web based media has no sound in Opera
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john-phd last edited by john-phdI thought that it was a little hoaky that 2 (or three) sound cards would be present. So a quick look online shows me that these are what we used to call "virtual devices" which is present in device manager, but is not a physical piece of hardware. It is how the software and drivers are written.
Intel Display audio is a driver for HDMI devices. There is no speakers or audio on my monitor so we can rule that out, and disable it. Odd it even appears in device manager, I am reading that it usually does not.
My tertiary (3rd) audio device is Realtek USB audio. According to what i am seeing, this is the docking station for the laptop, and appears to be a virtual device. This has not worked for Opera, nor have the built in laptop speakers (Realtek sound card, which is physically present) since april. That is, there is no sound whether or not I am connected to the docking station.
So, since I am not using HDMI for audio, I will disable it permanently. It's a loose end. I updated the driver for the USB Audio (which should not matter) and there is no update for the physical soundcard. No dice. I should say no sound in Opera after the update and subsequent reboot.
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by
@john-phd said in web based media has no sound in Opera:
On that same topic, you mention that the "default audio output" for opera may not be what I am using. This would be interconnected with my earlier question, "if there is a mute button, where do I find it?" So since you brought it up, where would I find the setting for default sound card settings for Opera? I imagine I would also find the volume and "enable" feature in the same place. A helpful hint is that it is not in windows settings, because the system settings for the sound work for everything else.
Opera doesn't have a mute button. Opera doesn't have any default sound device settings. I was indeed referring to sound settings that you get by hitting the Windows key + r to open the run dialog, typing
control mmsys.cpl soundsand pressing enter. Specifically, on the Playback tab, I wanted you to double-check that the Realtek device is set as the default device. Also, when the Realtek device is selected on the Playback tab, click properties. In its properties, *if* it's a 4 channel or more audio device, play with the settings (like surround settings or forcing stereo etc.). Also, if the Realtek device has both front and rear speaker outputs, and you're only using one of them, try plugging the speakers into the other. Again, try this if you haven't already, not as a solution, but a test as Opera has had trouble with 4-channel cards in the past. -
burnout426 Volunteer last edited by
@john-phd said in web based media has no sound in Opera:
But since you bring up the topic of Opera developers, in what way can I ask Opera developers (or their technical support) a question?
Basically, you try to get the bug confirmed here on the forums. Then, once it's confirmed, you file a bug and post the bug number in the forum thread. Then, someone will CC some QA/developers to have them look at the bug to try and confirm the problem themselves. Once confirmed, they can assign someone to fix it.
However, no one here can confirm. Everything works fine for us in Opera. All signs point that it's device-specific, which is why the actual Realtek model number is needed (in addition to the driver version).
When a bug can't be reproduced with existing hardware, sometimes a dev might be able to get a hold of the same device you have (if you give enough details) to try and sort things out.
In short, we haven't even passed the reproduction stage here in the forums. But, since it might be device-specific, you can file a bug report and mention the bug number here. But, you're going to have to specify lots of details in the bug report itself including the exact sound device model you have on both systems. But, you can also, additionally include the link to this thread in the report.
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john-phd last edited by john-phd
@burnout426 so you are explaining that if a bug report is generated by users in the forums, then the developers will take note? That sounds like it would be super reliable.
As to the other requests for the past month, I have run on this hamster wheel the entire time, the sound devices are in order, in every way. Prior to coming here (which I was loathe to do) I found that up until 2017 or so this was a recurring problem with the browser, and there was a fix for it. However, the fix at that time which was in Opera Labs, is a setting that no longer exists where it did at that time. This information is easily found online, some of it is in these forums, from long ago.
For a multimedia interface, which is all a browser really is sometimes, to not have audio controls somewhere makes very little sense. To point this out one more time, you had me do a diagnostic which shows that sound is disabled within Opera. So either the diagnostic is giving wrong information, or.... somebody else is. Everything else related to the sound card and drivers is tip top. Likewise, for a piece of software to defy system settings (which I have seen, as I already said) seems one possibility. While I do not write code, all of this is available somehere if one knows where to look. I did look, but the audio settings that existed in 2017 don't exist anymore, in the same place. But, I feel confident they still exist, the question is where. And I am fully aware there is no mute button, thank you for that captain obvious. And sending me back to control panel to check my default audio (playback) device? We covered that already. I like to move forward when possible.
I will also remind you that this was on two systems, not one, but two systems, with different software and different hardware, and different operating systems.
But it's cool, this will be marked "solved" with the passing of enough time, and nothing new will come from it. Cheers!
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@john-phd said in web based media has no sound in Opera:
so you are explaining that if a bug report is generated by users in the forums, then the developers will take note?
They will take note of any bug reported. The idea of discussing the issue in the forum is to (try to) see if other users have the same issue, what may indicate a bug inn the software or if the problem happens only with the person, what may point to a different cause or, eventually, to a very specific bug.
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by
@john-phd said in web based media has no sound in Opera:
Prior to coming here (which I was loathe to do) I found that up until 2017 or so this was a recurring problem with the browser, and there was a fix for it. However, the fix at that time which was in Opera Labs, is a setting that no longer exists where it did at that time. This information is easily found online, some of it is in these forums, from long ago.
You need to provide links for us to know what you're referring to.
@john-phd said in web based media has no sound in Opera:
And sending me back to control panel to check my default audio (playback) device? We covered that already.
You never gave a direct answer to that question earlier in the thread. So, I asked again and again you didn't give a direct answer for it.
I also asked about what sound card and driver you had. You mentioned the brand and the driver version, but you didn't mention the model. So, I asked you that again. And, this info is needed for both systems.
I asked you to try a standalone installation to rule out profile issues. You said you wouldn't try it. If you don't try with a fresh profile (a standalone installation is the best way to do that), we can just assume that the problem is your profile and not Opera.
I asked you to try specific audio files here, but you didn't.
I asked you what html5test.com shows for aac support. You never said and just posted a pic of the total score for the test.
I asked you to post what
opera://media-internalssays for one of the media files it's trying to play. You just showed a pic of each of the collapsed sections instead of the info in one of them. There's a "copy log to clipboard" that you need to paste here (each line indented by 4 spaces). You also posted a pic of what's on the audio tab. Those values are fine and are not saying audio is disabled. Also, why a video is playing, we need to see what's on the audio focus tab. This is requested by a dev that looked at this thread.Also, are the Win7 and Win10 "N" editions?
You said Chrome and Tor work fine. But, it's important to know what Vivaldi does as it's a Chromium-based browser that's a lot like Opera when it comes to media handling on Windows.
I asked you to try in a standalone installation of Opera Beta and Opera Developer (after trying one for Opera Stable) to see if they work fine. If Opera Stable doesn't and they do, then it's just a bug that's been fixed already.
There's all kinds of info you haven't provided.
If you want to provide more details, we can move along as you say.
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ctef last edited by
If I may help.?
I had similar isue with my new old workstation Dell T7500.
System sounds was working with my onboard card, Media player too.
But Opera (Youtube, Facebook) not!
So, what I did.
In Device manager I opened the Sound controler.
There was except a High definition audio device, more 4 NVIDIA audio devices.
I disabled them from the driver page, and things happen.
My conclusion:
In my case, Opera see as defolt device, first Nvidia outputs. -
john-phd last edited by john-phd
@ctef The forum doesn't have dates (helpful), but the post from 23 days ago (about November 7) this was suggested but through device manager. Doesn't work.
If I take the laptop away from the docking station, it narrows down to one audio device. The other two appear as a result of being attached to the docking station, and disabling any combination and trying to force it to use any single one of them fails.
It is off topic, but my keyboard is also not recognized in Opera on either system. I cannot type the "at" sign, or Swedish/Norwegian letters that are on my keyboard. I t just seems to have a life all of it's own. This is despite my system settings of a certain soundcard, and language settings for a certain keyboard. Opera just happens to work a little bit better than the competition, which now that I re-read this, may not be the case.
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donq last edited by
@john-phd
Your last message (keyboard problems added) may (not likely, but possibly) indicate some strange windows user account problem - like your Opera runs in different account somehow. Accounts have different keyboard and sound settings (amongst myriad other things).
Looking inside task manager, do Opera processes run under your user account? -
john-phd last edited by leocg
@donq Thanks for the insight. But, since this is two completely different computers, and two completely different operating systems, one of which I have no control over (it is a domain install on a work laptop) I cannot wrap my brain around that it is under another user account. I mean, if you read this thread in its entirety, and get past all the circular logic present, having another user account for Opera would probably be within the same realm of possibility as having the sound turn on for me, but not in My profile. After many hours of curiosity gave way to frustration, which led to apathy, I won't be pursuing this any longer. Having pored through the entirety of the windoze operation system within the limits of my knowledge (which is quite a lot) I just don't see it. The software is all installed in my account, in my OS, and so on. My work computer has no additional user accounts, I got it new. It doesn't even have an active Admin account (although it is present if needed by IT). Of Opera has another user, then there is obviously something very wrong in how it's written, and this sort of rogue behavior isn't welcome on my computer.
Pardon me for saying but this thread is going off into the twilight zone, and it's as though I will ultimately end up having to fix the source code or something completely wasteful like that.
I once was a car enthusiast. When one owns a car, replacing a starter, tires, brakes, its all part of it. If you like the car, replacing the motor or transmission is a possibility. However, I have yet to have a car I loved so much that when someone torches it and it burns the the ground, that I'll fix it. It's just how I feel.
But I did come up with a solution, it's working really well so far.
I uninstalled opera completely from both systems and installed Vivaldi and Firefox as alternates. Firefox was abandoned about 2018 by my last university, and in my own experience it completely stopped working properly at that time. However, maybe the Netscape genes will resurface and it will be good. In the meantime, Vivaldi is quite good, I had forgotten about it until I looked up browser options. I could care less about the finer points of the whole internet experience, but I need to have internet access for my work, and things that I do. When I cannot use a Swedish keyboard, have sound, and a host of other small "issues" it's time to set that burning carcass to the side and start anew.
On a side note, when I clicked on the link in my email, it opened up this thread in MSIE and wow, talk about a terrible browser! Buttons didn't work, script didn't work, It's been a while since I've use it, and I never use it intentionally, now I recall why.
Have a great rest of the week.
And.... after some inactivity, this will be marked "solved" I know it.
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zauberfritz last edited by zauberfritz
This is a very long thread and I'm not going to read it all, but I have a similar issue.
Most sites work fine in Opera, soundwise, like youtube.
However, GIFs are played without sound, for example. As do many others sound-items.
However, when Opera produces no sound, copying the link to Chrome or Firefox does play the sound. so there is nothing 'wrong' with my PC, my settings, my device, whatever. It is Opera. By now I automatically use another browser.
Most procedures mentioned above seems, no offense, pretty silly to me, when Firefox and Chrome just do the job. I shouldn't walk through dozens of settings to find the cause for one single website (like Soundcloud) or format (GIF). Our national public television's website works fine, except for the adds (blessing). Since there are multiple of those causing the issue it must be something more generic.
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john-phd last edited by leocg
I am continuing to follow this simply out of curiosity.
To entertain the people that are supposedly "helping" I followed the steps more to prove a point than me thinking any of the solutions would actually work. I learned decades ago that I could meticulously lay out everything I did, and it wouldn't matter one bit. Once, someone in a forum asked for something that windows generates. It was not a log file exactly, but rather a list of installed software with detail that doesn't matter to most people. This contained a lot of details and was 15-20 pages in length, then asked me anyway what software I had etc. It's an exercise in futility. I suppose if I was a first time computer user with zero background, forums may be helpful but I rather doubt it.
But like fishing, maybe I'll catch something I dunno. My "Madagascar 3" thread in the Roku forums is fairly entertaining and equally fruitless.
More to the point, I wasn't looking to recompile the browser or something equally painful and tedious, but rather "is there a volume control somewhere". Chrome has one, and Opera had one at some point several revisions ago. I was looking for a simple answer, not to solve a highly complicated mystery.
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eattherich last edited by
@john-phd I read through this whole crazy thread because I was having the same issue after installing Opera. People were making some absurd suggestion fixes. After not finding a solution I did some more googling, cleared cookies and cache and restarted Opera. That's it. That worked.
Even though it's a new browser, maybe something from importing my chrome settings got corrupted. So there you go. Future peeps looking have a potential solution that doesn't require programmer level knowledge. -
john-phd last edited by
Yeah, I not only dumped the cache, I uninstalled it (completely, even registry entries) and then wiped the containing folders associated with Opera. I rebooted for good measure, and reinstalled. Problem remains. This is why I'm stumped!!
@eattherich said in web based media has no sound in Opera:
@john-phd I read through this whole crazy thread because I was having the same issue after installing Opera. People were making some absurd suggestion fixes. After not finding a solution I did some more googling, cleared cookies and cache and restarted Opera. That's it. That worked.
Even though it's a new browser, maybe something from importing my chrome settings got corrupted. So there you go. Future peeps looking have a potential solution that doesn't require programmer level knowledge. -
HumanTraffic last edited by
Is no one really looking at this. From what I've found around different forums, this affects a lot of users. Some videos have sound, but it disappears as soon as you skip ahead, others have no sound whatsoever. There is absolutely no useful advice anywhere to be found on this issue, yet it's been a thing for over two years for me at least.
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bblack4jc last edited by
For those of you who are still having trouble with this issue, here is what worked for me. (Note, I am running Opera Version 75.0.3969.218):
Got to Menu - Settings - Advanced. Look under Privacy and Security - Site Settings - Additional Content Settings - Sound - Click on the button to Allow Sites to Play Sounds.
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rhbourdeau last edited by
I have experienced this problem more than once in the past, and I am now experiencing it again.
About 3 days ago I was listening to music on MixCloud.com through opera, as I have been for years. Opera is my main browser, though I use many others as well. Suddenly the music stopped. it shows as playing, but no sounds are emitted.
I receive my usual email notification sounds from Outlook. I opened Chrome to the same site, works fine.
I accessed the Windows 10 Volume Mixer which can have app-specific audio controls, no problems there.
The Opera "Additional Content Settings - Sound" -> nothing restrictive there.I've explored all the possibilities mentioned in this thread. Nothing.
My opera://media-internals display looks identical to that of john-phd, with AudioServiceLaunchOnStartup = "Disabled" whatever that implies.
It's pretty weird that one day I'm booming along then whammo, Opera is silent with nothing to correct it.
I like Opera, but I gotta admit that I'm tempted to shift over to Brave as my primary browser, merely because it's working and I can just reopen my 110 tabs there and be off and running again. I haven't seen any real solutions on the web pertaining to this reoccuring problem. sad face.
