Cannot Initialize DirectSound (Game wont open)

[Alpha]

Having an issue, when i hit play i get an immediate popup stating the problem listed in the title. All the box says is Cannot Initialize DirectSound. Running on windows 7, all drivers up to date. Tried compatibility mode and launching through the folder executable so far. No luck

[ArcZeroRed]

steam please update and fix drakensang for windows 10 it crashes every time I do not have bad software

[The Squirrel [OotHS]]

I had the same problem looked up many different stuff without results, but I found one post that said I should deactivate everything that uses sound activities ... In my case I had to close my equalizer (Nahimic) and even my internet browser ... so I closed everything that is connected to playing sounds ... and it worked
this was the forum post
"Beim Start von Drakensang erscheint: "Cannot initialize DirectSound!"
Weil xact noch ein bisschen hakelig ist, haben wir die unproblematische (weil steinalte) Klangausgabe via OSS gewählt. Der Nachteil ist, dass bei OSS - im Gegensatz zum moderneren ALSA - immer nur eine Anwendung das Sounddevice benutzen darf. Dieser Fehler kann daher rühren, dass das Gerät bereits belegt ist. Beende alle Medienabspieler (MP3- und Movieplayer), Soundserver, Schnittprogramme. Im Zweifel alles, was irgendwie mit Multimedia zu tun hat."
oh that's german I forgot ^-^