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Whenever I record or listen with earphones, there is a constant sound that can be heard
I have noticed a weird constant sound that can be heard when wearing earphones or headphones, it's really faint but can be heard.
It's not a buzzing sound or static sound. It's something electric type....
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How to send commands to a set of headphones via USB?
I recently bought the Edifier W820NB Plus headphones, and they're great. However, there's one major problem: the software.
The only software these headphones have is the Android Edifier app (which BTW ...
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Wireless USB mouse dongle causes in built speaker not to work?
I have this HP Elitebook G4 laptop with Conexant ISST Audio speaker. I also have a wireless mouse that has a USB dongle that goes into the a USB port on the right side of the laptop. The mouse and ...
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OrangePi Zero 3 apparently can't recognize USB Audio Device in Debian 12
I recently purchased a OrangePi Zero 3 4Gb with expansion board to connect to my Xiegu X6100 ricetrans to run FT8 connections via WSJT-X application.
Unfortunately the connection OrangePi Zero 3 with ...
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USB-Speakers goes to sleep, causing a delay everytime a sound/notification is played
I bought a USB speaker. That is a speaker with only one USB connector. No 3.5mm.
The problem is that for normal desktop use, where I don't have any background music playing, the plings and plongs for ...
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Do the Realtek Audio drivers have anything to do with USB headset volume?
I have three entries in my Windows 10s Device Manager that have Realtek in their label:
I'm trying to troubleshoot a long-lasting audio issue with the volume of my USB headset speakers (the USB PnP ...
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Headset volume randomly changes to loudest setting despite Windows 10 saying it's at 2%
There are a lot of similar questions to mine, but I haven't found any describing mine exactly:
The most popular question I found is Windows 10 volume randomly jumps to 100% but that answer (a RealTek ...
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Headphone volume randomly jumps
I've had the following issue that has happened for the last year or so off and on, but has gotten much worse recently. I'm running Windows 11.
I have a set of headphones that has no volume control. ...
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USB Microphone Shows Up in Device Manager, but not Windows Sound -> Recording
I have a blue snowball usb microphone, and it shows up in device manager under "Sound, video, and game controllers". However, when I go to the sound control panel, under the "Recording&...
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How can I use 96kHz sampling frequency on USB audio on Ubuntu?
My system is
System: Ubuntu 22.04LTS
Kernel: 5.15.0-76-generic #83-Ubuntu
OS is up-to-date.
I bought an USB Bluetooth dongle ("Qualcomm 24Bit 96kHz USB Bluetooth 5.2 aptX HD audio").
When I ...
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USB DAC stopped working after the removal of dedicated GPU
TL;DR; My USB DAC stopped working after uninstalling my dedicated GPU.
My PC is running with an i5 12600k and a GTX 1080. Yesterday one of the GPU's fans stopped working, so I uninstalled it and ...
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My voice sounds high pitched on calls, what could be the issue?
My customers say that sometimes my voice sounds like I inhaled helium "like a smurf" they say, very small tiny voice!
I have a fairly new computer (i5 8400 desktop), about 3-4 years old.
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How can I rename a USB sound device (headphone) in Windows Sound settings?
How can I rename the CORSAIR HS70 device, I want to get rid of the prefix "2-". I have searched the registry and replaced all strings alike, but the "2-" seems to come back. After ...
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USB dongle refuses to work on startup when in USB dock
I have a wireless headset with a USB-C dongle. I bought a USB-Hub so that I do not have to plug it into my laptop where it takes up either my only thunderbolt port or a USB port. It works well, but ...
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USB audio input is only picking up left channel and treating it as stereo
I have an old mixer/USB audio interface combo (specifically, a Behringer Xenyx QX1622USB) that I am trying to record with.
Flow:
instrument -> mixer/audio interface -> laptop
The mixer part of ...
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My USB Headphones show up as USB Flash Drive
So, here's it. It shows mine USB headset as non-functional USB Drive for some reason. And it did not do that previously. It works perfectly as it was before, but still pops up as USB Drive. And in ...
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Need a solution for USB splitter and soundcard
What I am trying to achieve is to use my sound card changeably, once with a computer, once with a phone. The USB sound card (I think for that case it doesn't matter which one, because the sound is ...
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Sound setup has with different volume on different systems
I have a small audio setup for my speakers. First, there is a USB audio interface and connected to this are my speakers. The audio interface is connected to my pc and also sometimes to my laptop but ...
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How to stop Windows 10 changing my default sound device
I use my computer to test various USB devices, mostly external sound cards (Steinberg, Focusrite, etc.) Every time I connect a new sound card to USB, Windows sets it as the default sound device. As a ...
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USB headset volume low on some ports
I have a Plantronics USB headset that I have been using on a number of computers for several years with no problems. I have had a new laptop (Dell Latitude 5520 running Windows 10 Enterprise Version ...
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How to make my peripherals connected through monitor be detected by laptop
I have a setup where I have a laptop and computer that I use regularly with the same monitor. Until now I have always switched the radio reciever for my headphones, and the wireless reciever for my ...
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USB powered speakers working on PC but not on adapter
I've bought Elegiant SR300 speakers. Recommend power supply is 5v 2A USB adapter to avoid ground loop noise. It's working on all USB ports of my PC. However, I couldn't get them running on any USB ...
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why would the firewall seemingly have disabled speakers on a surface 3?
Suddenly the Windows firewall detected Zoom and seems to have disabled sound -- although the mic from the USB headset was audible to the other person.
I'll have to update this after going through all ...
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USB speakers are not listed neither in the audio device list not in the Playback devices list
Therefore, I cannot select the USB speakers as an audio output. These speakers are not listed in the Playback device list from the audio icon in the task bar.
See pictures below
Configuration
Sound ...
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Windows 10, Sound rise to 90 when plugging audio device
Each time I plug an audio device with a sound card, windows automatically switch to this card (ok, why not) but also rise the volume level to 90 which lead to hurt my ears and my speakers (it does ...
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Is there any way to funnel one playback device's audio into another?
I'm wanting to use my Sound Blaster Z SE's features (like Scout Mode), but funnel the resulting audio into my HyperX headset with surround sound. I know optical out to a headset supporting optical ...
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Windows' USB Audio Codec summing audio inputs
I set up a small video conferencing room with a USB webcam (Logitech BRIO) and a hardware audio mixer (Behringer Xenyx QX1204 USB) to support several (analog) microphones (Rode Wireless GO via VXLR ...
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USB port recurring power interference
I'm investigating a noise interference (high pitch glitches) that is occuring on my USB powered audio interface (Motu M4) every ~60 seconds (and last around 2 seconds) using a Linux computer (Manjaro, ...
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USB mic inbuilt with WebCam not giving any inputs
I have a Web-Cam with a microphone in-built and the company claims that, it is 'plug-to-play' (Don't need any driver installation - according to me). When I plug the web-cam, it works well, and also ...
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Sound pops in wireless headphones when using microphone through usb hub
here is the problem:
HP Probook 650 G5
Ugreen USB 3.0 Hub / Switcher with 4 ports connected to the laptop
Wireless headset (Radiofrequency - JBL quantum 600) with USB dongle connected to the USB ...
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How to diagnose USB "stability" issues?
I need some guidance / pointers on how to diagnose a very odd, intermittent issue I'm experiencing with my system. This is a long one, so let's get stuck in.
Context
I'm using a Windows 10 PC, on ...
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No surrond audio with my Logitech G430
Recently, I've had a problem with my Logitech G430 headphones. Sometimes the surround sound is turned off. This happened to me recently when I launched the OBS streaming software. I had solved the ...
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Is it safe to have my motherboard's USB 3.1 gen 1 port to be connected to a 10W RMS speaker?
I have msi H310M PRO-VDH PLUS Motherboard, and I want to use a 10W speaker(5W x 2) which has one usb port for power,Now as per many blogs on the internet, the rated current capacity of a usb 2.0 and ...
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Static Clicking Noise Coming From Earbuds When the Wireless Mouse's Receiver Is Plugged into the USB Port on the Same Side as the Headphone Jack
My laptop has a USB port on both sides and on the left side there is also a headphone jack. When I plug in my wireless mouse's receiver to the port on the left side, I hear a slight static noise ...
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Microphone being recognized as headphones in windows 10 using a usb-c
I plugged the 3.5mm jack into a USB-c adapter, and into the PC.
It is recognized as headphones, while my internal mic is recognized as the mic. How can I switch it so the plugged USB-c is recognized ...
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Macbook: Audio cuts out every couple of minutes
I'm using my MBP 2017 along with my USB Audio Interface (Presonus Audiobox iTwo) and I've been having some problems for a while.
Let me describe the issue: I have both my headphones and my microphone ...
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UCube USB speaker stop working after sleep mode
I can "fix" this issue by pluging out the USB cable and plug it in again after waking my PC up from sleep mode. But doing this after EVERY time I put my PC into sleep mode is kind of tiring. ...
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What happens if I short the motherboard's internal front audio/USB headers?
My front panel audio stopped working, so I removed the panel PCB replaced the 3.5mm audio jack with a new one.
I soldered it myself, and it does not look pretty. So before I attach it to my ...
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Static noise through speakers when plugged into PC
I recently obtained a pair of really nice powered speakers for my computer setup- Dynaudio LYD 5s. My issue is as follows: when plugged into my PC, and powered on, the speakers make a very loud, ...
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How can I use headphone via Type-C port instead of jack in Laptop?
I have Lenovo V330-15IKB laptop and its headphone jack on the right side that I do not like. On the other hand, there are 2 Type-C USB ports on the left side of the laptop and I would like to use one ...
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Cassette tape to MP3 converter to not writing as expected to a USB flash drive
I'm having trouble getting my cassette tape to MP3 converter to record on a USB flash drive.
Could the USB flash I’m using be too big (It’s only 8GB, but it’s an older unit), or did I set the ...
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Can I make Windows volume quieter for USB speakers?
I bought a pair of USB speakers, JBL Pebbles. They have volume control control that is not independent - changing the volume using the speakers changes the volume in Windows (Windows 10).
Problem is - ...
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USB hub, audio and document scanner causes stuttering
I have:
A cheap USB webcam
A not so cheap USB "document scanner" (basically a webcam on a stick, by Ipevo). Both this and the webcam have a usb microphone.
A cheap USB headset (so speaker ...
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Direct digital audio connection from one Windows-PC to another via USB
I have two Windows PCs and one audio amp connected to the second PC. I'm trying to hear audio from both, ie, share the amp between the two PCs.
I tried a regular mixer but I get hum and whine loud ...
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What USB Type B connector has screw thread?
I have seen multiple devices (all microphones) with a Type B USB connector with screw-thread around it.
What is this connector/cable called?
What is it for? (other than securely fastening cables?)
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USB Switch possibly causing audio feedback
I recently got an Aten US224 2 Port USB switch. It's used to switch mouse and keyboard between PC and laptop.
I have also recently got some new speakers and quickly noticed I would occasionally hear a ...
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Pulseaudio: remap source when usb audio interface is connected
I have Roland UA-22 (Duo Capture Ex) USB audio interface, and by default it presents its two input channels as a single stereo source. However, I want to use them separately as independent sources.
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Windows audio installed but not recognized
Something shredded my ability to use MIDI and hear sound or properly change settings on the playback.
This is a very strange thing and superuser the last place I seek help before buying a new ...
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USB Headset and Sonic Suite III/Realtek Audio
I have a USB headset (Sades SA-903) and a laptop (ASUS ROG G703VI) with a Realtek sound card (or perhaps just drivers, i'm unsure - listed on speccy as 'Realtek High Definition Audio').
Realtek's ...
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USB audio interface (sound card) found in USB list but not as sound card
Here is my situation. I've been using windows for years. I'm switching to linux (brand new Ubuntu 20.04). And I have an issue with sound.
My set up is made of an integrated sound card on my mother ...
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