Sound Problem

[MPQC]

Well, whenever I have multiple applications up, it seems to cut off sound to certain ones. It's like the headset has different priorities. For example, if I have Ventrilo open, youtube, and Counter Strike Source open. Ventrilo + Youtube will have sound, but Counter Strike wont. If I want to have sound in different applications, I have to close them down, and reopen them in the order I want sound. (So if I wanted sound on Counter Strike & Vent, I'd open those two first.)

 

So I'm on Windows Vista, 32 bit. I have updated my sound cards driver, though the headset I'm using (G35), doesn't actually use my sound cards drivers, but I updated anyways. I tried updating the software that came with the G35 (which controls the settings of it), and that did nothing either.

 

Any suggestions?

 

*Quick edit: If I unplug the headset, swap all my settings back to default (so it uses my laptops speakers), this does not happen. It's only using the headset. (And I'm thinking it's because of it's USB..?)

[LVG]

There's a communication setting for example if you're on skype so it lowers all other sounds not sure if it's in vista though i'll have a look

[LVG]

right click the sound icon and go on "sounds" and at the tab go to communications then set to "Do nothing" may not work but i used to have the same problem

[MPQC]

It's not that it lowers other sounds - it's that it will have no sound. For example, on skype or vent, if someone uses their mic to mic - nothing will be heard. It's no sound - not lowered.

[LVG]

What's your speaker configuration set at, and it lowers and mutes your sound when playing TF2 it used to mute the game when i went on vent.

[c0bra067]

try right clicking your volume icon and selecting 'audio properties'. then 'speaker settings' and 'advanced'. try selecting the headphones option and see if that works. it seems like it shouldn't make a difference, but windows works in weird ways so its worth a try

[MPQC]

Vista instructions please.

[Tyler]

Mine does it in GMOD sometimes, I just change that windows volume up to hear it again.

What I do is click the sound icon in bottom right, then there should be a button that says mixer, click it, and it should list all the windows and there sound, and just move the window you want sound on up

[MPQC]

Mine does it in GMOD sometimes, I just change that windows volume up to hear it again.

What I do is click the sound icon in bottom right, then there should be a button that says mixer, click it, and it should list all the windows and there sound, and just move the window you want sound on up

 

It's not that it lowers other sounds - it's that it will have no sound. For example, on skype or vent, if someone uses their mic to mic - nothing will be heard. It's no sound - not lowered.

 

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[c0bra067]

Vista instructions please.

hmmm try doing what the video says and see if that fixes everything