Questions tagged [audio]
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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ThinkPad X230 X230T X220 X220T reach over 100% volume with keyboard shortcut in GNOME?
My ThinkPad speakers aren't that loud and gnome on ubuntu 14.04 doesn't let me go over 100% volume using volume keys. I can go over 100 percent by going to settings > sound. is there any way go over ...
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Turn off USB power when system not in use on motherboard
I have an Asus Z77 sabertooth motherboard. I also just got a USB powered audio DAC for my desk. It has a very bright white light on the front of it and it only turns off when there's no power going ...
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Making system wide equalizer in OSX with AU Lab, but I'm getting an annoying noise. How do I get rid of it?
Using this guide I'm trying to make a system wide equalizer in Mavericks. But unfortunately when I set up the new document in AU Lab and run the audio engine. I get this annoying constant noise unless ...
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How to prevent all audio and video media from starting in Firefox?
I am really sick and tired of needing to keep my PC muted because I navigate to a webpage and get spammed with auto playing audio or video.
Steps I have already done:
Removed flash
Java is not ...
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Change playback device "default format" in Windows 7 from command line
How can I change the speaker's default audio format from the command line?
I have an intermittent audio problem (probably from driver/sound card/motherboard incompatibility) that I can temporarily ...
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How can I transcode "faster playback speed" videos? [duplicate]
I'd like to transcode a video to have faster playback speed, for use on mobile devices / chromecast. VLC has this capability, but it seems to only work during playback. For example, if I use the ...
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ASUS SPDIF no sound
I have been trying alot to get the digital sound working from my HTPC but without luck.
The setup is as following:
HTPC with ASUS H87M-PRO motherboard which has a SPDIF output using the Realtek ...
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save alsamixer input source centos 6
I am not able to save the input source of my alsamixer. Every time I reboot the system the input source is set back to front mic. I want it to stay as rear mic.
I tried
alsactl store
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Clicking noise in audio when using “multi-output device” for video playback in OS X
I'm trying to watch a movie with my wife, and we are both using headphones — she is using Bluetooth, and mine are plugged into standard 3.5mm headphone jack.
I've created "multi-output device" in ...
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Change the audio balance (L+R)
My pair of (expensive) earphones somehow broke yesterday; the sound coming out of the left earbud is tinny!
A few issues mainly involving the fact that the offices of the manufacturer are located on ...
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AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 04) does not work on ubuntu 14.04
i have intalled ubuntu 14.04 on my Acer Aspire 1690 wich has sound driver
Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW
(ICH6 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 04)
the ...
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My PC blacks out randomly. Screen says "No Signal", fans and LEDs are running
My PC blacks out randomly. After running for maybe 1hr or so the monitor blacks out and displays "No Signal". Audio also stops and I am unable to turn off the PC with keyboard shortcuts. The green LED ...
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How to force rear speakers play the same as front ones under Windows?
I have Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H motherboard with embedded audio.
I have connected simple desktop speakers to "front" socket and my big stereo system to "rear" socket.
On my previous motherboard ASUS ...
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Windows 7 sound output through HDMI and Speaker at the same time
I would like to output the audio of a game through HDMI and through speakers at the same time.
I can only setup one default device. A solution I often find on the internet is using Wave Stereo Mix or ...
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The stereo mix is always recorded
Since I bought a new headset (Sennheiser PC360) I have noticed that even though I record from the headset microphone, system sounds leak through. At first I thought it was sound leaking out from the ...
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waveform of a closed switch recorded from usb soundcard line input
This is kind of hard to describe, but I would like to know what kind of waveform pattern would be generated if I close a switch that is plugged into my USB sound card line input. I am specifically ...
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win7 - play audio on correct display device
How can i achieve that applications audio is played on device depending on which display it is shown?
I often have my tv connected with my laptop via HDMI and i want that the applications sound is ...
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How to Use Batch File - Simple Application to Restart Audio Drivers [duplicate]
I want a batch file to open CMD and run "net stop audiosrv", then "net start audiosrv", then kill CMD. I am having problems with a bunch of things including
It's not waiting
It is opening a new CMD
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No sound in windows 8 running on bootcamp
After a few days of searching the web, I managed to install windows 8.1 on my computer successfully including the drivers. After I rebooted my macbook I noticed that my sound was not working. I ...
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Is there a KVM switch that plays audio from all connections?
My PC is set up with Xen. It is running two DomU's, both with a VGA card exposed. One domain is going to get the sound card on the motherboard and the other is going to get a USB audio card.
I ...
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connected laptop with TV- sound from tv not working
I have connected a tv via HDMI to a laptop running ubuntu 12. I can see the video on the televsion but the sound plays from the laptop and not from the television. Any ideas on what I need to change ...
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Audio sometimes "jumps up" after playing sounds for a while
strange issue here. (Let me know if you need any more information)
First off my computer is a Lenovo IdeaPad Flex14-59393810-Black+Silver, with the following configuration:
I'll be doing something ...
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USB 2.0 Port Causing Weird Audio Artifacts on MP3 Player
I have a SanDisk Sansa Clip Zip 8 gb. A little while ago, I built a new computer, and so far everything has been working fine, besides the USB 2.0 ports on the front. The ports seem to work fine ...
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USB headset doesn't connect automatically when plugged-in in CentOS 6.5
The USB headsets are not automatically selected when plugged-out and back in, it must be manually done each time.
So far, I have tried to modify /etc/pulse/default.pa to include a module I have ...
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Realtek HD Audio is not getting sound to audio jack after windows 8.1 August 12th update
I'm working on a toshiba A665-S6050 with Realtek High Definition audio. I have a High Definition Audio Device Driver From windows and a realtek high definition audio driver. I installed the R2.75 ...
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silence in front of generated audio mpegts
./ffmpeg/ffmpeg -i a.ts -acodec aac -strict -2 -loglevel debug audio.ts
Input #0, aac, from 'a.ts':
Duration: 00:00:05.06, bitrate: 126 kb/s
Stream #0:0: Audio: aac, 44100 Hz, stereo, fltp, ...
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Windows 8 lowering down volume of applications when it detects communications - yet setting is set to "Do nothing."
Title pretty much explains everything. In my sound settings under the "Communications" tab, I have Windows set to "Do nothing" when communications are detected, yet it still lowers other applications. ...
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MPC-HC + AC3filter playing too fast with DTS-HD MA
Video plays too fast, as if fast forward was enabled.
It used to happen with VFR MKV video, and was fixed with View > Render Settings > Presentation > Enable Frame Time Correction.
This week this ...
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Playbak device not recognized when using HDMI
I recently purchased a new laptop that came with windows 8.1 . When I first got the computer I tested that when I plug in my HDMI cable into the computer and connect it with the TV, the TV is ...
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Speakers has a lower volume than actual volume output from system
This started happening a while ago. I realized the volume I hear is very low. I opened up the volume control panel and I see the speakers are outputting a lower volume than "System" (it is only ...
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Can't play audio files on Windows 8
I am trying to play mp3 files on my windows 8 laptop. For some reason they are not being played on any player. I can see the following error in Windows media player:
Windows Media Player encountered ...
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Is it possible to set the host's playback device with VirtualBox?
I'm using VirtualBox version 4.3.12r93733 on a Windows 7 host with a Windows 7 guest, and I'm wondering if it's possible to change the audio playback device for VirtualBox on the host?
It doesn't ...
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Send audio to all outputs with individual level control
I have some head phones hooked up to the front jack and some speakers hooked to the rear. In the Realtek Audio Manager I disabled front panel jack detection so I get sound out of both. However I would ...
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sound crackling/popping after wake from suspend
I have a windows 7 PC, with built-in sound card in the motherboard and a USB headphone.
After waking from sleep, the sound very often (though not every time) crackles/pops (say, when playing a flash ...
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Play sound when Windows 8 unlocks
I have the opposite problem of this user – I want to get Windows to make a sound when I unlock it, but I can't figure out how to. I followed the instructions that are linked there to modify my ...
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Mix arbitrary number of audio files into single stereo audio file using ffmpeg
I'm currently working on a karaoke application and need to merge arbitrary number (from 1 up to 12) input tracks together with a song track into single output audio file that should be stereo.
I ...
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Duplicate sound playback device
I was going to play a game with friends using TeamSpeak. I wanted to seperate our voices from the actual game, yet still hear both in my headphones.
I suppose it would be possible to somehow ...
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Window 8.1 Volume keeps changing after releasing keyboard volume keys
I recently upgraded my PC from Windows 7 to 8.1.
When I tap the reduce/increase volume keys on my Logitech Media Keyboard Elite, Windows keeps reducing/increasing the volume as if I was holding the ...
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Windows Multipoint Server 2012 Audio Devices Disabled on Startup
I have a fresh install of Windows Multipoint Server 2012. When I first boot, and look at the device manager, the audio output devices are there, proper drivers and everything, just disabled. I can ...
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Sound does not work on X-server, works in TTY, Arch Linux w/ALSA
My sound system isn't working when I use the X server. When I use it in a TTY, it works fine.
In a TTY, the output of aplay -l:
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel]...
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a computer issue that has stumped many - iTunes/VLC/any audio starts skipping after several hours
I gave an old desktop to a buddy of mine. It was in use as a fileserver/media server in my apartment, and I finally did some upgrades, yada yada. It was perfectly fine here.
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Play `wma` files without installing whole Media Feature Pack in Windows x N
I have Windows 8.1 Pro N version installed, which comes without Windows Media Player and 'media features'. This includes no support for *.wma files. I have been looking for a way to install codec for ...
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How can I download an embedded .swf file that involves the video.limelight.com site?
I would like to extract the audio streams from www.springforesthealingfestevent.com - I can't figure out how to go about doing this. I usually can grab just about anything through Chrome using IDM - ...
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Play two files in VLC dummy and give sout parameters to both of them
I want to add multiple files to VLC's web interface. And the commands below do exactly that. Two files are added to the VLC's web interface's playlist.
But as you can see, that's not all I wanted - ...
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Windows 7 automatically adjusting volume (normal fix does not work)
Windows keeps automatically lowering music volume when other sounds play. For example, while playing a game or watching a video and something loud happens (such as an explosion), the music volume dips....
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Hearing disturbing murmer when headphones are plugged in
This question has been here for a few times already, still no reasonable answer has been given yet.
I have bought a brand new notebook and installed audio drivers and codecs, everything works just ...
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Change base volume of device (Windows 8)?
I own an USB speaker, since I found the audio quality of builtin speakers far from sufficient. Sadly however, it doesn't have an analogue volume control. The volume buttons on the device simply change ...
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Sound on my headphones is too high
Sound from my USB headphones is way too loud. I have to keep everything on total minimum, otherwise it's too high. Screenshot bellow shows highest acceptable volume for me.
On Youtube where you can ...
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How can i refresh my audio devices from within windows 8?
I have a media server running Windows 8.1, It is connected to an A/V Receiver which is then connected to my TV.
My A/V Receiver has a pass-through mode so if i just want to use TV Audio which i ...
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Audio-in live net streaming in Win8.1 laptop fails
I cannot get any streamed / live sounds from eg BBC radios(any) / sports.
It is OK on another PC: win7/64 on the same ISP, ethernet cable router shared, at the same time, in the same location.
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