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Answer» Hello. I am having a problem. The sound on my computer needs to be switched to analog in order to use my DVD drive. Right now it is on digital and everytime I try to watch a DVD, the sound cuts out. Is there a way to switch from digital to analog? If so, I'd really appreciate it if somebody would let me know how to do it. =) I am honestly not very SMART when it comes to computers so the simpler, the better. Thanks for any future replies. hotjoester,Welcome to CH forums. Yours is an intriguing question. I am not quite sure what it is you are getting in the way of sound from your computer speaker/headset and what it is that you want to get. However the further complication is that in your list of attributes you have beside O/S "unknown". Very strange that you don't know your operating system. I suspect it is either Windows XP or Vista. If it is Vista then there is a recognized problem with that O/S for "analog" audio. Here is the link which talks about the problems and some fixes. I believe we are going to NEED more details to help you with the problem. truenorth http://neosmart.net/blog/2006/vista-sound-drivers/ thankyou! =) i am actually using windows XP. i should have mentioned that in my original post. sorry about that! my sound is completely fine when i'm listening to mp3 files or watching youtube videos. when i'm listening to a cd in my cd drive, it sounds great. all is WELL until i want to use my DVD drive. whether i play a cd in my DVD drive or a movie, the audio sounds horrible. it cuts out and distorts. my dad's friend came over last night [claiming he could fix it] and we cleaned the dvd drive a few times. after cleaning it the fourth time with no results, he took a look at my sound settings and saw that the audio on my computer is digital. he claims that switching to analog will fix this problem. Quote from: truenorth on June 20, 2009, 05:16:44 PM hotjoester,Welcome to CH forums. Yours is an intriguing question. I am not quite sure what it is you are getting in the way of sound from your computer speaker/headset and what it is that you want to get. However the further complication is that in your list of attributes you have beside O/S "unknown". Very strange that you don't know your operating system. I suspect it is either Windows XP or Vista. If it is Vista then there is a recognized problem with that O/S for "analog" audio. Here is the link which talks about the problems and some fixes. I believe we are going to need more details to help you with the problem. truenorth http://neosmart.net/blog/2006/vista-sound-drivers/ hotjoester, Very interesting.All media be they CD or DVD disks record their data be it audio or video in "digital". It is the only thing they are capable of.The sound however ( the original source prior to disk transcription can be analog) but the program(sotware) that is used to record the "analog sound" to the disk MUST convert it to digital. (Don't confuse analog/digital with monaural/stereo/HI-fi). Your CD/DVD/ROM/rw's are only capable of reading or writing in digital format. Has this DVD drive ever functioned properly (for either watching or burning disks)?What software for the DVD RW are you using for listening/watching/burning on that device--list all if more than one. If you don't have it try downloading a free copy of VLC player and try that. Keep us informed.truenorthmy DVD drive burns CDs and DVDs without a problem and always has. playback in it though is another story. i don't even remember the last time i was able to watch a DVD in this drive. different programs i've tried include: Powerdvd VLC Windows Media Player Real Player and InterActual Player all CD/s DVDs record in digital but audio playback from the drive can occur both through analog (straight from the drive to the sound circuitry, usually via a cable) or digitally (via the IDE cable).hojoester,That is a comprehensive list and does include most of the popular player/recorder programs.Up until recently my preferred player/burner for audio was "Musicmatch" (won't help you with the video however). Now i am using a commercial product by a COMPANY called "MAGIX" .It contains 3 components Audio/play/burn;video play/burn/modify;and photos modify/copy. I have had great results with it and rarely use anything else. I have a new suggestion and a new question. Can you view and hear DVDs created on the computer burner properly after their creation on any other DVD player (be it another computer or a stand alone DVD player)? If i am not mistaken all the player/burners in your list are free programs or came with the O/S so something i MIGHT suggest to try is remove all but one and then try to watch/listen to a DVD using that program and observe the result.If the problem is being created during the burning phase this likely won't resolve your problem but if it does play properly then it points likely to a problem with the chosen player or a conflict.goodluck,truenorth

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Hello. I am having a problem. The sound on my computer needs to be switched to analog in order to use my DVD drive. Right now it is on digital and everytime I try to watch a DVD, the sound cuts out.
Is there a way to switch from digital to analog? If so, I'd really appreciate it if somebody would let me know how to do it. =) I am honestly not very SMART when it comes to computers so the simpler, the better.
Thanks for any future replies. hotjoester,Welcome to CH forums. Yours is an intriguing question. I am not quite sure what it is you are getting in the way of sound from your computer speaker/headset and what it is that you want to get. However the further complication is that in your list of attributes you have beside O/S "unknown". Very strange that you don't know your operating system. I suspect it is either Windows XP or Vista. If it is Vista then there is a recognized problem with that O/S for "analog" audio. Here is the link which talks about the problems and some fixes. I believe we are going to NEED more details to help you with the problem. truenorth
http://neosmart.net/blog/2006/vista-sound-drivers/
thankyou! =)
i am actually using windows XP. i should have mentioned that in my original post. sorry about that!
my sound is completely fine when i'm listening to mp3 files or watching youtube videos. when i'm listening to a cd in my cd drive, it sounds great. all is WELL until i want to use my DVD drive. whether i play a cd in my DVD drive or a movie, the audio sounds horrible. it cuts out and distorts.
my dad's friend came over last night [claiming he could fix it] and we cleaned the dvd drive a few times. after cleaning it the fourth time with no results, he took a look at my sound settings and saw that the audio on my computer is digital. he claims that switching to analog will fix this problem.

Quote from: truenorth on June 20, 2009, 05:16:44 PM

hotjoester,Welcome to CH forums. Yours is an intriguing question. I am not quite sure what it is you are getting in the way of sound from your computer speaker/headset and what it is that you want to get. However the further complication is that in your list of attributes you have beside O/S "unknown". Very strange that you don't know your operating system. I suspect it is either Windows XP or Vista. If it is Vista then there is a recognized problem with that O/S for "analog" audio. Here is the link which talks about the problems and some fixes. I believe we are going to need more details to help you with the problem. truenorth
http://neosmart.net/blog/2006/vista-sound-drivers/

hotjoester, Very interesting.All media be they CD or DVD disks record their data be it audio or video in "digital". It is the only thing they are capable of.The sound however ( the original source prior to disk transcription can be analog) but the program(sotware) that is used to record the "analog sound" to the disk MUST convert it to digital. (Don't confuse analog/digital with monaural/stereo/HI-fi). Your CD/DVD/ROM/rw's are only capable of reading or writing in digital format. Has this DVD drive ever functioned properly (for either watching or burning disks)?What software for the DVD RW are you using for listening/watching/burning on that device--list all if more than one. If you don't have it try downloading a free copy of VLC player and try that. Keep us informed.truenorthmy DVD drive burns CDs and DVDs without a problem and always has. playback in it though is another story. i don't even remember the last time i was able to watch a DVD in this drive.
different programs i've tried include:
Powerdvd
VLC
Windows Media Player
Real Player
and InterActual Player
all CD/s DVDs record in digital but audio playback from the drive can occur both through analog (straight from the drive to the sound circuitry, usually via a cable) or digitally (via the IDE cable).hojoester,That is a comprehensive list and does include most of the popular player/recorder programs.Up until recently my preferred player/burner for audio was "Musicmatch" (won't help you with the video however). Now i am using a commercial product by a COMPANY called "MAGIX" .It contains 3 components Audio/play/burn;video play/burn/modify;and photos modify/copy. I have had great results with it and rarely use anything else. I have a new suggestion and a new question. Can you view and hear DVDs created on the computer burner properly after their creation on any other DVD player (be it another computer or a stand alone DVD player)? If i am not mistaken all the player/burners in your list are free programs or came with the O/S so something i MIGHT suggest to try is remove all but one and then try to watch/listen to a DVD using that program and observe the result.If the problem is being created during the burning phase this likely won't resolve your problem but if it does play properly then it points likely to a problem with the chosen player or a conflict.goodluck,truenorth

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