Sound Issues with USB Audio CODEC device

[chriswaggoner]

I am not using the Realtek soundcard that's in my computer case. I am using an external, USB soundcard which did not come with drivers. It is a "plug and play" device. On my Windows 7 computer, it is, by default, referred to as "USB Audio CODEC".
The setup worked perfectly up until yesterday. Since then, the device has been visually appearing okay. The computer detects it and everything. However, when I try to create a "ding" sound with the volume bar on the Windows 7 taskbar, that ding abruptly cuts off, and it only works once after I click the volume bar multiple times. The sound device is still shown to be detected and working, but the green levels that appear no longer do, which means not even Windows is receiving those signals anymore.
Windows Media Player does not launch at all, and YouTube videos play without any sound.

In order to ensure that the hardware's fine, I tried using it with my XBOX, and the sound was perfectly fine, like it always used to be. I also tried unplugging and replugging the USB hub which connects this USB soundcard to the computer, and also tried doing the same with the soundcard itself. I even tried using different ports on the hub, and soon afterwards, used different ports on the computer case itself. The result has been the same so far.

I also manually uninstalled the USB audio CODEC through "Device Manager" multiple times, then reconnected the USB soundcard. The driver reinstalled itself perfectly, but the sound issues remain.

Does anyone have any advice or solution? Thanks a lot in advance, much love!

 

[Paul Black]

Hi chriswaggoner,

Welcome to SevenForums!

I am not using the Realtek soundcard that's in my computer case. I am using an external, USB soundcard which did not come with drivers. It is a "plug and play" device. On my Windows 7 computer, it is, by default, referred to as "USB Audio CODEC".
The setup worked perfectly up until yesterday. Since then, the device has been visually appearing okay. The computer detects it and everything. However, when I try to create a "ding" sound with the volume bar on the Windows 7 taskbar, that ding abruptly cuts off, and it only works once after I click the volume bar multiple times. The sound device is still shown to be detected and working, but the green levels that appear no longer do, which means not even Windows is receiving those signals anymore.
Windows Media Player does not launch at all, and YouTube videos play without any sound.

In order to ensure that the hardware's fine, I tried using it with my XBOX, and the sound was perfectly fine, like it always used to be. I also tried unplugging and replugging the USB hub which connects this USB soundcard to the computer, and also tried doing the same with the soundcard itself. I even tried using different ports on the hub, and soon afterwards, used different ports on the computer case itself. The result has been the same so far.

I also manually uninstalled the USB audio CODEC through "Device Manager" multiple times, then reconnected the USB soundcard. The driver reinstalled itself perfectly, but the sound issues remain.

Does anyone have any advice or solution? Thanks a lot in advance, much love!

I notice that you haven't had an answer for your issue.

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USB Audio Codec Installation Guide - Windows 7.

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