Audio Isn't Working. Fix?

[BennyDawg 10]

My audio in DayZ has completely depleted. For the first week it was great, but after my first week my game would lose audio everyday, and now I can hear absolutely nothing in game, but this is just for DayZ. I use my Beats to hear, and they work perfectly fine with every other device, and all of my games except DayZ. Has anyone else come across this problem or know how to fix it?

[libertine 351]

Try this, it worked for me and possibly someone else.

Go into playback devices, select your device your using, select configure, change to another set of channels(ie, 7.1 stereo, quad, etc) click test. If a prompt comes up saying "device is being used by another app....", click ok and see if that helped. You back out of everything from that point. I have to do this all the time now.

Edited January 17, 2014 by Thane

[pilgrim* 3514]

STEAM knows when I have my headset plugged in. I open the game (and STEAM) with the main speakers jacked in the board. If I unplug and put in my headset speakers and microphone (stil on jacks, same inputs) then I loose all sound. I have to close STEAM (not DAYZ) and start STEAM again with the headset and mike plugged in. Then I have sound.

I dont know why that works - it works. My mo'board shouldnt be able to detect the difference, for sure, but it does. I blame Windows 7.

[BennyDawg 10]

Try this, it worked for me and possibly someone else.

Go into playback devices, select your device your using, select configure, change to another set of channels(ie, 7.1 stereo, quad, etc) click test. If a prompt comes up saying "device is being used by another app....", click ok and see if that helped. You back out of everything from that point. I have to do this all the time now.

 

STEAM knows when I have my headset plugged in. I open the game (and STEAM) with the main speakers jacked in the board. If I unplug and put in my headset speakers and microphone (stil on jacks, same inputs) then I loose all sound. I have to close STEAM (not DAYZ) and start STEAM again with the headset and mike plugged in. Then I have sound.

I dont know why that works - it works. My mo'board shouldnt be able to detect the difference, for sure, but it does. I blame Windows 7.

Thanks for the help