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Fix sound (speech) issues (Win10 5.1 Sound system)

By Kwangombwana

If you have problem with speech (not audible) at Windows 10 and 5.1 sound configuration, please do this:

1) Quit the game
2) Set sound quality at Sounds to 16-bit 48000 Hz (DVD quality) - see file "Sound configuration"
3) Open file C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\HEAVY RAIN\user_setting.ini with Notepad
4) Edit SOUND SECTION to "Channel_Count=6" - see file "channel"
5) Save file "user_setting.ini"

Start the game a try dialog with other people

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Languages: English

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25 Dec, 2020 @ 11:19am

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The Nothing Man 23 Nov, 2024 @ 9:15am

@LaHaine

please set and keep windows audio down to that mark always
MS sets it stock to Studio audio

which no games use or only a few
mostly editing and recording for music and games is why its called studio

tons of games wont even start without lowering the sample rate of the audio

LaHaine 22 Nov, 2024 @ 11:29pm

Thank u so much for sharing this! It really saved me time and reading a lots of useless google stuff before getting to the good one!!

The Nothing Man 8 Jun, 2021 @ 3:38pm

never had a problem with low sound but we are finding that most of the lag issues and long load times are DUE to audio

if you disable audio the game runs just as smooth as butter.. but this is nuts
anyone know how to fix this

also please update this guide.. you dont say where to set sound quality in.. windows... the app you have like realtek etc
and editing the channels to count 6 would be BAD for stereo users.. 2 channel only
confuses with this as its only for 5.1 sound. But no one talks about headphones.

again the game is not playable without issue and it hurts to play due to audio issues.. hope someone can help

Kwangombwana [author] 27 Apr, 2021 @ 12:47am

Yes it works.

Dreamer 25 Apr, 2021 @ 6:01pm

You don't understand how much I appreciate you bro. Thanks so much <3

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