Multiple Window Volume Issues

Irae - Harshlands
Irae - Harshlands Posts: 183 Arc User
edited August 2010 in General Discussion
I play Perfectworld with the effects and music volumes at 0. When I switch between windows, say, Internet and PWI, or Vent and PWI, and come back to PWI, I get blasted with effects at maxiumum volume. It's especially awful if someone is buffing or healing. My volume for PW is always at 0, yet it blasts it at max volume when switching back. How can I fix this?
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  • Airyll - Dreamweaver
    Airyll - Dreamweaver Posts: 2,882 Arc User
    edited August 2010
    This is an issue I can't say I've ever had at all. And I can't say I know even a half decent reason as to why it would happen either. Try verifying, perhaps?
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  • Summer_Blush - Heavens Tear
    Summer_Blush - Heavens Tear Posts: 1,187 Arc User
    edited August 2010
    i get it, and there is no fix, you just have to move the slider bar to disable the sound again. and you have to do this again everytime you get this glitch
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  • Dyskrasia - Heavens Tear
    Dyskrasia - Heavens Tear Posts: 2,161 Arc User
    edited August 2010
    Assuming you're using Windows (not sure if this is available for 7 though I'm sure it would be) click the volume icon in your taskbar and choose mixer, and then just mute PW specifically.
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  • Irae - Harshlands
    Irae - Harshlands Posts: 183 Arc User
    edited August 2010
    I have no option to mute specific programs such as PWI.
  • DrazoThePsy - Dreamweaver
    DrazoThePsy - Dreamweaver Posts: 1,167 Arc User
    edited August 2010
    The audio engine pauses (like the rendering engine) when the window loses focus, but messages from the application still gets sent and floods the DirectSound/your audio device buffers, which catch up all in one go when you return to it.

    Some set-ups have this issue, some don't. I don't know any solution though.
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  • Solandri - Heavens Tear
    Solandri - Heavens Tear Posts: 2,843 Arc User
    edited August 2010
    I have it happen when I load up the game or an instance in the background. e.g. I enter TT. While it's loading, I pop up my web browser to look something up. The TT instance loads in the background. I finish web browsing, bring PWI to the foreground, and the sound and music are at max volume.

    It's like the volume settings I've picked are applied after the instance loads, but they aren't applied if the game isn't in the foreground the moment it finishes loading.
  • azurluen
    azurluen Posts: 6 Arc User
    edited August 2010
    Happened a lot to me when using Windows Xp. Now I have Windows 7, and there is no problem with it.

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  • Irae - Harshlands
    Irae - Harshlands Posts: 183 Arc User
    edited August 2010
    Fix It Nao
  • truekossy
    truekossy Posts: 7,021 Arc User
    edited August 2010
    You guys do remember to hit confirm after you set the volume to minimum, right?

    Because otherwise once you tab back in or re-open the settings menu, the sound will come back at full blast.

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