Sound is not working

[Alleix]

The sound is not working in Lotro. And there is nothing wrong with my computer, I can listen to other sounds. In options there is nothing disabled I know of.

[76561198077869228]

I have never heard of a "sound not working" report before --
Have you checked you system's sound controls -- are they muted.
Do you have the Audio levels up in the game Opions.

[neutrino]

Originally posted by Valamar:

I have never heard of a "sound not working" report before

Just proves that strangers on the internet are not usually reliable sources of information.

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Fonzie, check out the official forum, technical support subforum. There are scores of multi-page posts regarding sound issues. Also, if you are using an SB X-Fi, you are pretty much out of luck unless you downgrade your driver--which, in turn, will bring back the BSODs.

[Alleix]

ty :) found out a way to get it back

[oreyos]

Originally posted by Fonzie:

ty :) found out a way to get it back

If you post your solution, then people might learn from your experience :-)

[Alleix]

go into username_my documents_the lord of the rings online. And change the name of the file: UserPreferences.

[zeke]

This worked for me. I was trying forever to get my Bluetooth headsets to work with LOTRO.

[SHODANFreeman]

In the audio settings, I find that sometimes LOTRO chooses the wrong output device.

[Yard Meat]

Originally posted by SHODANFreeman:

In the audio settings, I find that sometimes LOTRO chooses the wrong output device.

This. It's a common problem with Lotro, where the game will report "none" under Playback Devices. You don't have to delete/rename the preferences file; most of the time, restarting the game will fix it.

You can tell if sound is working or not by the audio on the character select screen, so no need to log all the way in. You can also check the audio settings from here, to chose the correct soundcard if the system isn't reporting "none."

[oreyos]

Originally posted by .: Wubba Lubba Dub Dub:

Originally posted by SHODANFreeman:

In the audio settings, I find that sometimes LOTRO chooses the wrong output device.

This. It's a common problem with Lotro, where the game will report "none" under Playback Devices. You don't have to delete/rename the preferences file; most of the time, restarting the game will fix it.

You can tell if sound is working or not by the audio on the character select screen, so no need to log all the way in. You can also check the audio settings from here, to chose the correct soundcard if the system isn't reporting "none."

Good thing you resurrected this post, otherwise the OP would STILL be without sound after 4 years

[blackmirroxx]

I have the same problem. Sound is working on my computer but still no in game sound. But here comes the kicker: Voice Chat works in lotro as well and even in game movies. But the in game sound
like music or the caracter doesn't. Just brilliant -.-

[Yard Meat]

Originally posted by oreyos:

Good thing you resurrected this post, otherwise the OP would STILL be without sound after 4 years

You know how people use google, right?

[oreyos]

Originally posted by ▄█▀ █▬█ █ ▀█▄ █▚█ █ ▀█▀:

Originally posted by oreyos:

Good thing you resurrected this post, otherwise the OP would STILL be without sound after 4 years

You know how people use google, right?

Badly, apparently.

[Kay-ael]

Originally posted by Alleix:

go into username_my documents_the lord of the rings online. And change the name of the file: UserPreferences.

This worked for me!
SITUATION: have been playing LOTRO for a few years on Macbook Pro 2013 (OS X 10.14 Mojave) through WINE port. Sound was OK on internal laptop speakers AND Bluetooth speakers. Problem started when I moved to Bluetooth earbuds - they were connected, I could hear the system sounds perfectly, but upon opening LOTRO all audio output became chippy, stuttery, very low quality (like an old vinyl recording).
WHAT I'VE TRIED: changing Mac OS system-wide audio output+input -> didn't work. Changing in-LOTRO audio input-output -> either didn't work or caused crash to desktop.
After spending more than 3 hours on 2 different days, I tried the mentioned above solution by Alleix.
SOLUTION: quote: "go into username_my documents_the lord of the rings online. And change the name of the file: UserPreferences." Worked perfectly for me from the 1st time, and my original UserPreferences file is saved with a different name. Now I just need to re-set all my LOTRO settings and options. Thank you for the solution!!!!

[MISO4EVER]

Originally posted by Valamar:

I have never heard of a "sound not working" report before --
Have you checked you system's sound controls -- are they muted.
Do you have the Audio levels up in the game Opions.

It happened to me the other day there was no sound what fixed it was shut down game and reboot system may not work for this person but that’s what happened so me so just because you “never heard of it “ doesn’t mean it’s not happening