Pausing sound (directsound) on pause of FS

I didn't read the whole thread in detail, but I may have an explanation: you code (in case of PRE_DRAW event) may be called several times even if FS is not paused. If your gauge is fast and doesn't take too much CPU power, FS can call it (PRE_DRAW) several times in the same refresh cycle.If you just look at the ELAPSED_SECONDS variable, you may think FS is paused when it isn't...Eric