VLC video player suddenly has no sound [Solved/Closed]
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Feb 19, 2013 at 04:46 PM - Latest reply: Solanir1
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I have been using my VLC media player to play video recordings for a project I am working on. Everything has worked great, but suddenly, while listening and watching a video file, the sound stopped playing. I thought it was a problem with the recording at first, but I went back to the part i'd just been listening to and now it has no sound either.
So it seems to be a problem with the media player.
I did already check audio preferences and my S/PDIF box is already unchecked.
My sound on my keyboard is turned all the way up, and the audio isn't muted (at least no check by the "muted" on the audio menu.
I hope someone knows what to do. I'm bewildered!!! Hope someone can help. Thanks in advance!
The files are MTS files but I doubt that that matters. I've always been able to hear the sound on these files before.
I decided not to waste time trying to figure out what was wrong and did the reset.
BEWARE of accidentally hitting the keyboard and changing some obscure setting.... I am assuming that is what I did, and probably what most people do that suddenly lose audio for no reason.
I had the same problem, and all I had to do was go to the Audio selection up top, and then Audio device, and for some reason 'System sound output device' was selected, and I just changed it to 'built in output' and all fixed. :)
I tried all the suggestions in here, other than the Intel, which doesn't apply, and it seems my solution was just as simple.
I opened the control panel, clicked on the Sound option, and Windows said "Enhancements for this audio device are causing problems - Disable" - clicked yes for both devices and everything now works fine.
Cheers The Batman :) I was so pissed after reinstalling and reverting to media player for a little while. Tried and walked away a few times and even thought I did your suggestion until I was on the retry everything again attempt. Sound came and went in half a second then restored to blissful normality. Thanks heaps for the successful post!
Uggh! Now I have the same problem again.
Really puzzling! The sound came back on when I checked the box in VLC preferences --> audio, for "use S/PDIF"
After listening for about half an hour, with everything working fine, suddenly now the audio is gone again. The picture plays fine but no sound.
Paulger, I did check if my version is up-to-date. I'm on a mac, and have version 2.0.5 which my computer's "check for updates" program says is the most recent one.
If anyone has any more ideas to try, I'd appreciate it greatly!!!
Thanks,
ok found this today vlc had no sound while it was playing tap on the volume icon on the task bar while something was playing then I got curios I tapped mixer and noticed a control with the file playing title it was muted in windows mixer unmuted works great I guess it's a glitch in the last windows update hope it works for you as it did me
I had the same problem. I tried everything, changing audio-codecs, reinstalling drivers, reinstalling VLC player, rebooting system to earlier specs. NOTHING worked... then I tried simply deaktivating the soundtrack inside vlc player and then activating it again, and boom, problem solved... just wish I have'nt used 2 hours when the solution was so simple.
Thank Paulger, for your suggestion. I'll do that!
I also just found that doing the opposite of what was recommended on another site actually fixed the problem for me. I CHECKED the box (in VLC Preferences . Audio) that says "Use S/PDIF when available"
Several people advised to UNCHECK that box. But mine was already unchecked so I just experimented to see if checking it would help and it did. That turned the sound back on for me.
Thanks again!
I have checked the preferences.audio and cannot see "use S/PDIF when available. I have checked all the boxes and can find no reason for now sound. I uninstalled and re installed the recommended VLC.
Everything says I have sound but I don't HELP
@bewildered , to see that "use S/PDIF when available", go to Preferences, Audio, Output(click on the dropdown menu/tab and choose "Win32 waveOut extension output"
Go to sound settings -> and select applications tab
Here they will show the current status of applications running
Simply enable the vlc player frm list. This worked fr me
Solution 2, select Tools > Preferences menu to open Preferences dialog, select Audio on the left, and confirm Enable audio is checked. Then Click Output module drop-down button and try a different default.
If the above solution is not fit you or can't solve your issue, in this case, we highly recommend an ultimate and commonly used method to solve "VLC not playing MKV files" - convert MKV to VLC Player more compatible formats.
experienced this as well and spent around two hours tinkering with all the options, it was finally solved after I muted then un-muted the audio. What a waste of two hours that was =))
I activated, deactivated and activated the S/PDIF box and still can't get any sound. The mixer is fine. Files work with divx, but divx is crap since it doesn't launch movies by dbl clicking movie icons but instead opens up a divx browser from which you then need to find appropriate movie files. Vlc sound stopped woyking when some windows updates automatically uploaded. Worse than a virus!
I ran into this problem while teaching my students. In between classes I worked on editing a movie and plugged my headphones in. When class started back up, I unplugged the headphones and went back to my speakers. No sound. I tried all of these options above one at a time, painstakingly making sure I followed every step correctly. Nothing. I restarted the computer. No sound.
After much aggravation, I decided to open up the movie I created to watch it. I had sound again. I closed the movie down, opened up my music files, and resumed business as usual.
do you have a proper version of the VLC?
I had similra problems and I was start searching newer version. I found it here: http://softfinder.com/vlc-media-player
website is new (I think) but app from there works and fixed my problem.
See also the article : "Video Overlay settings at zero after changing scheme" from intel
This solved my problem. It was odd because I had audio but no video in ALL video players. It took me quite some time to figure mine out. And IT wasn't even a codec problem or anything wrong with the various players I tried to use.
Obviously my computer has a intel graphics driver, but you may have a similar problem. Worth a shot. I was switching schemes as I was using a HD TV as a second screen on extended settings and then switching back all the time of late.
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