Questions tagged [speakers]
Speakers are devices that convert alternating current to physical movement usually using a magnet & wire coil attached to a cone of paper or plastic, enabling conversion of analog audio signals into audible sound waves.
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A way to change program audio output based on what monitor it is on?
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is it possible to have application independent audio output depending on what monitor the application is currently on, and change it automatically on the fly without manual ...
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Normal Stereo Output to ALL Speakers
I have headphones and some simple AmazonBasics stereo speakers (like $13).
They both work great. The AmazonBasics speakers are amplified, powered by USB or batteries. The headphones (Razer), ...
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Good quality audio conferencing without a headset
I work at home and am doing a lot more video conferencing than I used to. I also use a softphone on the computer for most of my phone calls as well. Particularly when video conferencing I would like ...
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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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Connecting earphones to desktop for audio does not work
I need to use my earphones as a mic on my pc (which has separate input and output jacks), but if I connect my earphones to the audio input only, it uses the earphone's output as input. If I use a y-...
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sound stopped working Ubuntu 18.04
I was using my laptop all afternoon with no issues, now there is no sound coming from either the built-in speakers or headphones when plugged in. I didn't re-start the system before the problem ...
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Linux - create virtual microphone and speakers
I am trying to create virtual speakers and virtual microphone on a Ubuntu docker.
I am running a process that needs to capture the PC audio (virtual speakers)
and play audio (from file) to a virtual ...
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I can't use sound through HDMI in Ubuntu
I am trying to connect my computer to a monitor and speakers using a single HDMI cable. My computer recognizes HDMI because my screen connects. However even after multiple attempts I can not make the ...
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Qjackctl output audio to Bluetooth speaker (Guitarix)
I'm trying to setup Guitarix on my laptop running Fedora 27 using this guide. Everything works fine but there no audio output.
I guess it's because Qjackctl is using my laptop's internal speaker for ...
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Connecting multiple bluetooth devices causing lag
I have my Desktop PC (with ASUS BT400 bluetooth 4.0 dongle) connected to a bluetooth speaker. The latency is unnoticeable for me. Watching movies, the audio and visuals are pretty much in-sync or ...
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Both the right and the left audio channels broadcast together to both sides
On my PC, when plugging headphones, sounds that should only be heard by the left (or right) ear are being heard by both ears. That is, the left (and the right) channels broadcast the sound to both the ...
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PC based wireless audio receiver (...bluetooth?)
The idea: Having one stationary PC+speakers able to receive and play audio from any mobile devices that come and go (android / laptops). One at a time, just have the PC work as remote speakers.
My ...
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Use all 5.1 speakers with a Stereo Source / No speaker fill
I've been reading up on how to make for ex. Youtube play sound to all my speakers. I have 5.1 Setup from Samsung which connects with an optical cable to my onboard Realtek soundcard. Latest drivers ...
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Using a single speaker to play e.g. Youtube audio
I thought I'd save money/space by using a single monitor - in most music players I can "downmix to mono" and then shift the balance to full left or right
However I cannot downmix Youtube videos and ...
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Headphones not showing up in playback devices menu - windows 10
I recently upgraded my computer to windows 10 from windows 8.1, and I'd like to set my audio output quality to studio, and apply the same audio enhancements that I used on windows 8.1 .
I can't do ...
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controlling headphones jack
I have problem with my laptop which is it doest recognize my headphones whenever i plug them in , but sound as in music or games go through both speakers and headphones at the same time .
is there any ...
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Mint 17 with Gigabyte motherboard: no audio from rear audio port
I just installed Mint 17. I'm having an issue getting audio from the rear audio port. When I plug either my headphones or speakers into the front port on the case, the audio works fine, but when I ...
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Horrible noise coming from right speaker
I am not sure what happened, but my right speaker seems to have acquired some demonic possession and is making a horrible high pitched squealing noise.
Funny thing is any sound Windows makes sounds ...
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How to separate Onboard soundcard sound from USB Headphones
I would like to use my onboard soundcard (Realtek) to play music out of for my wife on the speakers,
While I use my USB headphones to listen to and play a video game.
I know it's possible as I've done ...
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Left channel sound comes out of desktop speaker and right channel sound comes out of laptop speaker
I have a Toshiba Laptop with Windows 8 and a pair of Bose desktop speakers. When I do tests from the playback devices, the Realtek control panel and a youtube speaker test it will always play the ...
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Mac sound output doesnt switch to laptop speakers after removing headphones
The system config shows which speaker should be on.
But the sound only comes from headphones when I attach them.
To use the normal speakers, I have to restart OSX (10.6.8).
If I plugin headphones in ...
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Windows 7 use remote PC as speakers?
Is it possible to "export" all sounds from one PC to another so it would act as a remote speaker?
I have a media PC connected to my TV and surround system. I'd like to be able to play games, watch ...
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Can I play audio on my speakers and headset at the same time?
I was wondering if it is possible to use both my speakers and headset at the same time, but for different programs. For example, I would like my headset to be on skype, but i'd also like my speakers ...
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How do I configure what connector maps to which speaker?
I have a Medion Erazer X6811 laptop running Windows 7. I'm trying to plug in this 5.1 channel headphone which works like 5.1 speakers.
I plugged the 3 connectors into the laptop, and set the computer ...
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How to get Quadraphonic audio channel option in Speaker Setup?
I recently installed Windows 7 as the OS for a PC that I'm using as a media center running XBMC. Initially I only put in 2 speakers. Now I've added rear speakers. The soundcard is a SoundBlaster Live ...
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Beep program not able to open any device
I am running Debian Stable Linux which is otherwise working very well. I have installed beep package with command apt install beep. There were no errors. However, the command beep is not working. ...
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7.1 surround sound by hdmi on windows 10 test and games not working
My problem is that Windows 10 doesn't play 7.1 surround sound instead it mixes sound into every speaker. When I test the speakers in the sound section it plays the same ding sound on every surround ...
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Creative A100 2.1 subwoofer not working
I have an old model of Creative 2.1 speakers system, the model is A100. This is a PC speaker system which was working just fine till yesterday. My issue is, the subwoofer is not working but the two ...
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Windows 11 Realtek speaker volume change doesn't work
I recently had to use this cleanup utility from AMD to fix some issues with my graphics drivers on my HP pavillion laptop with windows 11, which worked just fine, except it just completely messed up ...
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Speaker creates distorted sound on certain battry level acer
The problem started with my speakers sound being distorted when connected to the charger for a few seconds. If I disconnect it from the charges, the sound would get back to normal.
After a while, I ...
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Clicking sound from speakers
I have the following problem on a Ubuntu 20.04.1 desktop machine. I cannot make a test on other operating systems because Ubuntu is the only one installed.
When the OS is not playing any output sounds,...
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How to use External MIC with Laptop Speakers ON on Lenovo L340 Laptop?
I have Lenovo L340 laptop, it has one combo jack for audio & mic. I got one converter has one female combo port at one end and on the other side two males one for mic and one for audio.
I want to ...
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How would I connect a wireless microphone to a speaker and a computer. Then have that same computer also use that speaker
At work, they assigned me a task to integrate people from zoom into our live events.
So far I have mics and video sources running through OBS. The video and sound are then sent to Zoom via ...
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Static noise through speakers when plugged into PC
I recently obtained a pair of really nice powered speakers for my computer setup- Dynaudio LYD 5s. My issue is as follows: when plugged into my PC, and powered on, the speakers make a very loud, ...
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Speaker (Realtek(R) Audio) not working. Audio services are not responding
I haven't heard a sound on my laptop in a week (HP Envy 13-6 months old). On headphones the sound works perfectly, but when I take off the headphones the whole laptop goes silent. I tried several ...
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Video, but no audio on TV when connected to laptop over hdmi
I have a windows 10 laptop (Thinkpad E570) and a samsung smart tv (Samsung J6200). When I plug in an hdmi cable I can duplicate or extend the video just fine, but I can't get the sound to come out of ...
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Can I make Windows volume quieter for USB speakers?
I bought a pair of USB speakers, JBL Pebbles. They have volume control control that is not independent - changing the volume using the speakers changes the volume in Windows (Windows 10).
Problem is - ...
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Attaching USB speaker killed laptop but later it worked again. Can fuses reset by waiting or removing battery?
Trying a USB speaker on my laptop caused it to power off and not power back on. I thought it blew a fuse or a chip and would need to be repaired.
Some people who are not computer techs gave me random ...
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Bluetooth stereo using diferent devices
I have two different Bluetooth speakers. Each one is mono.
I have my computer connected to both speakers at the same time but the sound is always mono in each one.
Can I use linux app or windows .exe ...
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Sound is not working on my computer
I have a Windows 10 (1909) desktop with two audio devices connected: regular stereo speakers through the back panel 3.5mm jack, and a webcam with a microphone.
If I'm playing music over the stereo ...
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Hissing sound from one of the Creative BlasterX Kratos speakers
I recently bought new speakers from Creative, the Sound BlasterX Kratos S3. I don't need outstanding sound as I'm using the speakers sparsely anyway but the problem I encountered is that the left ...
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Realtek can't separate headphone from frontspeaker
I have an updated windows 10 pro running on an asus b150m-c/br (Intel B150 chipset Realtek ALC887) and I'm running in the strangest of bugs. My PC front speaker (rear panel, green) is mute and realtek ...
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Headset and speaker laptop suddenly not making a sound
Maybe this thing causing the problem, so I changed my permission in registry editor (regedit) on HKEY_CLASS_ROOT and when I restart the laptop, suddenly my laptop not making a sound. I've tried all ...
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Speakers hum only when nothing is playing
Disclaimer: I know it's a ground-loop issue, of course, and there are multiple ways how to fix this, but the interesting bit that I wanted to point out here is that usually gound-loop hum is present ...
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Can't control volume of external bluetooth speakers through windows (Solved)
After a recent Windows update, I stopped being able to control the volume of my external bluetooth speakers (Anki SoundCore 2) through the Windows volume slider. When I pair it via bluetooth to my ...
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Audio switched: headphones instead of speakers and vice versa
It's been a couple of months that I started to have a problem: when I plug my headphones sound is played from the speakers, and when I plug them out there's no sound at all because I can see "...
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How to have the equalizer dynamically adjust depending on volume level?
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I'm using my Windows 10 PC as a media source for home theater, music and gaming.
I have upgraded my speakers to a decent 2.1 setup, connected via a single line-out jack. Using the built-in ...
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I have no sound on my laptop--Windows 10. Tough issue
Ok so I've asked this question on several forums but have had no luck. I snapped my headphone connector off in my headphone jack so my laptop constantly thinks there are headphones plugged in. It is ...
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How to use laptop speakers as handsfree / headset for my mobile phone? on windows 10
I past most of my time with my headset on connected to my laptop. Every time I get a call I've to put down my headset and take the call with my phone stuck to my ear.
Is there any way to answer the ...
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Theatron Agrippa unable to connect 5.1
I’m trying to configure a Theatron Agrippa with a 5.1 configuration. The thing is that I don’t have a 5.1 speaker system available at the time, but my Enterprise needs to test 5.1 works although, so ...
