audio settings

Have just installed Windows 7. The sound very bad, with clicks and lots of distortion. Moving volume up/down causes crackles. Soundblaster X-Fi on Gigabyte GA-M56s-S3 motherboard with the correct drivers, Windows updates and latest BIOS. I have kept XP on another drive and swap the boot drive...

Today I was using Ventrilo and I was trying to reduce the background noise it was picking up. But, on accident i deleted something and now I cant use my integrated laptop microphone. I'm not sure exactly sure what I deleted but I need a way to get it back. The thing I deleted was located by...

Sorry if there's another thread with a fix to this. But I just bought this headset a week ago and it worked perfectly. I was gone for a week, come back and the mic on the headset isn't picking up my voice. I've tried it with skype and steam, on both programs people say that my voice is too low...

I'm unable to use my Logitech microphone at all. I have Realtek sound drivers and windows says it's updated to the latest already, I've also played around with the settings a bit too, increasing boost levels, etc. etc. the headset I'm able to use for windows xp though! not windows 7. when i go...

When I live steam video in Windows 8/Chrome, using Adobe Flash, the audio portion is silenced each time I receive an audio prompt from my system. When I say "audio prompt" I mean a beep that I believe provides some sort of notification. The video continues, but all sound disappears for a few...

I recently updated my NVIDIA card with audio drivers and now it can make the audio go through my television using HDMI (watching videos). The problem however, is that when I go into the Sound settings and change the default to the NVIDIA "device", I need to reboot windows to activate the...

So, I have an issue I'm trying to figure right now. I just recently bought a USB Headset for clearer recording of my voice when talking to others. However, I'm often using two computers: my main Desktop with Windows 7, and my Laptop with Windows Vista. Often, I'll play a game on my Windows 7...

i have a sound card, sb audigy. suddenly it is not working. i see in the mixer the volume is indeed going up an down, but no sound. when i tried to update drivers, it tells me it found the drivers but cannot install them. [now it says the driver software is installed, it still is not working...

Recently, my computer has not been playing the startup sound, and on a side note. when I go to the welcome screen for longer than 10seconds it has this LOUD HIGH PITCHED NOISE that really annoys me. Will someone please help? :thumbs_up:

So, I just figured out how to make a custom logon sound. I thought it be cool to have this: PS1 startup HD - YouTube (Original PS1 startup music, hehe.) I downloaded it as a mp3 then used an online converter to change it to a .wav file, I set the sound as the logon sound and tested it, but it...

I have a gigabyte p4m900-m4 motherboard in my custom built computer. I have recently been trying to use the output on the built in sound card to supply my subwoofer. I used to be able to do this a few years ago without a problem. But now that I am running windows 7 I do not seem to be able to...

I recently reinstall my windows7 and I just want to ask for aconfirmation that I did everything ok with my realtek and the other sound settings. First of all this is my motherboard ASUS - Motherboards- ASUS P5GC-MX/1333.I have a Genius Active 5.1 home theater surround system and a Microsot HD...

hi , i have creative SB audigy se sound card and win7 home premium. the issue i have is i dont see a mic boost option when i go to the mic properties , all i saw is " do not monitor" option. i seem the creative driver issue but i already installed the lastest driver update from creative site...

Recently I got myself a new set of headphones and they sound great but a bit too great because whenever I hold down any key I hear a rapid clicking sound. The sound isn't very loud but loud enough that it has been annoying me since I got these headphones. Is there any way to disable this...

hi guys .. i faced a problem on windows 7 that i wasn't able to record through steromix on windows7 Steromix is the tool that make u record a sound from the same PC and not through Microphone. and then i found a driver that make u able to record a sound through ur computer and not through...

Hi everyone, When I want to use my headphones or my external speakers, the global volume is automatically adjusted to a different setting. This happens invariably every time, when i plug in or plug out the jack. Is there any way to disable this behavior? Hardware details: I am using an ACER...

When I have my Headset plugged in the front of the computer, I find that I must unplug my Headset inorder to hear the External Speakers. Is there a way to get around unplugging the Headset plug? Afraid constant plugging and unplugging will wear out the connector and have to go inside of...

Explains how to turn off the Windows startup sound if it sounds choppy when you start the computer. More...

Ok on my sound drivers that was downloaded with ms update as i have completely uninstalled & removed drivers & win7 update downloaded the new one & installed but the problem remains. My default device keeps un-defaulting itself if you get what i mean. My current default is my speakers as you can...

Hello, I am on Windows 7 and I use my Microphone for many reasons, such as Skype, video recording ect.. but for some reason every one of my microphones have been extremely quiet. My friends haven't moaned as they are not like that, but I know that it's annoying that I cannot be heard. I go...