Latest update has broken my sound

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Good day,

Since I updated to V 1.2.1.0, my sound seems totally broken. There is an echo on the voices, the bass is horribly distorted and everything just sounds off. I am using a custom saved preset based on classical with small adjustments to the equalizer that I had in place for a few years now with no issues whatsoever.

My settings are as follows:

Clarity = 10

Ambiance = 0

Surround Sound = 0

Dynamic Boost = 1

Bass Boost = 2

In Settings/Audio, I have the following settings:

Master Gain = 12dB

Normalization = 0dB

Filter Q = 2.0x (I have NO idea what this one is or does)

Balance = 0dB

Please note the previous version worked perefectly.

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Can you try these default values,

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You can right click on the slider to set the default values.

In v1.2.3.0 beta we have added a Restore Defaults button to reset all values to default.

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@bvijay, thank you for your reply.

Ok, so I set the values you indicated above to the default values as you suggested and all it did was drop the overall volume somewhat. So I am unsure if that was the intention or not.

Also, I will ask again, what exactly is Filter Q, please?

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Glad to help you.

The Q filter affects width of the frequency in the EQ band. At higher Q filter value, the band becomes narrower. For example the attached graph shows the gain around 1KHz band when Q filter is applied in the range of 1.0 to 3.0.

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To replicate the audio issues that you are facing, can you please share the link to the audio content we can test and compare with the previous version.

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Hi @bvijay Thank you for your reply and explanation.

Regarding a link to the audio content I am having issue with, it is any Youtube video or even the DW news live broad cast on YouTube, however, here is but one example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrfxWyCws_o

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windows audio enhancements , turn it off and back on ,

if you have Dolby Atmos going , like me , turn it off and on …

set default settings in FX and put your own settings back .

sounds exactly the same to me , 10 on Clarity is a bit much …

you have to create ‘‘waves’’ , if you got 10 on one setting , the setting next to it needs to be at least in the vicinity of a 10 itself , or there’s going to be a gap in the sound .

settings are all connected , because they All play the same sound ,

same as that EQ works , you increase Clarity / highs ,

the bass and mids also need to go up to compensate

Clarity is on 5 for me , Dynamic boost 5 , Bass 6 …

Master gain is going to be at 0 for me ,

because i’m already using Windows Audio Enhancement and Dolby Atmos ,

which already pumps up the sound …

ah , yeah , restart your pc after the update , that helped too ,

it didn’t sound right to me either ,

until after the restart of my pc and setting default ,

then changing it

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@ThermaL1102 Thank you for your reply.

I do not have Windows Audio enhancements or Dobly Atmos available as options on my PC.

I do not fully understand the rest of your post, however, I will look into some of your suggestions to see if I can figure them out.

As regards rebooting my PC after the latest update, I must admit I did NOT do that, so will give that a try in a bit.

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just meant that if you have clarity at 10 , bass should be a bit more then 2 or what ever low number you had.
balance things out a bit more , but that’s your preference , of course …
i would first try and restart your pc , just be sure it’s not That …
or you might be looking for something you won’t find , ever :wink:
see me later , if things didn’t work out .
i also have ‘’ Enhancer for youtube ‘’ extension in my browser , has a boost button
really gives your sound an extra dimension , which you can set to your preference in the settings

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OK, so I have rebooted my PC and the sound DOES seem somewhat better, now. @ThermaL1102 I will look into the Enhancer for Youtube extension, it sounds like a great idea, thank you.

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try it out , i would keep in mind you have 12+ Gain in FX settings
maybe that needs to be pulled back a little once you boost the sound ,
Enhancer for youtube , also has all kinds of options ,
save resolutions you want videos to be played , color options for saturation , brightness , contrast …
Theme colors , how youyutbe shows you videos , more per row and things like that …
a lot of settings you can go through to make your experience better .
Have a good one , i’m glad it helped , maybe do a default reset and just tinker a bit till you have a good sound
and save it .

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@ThermaL1102 Thanks, my Gain is set back to default as per @bvijay suggestion further up, so all good there. The boost volume on the extension does work well, so thank you for the suggestion.

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you’re welcome , enjoy
in the settings you can set the amount of boost you get , which it saves for every video
if you need anything else , timothyhendr@gmail.com
if i can help , i’ll let you know either way

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