Weird sound problem

Muzozavr · Post by **Muzozavr** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 9:48 am

Is there anyone who can help me out?
I was playing a game, when suddenly like half the music stopped playing. I was like "WTH" then checked the volume and it's all OK.
Bascially: my problem is that though EVERY SINGLE VOLUME is set to max everywhere, SOME (not all sound channels) sound like if they were almost on minimum. That ruins games and makes Youtube useless!!

bround · Post by **bround** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 9:49 am

I don't understand

Blast!10 · Post by **Blast!10** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 9:56 am

Check the volume of your speakers. (That is, if you have external speakers; if you have internal speakers then I have no idea how to help you).

Muzozavr · Post by **Muzozavr** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:03 am

No, the volume is okay. (I'm in headphones)

It's that SOME sound channels are okay, but SOME, despite having a good volume setting are so quiet they're practically muted.

Blast!10 · Post by **Blast!10** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:07 am

Maybe you should try switching to speakers and see the result. It will help us see where the problem is.

When I had the problem with my monitor, I tried a lot of things. Switching monitors, moving the computer to another room, etc... And in the end it turned out to be a problem with the...

...power cable.

Then I had a more serious problem that my monitor would just shut up and no longer respond, forcing me to restart my computer the unsafe way. Then it turned out to be a problem with my...

...internet connection.

What I'm trying to say is that it even might be something totally not related to the headphones.

Muzozavr · Post by **Muzozavr** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 11:55 am

Then look at this:

MP3 works.
MIDI doesn't.
Youtube doesn't.
Games half-work. (I presume some of them use MIDI)

tyteen4a03 · Post by **tyteen4a03** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 12:27 pm

Muzozavr wrote:Then look at this:

MP3 works.
MIDI doesn't.
Youtube doesn't.
Games half-work. (I presume some of them use MIDI)

Start>Run>Type in "dxdiag"(With otu the "s)
Save all files and send it to me by zipping or Skype-ing.

Muzozavr · Post by **Muzozavr** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 12:42 pm

Hey, thank you, I've forgot about dxdiag, though I love using it when comparing the video card drivers.

Yes, the DirectSound seems to be the culprit. Gotta try and reinstall DirectX.

Muzozavr · Post by **Muzozavr** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 1:35 pm

Arrgh!
Since uninstalling DX is impossible, I just tried an over-the-top installation which worked... for exactly TWO sound effects, then the volume went low again.
What do I do?!

tyteen4a03 · Post by **tyteen4a03** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:05 pm

Do what I say again.LOL

Muzozavr · Post by **Muzozavr** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 7:19 pm

I think now it might be my soundcard. The headphones could be bad, but they would not go out on a software channel.

Thing is, sometimes, very rarely, and seemingly at random, the volume returns to normal. As in these moments my headphones are usually on full volume, this can be quite startling indeed

but after a few seconds, the lucky effect wears off.

tyteen4a03 · Post by **tyteen4a03** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 11:07 am

Muzozavr wrote:I think now it might be my soundcard. The headphones could be bad, but they would not go out on a software channel.

Thing is, sometimes, very rarely, and seemingly at random, the volume returns to normal. As in these moments my headphones are usually on full volume, this can be quite startling indeed but after a few seconds, the lucky effect wears off.

LOL congrats.

Muzozavr · Post by **Muzozavr** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 12:19 pm

I fixed it.
Turns out the culprit were... the headphoes,

I have NO IDEA why Direct Sound stopped working first, but replacing headphones worked like a charm!