I can't hear sounds unless they're close to me

[destron 0]

I'm running the latest beta patch on the Steam version.

I can't seem to hear certain sounds around me (e.g. Gunshots) unless they're very close to me (<100m). Any ideas?

[TheSexyGoat 5]

Try to turn up your sound settings.

[destron 0]

I've tried that, the sounds don't even seem to play at all. I know this because when I roll in a group, my teammates can hear things happening fairly close to our position that I can't hear.

[SilverWolf4 12]

Open the Control Panel, then Hardware and Sound, then Sound. Open the communications tab and choose "Do Nothing".

[destron 0]

Open the Control Panel' date=' then Hardware and Sound, then Sound. Open the communications tab and choose "Do Nothing".

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Thanks for the reply.

I already had the "Do nothing" option selected, so that's not the problem. Good idea though. Any other ideas?

[TheProphecy 33]

Probably sounds like a stupid question, but are you low on blood/in shock?

[destron 0]

Probably sounds like a stupid question' date=' but are you low on blood/in shock?

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No, this has happens regardless of my blood level and assuming the sounds are close to me I can hear them fine. It's things like distant gunshots that I can't hear.

[destron 0]

Bump.

[icomrade 201]

update your sound drivers? try this: http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?75134-Distorted-sound

If you're using surround sound try forcing only 2 channels (stereo mode) in your windows sound options.

[destron 0]

Thanks for your input. I tried that, and am still getting problems.

It's happening to a friend of mine now too. Some sounds just won't play - mostly gunshots, because we will hear bullet impacts from guns that are being fired within 10 meters but not the gunshot sound itself.

[Disgraced 1123]

You're not playing on an apple machine, are you? (using, say, boot camp to get windows running?)

[destron 0]

No, my friend and I are both playing on PCs.

The sounds not playing issue is now seeming unrelated to the distance. Some sounds just won't play at various times.

[destron 0]

Bump.

[Castle (DayZ) 23]

Have either of you received a transfusion or respawned since this began?

I know a few times I've been deafened even at high blood.

[destron 0]

No, I can hear most everything else just fine. It's not part of the game's effects, it's a glitch. It has persisted across multiple lives and varying blood levels.

[destron 0]

Bump.

[destron 0]

Bump.

[Tweakie 199]

Have you made sure you have upped your "audio samples"? I suppose some sounds are getting cut because of the 32 sample limit.