Windows 11 Home (current with updates)
ASUS Vivobook
FXSound 1.1.31.0
I mostly use FXSound in combo with Bluetooth and PhoneAK hearing aids. If I pause my audio and step away from my laptop for a minute then return, the sound comes only from my laptop speakers and I can’t switch to the bluetooth connection because it no longer appears in the device list even though my Windows Bluetooth pop-up shows me as still connected. Powering off/on FXSound does not restore the device. The only thing that works is restarting FXSound and reselecting Headphones (which is now back in the device list). This has to be done every time I step away and return.
If you have no ideas off the top of your head then I suggest putting it on the back burner for a bit. I’m scheduled for new hearing aids in about three months and it is always possible that it is a Bluetooth problem with the current hearing aids, and while the problem is annoying, I can live with it in the hope that new hardware will help. I’d hate to tie you up with a problem that may not be YOUR problem.
Ok thanks. Unfortunately with all the different audio devices and software on our users’ PCs it can be hard for us to identify where an issue is with the users’ devices and where the issue is with FxSound.
Understood. There are so many quirky thing happening (not just with FXSound) it is almost impossible to troubleshoot. ASUS laptops have their quirks. Windows 11 has its quirks, etc. With luck I will also be upgrading to a Lenovo Thinkpad in the next few months as well. I have a lot of experience with Thinkpads (although pre-Lenovo) and found them to be pretty solid.
This affect is described elsewhere and pre-dates the current version by years. I have experienced it on a machine where it self-corrected. I have not experienced it on a variety of platforms. I have not experienced it in years.
I experience it now. If the PC goes to sleep, the current playback device* is lost on resume. Re-terminate DFX is the working solution. *I do not actually know if the current device is lost or if it is the preferred device or some other device. The ‘expected to function device’ is lost on resume and there is no (audible) sound. This was the motivation behind my GUI request to change the playback device list - it is why I wanted streamlined access (thank you).
I am online now because I am looking for any related thread where I posted content. It is my belief that the cause lies wholly and solely within Windows. I do not remember how I resolved this - if I did at all.