Guide..: No sound fix

[Delle(DK)]

TIP..: Be aware this guide is from 2015 and i dont know if it work anymore or the sound bug have been fixed since.

SOUND FIX..:

FarCry 4 No Sound FIX
1- Go to the System32 folder and SysWOW64 ( If you have ) and delete THIS audio files

"x3daudio1_0.dll to x3daudio1_7.dll " (you need to delete 7 files )
and
"XAudio2_0.dll to XAudio2_7.dll". ( you need to delete 7 files.)

2- Go in the game folder , Far Cry 4 \ Support \ Software \ DirectX and install a DXSETUP .
( i recommend right click and run as admin ).

3 Restart the PC .

4- Play. Hope this helps .

( I run my game with sound blaster Z with 5.1 sorround sound and DTS enabled without issues now after deleting the files and running DXSETUP that copy some new files to windows.)..:


If the above did not solve your problem then you can try some other fixes
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Right click the loudspeaker icon in the lower right corner of your screen.
Select your sound card and change the settings so the playback will be
24bit 48000hz Many people write that this solve their problem.
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You can also try to change your sound settings to play in "stereo" instead of 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound.
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You can also try to open your sounds card software program and turn off DTS and other features to see if this help.

[-=SOF=-WID99]

引用自 M22K：

Thank you for the continuous correspondence. I have placed the ticket and explained my problems.

Unfortunately, the basic troubleshooting guide was of no help. I followed all the other options like deleting the xaudio files and re-installing the DirectX, disabled Dolby, placed in stereo mode with lower audio frequencies, tried with a multitide of audio output testings within my setup, disabled unused HDMI outputs, etc, but nothing worked.

I remember I had similar issue with this game even with my previous desktop system - Asus Rog Strix H370-F Gaming motherboard.

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But what I haven't tried was running it under Linux. I don't know why I never thought of that, but I'm running Arch Linux too, so I installed Steam and checked this game in Linux, and ... it WORKS without issues! It even works with 5.1 digital output via my Xonar U7 coax output!

I know this is not the solution, but just a workaround, but I'm both tired trying to fix this in WIndows and happy that I can finally make it run in Linux (under Proton 7.0-1).

Thanks for continuous support, both from the community and Ubisoft. I'm surprised the developer keeping in touch with the community! Great!

thats very odd that you had any issue on your asus main board
https://rog.asus.com/us/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-h370-f-gaming-model/spec

- Dual Headphone Amplifiers
ROG SupremeFX8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC S1220A
- Supports up to 32-Bit/192kHz playback *4
- Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
- Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
- High quality120dBSNR stereo playback outputand113dBSNR recording input
- SupremeFX Shielding Technology
- Sonic Radar III
- Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Link
Audio Feature :
- Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel

mine is this one
https://rog.asus.com/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-z270h-gaming-model/spec

- Sonic Studio III
- Supports up to 32-Bit/192kHz playback *3
ROG SupremeFX8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC S1220A < same sound chip
- Dual Headphone Amplifiers
- Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
- Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
- High quality120dBSNR stereo playback outputand113dBSNR recording input
Audio Feature :
- SupremeFX Shielding™ Technology
- Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel
- Sonic Radar III

so yea pretty much identical




as my asus rog strix Z 270H has the EXACT same sound chip and the game sound works fine
\

so yes i still think your issues is a driver problem or your windows audio settings

for audio drivers i use the ones from ASUS

DO NOT RELY ON WHAT MS WINDOWS INSTALLS

and sound settings are set to stereo speakers
(plugged into the green jack, on the back of my main board )

and yes it does WORK ....for plugging in my cheap head phones on my front panel head phone out put

be careful you may need to open your pc case and ensure you connected the front header ports correctly if you use stereo head phones

(yes its easy to plug it in backward and it may not work properly on an ASUS mainboard )


you can look up your header panel correctly ..and to the proper port and wires .. see your main board manual

[M2002K]

引用自 -=SOF=-WID99：

thats very odd that you had any issue on your asus main board
https://rog.asus.com/us/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-h370-f-gaming-model/spec

- Dual Headphone Amplifiers
ROG SupremeFX8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC S1220A
- Supports up to 32-Bit/192kHz playback *4
- Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
- Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
- High quality120dBSNR stereo playback outputand113dBSNR recording input
- SupremeFX Shielding Technology
- Sonic Radar III
- Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Link
Audio Feature :
- Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel

mine is this one
https://rog.asus.com/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-z270h-gaming-model/spec

- Sonic Studio III
- Supports up to 32-Bit/192kHz playback *3
ROG SupremeFX8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC S1220A < same sound chip
- Dual Headphone Amplifiers
- Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
- Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
- High quality120dBSNR stereo playback outputand113dBSNR recording input
Audio Feature :
- SupremeFX Shielding™ Technology
- Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel
- Sonic Radar III

so yea pretty much identical




as my asus rog strix Z 270H has the EXACT same sound chip and the game sound works fine
\

so yes i still think your issues is a driver problem or your windows audio settings

for audio drivers i use the ones from ASUS

DO NOT RELY ON WHAT MS WINDOWS INSTALLS

and sound settings are set to stereo speakers
(plugged into the green jack, on the back of my main board )

and yes it does WORK ....for plugging in my cheap head phones on my front panel head phone out put

be careful you may need to open your pc case and ensure you connected the front header ports correctly if you use stereo head phones

(yes its easy to plug it in backward and it may not work properly on an ASUS mainboard )


you can look up your header panel correctly ..and to the proper port and wires .. see your main board manual

Thanks for replying, but as I have said in my last post, the Asus motherboard was a previous one that I used and had problems. I am now using an MSI motherboard, as I have stated before my last post, which still had the same problem in Windows.

Anyway, now, I'm using my Arch Linux to run Far Cry 4, and now everything is working perfectly, and I can enjoy the game to the fullest.
It also works right out of the box without any sort of tinkering or workaround.


The latest Proton 7.0-1 seems to be very much improved and I can play more demanding 3D games from Steam in Linux.

[76561199187542534]

Hi M22K!

Thank you for updating this thread to let everyone know using Arch Linux to run Far Cry 4 has solved this issue for you.

If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to reach back out.

- Ubisoft Support

[RustyXpro]

Tyvm dear awesome fellow gamer friend! your detailed solution helped me, and works like a charm! much thanks to you!

[Ubi_TheBerry]

引用自 Aloneonmyown：

Tyvm dear awesome fellow gamer friend! your detailed solution helped me, and works like a charm! much thanks to you!

Glad to see this has helped you too!

- Ubisoft Support

[m0rd3th]

It is 2024, and still having audio issues with FC4 with the latest drivers and DX12.

Initially I was using Nvidia Audio output and I wouldn't get any sound after the initial loading screens.

I switched to Realtek Audio Output and was getting stereo output and game sounds were OK.

Then I switched back to Nvidia Audio and tried reducing the sampling rate in Windows Audio settings from Dolby to 24Bit - 48000Hz and also turned off Spatial effects and Audio enhancements, and now the audio works and I get clean 5.1 output.


It seems to me that the game really doesn't like any up mixing software

[hamnett]

I’m using Windows 10 and had an issue with Far Cry 4. After I deleted the audio file and reinstalled DirectX, the game started working.

Could the problem have been that my audio file was too new?