web based media has no sound in Opera

nizo

nizo @john-phd

@john-phd Hey man, thanks for this topic.

I also got this problem today after I restarted my PC. I never had problems with sound before (Win7+external USB sound card). Sound works in other programs like Windows, Winamp, VLC.

Solution That Worked :

Add these commands --disable-features=AudioServiceSandbox --disable-features=AudioServiceOutOfProcess
to the shortcut path. Done.

What I Tried:

Disabling unused audio devices
Routing the sound through a virtual cable
Installing a fresh copy of Opera

peketo

peketo @john-phd

@john-phd I had the same problem for months like this. I just downloaded ffmpeg codecs for opera and got my problem solved. I'm not tech savvy and I am using Manjaro Linux OS so I don't know how to go about doing this on Windows. I was missing the codecs you see.

Anyway just a thought.

ihukqa

ihukqa

In my case it happened right after re-installing SP-1717 (IDT) to regain the beats controller, that might be the course of my problem or For Most Of Us the Early Bird option to have the latest build is turned ON. (Access new builds sooner and test features still in development. Toggling 'Early Bird' on shares important usage information and enables fault reporting to help us improve.)

My take check for that.

MightySquish

MightySquish @john-phd

@john-phd had this exact same issue and the ear trumpet solution actually worked when u run it itll pop up in your tray where your bluetooth and stuff is at juat click it and unmute opera problem solved

john-phd

john-phd @MightySquish

You will have to explain "ear trumpet solution" because where I sit that means absolutely nothing.

I am unsure....no... I'm going to say I am very sure you didn't really read the thread above about this issue. "Unmuting" something is elementary, it's beneath even basic troubleshooting and is something even a novice should know to do ( I am way past novice for a couple of decades).

@mightysquish

bblack4jc

bblack4jc @VegardB

@vegardb you are welcome. Glad it worked for you.

MightySquish

MightySquish @NH2022

@nh2022 said in web based media has no sound in Opera:

@john-phd

accusing me of not reading a post when ive already stated i have had the exact same issue? maybe your not as smart as u claim? if it was an issue of muting i would have sorted that out long ago the audio device for the media player is quite literally disabled with no alternative but to download ear trumpet and force re enable it now go sip your tea and pretend to be higher and mightier than u actually are u rude old man ill just continue watching videos on my now working opera browser

as a side note i would like to re emphasize that its not as simple as "unmuting" the audio if it was that ridiculous i wouldnt bother even posting.... the issue was that i would reinstall opera and the jingle for opera would play but literally no media of any kind would play any sound but it would work in literally every other browser with no issues and it seemingly disabled itself while i was away from the computer your wasting my time by having to explain this to a seemingly inept man when it comes to technology

blackbird71

blackbird71 @MightySquish

@mightysquish Uhmm... perhaps some confusion has resulted from the terminology "ear trumpet"? I've personally never heard that term used, and I'm uncertain as to what you were referring to... perhaps the 'loudspeaker' icon in the tool tray?

edit: *Aha!! After doing some lookups, I see that "Ear Trumpet" is a volume control app that can be downloaded... I learned something new! However, it might have been useful to have noted that in your original mention of it.

leocg

leocg Moderator Volunteer @MightySquish

@mightysquish There's no accusation on the mentioned post, just someone talking about what solved the problem for him/her.

MightySquish

MightySquish @blackbird71

@blackbird71 it wasnt me who had this solution it was nh2022 i even tagged them in a previous post as a point of reference they do exist in this forum post lol im not going to take credit for someone elses post

MightySquish

MightySquish @leocg

@leocg i was tagging them as a point of reference for others who may need the same solution this john person is who i was talking to about being accusatory on no grounds

leocg

leocg Moderator Volunteer @MightySquish

@mightysquish Then you mentioned/replied the wrong post in your post.

john-phd

john-phd @blackbird71

@blackbird71 Yes, this was my first question (which @mightysquish did not address, but rather got hopping mad and started rambling about accusations)

But yes... if you consider me accusing you of something @MightySquish , then you must suffer from a guilty conscience. From the beginning and since you have claimed to have read this entire and exhaustive thread, it starts out early on with basic steps.

"ear trumpet" it seems as an app. So to me, this is no differenthn that the many (many ) audio controllers that come OEM or from sound card manufacturers that are just volume controls with extra steps. Adding more layers to that doesn't get to the core of Opera functionality

To refer you to an earlier post of mine, the issue went away after an unstiall and reinstall several months apart, and I am not currently using Opera but keep checking back her to see what people say.

At least it's not marked "Solved" like the unresolved lighting conflict (since 2006, we are approaching 20 years for the S series) on the Samsung series phones that still plague my life.

Nobody claimed being smart, just thorough.

lkays2014

lkays2014 @NH2022

@nh2022 sorry about the wrong reply i was trying to reply to john and reference your post lol u the real mvp here man thanks for the help XD

lkays2014

lkays2014

oh also to put it simply the act of telling someone that they didnt read a forum post is the very definition of the word accuse

lkays2014

lkays2014 @john-phd

@john-phd i am going to post a tutorial on fixing your exact issue with opera audio since I had a copy of the exact same issue. If that's not enough for you, then I'm sorry. Then I guess you have no interest in knowing the solution to said problem.

Go to the Microsoft store for reference. It's the little thing that looks like the windows logo on your taskbar. If you have deleted it, just search for it where it says type here to search. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jqmtzfBOiuQJ6Wf4O5CUKCxqOcfS_i6g/view?usp=drive_link
Search for the app called ear trumpet. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gPkYJney0DZWAUyncBj0n4FleMKJRT21/view?usp=drive_link
then download the app called ear trumpet, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YqP2NKi04SbruQCVxf2AW1LzwJwtz9wY/view?usp=drive_link
and finally USE the app called ear trumpet https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wRCys2VX7ZbXV75i2bgkxnyAebtRGMBo/view?usp=drive_link

Now that I have it all laid out for you (and even in video form no less), let's address your previous points.

point number one is that your idea of it being an audio card issue etc. etc. is NOT the case as I've had the exact same issue down to the letter now. What you may ask is "then why are you using brave browser in your videos?" It is simply because I prefer brave over the other browsers out there currently and back when I found and tested this solution, I preferred opera.
Now john, my own very valid point. This audio issue is in no way windows related. it is in no way audio card related. This is an opera issue. It cannot be fixed in the opera settings (I have tried). It cannot be fixed in windows sound settings (I have tried). It cannot be fixed by rebooting the computer (i have tried). Is there anything I'm missing? Heck, it's been awhile but I've probably tried that too ear trumpet was the only solution. If there are any more questions. I have even recorded videos laying out the steps for you if you ever want to simply try them again.

to end this little step by step tutorial for any future users who have this issue john, by the very fact that you have stated your field of expertise, most people will in fact infer that you are smart.

For those who have had this issue and still have this issue, this solution is for you. @NH2022 is the one who recommended it and it was only due to this I was able to diagnose and fix the problem, so all props go to him, thanks man

As a side note, I wanted to add that if it were as simple as muting or unmuting the speaker from the task bar, I can say with 100% certainty that I would have figured out such a simple solution. But the opera audio bug is a hidden mute button that somehow gets activated accidentally, and the only way to enable it is by either downloading and installing ear trumpet or, as you have said, waiting several months after uninstallation for the problem to be solved. However, this solution is immediate, and the answer I'm assuming you have been curious about maybe? Not all software is the same. In all your knowledge thus far, This is one key factor you seem to be forgetting, and it has been the very thing that led you to waste your time on so many other posts instead of looking at the one halfway up this thread and just being done with it. You just chased a random rabbit instead for amusement, I guess? Oh well, moving on; at least it's here for others later on. Here's the solution to your problem (in the vast majority of cases relating to this issue, I would assume).

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john-phd

john-phd @gbwsdownload This post is deleted!

john-phd

john-phd @lkays2014

@lkays2014

some of my comments (bold)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jqmtzfBOiuQJ6Wf4O5CUKCxqOcfS_i6g/view?usp=drive_link
This was 4 seconds long showing someone how to get to the microsoft store. Not sure the relevance

Search for the app called ear trumpet. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gPkYJney0DZWAUyncBj0n4FleMKJRT21/view?usp=drive_link
My problem was with no sound in opera. You cannot amplify sound that does not exist.

then download the app called ear trumpet, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YqP2NKi04SbruQCVxf2AW1LzwJwtz9wY/view?usp=drive_link
Oh, how to download a program.... thank you so much

and finally use the app called ear trumpet https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wRCys2VX7ZbXV75i2bgkxnyAebtRGMBo/view?usp=drive_link
See comments to point 2. There is no sound, what I read about ear trumpet is that it is a "very powerful volume control". I have a volume control, I even have amplified speakers. You can amplify something that isn't there. The sound signal does not exist in Opera. This can probably be explained more technically, but in layman's terms, there is no sound being produced by Opera browser

Now that I have it all laid out for you (and even in video form no less), let's address your previous points.

point number one is that your idea of it being an audio card issue etc. etc. is not the case as I've had the exact same issue down to the letter now. What you may ask is "then why are you using brave browser in your videos?" It is simply because I prefer brave over the other browsers out there currently and back when I found and tested this solution, I preferred opera.
Referring to my comments on point 2 and point 4 (not numbered) there is no sound, therefore your problem is not exactly like my problem. I want to say (I am on my lunchbreak and my time is valuble to me) that someone brought up eartrumpet in an earlier post but I'm not going to go look for it right now.

Now john, my own very valid point. This audio issue is in no way windows related. it is in no way audio card related. This is an opera issue. It cannot be fixed in the opera settings (I have tried). It cannot be fixed in windows sound settings (I have tried). It cannot be fixed by rebooting the computer (i have tried). Is there anything I'm missing? Heck, it's been awhile but I've probably tried that too ear trumpet was the only solution. If there are any more questions. I have even recorded videos laying out the steps for you if you ever want to simply try them again.
yes of course your point is valid. Why seek validation when you can declare yourself valid? Genius. I know this is not audio card related, I think I said that myself in the very beginning. The sound card works well, but since no sound is produced inOpera, it rather removes the sound card from the equation. That's basic troubleshooting, and I dismissed that long before creating this thread. There is that eartrumpet reference again....... you really like that don't you?

to end this little step by step tutorial for any future users who have this issue john, by the very fact that you have stated your field of expertise, most people will in fact infer that you are smart.
I never stated my field of expertise. But as it sounded like a jab, I'm a research scientist since you seem to be pointing out "what does a dishwasher know anyway?" or something. I have had computers as my hobby for a very long time. I don't do it professionally, exactly, and that is not the point and therefore it doesnt' matter

For those who have had this issue and still have this issue, this solution is for you. @NH2022 is the one who recommended it and it was only due to this I was able to diagnose and fix the problem, so all props go to him, thanks man

As a side note, I wanted to add that if it were as simple as muting or unmuting the speaker from the task bar, I can say with 100% certainty that I would have figured out such a simple solution.
Of couse you would. But then, you also suggest adding another sound control on top of the sound control to solve something that is not created by sound control

But the opera audio bug is a hidden mute button that somehow gets activated accidentally,
**where is it hidden? I would like to know, as would many others? It was not hidden in older versions. Or, it could be that it was removed and is a software bug as many (including me) suspect. But what the hell would I know? I thought all software was the same, as you say a little later on. **

and the only way to enable it is by either downloading and installing ear trumpet or, as you have said, waiting several months after uninstallation for the problem to be solved. However, this solution is immediate, and the answer I'm assuming you have been curious about maybe?
It would have saved me a lot of time writing these comments if you had said that in the beginning instead of wrriting a book, don't you agree? Other readers would have found it much more quickly as well before getting lost in the attempted condescension
*

Not all software is the same. In all your knowledge thus far, This is one key factor you seem to be forgetting,
How do you know what I remember, and what I forgot? That is an amazing talent, especially since we have never met.

and it has been the very thing that led you to waste your time
Thank you dad. However, I want to point out that my time is mine, and I can waste it on whatever I see fit.

on so many other posts instead of looking at the one halfway up this thread and just being done with it.
I ignored the posts? Silly me. I thought this was a blog

You just chased a random rabbit instead for amusement, I guess?
You guessed it! That's what I do, chase random rabbits because I have shit else to do. Wow, you really got me. Nailed it bro.

Oh well, moving on;
yes. Please. Move on. Free us.

at least it's here for others later on. Here's the solution to your problem (in the vast majority of cases relating to this issue, I would assume).

john-phd

john-phd @lkays2014

@lkays2014

On a lark I looked further into eartrumpet. I mean, why not? It was last updated in 2016 (that's not good), it is x86 architecture so it's unlikely to be forward compatible, and when I attempted to download and install, nothing at all happened.

This can be one of two things

Windows policy won't allow it (it's a work computer, it's out of my hands).
It's too old, and won't install (my guess, and probably the actual reason).

This convinces me that it had some qualities people like, because whenever that happens Microsoft uses updates that move ahead of the software market forcing companies to further develop (costing money). It's free, so they didn't. This lets Microsoft scoop up their stocks if they want to, and absorb their technology and hide their patents when they liquidate. It's been happening since the mid 1990s. Lower the value of the competition, buy them, make it your own.

But I digress. Very briefly, this did not work in this instance.