Half-Life Reverb Comparison: Software VS EAX

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Published on March 10, 2018 3:52:52 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FYuMQ5M1cU

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Half-Life (1998)

Duration: 24:15

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Back in 2013, Valve removed EAX and DirectSound3D support from all their GoldSrc games. As a result, it's no longer possible to get EAX reverb or surround sound in Half-Life. This video demonstrates a comparison of the 25 reverb presets between the default Software (Miles Sound System) and EAX in the original WON version of Half-Life. These presets do not seem to correspond with the 26 EAX 1.0 presets at all. It's also important to note that despite 27 presets being defined, #15 and #16 do not get used at all. In fact, #20 and #26 are only used in the Hazard Course.

0:00 Preset #01 Software
0:46 Preset #01 EAX
1:25 Preset #01 Software
1:56 Preset #02 EAX
2:21 Preset #03 Software
2:42 Preset #03 EAX
3:04 Preset #04 Software
3:24 Preset #04 EAX
3:48 Preset #05 Software
4:12 Preset #05 EAX
4:39 Preset #06 Software
5:04 Preset #06 EAX
5:30 Preset #07 Software
5:56 Preset #07 EAX
6:16 Preset #08 Software
6:50 Preset #08 EAX
7:22 Preset #09 Software
7:52 Preset #09 EAX
8:17 Preset #10 Software
8:59 Preset #10 EAX
9:26 Preset #11 Software
9:52 Preset #11 EAX
10:19 Preset #12 Software
10:54 Preset #12 EAX
11:21 Preset #13 Software
11:49 Preset #13 EAX
12:18 Preset #14 Software
12:31 Preset #14 EAX
12:40 Preset #17 Software
13:07 Preset #17 EAX
13:34 Preset #18 Software
14:11 Preset #18 EAX
14:38 Preset #19 Software
15:31 Preset #19 EAX
15:53 Preset #20 Software
16:28 Preset #20 EAX
17:00 Preset #21 Software
17:40 Preset #21 EAX
18:14 Preset #22 Software
18:48 Preset #22 EAX
19:16 Preset #23 Software
19:46 Preset #23 EAX
20:12 Preset #24 Software
20:38 Preset #24 EAX
21:04 Preset #25 Software
21:48 Preset #25 EAX
22:16 Preset #26 Software
22:47 Preset #26 EAX
23:20 Preset #27 Software
23:49 Preset #27 EAX

The unused reverb effects are demonstrated in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2U3LNO79WU

Links:
http://satsun.org/audio/
https://steamcommunity.com/app/70/discussions/0/828934913113943429
http://www.wsgf.org/dr/half-life-non-steam (if you own the retail version and want 1080P resolution)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Half-Life_2_text_logo.svg
(Credit to Eirik1231. Use of this logo falls under fair use laws.)

#retro
#fps
#eax
#halflife

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