Volume issue

[azhar...@gmail.com]

Hi All,

 

Ever since I installed the latest update of NVDA I am having issues with my NVDA volume. While working on any application, the NVDA sound goes down by itself and I can hardly hear anything. Sometimes it gets back on its own but most of the times I have to restart NVDA.

 

Can someone help please.

 

Best

 

Azhar

[Sean Randall]

Hi Azhar 

this is   ... a tricky one. you're sure it's NVDA specific? Narrator or other apss don't do it? 

Do you use audio ducking or sound split? 

Does it happen across all synthesizers and with addons disabled?  

Thanks

Sean

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[Gene Asner]

Evidently, volume starts off normally and then decreases over time.  I
have no idea why.  But you can see if you can get it back to it's usual
level by issuing the command NVDA, control r.  That applies the saved
configuration the program runs when it starts. When you close and run
the program, volume may be restored because the saved configuration has
again been used and issuing the command may reset the volume without
having to close and open NVDA so it is just issuing one command, and
having the situation quickly be corrected, if it works.


Gene

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[Matthew Horspool]

Hi Sean,

A tricky one indeed. I can't help, but I think the fact that it only started after the latest update is significant.

I have heard of JAWS users having this problem. No one can get to the bottom of it. Apparently it has something to do with certain laptop models and certain voices. I am beginning to wonder whether the voice being 32 or 64-bit is also a factor.

Matthew

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[azhar...@gmail.com]

Thanks all for your input.

 

Azhar

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[Steve Nutt]

I have a feeling that this is a sound card issue.
Go to device manager, find your sound card, Shift F10 or applications key and properties.
In there, usually in the Advanced Settings, make sure all enhancements are turned off.
All the best

Steve

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