9raxus Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 I experienced earlier today that dialog spoken by NPCs is now muffled and incredibly soft in both Fallout 4 and Skyrim: Special Edition. I have already checked my speaker connections. I have already rebooted my computer at least once. I did install a game from Steam earlier today and that, in turn, updated the "Steamworks Common Redistributables." I have since deleted that game and even placed a Steam game back onto my computer that also updated the Steamworks Distributables but had never disrupted the dialog. I have not installed any mods for F4 or SSE in a long while. Other sound effects, such as intro music and weapon sounds, seem unaffected by this situation. It seems to only affect spoken language audio. I downloaded and installed a non-Steam game once this situation began and all of the audio, including voices, from that non-Steam game seems fine at the moment. I am wondering if anyone has encountered this type of problem before and, if so, what steps were taken to remedy it. I have made a good faith effort to find a solution on the Internet but I have not. Any advice on resolving this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9raxus Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 UPDATE - 2021-03-07 - After more research, I have uncovered a solution: My audio set-up was for 5.1 Surround. Switching to Stereo has seemed to resolve the problem. How the problem began has not been determined. I had what appears to be an automatic sound driver update 4 days ago and that could be a possible reason but I don't know. I did detect, shortly after writing the first post, that dialog sound levels became normal when I was able to move my character to the left or right during that dialog. At any rate, I hope that this helps anyone who has had a similar problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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