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Volume issues on an Asus laptop
So Win 8.1 did an update yesterday and all of a sudden my old Asus laptop wouldn't boot into Windows (it was stuck on the Asus screen) & I figured out it was the USB hub and I could only boot into ...
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Why are other audio devices unusable?
Some time ago, all audio devices on my computer except one became unusable. The one that works is an old USB sound card. The motherboard's onboard audio has stopped working, a new USB sound card has ...
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Microphone works in Zoom but not in Browsers
I use a Lenovo Ideapad 330 and I have an issue where my Realtek microphone works in Zoom Meetings and Windows Sound Recorder but not in either Chrome or Firefox. Although in Firefox it produces a ...
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2020: To quickly and efficiently play an external audio track in sync with a video?
To quickly and efficiently play an external audio track in sync with a video?
How to play a video with a different audio track?
https://superuser.com/a/1077106/183467
Tried this, but the last step ...
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Windows audio installed but not recognized
Something shredded my ability to use MIDI and hear sound or properly change settings on the playback.
This is a very strange thing and superuser the last place I seek help before buying a new ...
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windows 8.1 no sound from HDMI monitor
Is there any way to get the sound through the monitor without starting them both together?
If i turn on the PC with the monitor plugged in, it plays sound through the monitory correctly.
But if the ...
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JBL headphones have miserable sound quality with bluetooth on laptop, deactivation of mic (the supposed fix) is not possible
I bought some JBL LIVE 650BTNC headphones and am trying to use them via bluetooth on a windows 8.1 laptop. The pairing works, but the sound quality is abysmal. This is not the case if connected via ...
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headphones not showing in playback
I have windows 8.1 (x64) on an Asus n550jk when I plug in my headphones it doesn't appear in the playback and when I try to use a mic the laptop uses it built-in mic I tried re-installing the driver ...
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Can't Keep Bluetooth Earbuds Connected to PC
I recently bought a pair of Bluetooth earbuds. They work flawlessly with my smartphone but not with my PC.
(Before I describe the issue, here is an idea of my setup. My PC is an HP Envy dv7 laptop ...
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No third party apps (GoToMeeting, Google Hangouts, etc) can use my Microphone
Windows 8.1 on an HP laptop. Within Windows itself, my microphone works just fine. I can go to Sound > Recording, and the Microphone is clearly picking up noise.
However, on a regular basis, I ...
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Realtek High Definition Audio Speakers sounds scratchy when Windows has been running for a few days
If Windows has been running for a while, then my Realtek High Definition Audio output sounds scratchy and annoying. Rebooting helps, but I don't want to reboot every few days. I've tried disabling the ...
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Frequent, random audio crashing; Event Viewer log packed with “Engine glitch[es]”
[Rewritten for conciseness and clarity.]
My setup: I have a PreSonus AudioBox USB connected to my laptop (Asus G750Z-DB73) via USB 3.0. The AudioBox driver, bundled with the app “Universal Control”, ...
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My Dell laptop won't detect any headphones that i plug in?
I found this morning after not using my laptop for about 5 days after it had updated that no matter what headset i plug in, it will only play audio from the speaker. This was not the case when i had ...
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Hissing/Buzzing sound in headphone - Asus X200MA Laptop
I have Asus X200MA Laptop with Windows 8.1 64 bit.
Whenever I plug in headphones into the combo socket, I hear constant hissing or buzzing sound in the headphones. It slightly varies in intensity as I ...
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DPC Latency Issue Caused by Realtek Controller Driver
There is a question here very similar to my issue but it has not been answered.
Some time after I re-installed Windows 8.1 on my Asus X551CA the sound would stutter regardless of whether it was an ...
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