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In-game sound won't play through headphones

Discussion in 'Troubleshooting: Bugs, Questions and Support' started by fogboundcleric, Apr 18, 2016.

  1. fogboundcleric

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    Hi there! I have a problem that has been bothering me for a while and I - for the life of me cannot fix. The problem is that in-game sound, no matter what, won't play through my headphones. Every other program (be it Spotify, Google Chrome or CS:GO.) plays sound normally through my headphones. Not sure if it matters but I am using Logitech G430 headphones.
     
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  2. Nadeox1

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    Go to Options > Audio.
    Is 'Audio Provider' set to 'OpenALSoft' ?

    Does the audio play on other devices apart your headphones?
     
  3. fogboundcleric

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    I checked the Audio Provider and yes, it is set to 'OpenALSoft'. Audio played though all the devices I tested except my headphones. I also checked the 'Audio Device' and my headphones don't appear in the list.
     
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    How are they connected to the PC?
    I recall they come with the standard 3,5 jack and then an USB dongle.
    If USB, try the Jack.

    Right-click on the 'Speaker' icon in the Windows taskbar, then choose 'Playback Devices' (or the option about the output devices, not sure how's called). Does they appear there?
     
  5. Miura

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    I also have Logitech G430 (connected with USB). They don't work if I plug the headphones in while BeamNG is running, but after restarting the game (or plugging them in before starting) they appear in the audio device list. Still need to switch the device manually.
     
  6. fogboundcleric

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    It worked thanks! It's always the simple things that get me ;~;
     
  7. xLord_Wonder_Fuccx

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    Here's my problem though: I'm using the SteelSeries Siberia 150, but it does this with any headsets or earbud, and if I'm playing any game and it gets disconnected, or if I'm playing a game and I decide to use my headset after I've already started the game the audio won't play. Now, I've countered this with just making sure that I have them connected before I launch a game, but there's still another problem. I can't use discord at the same time. It cuts my audio in steam for whatever reason. It seems to be only when I'm calling someone as well, so that's kinda annoying. I would appreciate anyone's input. I've made sure that it's the correct default devise, I've looked at the steam settings and there's nothing there, I've made sure all the basic fixes are good, but it still doesn't work.
     
  8. stenyak

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    Welcome to the forums!

    Maybe it would have been better to open a new thread, to avoid confusing people who read the first posts from 2 years ago :)

    As for your issue, BeamNG.drive does indeed use whatever device was set as Windows default when you start the game. It will not switch to new devices on the fly, nor will it follow changes to Windows defaults on the fly. This is not planned, for the reasons listed in this post.

    Regarding issues with Discord, we are not aware of any similar issues from other people. We don't even use the microphone for anything in BeamNG.drive.
     
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