Windows 7: Movies lost their sound

tsram90 · 06 Jun 2012

All this happened suddenly, I was playing Counter strike and I could hear the back grounds but the dialouges and gunshots couldnot be heard. After that when I tried some movies, All the dialouges had been gone. I could hear the background music and background sounds but the midtones had been gone.

I tried many media players and different files but all had same results. The funny thing is The audio files are working all right only the video files have the problem. I tried restarting, Tried diff video files and diff players including VLC, Windows media player etc.

fireberd · 06 Jun 2012

Try System Restore back to a date when it did work correctly. That may fix the problem.

Arc · 06 Jun 2012

Try with the latest version of VLC media player .

tsram90 · 07 Jun 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by fireberd

Try System Restore back to a date when it did work correctly. That may fix the problem.

sorry I don't have system restore. Turned it off to save HDD space.

Quote: Originally Posted by Arc

Try with the latest version of VLC media player .

As I said I tried all sorts of players.

Arc · 07 Jun 2012

As the background music is playing, but not the dialogs, you need to use an updated audio codec. As I dont know what audio format is present there in your movies, but a rough guess is it must be either aac, or mp3 . So, all those codecs are present in VLC. Have you tried the latest version ?

And, what codecs do you use ?

JustDenDimi · 07 Jun 2012

I'm pretty sure it's the audio settings, make sure your settings aren't set to like 5.1, 7.1 or so, usually does the trick. It's because movies have the ability to play the voices on your center speaker and bass, if you are on let's say a headset, it doesn't support it, but the driver says it HAS to play in 5.1/7.1 mode.

GreetZ

Me

tsram90 · 08 Jun 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by Arc

As the background music is playing, but not the dialogs, you need to use an updated audio codec. As I dont know what audio format is present there in your movies, but a rough guess is it must be either aac, or mp3 . So, all those codecs are present in VLC. Have you tried the latest version ?

And, what codecs do you use ?

I havn't installed and codecs separately. I have latest versions of VLC, KM player, and GOM . Whatever codec came with it its there. None of the videos have sound neither games . I think its a hardware issue..

Quote: Originally Posted by JustDenDimi

I'm pretty sure it's the audio settings, make sure your settings aren't set to like 5.1, 7.1 or so, usually does the trick. It's because movies have the ability to play the voices on your center speaker and bass, if you are on let's say a headset, it doesn't support it, but the driver says it HAS to play in 5.1/7.1 mode.

GreetZ

Me

I checked it its set as stereo. I couldn't find any setting that may cause this..

Arc · 08 Jun 2012

Mate that's not a hardware related issue, your audio codecs in the video containers are not working properly. Usually an upgradation of VLC should fix it. As you are saying that you have downloaded the latest one, I am going with you.

Have a second chance. Download and install Shark007.net - Windows 7 Codecs - WMP12 Codecs from the MajorGeeks, and after installation, check the "Shark007 suggested settings" box.

Let us know if it is working now or not.

tsram90 · 18 Jun 2012

Just opened the connectors of the 3.5: pin and the pins for my side speakers and opened them.. some solders were going bad.. justed heated all of them up with a soldering iron. .. and its working now..

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