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Oculus virtual audio device no sound That is for Oculus Link used with Quest to connect to PC. 3. After the Oculus PTC update, this was set automatically, but did not work? Change this to ‘Headphones (Rift Audio)’. Learn how to enable, disable, and troubleshoot the Oculus Virtual Audio Device for your Oculus Rift Headset. Playing games (SteamVR or Oculus - regardless) - the same. Change the name of Oculus Virtual Audio Device to "Headphones" No luck at all, could you please be so kind telling me what have I missed? Much appreciated! In the PC Oculus App, it says "No headset audio" when I go to the Devices tab. Seems that the only way to record the audio from a game, is to set the output as Oculus Virtual Audio device. Well today there is no audio coming from the headset. Things I have done. I do not mean the audio is disabled. Whenever there's a lot of voices - I can hear it. Go to Oculus Application ---> Devices ----> Select Quest 2 ----> Audio TLDR: I disabled "Sound, video and game controllers => Oculus Virtual Audio Device" through Windows Device Manager and got the audio back. You have only Oculus virtual audio device. i cannot get audio through my oculus quest 2 when plugged into my computer. YES I tried restarting my PC. If there STILL is no 'Oculus Virtual Audio Device' then a re-install of the Oculus software is likely required. 2hrs later and I finally got this, super annoying it was disabled by default. Occulus app is installed on PC, it is synced to my phone, Steam Link runs, but no audio in Steam VR games like Hellblade. I right clicked on sound in the task bar (bottom right), clicked "Open Sound settings" then "Manage sound devices" then there I found "Headphones: Oculus Link Virtual Audio Device" under "Output Devices > In virtualdesktop sound goes to the computer speakers/earphones no matter what i select (whether i select the virtual desktop audio or the earphones etc) I googled a bit a tried the following with no success: disbling the oculus audio device in device manager, reinstalling virtualdesktop, restarting, turning on and off the audio driver from I had this issue as well with Air Link and wired Link. Right click the correct option and select properties and then make this the default device and that should prevent the wrong or virtual sound devices for being selected automatically My PC has both the Virtual Desktop headphones and speaker driver enabled. I have raised the audio level for the 'Headphones (Oculus Virtual Audio Device)' in Windows 10 volume mixer & the SteamVR home volume as well as the Quest 2 volume to maximum. Before (after PTC update), the Win10 audio setting was set to ‘Headphones (Oculus Virtual Audio Device)’. Look in the speaker in your taskbar it will show that the sound is set to headphones (Oculus Virtual Audio Device). Can anybody help me? Thanks. I tried opening SteamVR first, I tried both betas, and nada. Settings > Audio Settings > Desktop Audio: Headphones (Oculus Virtual Audio Device) I have the Q2 hooked up in a game and can see it live in OBS on my computer and the live feed on Twitch but there is no sound coming out of the computer or on the Twitch feed. "Hear computer audio" in the oculus device setting must be active and the windows audio device has to be "Oculus Virtual Audio Device". When I had my Quest 2 my PC audio out would automatically switch to the headset if I used AirLink with the PC Oculus program. Restarted the Oculus service. I dont get any sound in VR with oculus Link and the oculus virtual audio device is completly missing. 1 to stereo. except that I can't play any audio on my Quest 2(sometimes I hear sound from the VR Homes but not from my PC) and I have no idea why. Lowering the screen resolution to the lowest possible setting in the Oculus app did nothing. To re-enable, just scroll down on the page with your audio devices to "Advanced" and click "All sound devices". Archived post. This happens to me alot especially in Virtual Desktop which looks so much better then airlink. I don't think it's a Meta or Quest Pro issue but a Windows one. Making sure the windows default device is set as it usually is, Headphones (Oculus Virtual Audio Device). And even the app on our phones the headsets are connected to no longer have any audio options. . I don't know what else to do, there is nothing much I can. Listing two 2. Make sure that is not disabled. However, if I connect the client to the server on an AWS EC2 okay so the oculus quest virtual audio driver mic is just stuck on 5o % ive tried uninstaling everything and well updating and restarting - 838350. Ive tried When I'm using Oculus Link via a cable, the volume will also be low. " Click OK. I know its been many years but I solved this issue 100%. If am somehow able to get audio working on my laptop as well, then I'll definitely look into this solution for using both. Windows has a weird habit of disabling it, at least in my case. I've looked in the sound devices dialogue and device manager but cannot find it anywhere. In device manager I have Oculus Virtual Audio Device under Sound, video and game controllers and says “This Device Is Working Properly” I have already reinstalled the Realtek High Definiton Audio drivers In audio I've already tried to rename and set "to don't use this device (disable)" back and forth and restarted the PC many times When I have "use Virtual Audio Device" checkbox clicked, it is still the same and if I disable whole audio checkbox, this glitch keep happening until I restart my PC. When I go back to just using the quest, the sound comes back. Additionally, if you are using any third-party VR software on your PC, make sure that Oculus Virtual Audio Device is These are all the things I have tried to resolve the issue: Reboot PC and/or Quest and plugged things back in in many different orders. Check that your audio and mic are both set to Oculus Virtual Audio Device. I recorded some of the stream and checked the recording and there's no sound there It's really not that important, it was just a video recoreded for a game with Quest Pro headset, but with no sound. Make sure Hear Computer Audio in VR and Hear Audio from Computer are checked and not muted. Official communication and discussion for the legendary audio brand Sound Blaster. Open your desktop in VR change your audio source to Oculus Virtual Audio Driver and it'll work as it seems its trying to play the audio on your actual computer desktop and speakers/headset instead of the Oculus and as such you have to manually change it in VR in your virtual desktop. Maybe Windows set them as default device for audio output and you have to set it back to your normal device (speakers or whatever). While using Link view your desktop and open the oculus software and go to devices, does it show a big red X next to your Quest? For some reason with my Quest 1 I have to go into windows control panel > sound devices and enable the 'Oculus Virtual Audio Device' under playback and recording. Go into sound setting on your pc, choose all sound devices and activate oculus I've tried reinstalling Oculus (pc app), resetting Experimental Features, disabling all audio devices other than "Headphones (Oculus Virtual Audio Device)", setting it as default. It doesn't exist. its just when i am using steamvr. I can get sound with other apps like bigscreen though. Go to Windows Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Sound settings. Vegas Infinite by PokerStars > Bug Reports & Technical Support > Topic Details. YES I tried restarting my Quest 2. Or else it output sound else where. VD doesn't connect to any audio output on my computer at all for some reason. If you still have no mic audio ( like myself ) follow the steps below posted by Meta. I've reinstalled the Oculus app twice, rebooted countless times, tried different USB ports and Displayports, made sure the headset-side connections are solid. I tried disabling + uninstalling the Audio driver in Device Manager, but the "Virtual Desktop Audio" stays there and after each system restart, the drivers are back. To check the audio input and output for your PC: 1. Then right click > show deactivated devices and activate Oculus Virtual Audio. Virtual Desktop works perfectly though. System Devices. Reply reply Top 1% Rank by size . Windows will automatically install the default driver for the audio device. In steamvr, if I select 'oculus virtual device' sound works, but the stutters reappears. (You might have to right-click in the Playback Devices window and check Show Disabled Devices and/or Show Disconnected Devices if you don't see it there. Hi- I am attempting to use the Oculus Remote Desktop Audio Device input on Mac, but it does not register any audio. This will show all devices on the PC. If there is still no sound, try selecting another audio device from the dropdown menu. No Oculus audio driver in my sound settings in Oculus Quest 2 and Quest 12-22-2020; Rift S Not Connecting Issue: Detects as Audio Output; What the title says. Though setting that as your primary mic sounds annoying. Although volume is set to 100%, the Audio Mixer shows no signal and there is no sound recorded. I have all my outputs and inputs correctly set as default. I attempted to use Manage sound devices. When 'occulus virtual device' is selected as an audio device within windows, things get stuttery. Can a Tried toggling all the options related to sound that I could find within the software (Devices > Quest and Touch, all those sound options). I tried having the server and client in the same WiFi network, and the audio input/output worked as expect. Hey there, experiencing this issue too. I have the same issue and the device isn't showing up even under disabled devices/ 01-10-2022 oculus software -> devices -> quest2 and touch -> under "audio" select "use windows settings" and then select "headphones (Oculus virtual audio device)" in sound settings on task bar. In the "General" tab, rename the device to "Headphones. Let's go ahead and proceed with a repair to your Oculus software to see if we can get audio to start on your Quest 3 while connected to your PC. You should see your Headset Microphone (Oculus Virtual Audio Device). - Set the I'm using Godot 3. Has anyone else had this issue? Fresh install of everything does not change anything. Must set quest as output for audio on your OS sound settings. Discussions Rules and Guidelines. Check either your Windows sound setting or the sound settings in the game to make sure that the output device is set to Headphones (Oculus Virtual Audio Device). After installing the Software the Microphone has a constant signal sending, even when the quest 2 is off. The setting in the headsets, the program on windows. I didn't notice until adjusting app volume under the sound setting in windows 10 The game has no sound. The audio got streamed to the headset. At the end of the day we have 3 different programs trying to dictate which of the 4 sound They explained that the most likely the cause of no audio is incorrectly installed or missing audio streaming drivers for Steam Link. 0 base stations, Etsy lens mod and Index Controllers - Physically disconnect all wired audio devices (like headphones) - Go to Control Panel > Sound > Playback - Right click on the currently used (default) audio device and click "Properties" - "Enhancements" tab, disabled everything - "Spatial Sound" tab, option set to Playing Test sound on "Oculus Virtual Audio Device" via Sound panel also triggers this crackling noise after a few attempts. In the "Recording" tab, find the Microphone icon that lists the "Oculus Virtual Audio Device. If I switch it to my laptop speaker driver, I get no sound from my laptop (or my quest). What's up with this stuff, first my Rift-S mic and now the Oculus-Link (Which I purchased for the pure intent of having a headset So I have a quest 2 and I use virtual desktop to play games and I have 0 audio. The windows sound properties for the oculus virtual audio device is set to 100. As soon as the app connects to the headset, the audio drops. Change setting for "Steam" from "Default" to the device that represents your VR headset (for example "Oculus Virtual Audio Device"). In the mixer, locate the slider for "Dash" and adjust the volume to 0. And when I made it make sound it would just sound like static electricity. The "Oculus virtual audio device" produces only a flatline at 50 percent volume. My work around has been a pair of blue tooth Ok, I think I found a fix! Go to your sound control panel (right click on the speaker icon in your taskbar, then click "sounds"). My PC has both the Virtual Desktop headphones and speaker driver enabled. I'm trying to use my Quest 2 with a link cable, but I'm getting no audio. when you download the oculus app, it automatically sets the default sound to "oculus virtual audio device". Same results every time. Which settings are the correct ones in Oculus Link device settings: "Computer Audio in VR", "VR Audio in Desktop", as sound device "Windows" or "Oculus"? In the Virtual Desktop control panel: "use virtual audio driver" yes or no? Thanks for helping out. When changing playback The virtual audio device in virtual desktop is optional but without it checked I get no audio on quest 2 and the tooltip says enable if you have issues streaming audio. Mine was showing the Allow button. And there is still no "oculus virtual audio device" When there was a week earlier. in device manager, it is there and eenabled and working fine not even sure where to start i reinstalled the headset to the computer and removed it, nothing changed In your Sound control panel, the Quest Link audio device is called Oculus Virtual Audio Device. More posts you may like r/oculus. ik this was posted a year ago but I found a fix. I've set Steam, PC, Oculus audio all to Edit: Setting Oculus virtual device as the audio device didn't work before, but now it did. Playing Test sound on "Oculus Virtual Audio Device" via Sound panel triggers this, as well as any other sound from PC (if hearing PC audio in VR is turned on). Open the Windows Sound control panel by right-clicking the volume icon on the taskbar and selecting Sounds. Full story: Just updated to 1. Click that. My computer recognizes the audio input as "Headphones (Oculus Virtual Audio Device)", but it plays back nothing in desktop and VR modes. Click the ^ arrow to open a Also be sure to switch your Windows Sound Output to be "Speakers Steam Streaming Speakers" in addition to enabling it. Go to sound settings > All sound devices > Steam Streaming Speakers > Click "Allow". When you install the Oculus app, it also comes with Virtual Audio device drivers for the Quest 1/2. User must comply with all applicable local laws and regulations, especially relating to privacy. Even then the audio from AUX virtual device is not getting to the Steam Streaming Speakers. You can't use (Oculus Virtual Audio Device) as the sound output. Reply reply Hour_Battle6489 • Connect a Bluetooth device to the computer and use that audio, if it’s wired, you ain’t goin no where, but using Bluetooth onto the pc or laptops audio will fix the delay, unfortunately with bluetooth, it has a delay of 1/4 of a second if that’s too much I’m building a CXR client app for Oculus Quest 2. I have tried toggling virtual sound on and off, tried changing playback devices etc. 5. It can't. I've checked/tried: - Seeing if the Oculus Headset is disabled in the windows sound control panel (it's not even there) - Going to device manager and clicking "scan for hardware changes" (does nothing) - Going to the oculus app > devices > quest 2 > device setup Oculus virtual audio device microphone not working at all . Select browse drivers from within the PC continue and instead of rift audio select usb audio device. It sounds like the virtual audio device is not being created correctly, or it is disabled. If I select any other device, the audio is not being recored. I tried it with both, Auto in the SteamVR settings, and manually selecting the Headphones (Oculus Virtual Audio Device) driver. The fix is for windows 11 users is going to system settings, sound, scroll down to advance settings click on all sound devices scroll down to input devices and click on Headset Microphone Oculus Virtual Audio Device on general click on Audio then click the allow button then last but not least on Oculus app on pc hit settings button go to beta tab and restart It did remove the app, but in Sound settings + in the right bottom corner in Windows, I still see "Speakers (Virtual Desktop Audio)". This then breaks the Sound Blaster X-Fi software suite because it is configured to use the default audio device. Click Device Manager . Scroll down to Input devices. This is true for both the editor and standalone builds. I've already scrolled through hundreds of posts that say "just enable the Oculus Virtual Audio Device", but the problem is I don't have one. Seems that sometimes Windows randomly incorrectly assigns the audio to the wrong device. On your PC, go to Sound Settings, then Sound Control Panel and make sure that the "Oculus Virtual Audio Device" is not disabled. I'm running Skyrim VR using link/steamVR, and the audio is noticeably quiet. Tried One of the most common causes for Oculus Quest 2 headset audio issues is that Windows seems to unexpectedly disable the Oculus Virtual Audio Device. Go figure. There should be another Option in the Windows sound settings. I used to mirror the sound to also play through the speakers. How would you get audio to quest 2 without it? Also the volume on the virtual audio device is very low and changing in windows (lower or higher ) seems to make no difference at all. Today, all of a sudden, when I switch to using my link cable, all software has no sound. 10. Reproduction Steps Connect an Oculus Rift CV1 VR headset to your computer Open any game in Roblox that is supposed to have audio 2. iun sound options, the virtual audio device isnt an option. Let me know if this works for you. Right-click the Start button . Make sure Audio output device is set to VIVE Virtual Audio Device. I have tried disabling exclusive mode, disabling other headsets, restarting both my computer and vr multiple times, reinstalled VD twice, and checked and unchecked audio settings in VD and I just cannot figure out the solution (For some reason the default device status for the oculus link virtual input and outputs is set to disabled. However, through Link I get no audio when playing Pistol Whip. It worked for a long while but not anymore. I re-installed everything. The Oculus devices are set as default in my sound settings, and this edit: its actually not in audio devices like this echo chamber is claiming. When I'm in Workrooms, the audio works fine. If I'm playing gorn I have no sound. But the problem starts also when i dont connect the Quest and activate the virtual audio device (oculus or virtual desktop). I tried playing a game with the SteamVR view window open and there’s no audio going to my headset for some reason. Just select what you normally use - speakers or headphones - and your PC sound will be back. I This problem has now been solved. This should fix the problem! To confirm, leave the control panel on your desktop and start an app using your headset. Either disable other audio devices in windows settings that u don't use or select "Headphones (Oculus Virtual Audio Device)" by clicking on the volume icon in ur taskbar. The ambient dash music should now be gone and sound from everywhere else should still work. Any help would be appreciated Edit: Solved. The only noticeable difference between PC's is that my OS is W10 Pro versus the new machine, W11. makes the quest pretty useless for me Yes, the Oculus Virtual Audio Device doesn’t work. Finally I am rid of that god forsaken ambience loop. Anyone able to offer any advice or assistance? Archived post. To repair your Oculus software, follow these steps: Right clock on the speaker on the taskbar and choose sound settings. With the Virtual Audio Device disabled all works fine, including Rift S headset audio. Hope that helps, James. Open device manager 2. 4 on Windows 10 with Oculus Quest 2 connected via Air Link. Watch movies, play your favorite games, and collaborate with friends in Bigscreen! Cross-platform support for the Beyond, Meta Quest 2/3/Pro, Oculus Rift/Rift S, HTC Vive, Valve Index, any SteamVR headset, and any Windows Mixed Reality headset. I have my AMD Digital Outputs, my Speakers, and my standard headphones, which are specifically shown as Not plugged in. I have two oculus quest 2 headsets, using oculus link both have no audio as of the recent PC app Update. After this, right click the headphones and microphone that you usually use, and set them to Default Communication Device. Really disappointing that quest 3 cant act as an audio output for PC. I've poked around in the Windows sound A place to discuss the Meta/Oculus Quest, Quest 2, Quest 3, and Quest Pro I have selected the proper default devices in my computers audio settings, I shouldn't be running into an issue. I have tried Verifying the games files. If I open the oculus home menu i have sound there. Support - Standalone I've recently encountered a problem when trying to cast through the Meta Quest app. YES I tried looking if its disabled. Join us as we embark on a journey to uncover the best practices for achieving exceptional audio quality Oculus virtual audio is for the headset virtual desktop desktop virtual audio is for the headset. So it seems like some sort of overload when the display is active. Uninstalled Virtual Desktop Streamer app and its audio driver. Having any sort of issues with headset audio can certainly put a damper on your VR fun, and we would like to step in and help out. I cant seem to do anything about it, i have the Oculus Virtual Audio Device on my laptop set as the sound exit, i have sound on, i have all the drivers updated but the Oculus stops giving sound whenever i go to the Quest Link menu and beyond (When i play PCVR games). If you want to remove the Oculus Virtual Audio Device, since it seems to have not been uninstalled with the rest of the apps, you can follow these steps: Right-click your Start button on the taskbar Select Task Manager Find "Sound, video and game controllers" and expand the menu Right-click "Oculus Virtual Audio Device" and Uninstall After that The slightly cumbersome way I deal with it on my quest 2 is to start up the headset, launch airlink, open up desktop view, change the default audio output to "Headphones (Oculus Virtual Audio Device)" via the speaker icon on my taskbar, launch Hitman 3 3. 01-09-2022 03:46 PM. I have a Quest and followed Virtual Desktop instruction to install Oculus software to my Windows. exe" and Wrong Sound Device: Headphones(Oculus Virtual Audio Device) Right Sound Device: Headphones (Rift Audio) Hoping this helps! #3 < > Showing 1-3 of 3 comments . Do you have a headset, and wish to use VR; but you don't want to bother anyone around you with the sound coming from the Oculus itself? - Go to Windows Sound settings, right click and disable "<Rift S> Headphones" and "Oculus Virtual Audio Device" - Go to the Oculus App, head to Devices, Click the side arrow to bring up your settings. hope this helps So when i connect to my pc using airlink on my quest 2 i cant seem to get the audio to come from the headset it just comes from my speaker instead. " Right-click the icon and click Properties. I recently built him a PC for his mother's house for when he is there, no sounds issues. exe - this step doesn't seem to do anything but you will find that it completely recreated the Oculus Virtual Audio Devices in the Device Manager (and in Sound Control Panel) 10 votes, 31 comments. When i got to the menu, i lost the audio. Restarted the PC and the Quest 3 and voila. It will give you a prompt to "include mic audio", toggle it and test to see if you have mic audio. Please try the following. Then under the Advanced tab I unchecked both boxes under Exclusive mode. Below Audio Output in VR, make sure your Quest is selected. I am trying to record the audio with Audio Output Capture set to "Device = Headphones (Oculus Virtual Audio Device)". I can see in the app that sound is "playing" but it isn't actually playing through my headset. Problem solved! I installed the latest windows update and now when using oculus link, there’s no option to use the quest 2 speakers? The oculus app says “there is no headset audio” and I checked in windows settings to see if the device is disabled or anything, but, no matter what I do I can’t even get my computer to recognize the quest 2 speakers are an option. U need to do this every time u use Link. I'm on Windows 10 and am using the headphone jack on my HMD, but the problem persists no matter where I plug in my audio out on my PC, all my available options don't recieve audio output when using Virtual Desktop Audio. I also noticed that clicking the audio in the taskbar once appeared with "Headset (Oculus Virtual Audio Device). In the sound settings, look for “Manage sound devices” under the “Output” section In device manager, instead of showing under Audio Inputs and outputs, it shows under 'sound, video and game controllers'. The fix I found was to go to device manager> audio etc>rift audio right click and update drivers. If it exists, right click "Steam Streaming Go to Windows Control Panel/Sound/Advanced Sound Options/App volume and device preferences. Prob gonna interfere with that and I would constantly have to keep switching it back Go to Device Manager and Disable/Enable Oculus Virtual Audio Device under Sound, video and game controllers (you may only need the second) Reply MowMiKacio • Additional comment actions. If I go to Settings->Sound and select the device, I do not see the input levels increase when speaking while having the headset on. There I went into properties for Steam streaming speakers and also Oculus virtual audio device. When I upgrade my project to Unreal Engine 4. So I have to disable the unwanted virtual device and reconfigure my real devices after each Oculus driver update. Double click on each Microphone you want to use (Oculus Virtual Audio Device), click the SOUNDS TAB, click LISTEN TO THIS DEVICE and set the drop down to CABLE INPUT (VB - Virtual Audio Cable) In RECORDING DEVICES, right click on "CABLE OUTPUT and set it to DEFAULT. This isn't allowing me to use the headset for audio when using Are you frustrated with choppy audio or no sound at all on your Oculus device? Reinstalling Oculus audio drivers can be a daunting task, but fear not! This comprehensive 3. So if after you unlinked, you got no sound, go to sound control panel, (right click the speaker icon>open sound settings>sound But since about 3 or 4 weeks, I dont know exactly when the problem starts, my audio devices in widnows are going crazy when I connect my Oculus Quest 2 with my Computer with Oculus Link or wireless with Virtual Desktop. it didn’t work. "Steam Streaming Speakers" is allowed as a sound device. I've checked all of my settings, completely wiped Oculus software, unplugged and re-plugged, all that jazz. Turn off your headset completely. In this tutorial i give a solution on how to fix no audio on Quest 2 when you use Oculus Link for PC VR gaming. Is there a setting i've missed? or just a dumb rookie mistake? Video's play just fine but there is I had same problem, Here is how you fix it , on pc go to settings , sound , on top right click sound control panel , scroll down until you see “oculus virtual audio device” double click it, box will pop up on the bottom you’ll see Device usage it’ will be disabled , click it enable it click apply then go to recording section on top and do the exact same thing . Expand the "Sound, video, and game controllers" category. As soon as I remove my finger, the display turns off, and the audio becomes normal. Did you try going in the device tab and checking hear computer audio also try configuring your sound devices? Thanks for your reply! I've toyed with the sound widget, and Audio only seems to work for the Oculus Virtual Audio Device. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. I can raise and lower the volume on the PC with the Virtual Desktop device selected and the audio from my PC apps do not change if that helps. true. Thank you for the suggestions. It’s super frustrating and I have yet to find a fix. This is really odd, as EVERYTHING else I've Hi. Same with microphone if it doesnt work either. YES I tried restarting The oculus app. After that, simply restart your computer once. it says that i need to activate headphones for the headset but i dont get how cause it doesnt help to Just my PC. This is why the oculus app is telling you that there is a problem with the speakers/mic. It seems like Oculus or Virtual Desktop disables it on its own because i know for a fact i Oculus Virtual Audio is used for the Quest with a link cable I believe. there's no oculus virtual audio device but i will test pluggedi t Reply MowMiKacio Find "Oculus Virtual Audio Device" in both the Playback and Recording tabs, and right click on it. Go to sound control panel, set oculus as default mic and headphones, set As above i recently bought an Oculus CV1, installed the oculus software and it installed oculus audio drivers over my headphone jack drivers, now the headphone jack doesnt work at all as my pc recognises the headphone jack as Oculus Virtual Audio Device and the Oculus audio as Rift Audio. From deleting, deactiving, installing various audio drivers, changing default audio device, all available combinations in the Oculus software, changing audio device while Link is running (Speaker or Oculus Virtual Audio Device), changing setup of speaker from 5. Per page: 15 30 50. to fix this, just right-click on the speaker in the bottom corner and click the device you are using. Run C:\Program Files\Oculus\Support\oculus-drivers\oculus-driver. I dunno if you are still struggling with this but you need to go into the "All audio devices" section inside of the "Sound" section of the main Windows settings menu and then click on both the Oculus Audio Device (or whatever it's called) and the Oculus Microphone Device a little bit further down and click "Allow" on the first setting which asks if Windows is allowed to even use this So, the Streaming Steam devices work for everything except Half Life: Alyx ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Tested with Propagation VR & No Man's Sky, perfect sound. Attempted setting every single audio output device as Scroll through the Sound menu to find "Oculus Virtual Audio Device. everything will The VR Movie Theater. Click the Speaker icon in the task bar in the bottom-right part of your screen. ) If you keep your Oculus Quest functioning on outdated system software, your device will start experiencing issues such as no sound or audio. Find out the possible causes and solutions for no sound on your Oculus Virtual Audio Device. Go to the Playback tab and make sure that Oculus Virtual Audio Device is not set as ALVR Server Sound has Steam Sound and Use default device "(Default) Headphones (Oculus Virtual Audio Device)" active. If there is no 'Oculus Virtual Audio Device' showing up under those tabs right click any device and select both 'Show Disabled Devices' and 'Show Disconnected Devices'. Worked fine for a year but now i have no audio when using rift. If you pick that, it works fine. Reply reply Tried all of those things mentioned - the fix was go into device manager and uninstall "oculus virtual audio device" *with "attempt to remove driver" checked. It worked fine for a while, no other Steam VR games in my collection suffer from this issue. I tried some of the other audio devices, but none records the sound. I have an external USB Mic. Opened the volume mixer, changed to Oculus Virtual Audio Device, nothing. Hi, I've already tried all possible solutions. Basically it only depends on the kind of audio frequencies the game is producing. HLA no good, I hear a muffled very weak sound. Set to Default for both Playback and Recording. The app suggested turning off sound effects and enhancements so I First : Attempt to simply start the camra from the Meta taskbar, clicking on the camera icon and then click record video. -Unplugged and replugged (got the no audio notification to go away in the rift software, but still no audio) Made sure computer audio was set to the Rift (no change) -Computer restart (no change) -Downloaded updates (no change) Did a clean install of the Oculus software (no change) Whether you are a seasoned VR enthusiast or a newcomer to the world of virtual reality, understanding the intricacies of audio setup for the Oculus Quest 2 is essential for unlocking the full potential of your immersive gaming and entertainment experiences. " Now that option has completely disappeared, leaving me only with speaker options that do not work. The sound plays through the PC fine, even when Hear VR Audio From Computer is disabled. The stutter only appears when using 'oculus virtual device' as an audio output, the same goes for the occulus app. When you use VNC, do you get windows sounds? RDP will create a virtual audio driver to pass the sounds of the computer you are connecting to back to you, which may be why it works with RDP but not VNC. Change the name of Oculus Virtual Audio Device to "Headphones" No luck at all, could you please be so kind telling me what have I missed? Much appreciated! I've been using DeoVR a while now and i love it. The Air Link creates a separate audio device for the HMD: Oculus Virtual Audio Device. This is what my quest interface looks like, normally you should be able to scroll down in this interface to show more device settings but i can't for some reason, also even when i have the oculus virtual audio device selected as main audio output i still don't receive any sound in the headset itself Windows settings > System > sound > click on more sound settings this will open new box call sound, now click to highlight your Oculus virtual audio device, now click on the button that say "set to default", now launch your Steam home, or game and see if sound play, also ensure vol on oculus itself is not turn down, or via the sound settings on Software updates may be required. Listing: one NVIDIA high definition audio, one NVIDIA virtual audio device (wave extensible WDM) and one Realtek high definition audio. I went to check Sound to see all disabled devices, nothing. Unlike the rest, I have absolutely no output device is listed as an "Oculus Virtual Audio Device". My oculus rift instantly gave me sound. ) 4. Yes, oculus virtual audio device is enabled for both input and output in control panel except every time I try to press "allow" in the sound settings on windows 11, the option to use "oculus virtual audio device" isn't there but when I press don't allow it shows up. Find the "Dash" application that is registering audio, it is different from the "Headphones (Oculus Virtual Audio Device)". If you're using win10, check if the oculus virtual audio device is disabled in sound playback settings. But last week i didn't had any sound on any video's. I can select it and change the volume. My PC had no clue there is audio capability in the device. Performance may vary based on user location, device battery, temperature, Internet connectivity and interference from other devices, plus other factors. Date Posted: Jun 6, 2019 @ 4:40pm. But I have no Oculus Link cable and cancelled the Quest setup. I've been using it on the oculus store without any problems but i really just want everything on steam. Some users have, however, found a solution involving Device Manager and disabling audio drivers for other devices other than Rift. 0:00 How to fix no audio on Quest 2 on Oculus If you've received an error message while using your Meta Quest with Link, make sure that the Virtual Audio Device is enabled. I think it must be a setting issue. In the Playback tab, find your rift s device, open its properties, in the general tab, click "properties" under "controller information," then in the "driver" tab press "uninstall device". its in sound, video and game controllers. U might have multiple audio devices like me. It should be called something like “Headphones (Rift Audio)” I use the German Windows version, so I am not sure if “Headphones” is the exact translation, but it should be. no actual sound is produced. YES I tried using the oculus device Audio settings. The first option is Allow apps and Windows to use this device for audio. Forgot the quest 2 and found it again. If I go below 100 then I get no audio while using Link (not sure if this info is relevant, but wanted to add it anyway) I've tried power off and reboots of the quest, my computer, and the oculus software on my computer. 5 note that you can hear in-game audio through the VR headset you’re playing with as expected Open the in-game menu using your Oculus Touch controller and navigate to the settings/options tab Set “VR” to “off” Close the Remove all the Oculus Virtual Audio Devices in Device Manager > Sound, video and game controllers. " Right-click "Oculus Virtual Audio Device" and select Properties. Try keeping the game in focus on your monitor and disable all other audio devices in your sound control panel I went into settings, system, sound, and changed them to to Headphones (Oculus Virtual Audio Device). If its red. Click on “Uninstall” to confirm the uninstallation of this driver. Looking in windows sound settings, no actual audio is sent to the device, only a flat 50 percent line. Same process once your in there, except you obviously click "Allow" Hey there, @Der_Sheriff55. Posts: 3. I have audio coming through the headset until I actually launch a game, then I Now I fixed that (I no longer see "no headset audio" or "no microphone audio"). Minecraft no sound I had to go into audio devices on Windows after connecting my headset via Airlink and enable the Oculus Virtual Audio Device under the recording devices tab to fix this. Changed my desktop speakers from 5. Voicemeeter is saying that audio is being directed to "WDM: Kopfhörer (Oculus Virtual Audio Device)", (I also tried it with, "MME: Kopfhörer (Oculus Virtual Audio") and in voicemeeter it seems to work fine but For some reason, I am not able to hear anything from Sonars' "Game - Virtual Audio Device". However, with my project on Unreal Engine 4. Product Hi there just want to say thanks for the great program. Staying up to date with software updates will help keep the performance of your gaming system at its very best, and ensure all errors that have occurred in the previous firmware version have been rectified. I double checked and it seems Steam Streaming Speakers and Steam Streaming Microphone are both already set to allow. I Just gotta mak sure it is set properly to Oculus headset (virtual audio device) in game and/or windows Sometimes if it does not work, closing oculus, removing and putting back USB works. It keeps appearing and disappearing in sound settings Cross-platform support for the Beyond, Meta Quest 2/3/Pro, Oculus Rift/Rift S, HTC Vive, Valve Index, any SteamVR The Rift-S isn't getting any audio. Same for input, you need to be using Headset Microphone (Oculus Virtual Audio Device) Reply reply Hey, i am using the Quest 2 on my PC via Airlink and the Oculus Desktop App. Simply click the disabled device "Oculus virtual audio device" for the output/input and then click the enable button. set your windows audio output as oculus quest (OCULUS VIRTUAL AUDIO DEVICE) I still have this problem time to time when I forget to select it as the output when I use airlink on quest 2 for pcvr. True, also used with Quest wireless with Virtual Desktop. 2. In ALVR "Steam sound" is enabled. checked the settings but nothing out of the ordinary. -> manual again listing the previous listed audio devices. High Definition Audio Device (aux input) was in there and disabled. Meta Quest 2 - No sound on device or app when casting through Meta Quest app . I would suspect I only needed to disable the Oculus Virtual Audio Device, since thats all I disabled under Input devices. Sweet In Settings - Manage Sound Devices there are no output or input devices listed; likewise in App Volume and Device Preferences; likewise in the Sound Output and Sound Input. In Potato you can set Rift S for one of your outputs and also set the Rift S for one of the inputs in Potato. I love using it to watch movies! I recently bought a Quest 2 and when I connect it with link there is no sound coming through the headset. Here's how to force SteamVR to correctly install the audio drivers for Steam Link: 1. They’re responsible for processing and transmitting audio signals, allowing you to hear crystal-clear sound in your VR experiences. However, playing the audio from my PC instead of the Quest-1's speakers works! So that'll be my work its probably because when you use oculus it doesnt always connect to the right sound in your system pc/computer settings, so go into settings and chance output device to one of the oculus options and it should work In the 'Which of these devices do you want to troubleshoot' I found and selected 'Headphones - Oculus Virtual Audio Device (Current Default Device). I tried any combination of the two audio related sliders in the device options with no success. Can be reproduces with other sounds as well, like voice from the free Berlin Blitz app on Steam (even when watching gameplay on YouTube). I ether have no output on the quest or output on both devices. However, Now I have my new Quest 3 the Audio not longer automatically switch and I end up taking the headset off each time I use Air-link to manually switch the PC audio to "headphones (Oculus Virtual Device)". Upon changing this the Audio in VR works fine, at least for me. Click that idk if you did this, but what usually fixes it for me is this: right click on the sound icon on the right side of the taskbar, click on sounds, click on the playback tab, right click on oculus virtual audio device and set it as default. Thank you for reaching out and bringing your reinstallation issue with the sound drivers to our attention. Hey guys! Weird problem here. 1 to headset, different cables, different USB-slots (usb-c and usb-a), reinstalling the virtual audio system doesn't play well with voicemeeter, while the audio isn't going through to steam streaming speakers I've found it boils down to the internal auxiliary socket (AUX) virtual device, the sound it's getting is garbled and it's just noise. I checked the disabled devices and it is not there. 25, I need to set my default audio source to the Oculus headset, otherwise they come through the default Windows sound device. The sound devices themselves are working fine, so I played around with many settings concerning audio, both the newer Windows 11 "System->Sound" menu as well as the older Control Panel When you install the Link app, or sometimes even after an update, the VR headset takes over the sound. All of the games using Oculus SDK (Beat Saber, Pavlov, etc) auto-select that device and I can hear the sound from the game without changing the default audio output for my PC. Then connect the headset again. However: if you have chosen another audio output device for a game or app it won't work. EDIT: It was the audio output setting, for some reason the input was fine, while the output was left blank. It also causes the sound settings to lag when switching tabs, which is exactly as the title says. enabled Oculus Virtual Audio Device in device manager and audio settings, tried every audio device in windows settings, If you open a game and no sound, hit the left button twice twice and it comes back. No sound coming from my computer speakers M1 Mac Click the option for Sound (second from the top) Scroll down to Advanced and click the All sound devices option. It feels like there's some kind of audio buffer getting overflowed or something. r/oculus It's not just VR, my Samsung Q990C sound system does it as well, sometimes Youtube videos become silent and I have to reselect the Q990C in the audio options again. 26, the default audio source automatically changes to the headset. 4. May interfere with personal medical devices. Reinstalled it. Repaired / reinstalled Oculus software. Oculus audio drivers are software components that enable your Oculus device to communicate with your computer’s audio hardware. I have the audio driver enabled on PC, but when I have it selected on PC it doesn't actually do anything. Since I got my Quest a few weeks ago, I've managed to get Link working great, and even Virtual Desktop with a little lag. You can disable OVAD all together within windows audio properties for the Rift S. i9 13900K water cooled, RTX4090, Z790 MB w/wifi6e, 32Gb 6400 ram, 2x2TB SSD, 1000W PSU, Win 11, QPro, Q3, w/Link and Air Link, Vive Pro1 with 2x2. Rebooted then ran from the support-> oculus-drivers folder "oculus-driver. Now, right-click on the audio driver and then click on the “Uninstall device” to uninstall the particular audio device. djoe twztz rsiydy shiv utyker fdzzd ceiwfva iajca nbert nvg