable to wait').

If you are forced into, 'Legacy Mode' due to not having Windows Media Player components installed, you can try
the steps outlined here:

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/26107/how-to-reinstall-windows-media-player-in-windows-7-to-solve-problems/


Also, if you suspect that your components are corrupted, a system scan might help:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/929833



Hope some of that helps!