Leadraft Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 I would like to use my external speakers for all sounds. Engine sound and environmental sounds are acceptable, but ATC and Co-Pilot voices are very low and I can barely hear them. With headphones all sound is perfect. Sound settings are as follows: MSFS Settings Communications Selection: Default Text to Speech Settings: Azure (tried windows offline and no improvement) Master: 100 Voices: 100 Aircraft Engines: 74 Windows Audio Settings Speakers set as default device and default communications device Volume at 100% Default format: 24bit 48000 Hz Mike Windows 10 Home 64bit / Intel i7-8700, 6 Core, 3.2 GHz / 32GB RAM DDR 4 / GTX 1080 OC / SSD(2) / 27" 165 Hz 1440p Monitor / Internet 805 Mbps down, 24 Mbps up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art_P Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 My sound settings are shown below. Voices are still the loudest of all the sounds. Asus Prime Z490-P motherboard, Intel i7-10700K CPU, 32GB DDR4 3200 memory, GeForce RTX 2070-8GB video, 1TB M.2 SSD, Windows 10-64 bit, Acer 23"WS LCD and Benq 19" LCD, Logitech Flight Yoke, Thrustmaster Pedals, Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Joystick, TrackIR 5, MSFS Deluxe and FSX Deluxe, UTX-USA2, UTX-TAC, GEX-NA, ASN, WOAI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadraft Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share Posted October 7, 2020 Thanks Art. That's good to know. I'm beginning to think it must be something with a Windows 10 audio setting or the sound card because everything's nice and loud with headphones, so it's gotta be software or hardware related and not the sim. I do run the headphones with the onboard MB audio and speakers go through a Sound Blaster card. Mike Windows 10 Home 64bit / Intel i7-8700, 6 Core, 3.2 GHz / 32GB RAM DDR 4 / GTX 1080 OC / SSD(2) / 27" 165 Hz 1440p Monitor / Internet 805 Mbps down, 24 Mbps up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSkorna Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Make sure a sound setting called noise reduction or something along those lines is not turned on in your Sound Blaster control panel. http://www.air-source.us/images/sigs/000219_195_jimskorna.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Energizer23 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 There is also a knob in the cockpit to turn the radio and Nav volumes up or down. They help a little. Windows 11, Intel i9-9900K, 32GB DDR4/3000 MHz, GeForce RTX 2070, 1TB M.2 Drive dedicated to Flight Sim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadraft Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) Well, I switched my external speakers from the Sound Blaster Card to the onboard audio output and the atc/co-pilot voices blew my doors off, so it's definitely something with the Sound Blaster. Make sure a sound setting called noise reduction or something along those lines is not turned on in your Sound Blaster control panel. I don't have any control panel software for the SB, so I'll see if I can download a ui for the card. Thanks everyone for the suggestions. At least I've identified the cause now and hopefully will find a fix. Edited October 8, 2020 by Leadraft Mike Windows 10 Home 64bit / Intel i7-8700, 6 Core, 3.2 GHz / 32GB RAM DDR 4 / GTX 1080 OC / SSD(2) / 27" 165 Hz 1440p Monitor / Internet 805 Mbps down, 24 Mbps up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadraft Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 Figured this out in case anyone else has this issue. If you have 2.1 speakers (2 speakers plus woofer), audio channel must be set to Stereo. I had it set on 5.1 Surround. Mike Windows 10 Home 64bit / Intel i7-8700, 6 Core, 3.2 GHz / 32GB RAM DDR 4 / GTX 1080 OC / SSD(2) / 27" 165 Hz 1440p Monitor / Internet 805 Mbps down, 24 Mbps up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlfrenchmd Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 I had the same problem in "reverse". ATC etc OK but no engine sound in cockpit. Switching from surround sound to stereo fixed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krasen Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Greetings all, Leadraft, yeah it seems as if the 2.1/5.1 setting changes every time Windows updates itself. I have to reload the SoundBlaster suite every update when using my Zx external mike/headphones/volume control. I'm sure your discovery will helps a bunch of folks. Respectfully, Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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