Compile Audacity 2.1.3 seems ok, but no playback sound

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DennisTheNewbee
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Compile Audacity 2.1.3 seems ok, but no playback sound

Post by DennisTheNewbee » Sat Apr 29, 2017 6:13 am

Win 7 sp1

Imported wav file

Audacity:
Audio Host = mme
Speakers(Realtek Hi def) does match my hardware
“Software playthrough” checked
ASIO not yet installed


Tested Realtek Hi def speakers in Win 7 control panel “sound” window – audible test sound is generated

Audacity playback meter displays 46-48 db output in both channels

Audacity Log: “FFmpeg libraries loaded successfully.”

Audacity Device Info:
Default playback device number: 3
Device ID: 3
Device name: Speakers (Realtek High Definiti
Host name: MME
Recording channels: 0
Playback channels: 2
Latency’s ...

Thank you for your help !
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Re: Compile Audacity 2.1.3 seems ok, but no playback sound

Post by steve » Sat Apr 29, 2017 10:01 am

DennisTheNewbee wrote:Audacity playback meter displays 46-48 db output in both channels
That's a very low level. Try generating a tone (Generate menu > Tone) with the default 440 Hz 0.8 amplitude.
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DennisTheNewbee
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Re: Compile Audacity 2.1.3 seems ok, but no playback sound

Post by DennisTheNewbee » Sat Apr 29, 2017 6:17 pm

Fantastic Thank you! :P
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