Sound
Guidelines
2.3 Determining the sound output mode when loading saved game data
Games can sometimes place Sub-Sound Modes in saved game data. The following flowchart illustrates
how the sound output mode is set when saved game data is loaded.
Set Sound Output Mode
Is the Main Sound
Mode stereo?
Set sound output
mode to monaural.
Acquire the Sub-Sound Mode (see
Note) from the Memory Card.
Set sound output
mode to stereo.
Sub-Sound Mode
is Extended sound Mode?
Yes
No
Yes
Set Sound Output Mode to saved
Extended Sound Mode.
End
Acquire Main Sound Mode using
OSGetSoundMode()
No
Note:
Sub-Sound Modes are only considered when the Main Sound Mode indicates stereo. The sub-
sound mode is saved as either an extended sound mode or as a non-extended sound mode
(monaural or stereo).
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