FSX Sound

[CelMcN]

Help!!!! All of a sudden, my FSX sound has gone quiet!!! Even with the sliders on maximum, I can barely hear any sound. I have checked over my PC and all the sound devices are working OK and have the latest drivers installed. I've even un-installed FSX then re-installed it with no change in the situation. I would be very grateful if anyone could propose a solution. Thanks.

[Frequent Flyer]

I think you need to press 'Q' or CTRL+'Q' or so.
Just press ALT and a menu will show on the top of the screen. Search for the "Sound" feature there.

[CelMcN]

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried using the 'Q' key several times (mute on/mute off) but it made no difference. You can hear the sound but only quietly.

[BAW0343]

Check to make sure all the sounds in the windows settings are at appropriate levels and are un-muted.

If that's all correct perhaps something physically broke on the sound hardware and may need repair.

[CelMcN]

Thanks. I have checked sound is un-muted and the sliders are on max. Despite the Device Manager saying everything working OK, maybe I need to get the sound-card checked out.

[CelMcN]

Problem solved! Apologies for wasting everybody's time. I use Vista. Somehow, in the Realtek HD Audio Manager panel, I had inadvertantly de-activated the headphones. I had unchecked the box (Device Advanced Settings) for 'make front and rear etc'.