counterstrike + windows 7 sound weirdness

[elpolloloco]

Every once in a while I'll be playing Counterstrike and just randomly when I press K to talk, sometimes the counterstrike volume in windows 7 just magically dips down to like 10%

Anyone else ever have this issue?

(For those of you who still use XP, Windows 7 has a feature in the volume mixer now that lets you adjust the volumn of individual programs running, which is kinda cool).

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Just did some experimenting. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with the K key itself because I changed the binding to L for my voice comm and then the volume thing started happening with L instead of K, so the issue appears to be linked to voice communication

weird

[BladeTwinSwords]

it happens whenever i change my name

[Rosie]

I still use XP but whenever I leave Itunes running it happens to me too. Just a thought.

[Steamer]

Recording & Playback Device > Properties > Advanced > Untick Allow application to take exclusive control of this device.

I do NOT like the software layer in Win 7.

[StarsMine]

never had this problem O.o

[elpolloloco]

Thanks steamer I'll give it a shot.

I have to admit, I like this new feature of Windows 7. Back in XP I always wished there was a way to individually change the volume levels for each application.

I just don't like how by default it seems to let the allow the application to control this. Seems kind of ridiculous that they would make this the default.

It used to happen occasionally whenever I went into the advanced options. If I had iTunes open, it would bring iTunes down with me. It's a pretty dumb bug. If you don't realize it's happening then you think maybe your volume just got turned down, so you jack your speakers up and then if you get an IM or a windows alert... BAAAAM!! Your ears bleed.

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I didn't see the "recording and playback" area. Firggin windows has this idea that they can just rearrange the way things are organized in the control panel every release and call it a new "Feature" when all they're doing is jumbling everything up and confusing the shit out of you

But anyways. I went into the device manager to get to my audio device, and found a tab under "sounds" that reads "communication" that apparently has a question:

"Windows can automatically adjest the volume of different sounds when you are using your PC to place or receive telephone calls. When Windows detects communication activity"

* mute all other sounds
* Reduce the volume of other sounds by 80%
* Reduce the volume of other sounds by 50%
* Do nothing

The second option is enabled by default. STUPID. I assume defaults to this because computers nowadays are coming with bluetooth standard and people are starting to rout their blackberry calls to their computer. But seriously. If someone isn't smart enough to know they need to reduce the volume of other programs to hear then they're fucking retarded.

What's even weirder is that voice communication over counterstrike automatically makes windows think it's on a phone call. DrRrrRR!!

Good job microsoft!

[Tickle Me Emo]

Weird, I've never had this issue and that option was enabled for me too (disabled it just to be safe, and because it's stupid that it's enabled by default).

[Steamer]

I've mine set to do nothing.

The other options are in playback and recording tabs.

Click the device you are using and properties and a new window opens. Then go to the advanced tab and the exclusive options are in their.

I would say your CS:S problems are coming from the volume leveling in Communications.

[StarsMine]

D: nvm I get the same thing

apperently, the next steam update should fix this

[Danimal Sheahon]

never happened to me in steam.
only happens when im on skype. when in chat my volume of eveyrhting else drops. even if my sound for skype is muted.

[Rosie]

When I logged on just now it showed that STeam had an update. When I looked at what it was updating, the main reason was so Windows 7 and Steam chat would stop the audio dip in game.

[Joker]

:assault:yup aparently that in the last update they did they fucked that up as well as everything eles. either that or they thought it was a good idea and they recieved a significant amount of complaints about it so they took it out.:assault:

[ZERO]

Yea they thought oh we should take advantage of that windows feature that is enabled by default. Oh wait the only reason no one cares it is enabled by default is that nothing uses it now that something does everyone wants to turn it off...

It is almost as stupid as firefox removing rss button b/c people almost never press it. Yea you only need to press it once that does not mean it needs to be removed. I only press the power button once a day but that is the most important button on the computer :headache:

[acolyte_to_jippity]

Yea they thought oh we should take advantage of that windows feature that is enabled by default. Oh wait the only reason no one cares it is enabled by default is that nothing uses it now that something does everyone wants to turn it off...

It is almost as stupid as firefox removing rss button b/c people almost never press it. Yea you only need to press it once that does not mean it needs to be removed. I only press the power button once a day but that is the most important button on the computer :headache:

ummm, me and a couple others have been hotfixing the server whenever we join. the steam voice codec thing causes the fucked up sound...

just add the command to the server configs and your'e good