No sound (voice)

[Acenwolf]

Yo! I can hear the music and sound effect, but can't hear the voice of the characters.

Could it be the game or my sound setup?

thanks

[Jaden]

What are you using? Speakers, headset?

[Voltron]

I'm getting the same thing...character dialogue I can't hear. I'm using speakers.

[JustKillingTime]

Same here ! any fix for this yet ??????

[Jaden]

2 speakers? 5.1? 7.1?

[Voltron]

Configured as 5.1 in my case. I don't see audio hardware config options in the game itself.

[Jaden]

Game doesn't have any options for it sadly. You'll have to do it out of the game. Quadraphonic works as does stereo. So until they release a patch for it using those two options are a work around. It's a shame really considering they had the same issue in the Witcher 2.

[Voltron]

Origineel geplaatst door Jaden:

Game doesn't have any options for it sadly. You'll have to do it out of the game. quadraphonic works as does stereo. Until they release a patch for it. It's a shame really considering they had the same issue in the Witcher 2.

You are correct! Changing the speaker settings does solve the problem for now. I went from 5.1 to Stereo and the audio dialogue is now working correctly.

Thanks!

[JustKillingTime]

change from 7.1 to 5.1

[VolkNasty]

Or 5.1 to stereo. It worked for me.

[Jaden]

@voltron You're welcome.

Hope they release a fix soon.

On a side note, if anyone is using a Logitech Gaming Headset (G930 & G35) all they need to do is flip the toggle switch to stereo and back to 7.1 to fix the issue. This is a very common issue with these two headsets in multiple games. Thanks to crappy drivers by logitech.

[Ghost]

how to change it?!?!

[Voltron]

Origineel geplaatst door Ghost:

how to change it?!?!

In Windows go to your Sound settings in Control Panel and change it from there.

[Lord Caradoc]

Well if anyone has the same 5.1 setup as I do, the problem isn't with the game not being able to utilize it (which is awesome by the way) it is probably with the way your speakers are setup. I just had this issue popup after I changed cases on my computer. After hooking everything I launched Witcher 3 and I was having the no voice over problem in cutscenes at first, So I was like what ever I got subtitles, but then when Gerault didn't have a voice I was more concerned.

So this is how I fixed my problem and still being able to use 5.1. The way my speaker system is setup is I have a central connection (which is also my bass) that all my speakers connect to as well as the volume controller. There are 3 cables that you can connect to your computer a green one, black one and yellow one. Well in my case I can just hook up the Green one and get sound right away but it is only stereo, the black and yellow need to be hooked up in order to get surround sound and utilize all speakers and woofer. So I had everything all hooked back up properly and it still wasn't working, well come to find out there is a little button on my volume controller that says "Matrix" if this is on it overrides the computers control of the 5.1 setup allowing the control box to utilize all speakers for stereo sound. So the computer still thinks its using 5.1 but the other speakers are being used by the control box for other things, hence no sound. So turn the Matrix button off and let the computer handle the speakers.

As for changing from stereo to 5.1 or vise versa you can do that in the audio settings up your computer by either going to the control panel or by right clicking on the speaker (volume) icon on your start bar. Then clicking on Playback devices and configuring your speakers. Or if you have the Realtek HD Audio Manager app that I do, just use it.

Anyways that is what my problem was and how I solved it. I hope this helps someone in the future.

[thenevernow]

For anyone stumbling upon this thread: the Matrix button creates a fake surround effect and is not a solution.

[Cody of Rivia]

How to change PLZ ?