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For questions about the recording and playback of speech and music on your computer, as well as for problems about the sound component of videos.

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A device that can convert headphone jack (speaker and mic) to bluetooth [closed]

My corporate laptop has bluetooth and usb disabled. What device is available to use only the headphone jack (audio + mic) and become a transmitter for audio and receiver for mic?
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How can I detect which audio channels in a video file are silent using FFMPEG?

I need to be able to scan video files and report which audio tracks/channels are silent without knowing anything about the file's audio mapping ahead of time. I have tried this ffmpeg (v4.1) command ...
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Yet another ffmpeg concat audio sync issue

I've read through dozens of posts, tried many suggestions, nothing seems to work for me. The funny part is that the video is fine in some players (e.g. Quicktime) but not the others (e.g. Chrome). ...
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Make volume slider adjust only current program volume

Can I make The main Windows volume slider (or even a third party one if necessary) adjust only the current programs volume? I currently use Eartrumpet but that sadly doesn't have that functionality.
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FFMPEG - Any suggestions on how to achieve a lookahead with sidechaincompress?

I need sidechaincompress (i'll call it SCC) to look ahead 750ms and smoothly drop the audio level in that lookahead window. I'm currently using this: -filter_complex "0:a]sidechaincompress=...
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Turn on speaker amplifier when audio output selected

I'm using KDE (plasma) with pipewire for audio. I have some desktop speakers that need an amplifier with a power switch. I have a remote controlled power socket (shelly plug) to turn on the amplifier ...
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REPLAYGAIN value being ignored on some MP3's - FFmpeg Transcoder cs - process Error Data Received:454

I am having an issue per below. I use Windows, and just installed ffmpeg-2024-03-07-git-97beb63a66-full_build, which did not correct it. I have added Track ReplayGain to my music library using Foobar. ...
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Converting audio tracks only in mkv files to AC3

I have an LG CX TV. The internal video player does not recognise DTS audio format. I'd like to be able to play MKV files (which might have DTS audio tracks) from an external USB device. I was looking ...
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Zorin 17. Sound issues with Audacity

I recently dumped Windows & installed Zorin OS 17 so I’m a greenhorn as far as Linux goes. So far it’s all going rather well except for a few minor issues, most of which I’ve been able to solve. ...
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No sound after Manjaro install, just a dummy Output

This question has been asked a couple of times on this site, one for Pop OS and one for Linux mint, both fixes listed on these questions have not helped me in anyway. I just installed Manjaro today, ...
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Weird ffmpeg behavior - "-shortest" flag ends the audio too early

I'm trying to generate some video files using ffmpeg, but when I use the -shortest flag, I get a file whose audio stream is several seconds shorter than its video stream. I tried several ...
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FFmpeg Post Solved

EDIT 2: Post solved, thank you. EDIT: I tried the following command but I cannot do it. ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -filter_complex "loop=loop=3:size=75:start=25" -c:a copy -t 30 output.mp4 Is ...
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FFMPEG - How to Merge Three Files - Only Middle One Has Audio

I have three videos that I want to merge into single one. Intro video (mp4) - 3 seconds - No Audio Main video (mp4) - 1 minute - With Audio End video (mp4) - 3 seconds - No Audio When I use ffmpeg, ...
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Adjusting volume levels with ffmpeg afade

I am having some trouble with the following ffmpeg command string: ffmpeg -i 20s.wav -af "afade=t=out:st=2:d=1:silence=0.07, afade=t=in:st=5:d=1" out.wav What I expect from this: At 2 ...
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networking audio and video and eitheernet over one ethernet cable between two locations

i work for a church that needs to send many connection from its audio video booth to the stage of the church and one back to the booth for a remote hdmi over ethernet display source to our booth then ...
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How to detect and reduce a WAV file’s sample rate to its real sample rate?

I'm not sure if my question makes sense, but here it is the problem I have. I have a bunch of wave (WAV) files that I believe were converted from MP3 or some other format that I have no information ...
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Virtual Audio Cable (VAC)

I have had Virtual Audio Cable (VAC) before and it would make 1 line and I would add one more to geve me 2 lines. But now the program make two number 1lines. and when I make the number 2 line it give ...
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How to fix command-line VLC `AudioObjectAddPropertyListener` errors

$ vlc -Z --play-and-exit my_music.mp4 VLC media player 3.0.20 Vetinari (revision 3.0.20-0-g6f0d0ab126) [00007fec32124770] macosx interface error: Updater aborted with error 1001 [00007fec21807100] ...
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How to automatically convert zoompan filter's private fps to input video's fps?

I have a 24 fps video, I'm trying to use the zoompan filter in my video and I'm having trouble setting the filter's private fps. If you set the fps in the zoompan filter to fps=30, the video and audio ...
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External microphone not picking up signal on Dell Inspiron

On a new Dell Inspiron laptop running Windows 11, when I first insert an audio cable (external microphone) into the jack port, a prompt came up from what looked like a third party software that asked ...
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Complex ffmpeg multi-encode/streamcopy/muxing scenario: is this actually doable?

I'm trying to do multiple muxing/re-encode/copy operations on an input video with ffmpeg and have run into roadblocks with the methods I've tried; before I continue testing, I want to confirm whether ...
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Audio Driver has 'Location: Unknown' and isn't working even though windows xp says it functions fine

I have a dell latitude d830 with windows XP professional. I'm using the built-in speakers. It's definitely not a hardware problem as when I switch my HDDs and boot into Windows 7 the audio works fine. ...
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How to encode FLAC and DTS audio formats to AAC most efficiently?

I have been encoding audio for my own personal media library from various formats into AAC available for direct play on my Plex Server. I have been using the following command with ffmpeg: ffmpeg -i &...
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Bluetooth sound going the wrong way between Linux and projector

OK, this seems like a dumb problem... I paired a Kubuntu PC to an Android TV projector. I wanted to play some music on the PC and hear it on the (good sound quality) projector. I already do that ...
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Keyboard media keys for volume control buttons stop responding after connecting bluetooth headset

I have a keyboard with system-wide volume control keys. It works fine on Windows 11 with a Realtek wired headset. However, when I connect my Sony WH-1000XM4 Bluetooth headset, which becomes the ...
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How to change the sample rate of audio for all video files in a directory?

I performed screen records using wf-recorder and I realized that it was hardcoded to encode at 44.1 kHz, but Pipewire defaults to 48 kHz. So it turned out the audio would be perfectly in sync if I ...
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Using ffprobe to get count of audio streams in mp4 file

I am looking for a way to get a count of the number of audio streams in mp4 files. Among some big long threads (mostly pre-2019 dated) on using ffprobe for this I found the following command: ffprobe ...
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HMI display no sound, how to fix

I have an LG HDMI monitor. It has a standard headphone audio jack plug connector. However, I hear no sound when I plug my headphone into it. The system setting for sound correctly recognizes this ...
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How to use MacBook as a speaker through HDMI for my TV?

I have a Phillips TV and it doesn't have the best sound, so I want to use my MacBook, which has much better sound, as a speaker for this TV. I've tried connecting the laptop through HDMI to TV and ...
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All audio stopped working after connecting Bluetooth headset

Running Windows 10 22H2 (Build 19045.3930). Earlier today (and for months beforehand), I'd been using the laptop speakers or ordinary plugged-in headphone (using the RJ-45 jack) without issue. Then I ...
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Analyze AVI for audio with ffmpeg

I'm new to using ffmpeg. I have some AVI files that I believe should have audio, but I cannot get the audio to play with VLC. I tried using ffmpeg to analyze the AVI files for audio. import ...
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FFmpeg: Adding a new audio into video and adjust volume of both audio

I'm trying to add a new audio file to the existing audio track in my video. 1. If the video is longer, I want the newly added audio to repeat throughout the entire video, but if the video is shorter ...
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Bluetooth audio on windows 7 is horrible but on windows 10 it works properly

I have a Toshiba Protege R700 which has windows 10 installed. I decided to install windows 7 and daily drive it for fun. Everything sailed smoothly except of the bluetooth audio. I tried every driver ...
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SSH forwarding audio in Debian 12 KDE

Systems: X86_64 Debian 12 bookworm KDE AND Debian 11 bullseye KDE Raspberry Pi 4B 8GB Raspberry Pi OS (64-bit) (official port of Debian Bookworm) PROBLEM: I have an X86_64 receiving audio from my ...
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Where have my windows sound output devices gone?

Out of nowhere, the sound output list that is accessible from the speaker icon in the taskbar has stopped showing the sound output devices (see picture attached) Its a big pain in the neck - I use a ...
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How to convert multiple .VTT segments to one single .VTT file or subtitle file?

I have a list of .VTT segments from a bunch of URLs for a stream looking like these (the total amount of segments is much higher): https://drod24s.akamaized.net/all/clear/none/d9/...
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MPEGTS across devices has choppy audio

I want to stream video and its audio between devices. On my pc I am transmitting it using ffmpeg -re -i "video.mp4" -vcodec libx264 -f mpegts udp://192.168.1.106:1234?pkt_size=1316 And on ...
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No sound from internal speakers and headphone jack but sounds over HDMI works

I have Huawei notebook (KLVL-WXXW-PCB) with Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS installed alongside Windows. In Ubuntu, neither internal speakers nor headphone jack work. I only see Dummy Output while trying to adjust ...
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FFmpeg - Using Firequalizer filter based on duration

I try to use Firequalizer filter as audio equalizer in my video. I want the filter to be applied on the first 30 seconds of each minute in the video and disabled for the next 30 seconds. It will have ...
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No sound from Clevo computer running Debian 12

I have a Clevo PD70SND-G, fresh from China. Installed Debian 12 Bookworm (dual boot with Windows 10 Pro). There is no sound. Switching to Windows, I have verified it is not defective hardware. Debian ...
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How can I equalize audio frequencies during video calls on MacOS?

I am using MacOS Sonoma, and I have been experiencing discomfort in my ears during video calls on platforms like Zoom, Meet, Teams, and others. It seems that certain frequencies are causing this issue....
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Strange volume issue on Windows 10 I can't solve - across all audio devices (virtual or real)

For a few weeks now, my laptop is randomly alternating between the below two states of this problem: State 1: If I use the system volume keys (i.e., the dedicated volume up/down buttons on my laptop, ...
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How do I prevent my audio from cutting out when I open another program

If I have spotify open and a song is playing, and then I open up a browser and go to youtube, for 3-5 seconds all audio from my computer will stop being played through my bluetooth speakers (anker ...
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Microphone input also picks up all system sounds (Linux)

I use an Arturia MiniFuse 2 audio interface to connect my microphone and headphones to my computer, but the microphone input in Zorin (an Ubuntu derivative) also captures system audio. This happens ...
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Mute specific application in Windows without nircmd

One of my games will not respond to the usual nircmd command to mute it: nircmd snircmd muteappvolume Cyberpunk2077.exe 1 I suspect it may not be working as it may be one of those applications that ...
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ffplay file.wav 18 audio channels

On Linux I have an 18 channel wav file that I can play with aplay or play(sox) without problems. The 18 channels are played well. If I want to play it with ffplay I get this: libavutil 56. 51....
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Mouse and Audio Issues

I am new to computer building as I built my first one about a year ago. The computer ran fine for most of the time but recently the mouse skips around on the screen (kind of like the mouse is lagging) ...
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Audio problems with some applications under Linux

I’m experiencing very annoying audio problems with some specific applications under Linux (I'm using openSUSE Tumbleweed). I've only noticed this with some games at the moment (but I’m not sure if ...
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Windows 11 cannot recognize my USB-C earphone but can recognize its microphone

I use ThinkPad X13 Gen2i and I have a HUAWEI CM33 USB-C earphone. When I plug the earphone in, the sound cannot go from my earphone but still from my speakers. But the sound output (microphone) have ...
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Windows 10: How To Turn Off The Error Sound On A Failed Auto Complete?

Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise When you try an autocomplete in a shell, on Windows 10, where there is no completion Windows 10 plays a harp/chiming sound. I would like to turn that off. I found a ...
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