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Re: No Voice Audio [PC]

As @holger1405 said, this sort of problem is usually the result of mis-configured speaker settings.  Specifically, the device or game audio is configured to use a "Center Speaker" that doesn't exist.  The music and background/sound effects play through the left/right channels just fine, but anything sent to the center channel isn't heard at all.  And dialogue is usually set to play through the center speaker by default if the game thinks there is one.

(I first noticed this with my 5.1 surround rig when I plugged-in a headset while playing the version of "Solitaire" that shipped with WinXP.  I would hear the deck being shuffled, but not the "ding" when placing a card on the pile!)

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  • MaxxDownUnder's avatar
    MaxxDownUnder
    6 years ago

    @ThandalNLyman I think you're correct. I wonder if there is any software we could dowload to redirect Speaker-C / Speaker-3 / centre-speaker to be played through the usual stereo L-R / A-B ?

    Seems someone late in this post reinstalled the game and got voice-audio from story characters to work? bump? any update? 

  • MaxxDownUnder's avatar
    MaxxDownUnder
    6 years ago

    So this is for no voice in NFS Heat, but I assume applies to other games

    In short: try setting to Stereo (ticking Left & Right) + ticking Virtual Surround

    1  Sound > Playback > Speakers > Configure > STEREO > tick Left and Right

    2 Sound > Playback > Speakers > Properties > Enhancements > tick VIRTUAL SURROUND

    1.1) ran nfs-heat 

    1.2) opened Sound

    1.3) Playback tab

    1.4) ensure Speakers are listed with a green tick
    1.5) click Configure > Stereo > TICK "Front Left & Right" (mine were not ticked)

    Then I needed an additional step, because I noticed it wouldn't work on Stereo if i selected it using the MSI sound program, but engine noise and music would work if i selected 7.1

    Sooo I went back to:

    2.1 Sound > Playback > selected:

    2.2 Speakers (green tick 😉 haha)

    2.3 clicked Properties

    2.4 Enhancements tab

    2.5 Selected VIRTUAL SURROUND

    then it all worked ^.^ 

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