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madalaineporter
4 years ago
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Sound is low at 100% volume

I am having issues with my sound in the Sims 4. All of a sudden, my sound is super low even when I turn it all the way up. The sound works fine for everything else and I've checked to see if the spea...
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    Psychotps
    4 years ago
    @madalaineporter Speakers is the main volume. Sims 4 will have its own when the game is running.
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madalaineporter
4 years ago

When I do that it shows speakers, system sounds, and Microsoft edge. Speakers is all the way up, system sounds is pretty low, and Microsoft edge is at 50%

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Psychotps
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4 years ago
@madalaineporter Speakers is the main volume. Sims 4 will have its own when the game is running.
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    madalaineporter
    4 years ago

    That fixed it!! Thank you so much! I had no idea there would be a separate sound setting for Sims 4 when it was running. Somehow that was turned all the way down. Thanks again!!

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      Psychotps
      Seasoned Ace
      4 years ago
      @madalaineporter Awesome!

      It's just a quirk with how Windows works. It's a little odd but I like it that way. You can configure each application to have its own volume.
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    Slicksister68
    2 years ago

    Adjusting sound settings, volume mix, outputs, nothing works and this is a comparative observation, as my other games sound fine. 

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      EA_Solaire
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      2 years ago

      Hi all,

      This thread is a bit older now, so I've locked it to prevent necro-posting.

      If you're needing further help on this topic, please feel free to create a new thread instead and we'd be happy to take a look with you 🙂 

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