NO AUDIO

[Pr1mo]

Please help me, why is there no audio in the game? Please help me fix it

[erasmus]

Is there no music AND no sound?

[Pr1mo]

Yes no sounds and music

[erasmus]

Alright. So:

1. In your Windows Volume Mixer (normally accessible by right-clicking on your Volume icon in the bottom right of the screen like so: https://imgur.com/gAaMigN ) do you have House Party listed as a program when it is running? Is the volume at an appropriate level? If not, Windows will specifically limit the volume of House Party but not other programs.
   
2. In that same right-click menu, under the Volume Mixer, where it says "Playback Devices", do you have the appropriate sound device set as the default BEFORE starting House Party? If not, Windows may be trying to pump audio through a device that isn't able to play sound at the moment or through a device whose volume is too low.
   
3. Please ensure all audio devices you are using are properly configured and that their drivers are up to date.
   
4. If you are using an HDMI connection out to a TV or audio device, make sure the appropriate drivers and settings are in place to allow audio to be passed. For example, NVIDIA's Audio Drivers if you have an NVIDIA GPU and are outputting all audio and video to a TV, etc.
   
5. Try uninstalling and reinstalling House Party.

If none of this works we may have to gather House Party logs to see if you're getting any really specific errors.

[Pr1mo]

Got it. Thanks, I'll try it. But if it does not work is there another way? Like an alternative way?

[Pr1mo]

Still it isn't working

[erasmus]

I'm not really sure what other way there would be. The game audio is functioning acceptably on the vast majority of players' systems (based on a lack of reports similar to this) and there is only so far we can get into Windows/user-side troubleshooting.

Have you tried plugging in a USB headset or some basic headphones prior to starting the game via Steam, assuming your system has the appropriate port(s)?

You may also want to unplug any extra peripherals you have connected (webcams, microphones, etc.) to verify they aren't interfering with the audio.

To rule out some weird Steam interference you could also just navigate to your application install directory (generally C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\House Party) and run HouseParty.exe as an Administrator directly. To do this right-click on HouseParty.exe and Run as Administrator.

The only other thing I can think of is if you look at the launch properties for House Party in Steam...if a '-nosound' type parameter has been defined that might cause an issue, although it's never added by default and serves no real purpose for us AFAIK.

If you've thoroughly looked through the steps directly above and in my previous post, it's likely a wonky configuration issue that may only be resolved by intense Google-Fu. It could be any number of other media applications, a hyper-aggressive anti-virus or security program that I'm not aware of, or even a system issue or a form of malware.

[Pr1mo]

It's working now. Thank youu!

[erasmus]

Originally posted by xAt1as:

It's working now. Thank youu!

Oh good to know! Were you able to specifically identify what the issue was?