Windows 10: Muffled/garbled sound

Discus and support Muffled/garbled sound in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; My computer has been putting out garbled sounds for the past couple of months. I thought it was my speakers so I bought new ones. That didn't help. I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by orod22, Jul 20, 2021.

  1. OROD22
    orod22 Win User

    Muffled/garbled sound


    My computer has been putting out garbled sounds for the past couple of months. I thought it was my speakers so I bought new ones. That didn't help. I have a SoundBlaster audio card and I tried different Aux ports in it, which has helped a little, but not really. I just bought another Soundblaster audio card and nothing. I tried adjusting speaker settings in Windows, nothing. Does anyone have experience fixing this?

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    orod22, Jul 20, 2021
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  2. G.M.7
    G.M.7 Win User

    Muffled Sound

    Hello,

    When I open more than one app the sound becomes muffled; for example, I'm listening to music and it sounds normal, but if I open a videogame the sound becomes muffled.

    The audio driver is Conexant SmartAudioHD

    Also, my headphones don't appear in the sound devices.

    Does anyone know any solution?
     
    G.M.7, Jul 20, 2021
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  3. G.M.7
    G.M.7 Win User
    Muffled Sound

    1.- It doesn't solve it.

    2.- If I pause the music the sound in the game continues muffled.

    3.- I've updated the audio driver through the device manager but it continues the same.

    4.- Will do.

    Also, I should add that if I turn up the song's volume it seems to not muffle the sound from both the videogame and the music as much, but it's still there.
     
    G.M.7, Jul 20, 2021
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  4. TOSCANINI
    toscanini Win User

    Muffled/garbled sound

    Sound is muffled, is there a fix?

    Same issue (muffled sounds, especially voice) after upgrade to Windows 10. Using Realtek High Definition Audio. Worked fine in Win 8.1 previously.

    I got things working again by adjusting the Surround Sound / Stereo settings. For more detail, this is how I got it back to work with no new drivers.

    1. Search for Sound (should be under settings)

    2. Click Configure while selecting the Realtek Speakers

    3. Click on Stereo and then Next through to the end.

    4. Test the sound

    If it's not working, there might be another option, suggested by other users on this forum:

    1. In the Sound settings, click on Properties while selecting your Speakers

    2. In the Enhancements tab, click Disable all sound effects

    3. In the Advanced tab, unclick "Allow applications to take exclusive control..."

    4. Apply the settings and test the sound.

    A third option, suggested by other users, is to roll back to drivers for Windows Vista (see above):

    They said: Realtek 10/1/2013, 6.0.1.7054 sound great on Windows 10.
     
    toscanini, Jul 20, 2021
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