Low Audio on G74SX? Here's the fix

[Chastity]

Open up the THX TruStudio app and set it to "External Speakers". When on "Built-In Speakers", it's filtering the audio improperly, and losing a lot of the audio playback.

Just a FYI, comparing the G74SX to the G73SW, the audio is fuller sounding. Seeing how the audio plate is wider, I suspect they put in larger drivers. 🙂

Feedback welcome!

[JRd1st]

BrodyBoy wrote:
Hmmm...whatever. Whenever I start reading anything about "3D sound," my eyes reflexively start to roll....lol. Thanks for the link.

Yah, me too. I had my fill of 3d with SQ Quadraphonic. :shakes head:

[BrodyBoy]

Anybody know what Creative's Alchemy program is? I found another version of THX TruStudio that I like better....it does the same thing, soundwise, but it has a slightly different interface and it uses the "external speakers" by default. But it also installs this "Alchemy" thing, which appears to have something to do with games.

[JRd1st]

BrodyBoy wrote:
Anybody know what Creative's Alchemy program is? I found another version of THX TruStudio that I like better....it does the same thing, soundwise, but it has a slightly different interface and it uses the "external speakers" by default. But it also installs this "Alchemy" thing, which appears to have something to do with games.

http://www.creative.com/soundblaster/technology/alchemy/

[thizzladen]

I have found the PERFECT fix:

Click on your volume icon:


Click the speaker icon on the top, this brings up Speaker Properties. Click the "Enhancements Tab" and check the "Loudness Equalizer" checkbox. Hit apply:



This alone will fix your sounds issues, and you'll have way better sound than before. Combined with the other methods in this thread, it's perfect.

Note: If you don't see this option, please update to the latest Realtek HD Audio Driver, here's the link for 32bit and 64bit:

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/

Click HD Audio codecs.


Have fun!

[Mopard]

thizzladen wrote:
I have found the PERFECT fix:

Click on your volume icon:


Click the speaker icon on the top, this brings up Speaker Properties. Click the "Enhancements Tab" and check the "Loudness Equalizer" checkbox. Hit apply:



This alone will fix your sounds issues, and you'll have way better sound than before. Combined with the other methods in this thread, it's perfect.

Note: If you don't see this option, please update to the latest Realtek HD Audio Driver, here's the link for 32bit and 64bit:

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/

Click HD Audio codecs.


Have fun!

Thank you! I can finally hear the sound in my video clips (Canon HFS10) ... just barely and still pathetic but at least I can now hear something if the room is completely quiet. This could-be great notebook is basically junk without volume ... I can't believe Asus hasn't done something to rectify this major problem. I really miss the sound from my old Dell XPS M1710 ... puts this thing to shame big time.

[JKB0076]

My BBY8 that was bought mid Dec 11' shipped with the 1.04.04. My setting always revert back to internal speakers though.

[Chastity]

The Pro version probably wouldn't have this filtering issue, but only experimentation will tell. If you have a link for it, let me know and I'll try it out.

[userdude]

Chastity wrote:
The Pro version probably wouldn't have this filtering issue, but only experimentation will tell. If you have a link for it, let me know and I'll try it out.

http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/THX-TruStudio-Pro-Download-190923.html

[jorlanm]

Ok installed the 1.03.01 Pro version...Only got 2 options "Speaker" and "Crystalizer"


What is the crystalizer for?

How can I take advantage of the built-in subwoofer?

[Retired]

jorlanm wrote:
Ok installed the 1.03.01 Pro version...Only got 2 options "Speaker" and "Crystalizer"


What is the crystalizer for?

How can I take advantage of the built-in subwoofer?

There is no built-in subwoofer on the G74. Very annoying to know, when reviews would talk about about a woofer and then you talk to ASUS and they say there was never a statement from us that there was in it.