Must MCE Always Enable Headset?

[Zatoichi 45]

I decide to fly solo and yet MCE turns the speakers off and looks for the headset. Any way to disable that?
Thanks in advance.

[FS++ 710]

23 hours ago, Zatoichi said:

I decide to fly solo and yet MCE turns the speakers off and looks for the headset. Any way to disable that?
Thanks in advance.

Probably a misunderstanding. What MCE does is disable the Windows feature whereby it decides on a whim to reduce the audio level of applications it deems as "background apps". This is to ensure, MCE audio doesn't fade over time, say because you received a Skype call or something like that.

Normally, would only happen once every 12 hours or so.

You can however disable that as follows...

In General tab of MCE UI click <More options>

In "Advanced options> panel, click <View config>

MCE config fill will open in Notepad.

Add this line to the [OPTIONS] section.

DisableVolumeFade=0

It's enabled by default.

A new Ultimate Edition package  was uploaded a couple of days ago, mostly for MSFS support. Up to you whether you want to update since you're on P3D V6.

http://www.multicrewxp.com/Downloads.html

Update process...

Un-install previous version via Windows Control Panel.

Do NOT delete anything manually.

Download and install latest.

 

 

Edited December 22, 2023 by FS++

[Zatoichi 45]

Thank you - FSX 😉

[Zatoichi 45]

On 12/22/2023 at 11:23 AM, Zatoichi said:

Thank you - FSX 😉

Thank again...and NOW I have P3d V6 😉 I noticed each xyz.exe had a xyz64.exe counterpart. Also, in speech tuning - towards the end the word 'you' is presented as 'yuore you' and waits until you repeat it :O 

[FS++ 710]

6 hours ago, Zatoichi said:

Thank again...and NOW I have P3d V6 😉 I noticed each xyz.exe had a xyz64.exe counterpart. Also, in speech tuning - towards the end the word 'you' is presented as 'yuore you' and waits until you repeat it :O 

One of the text files intended for speech training had a type and was reported some time ago. Should be fixed since. Update to latest.

http://www.multicrewxp.com/Downloads.html

And yes, agree, FSX was a great simulator. There is a reason why MSFS was built on it and not from scratch.

[Zatoichi 45]

Updated - via windows install\remove. MCE splash screen, I hear, "Okay." then it shows "trying to connect to simulator," then it shuts down.

[FS++ 710]

21 minutes ago, Zatoichi said:

Updated - via windows install\remove. MCE splash screen, I hear, "Okay." then it shows "trying to connect to simulator," then it shuts down.

Maybe you manually deleted <Multi Crew Experience> installation folder after un-installing, wiping your activation file in the process. Ensure your key is present inside installation folder.

Also, tell your anti-virus to trust "mce.exe". Avast and Avira are known to interfere with the process.

Eventually, restore MCE to factory settings

Windows Start->Multi Crew Experience->Restore factory settings. This will ensure you have a config file in synch with latest options.

That will force you to go through the wizard again, but there is no need for speech training.

[Zatoichi 45]

Did no manual deletion. Did resetconfig, did speech wizard successfully, but it closes.

I do hear some r\t and then it quits. I see no key file.

Edited February 5 by Zatoichi

[Zatoichi 45]

Got my key from email and copied it into MCE folder...All's well.
Thank you for the support!