4.15 release!

[Catsy]

Client or console will not impact anything related to your issue.
Client just start the game as usual, Console allows having the console right at the start of the game, this allows seeing errors or debug messages when the game starts. Apart from that there is no difference between those two options.

Regarding the sound wrappers, in most of the case DOSAL or DOSAL XP should work fine (one of the two depending on your install). If none are working indirect sound should always work but support only a limited set of features (for example you will be limited in the number of available channels (the number of simultaneous sounds that the game can play at the same time))

The lights show which level of EAX supported by the wrapper in use. There will always only 2 for Indirect Sound.

@stugumby Concerning your issue, I've sent you a PM, please check it.