Audio problems running The Lost Mind of Dr. Brain in DOSBox

[Akril]

Hello,

I'm running Windows 7 64-bit now, but I still managed to get The Lost Mind of Dr. Brain working in a copy of Windows 3.11 running inside DOSBox.

Unfortunately, I'm having some problems with the game's audio. Sometimes it works just fine (albeit a tad choppy, even if I'm using a CD image instead of the actual CD), but sometimes it cuts out when I'm starting the game or never kicks in at all. Not only that, but after I close the game when the audio stops working, sometimes I can't get any audio out of any of the programs in Win3.1 (though I do still have sound in Windows 7).

This problem seems completely random, and I can't figure out what might be causing this. I have contemplated installing Dr. Brain 3 in VM VirtualBox, but I have had some difficulties with it in the past, and I'd like to see if there's a solution to this issue before I start going down a new path.

Thanks in advance!

[Collector]

Being a 16-bit windows only game I have mot explored this game in a long time. Anything I could suggest would just be a shot in the dark. What core and cycles are you using?

[Akril]

My core and cycles are both set to auto.

[Collector]

Try normal core and play with cycles starting at around ~10000.

[Akril]

Hmm...interesting. That solution seems to have almost solved my problem. I haven't had the sound fail on me yet, but for some reason, the opening theme doesn't play when I start the game (the Sierra jingle plays just fine, but not the main theme on the credits screen). I'll keep experimenting to see if anything changes.

[Collector]

Just do not go over 20000 cycles with normal core.