Not Directly Related to DayZ, but Volume issue?

[GhostPressure 28]

Basically, when playing DayZ if I use any sort of communication programs (steam voice chat, skype, mumble, vent, etc), the ingame volume begins to play from my low quality speakers instead of my headphones. The voice program's volume plays through my headphones instead. Anybody know of a fix for this? I've tried messing around in volume mixer/playback devices to fix this, but no luck.

I forgot to mention, I'm using Windows 7 Home Premium

Edited August 22, 2012 by GhostPressure

[Fraggle (DayZ) 15720]

If you disable the speakers in Control Panel/Sound that should sort you out. It sounds like you have both enabled. Just right-click on speakers and choose disable.

[GhostPressure 28]

If you disable the speakers in Control Panel/Sound that should sort you out. It sounds like you have both enabled. Just right-click on speakers and choose disable.

Already tried it, all it did was disable all volume except the voice programs. I've done some googling, and can't find a solution there either.

[Fraggle (DayZ) 15720]

Sorry dude, I'm not sure what else to suggest, good luck.

Edit* - I'm not sure if your on a desktop or laptop but have you tried unplugging your speakers to see if that directs the sound to your headphones?

Edited August 22, 2012 by Fraggle

[GhostPressure 28]

Sorry dude, I'm not sure what else to suggest, good luck.

Edit* - I'm not sure if your on a desktop or laptop but have you tried unplugging your speakers to see if that directs the sound to your headphones?

Using a laptop unfortunately, so I can't unplug the speakers. It's a strange issue - when the communications programs aren't going everything comes through the headphones normally. Thanks for trying to help.

[GhostPressure 28]

Bump?

[Teach (DayZ) 45]

Bump?

What you need to do is go to your Windows Control Panel -> Sound, and there you need to go to the "Communications" tab and check "Do nothing" for "When Windows detects communications activity".

This will prevent the communications programs from taking priority over everything else and mucking things up.

(If you cannot find the "Sound", you need to look at the upper right corner of the Control Panel and set the "View by" to either large or small icons)

Edited August 24, 2012 by Teach

[GhostPressure 28]

What you need to do is go to your Windows Control Panel -> Sound, and there you need to go to the "Communications" tab and check "Do nothing" for "When Windows detects communications activity".

This will prevent the communications programs from taking priority over everything else and mucking things up.

(If you cannot find the "Sound", you need to look at the upper right corner of the Control Panel and set the "View by" to either large or small icons)

I've already done this, and it didn't solve the problem :(

[GhostPressure 28]

Has anybody else experienced this and managed to resolve their problem?

[GhostPressure 28]

Bump?

[GhostPressure 28]

Bump.