vox problems Mid War

[flatiron1]

not sure about other arenas but lots of folks having problems in mid war. When they key the mic the name shows up but either no sound at all or just a little at the start and maybe next time be fine.

[Ghosth]

Been seeing this myself, even in the TA, and have had others point it out when it happened to my vox.

Seems to "cut off" most or part of what you say. Then the next time you transmit it is fine.
Seems to be worse for some than others with no real discernible cause that I've been able to find yet.

In the past I've had no issues with sound or vox, yet now it seems at times that its getting "clipped" as often as 1 in 3.

Ping for me is normally in the 60 - 100 range, so it shouldn't be network.

[SIK1]

I had this problem last night in the TA during Rolex's training session.

Initially I thought it was on my end because I have been having some issues with sound on my computer.

[morfiend]

 Yes I've been noticing this same problem,it's almost as if squad channel is acting like range,ie. You hear the first 4 or 5  seconds then vox cuts out but you still see the mic as keyed and the players name. I have my sounds set so Vox overides all the other sounds and it still does but no sound is comming across.

 Like I said it's like squad channel is cutting out the same as range does after the set time.


 Hope that helps!

   

[Excaliber]

My problem with VOX is in late war as far as I know... not been to other arenas. Problem is VOX is distorted after the last patch. The rest of the game sounds are fine except everything went to full volume settings. had to reset engine..wind...etc to my preference. But voice is totally wacked. any ideas what may have changed with the update?

[Excaliber]

Could really use some help here........After the last patch my VOX is weak and distorted. I've updte my sound card drivers and tried all options in the voice and headset choices. What happened to vox and what else do I need to check? Too bad...vox was perfect before the patch.HELP!!!!!!!!

[Skuzzy]

Excaliber, try adjusting the gain of the playback in the Windows Sound control panel.  If it is too high it will distort the playback.

[Excaliber]

Thanks Skuzzy.... tried it and it made no difference. All game sounds are normal...... engines... gun fire.... wind etc all normal... Other players voices and mine when I tune to myself are scratchy, distorted and weak. I assume sounds are different that vox so it must be something to do with voice audio.....any more suggestions?

[Skuzzy]

A DXDIAG output, at this point, might be helpful.

[Skuzzy]

Also note, if you are on a wireless connection, it is not beyond the realm of possibilites VOX is going to sound bad due to bit errors in the USP packet stream.  Once packet is lost it is lost.  This can cause all manner of VOX problems.

Just a thought.

[Excaliber]

No wireless here :-)

DXDIAG output? As in screen shot....?

[Ghosth]

as in Start, Run, Dxdiag, copy results, paste here.

[Excaliber]

Like this?????


System Information
------------------
Time of this report: 8/7/2010, 06:57:11
       Machine name: TROY
   Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.100216-1514)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD
       System Model: MS-7550
               BIOS: Default System BIOS
          Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) 9950 Quad-Core Processor,  MMX,  3DNow (4 CPUs), ~2.6GHz
             Memory: 2048MB RAM
          Page File: 373MB used, 3566MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
    DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
     DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode
DxDiag Notes
------------
  DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
      Display Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
          Music Tab: No problems found.
          Input Tab: No problems found.
        Network Tab: No problems found.
Sound Devices
-------------
            Description: Realtek HD Audio output
 Default Sound Playback: Yes
 Default Voice Playback: Yes
            Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0888&SUBSYS_14627550&REV_1000
        Manufacturer ID: 1
             Product ID: 100
                   Type: WDM
            Driver Name: RtkHDAud.sys
         Driver Version: 5.10.0000.5657 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
            WHQL Logo'd: Yes
          Date and Size: 7/3/2008 02:03:14, 4745216 bytes
            Other Files:
        Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
         HW Accel Level: Full
              Cap Flags: 0xF5F
    Min/Max Sample Rate: 8000, 192000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 33, 32
 Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 33, 32
              HW Memory: 0
       Voice Management: No
 EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
   I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
               Registry: OK
      Sound Test Result: Not run

            Description: ATI HD Audio rear output
 Default Sound Playback: No
 Default Voice Playback: No
            Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_1002&DEV_AA01&SUBSYS_00AA0100&REV_1001
        Manufacturer ID: 1
             Product ID: 100
                   Type: WDM
            Driver Name: AtiHdmi.sys
         Driver Version: 5.00.40001.0009 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
            WHQL Logo'd: Yes
          Date and Size: 7/20/2007 18:40:10, 84992 bytes
            Other Files:
        Driver Provider: ATI
         HW Accel Level: Full
              Cap Flags: 0xB5B
    Min/Max Sample Rate: 32000, 48000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
 Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
              HW Memory: 0
       Voice Management: No
 EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
   I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
               Registry: OK
      Sound Test Result: Not run

---------------------
Sound Capture Devices
---------------------
            Description: Realtek HD Audio Input
  Default Sound Capture: Yes
  Default Voice Capture: Yes
            Driver Name: RtkHDAud.sys
         Driver Version: 5.10.0000.5657 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
          Date and Size: 7/3/2008 02:03:14, 4745216 bytes
              Cap Flags: 0x41
           Format Flags: 0xFFF

[Tigger29]

I should add that I have a squaddie experiencing these same exact problems.  Vox gets cut short (he can only hear 1-2 seconds, and we can only hear 1-2 seconds of his).  He's experienced this in both the orange (pink) arena, and in the special events arena.

He swears everything was fine until this latest update, and I can vouch.  He's on every single day and the same day of this latest update is when it began happening.  He also once in a rare while gets a CTD when hitting T to transmit.

He's connected through the onboard sound on his motherboard.  I don't remember the type but I do remember that it wasn't Realtek.  I talked him through a pingplotter and he claims he is getting no dropped packets, and 60-80ms consistently.  I need to try to talk him into doing a screenshot and dxdiag, so when I get more info I'll be more than happy to add it all.

I should also note that I use a Turtle Beach AKR-8 (it's the HPA2 but using a USB connection) and aside from a tiny 'mini-stutter' when I first hit transmit (of which I'm assuming is related to the USB interface) I've had no problems whatsoever as far as sound/vox reliability.  Of course I do have some of the sound quality issues other are having, but it's not as bad as others are reporting.. and frankly not a proper subject for this particular thread.

[Skuzzy]

Get rid of that ATI sound driver, unless your computer is connected to a television and you want the audio going through the HDMI port.