08333: simpsons: Loss of all audio during demonstration

ID	Category [?]	Severity [?]	Reproducibility	Date Submitted	Last Update
08333	Sound	Major	Always	May 29, 2022, 21:23	Jul 1, 2022, 16:39

Tester	-Misc Reporters-	View Status	Public	Platform	MAME (Official Binary)
Assigned To	smf	Resolution	Fixed	OS	Windows Vista/7/8 (64-bit)
Status [?]	Resolved			Driver	konami/simpsons.cpp
Version	0.244	Fixed in Version	0.245	Build
		Fixed in Git Commit	872a359	Github Pull Request #

Summary	08333: simpsons: Loss of all audio during demonstration
Description	When you launch the machine and let the Demonstration play, it comes to the point where "The Simpson" title zooms at you and the scene changes - the music stop playing.
Steps To Reproduce
Additional Information	First reported here: https://www.reddit.com/r/MAME/comments/v0fa7m/the_simpsons_arcade_2p_audio_issue/ Mentioned here: https://github.com/mamedev/mame/pull/9850#issuecomment-1140525083 Similar to the bosconian issue 08327 where sound effects are being cut off, the same commit appears to be the cause of regression. https://github.com/mamedev/mame/pull/9449 https://github.com/mamedev/mame/commit/44dae68dbb5cd5d9fbb56e919e7bb59644830d2c
Github Commit

Flags
Regression Version	0.244
Affected Sets / Systems	simpsons

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No.20257 Steve Coomber Tester May 29, 2022, 22:30	This issue is much more noticeable than bosconian. Good find whoever spotted this one.
No.20352 Augusto Tester Jul 1, 2022, 04:17	That bug happen in 0.245. Start gameplay. After reset. Wait for demo gameplay. In player character status screen after Bart In few seconds the sound is cut off.
No.20353 hap Developer Jul 1, 2022, 16:39	Looks like the problem you describe only happens after soft reset (F3 key). anyway, should be fixed with https://github.com/mamedev/mame/commit/5a5f2206988d577b45e7bd2d44f1ae81f4952d52