Horizon Forbidden West: Fix Audio/Sound Not Working, Fix Crackling/Distorted/Popping Audio Issue PC

hello guys welcome to my Channel today in this video I'm going to show you how to fix when audio is not working with the game so if the audio is not working at all or if you're facing any kind of audio issue with the game then please follow the steps shown in this video now the first of all restarting computer do not ignore this step just restart your computer once and after the system restart launch the game and then check the sound this has worked for many players so it might work for you now the next step is to select right speaker in the sound output many times controller or some other device is detected as sound output now for this on the bottom right here you can see the speaker icon click on it and then over here you can see in front of speaker you will see the option which says select a sound output click on it now over here select the right speaker so if you're using headphone select headphone if you're using speaker select speaker sometimes you have controller selected or some other devices you know is selected over here and also make sure your game sound is not on mute here you can see it's on mute in my case so remove the mute and over here make sure that you select your speaker and then launch the game and then check now the next step is to change audio from default to TV or headphone now for this launch the game when you are in the game go to settings now go to audio now over here you will see option which says audio mix now if this is set to default you can try TV you can try TV this has worked for many players so it might work for you you can even try midnight mode or you can try headphone if you're using headphone but for many players selecting TV has worked if this does not work you can select default and then follow the next step now the first step is to press Windows plus G on the keyboard so press Windows plus G it will open Xbox game bar now on the top over here you can see speaker icon click on it and then over here you can see audio and over here select the right audio device so click on this down arrow and make sure that you select the device the speaker which you want to use now also scroll down and if you find the game in the list over here make sure the volume is set to Max maximum and then go to voice now over here also make sure that you select the right audio device and scroll down here you can see speaker communication output again select the right audio device in my case it's real Tech audio so whichever headphone or speaker you're using make sure that you select that particular device over here now after this launch the game and then check now the next step is to select the right audio device in sound settings now on the bottom right over here you can see the speaker icon click on it and over here you will see sound volume bar now click on this icon if you see this click on it and then make sure here also you select the right audio device whichever audio device which you want to use which whichever speaker you want to use now scroll down again make sure the volume is set to maximum for the game now you can make a click on the speaker icon over here and then click on open sound settings click on sound settings and over here also you can make sure that it is set to right speaker make sure that you select the right speaker over here and make sure when you go to volume mixture over here make sure the volume for uh game is set to maximum and then launch the game and then check next step is to restart the game so if the game is running close the game and then launch the game once again if that does not work restart compor make sure that you restart compor and after this system restart again select the right audio device from here make sure that you select the right audio device and then the next step is to set sound sample rate to 48 or 44 Hertz 1,000 htz in sound control panel so to open Sound control panel type in control panel in Windows search box and then click on control panel now over here you can see hardware and sound click on it now click on sound over here and this will open Sound control panel now over here make sure that you select the right speaker so you can if this this is set to something else you can select your right speaker and you can set as default in my case this is already default now make a right click on on your speaker and then click on properties and then go to Advanced now over here you can select 40 48,000 Herz 24bit or 16 bit or you can select 44,100 Herz or 44,100 for 60 16bit so you can try 48 or 44 and then apply the settings so I will select 24 then apply and you can also check uh you can uncheck allow Hardware acceleration of audio with this device if this is checked you can try to uncheck it and then check if that does not work you can enable or disable audio and enhancement so you can put a check uncheck it and check which one is working fine for you so make sure that you select 48 or 44,000 HZ in sound control panel for your speaker and then the still you're facing the problem then if you are playing with controller in that case disconnect the controller and then start the game so launch the game after you disconnect the controller and then once the game is up and running once this you can hear the sound now you can connect the controller once sound is established and then check now the next step is to turn off spatial sound again make right on the speaker and then click on sound settings or you can simply type in control panel in Windows search box and then go to control panel hardware and sound click on click on sound over here now in sound control panel select your speaker and then make a right click then select properties and go to special sound and turn this off and then click on apply click on okay now launch the game and then check next step is to disable if you have any any other audio device enabled in uh playback you have to disable that device so open Sound control panel once again again make a right click U sorry type in control panel in Window search box and then go to hardware and sound again click on sound and then over here here you can see I have so many audio device so make sure that you enable the speaker only only enable that speaker which you want to use like for me it's Tech audio which I'm using right now so if you want to use whichever device you want to use just make sure that only that is enabl rest you can disable so in my case here you can see headphones aulus virtual audio device so if you have this make a right click and then disable it I'm not going to use it so I will disable headphones I'm not using so I will disable it now voice meter if you have any other audio device if you're not using it then you can disable it so only enable the device audio device which you want to use I don't want to use n Nvidia output I will disable it so make sure that only the device which is which you're using is enabled and now do the same thing in device manager so make a right click on the start menu and then click on Device Manager to open device manager expand sound video and game controllers over here and then you have to select the audio which you which you want to use so only make sure only that audio device is enabled in my case it's real text so whichever headphones speaker external speaker whichever you are using you can enable that and rest you can disable it so I'm not going to use this voice meter I will go ahead and disable it click on yes I'm not going to use aulas I will make a right click and then disable it yes I'm not going to use Nvidia I will disable it so you can disable all the speaker over here which you're not using and make sure only that speaker is enabl which you want to use and then now you can launch the game and then check now the next step is to uncheck handsfree telepone now for this copy this command this command is provided in the video description so copy this and then type in run in Windows search box and then click on run and then paste the command over here and then click on okay now over here you have to select your speaker so whichever speaker you're using you you have to select that speaker over here so in my case I don't have any external speaker over here so I'll show you now once you have your speaker connected in my case it's eyeball so you can select your speaker over here and then make a right click and then click on properties and then go to the services tab now over here you can see handsfree telepone you have to uncheck this box now once you uncheck it now click on apply click on okay and then you can launch the game and then check now the next step is to disconnect external microphone connected to the computer so if you have any kind of external microphone if you're not using microphone in the game then you can disconnect the external microphone um if you have connected any external microphone you can also disable internal microphone you can disable the microphone even in the um control panel sound control panel so type in control panel in Windows search box only if you're not going to use the microphone if you're using the microphone you don't have to do this so go to sound once again over here and then you can go to the go to the uh recording tab over here and if you're not using microphone you can make a right click then click on disable it now after disable you can launch the game and then check now the next step is to install audio driver to install audio driver uh make a right click on the start menu then open device manager and then expand sound video and game controllers select your audio device in my case it's real Tech you can make a right click then click on update driver and then on search automatically for drivers it will tell you to search for driver in Windows update click on it if there is any update let the update come complete restart computer and then launch the game and then check still you're facing the problem make a right click and then click on U update driver and then click on browse my computer for drivers and then click on let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer so when you make a right click over here you can see different drivers over here now here you might see high definition audio device high definition audio driver something like that you can select that and then click on next install it or if you see real Tech real Tech over here you can select another one you can try different drivers over here so select different drivers over here and then click on next install it and then restart your computer and then check now the last step is to verify the game file so make a right click on the game select properties go to install files and then click on verify Integrity of game files once the verification is 100% complete then you can launch the game and then check the song so one of the steps shown in this video should help you to get the audio working with the game now if I was of any help you can 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Channel: MenakaTechWorld

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Id: vKA5ReJnfo4

Length: 12min 24sec (744 seconds)

Published: Thu Mar 21 2024