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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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How can I use iPhone earpods as a recording device in Windows on a MacBook Pro?
I have a Macbook Pro circa 2012 (last model with a 17" screen). It has 2 sound jacks.
I have both Mac OS X and Windows 8.1 installed. In OS X, when I plug my iPhone earpods into the headphone jack, ...
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Splitting 2 line-in ports as separate devices?
I have a custom built PC with this motherboard. It has 6 3.5mm ports on the back, 2 of which are line-in's, the others consisting of 1 mic-in and 3 various speaker-out ports. It uses Realtek HD Audio ...
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How to record what's playing on the soundcard using FFmpeg?
I am trying to record what's playing on my soundcard in Windows 8.1
I ran the following to determine what devices I have:
ffmpeg -list_devices true -f dshow -i dummy
The output listed:
DirectShow ...
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Sound delay when using DTS Interactive
I have ASUS Maximus hero VII motherboard with Realtek built in audio connected to a LG 5.1 DVD device with 5.1 speaker configuration using optical cable(S/PDIF).
All effects equalizers etc. are ...
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Modern Apps don't have sound?
There is no sound for all the modern apps on my PC when it's Windows 8.1. Now I upgraded it to Windows 10 and it still doesn't have sound. The desktop applications have sound.
I searched on the web ...
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Can I hear myself through noise-cancelling headphones without cranking up the volume all the way?
I'm using the Bose QuietComfort 15 headphones with the built in microphone and I'm plugging it into a laptop that has a jack that supports the mic & speaker at the same time. By default, I can't ...
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Windows: Toggle front or back audio jack using software?
I have a Lenovo desktop PC running Windows 8.1. I have two speakers plugged into the audio jack in the back and a pair of headphones plugged into the audio jack on the front panel.
Is there a way to ...
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Alternate audio driver (replace Realtek) [closed]
Is there any alternative to Realtek HD Audio driver? The reason I ask is because Realtek's audio driver makes my microphone sound really bad (friends tell me they can barely hear me). However, if I ...
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Windows 8.1 plays only 2 speakers of 5.1 system
I used Windows 7 until this afternoon and my 5.1 sound system worked just fine.
My motherboard is a Gigabyte B75M-D3H.
I have 3 inputs on the back panel:
Line-In
Line-Out
Mic
I was able to ...
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Windows System Sounds not playing (Windows 8.1 x64)
In the Volume Mixer, when I drag the "Speakers" master volume level slider, I hear the expected Ding. But When I drag the System Sounds slider, nothing.
Sound from applications is working normally. I ...
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Why do my earbuds not play voices and muffle the music?
I'm on an Asus q550lf-bsi7t21 with Windows 8.1 installed. I have Realtek HD Audio drivers installed. While listening to music/watching videos voices are muffled/nonexistent and some of the music part ...
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Chrome suddenly lowers sound volume [duplicate]
When I use Chrome to listen to music, sometimes the volume suddenly goes down. Other sounds are just normal. This is the Windows Sound mixer shows:
The volume meter on Chrome has 2 indicators. I have ...
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Why some web pages interfere with my USB speakerphone?
I have a speakerphone (Jabra Speak 510) connected via USB to my computer (Windows 8.1).
There are some specific web pages (very few) which interfere with the speakerphone (like the sound of a modem, ...
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Google Chrome Missing from Volume Mixer
I have Windows 8.1, and Google Chrome is missing from my Volume Mixer (it does not show up on it). I cannot hear any audio from that program. I've tested both Flash audio (e.g., YouTube) and HTML5 ...
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