Silent CD's with Media player 11

nickat · 26 Feb 2007 at 13:19

Hi, I have two PC's both using MP 11, M-audio 5.1 Rev sound cards and connected via the Digital out to an AV amp. I don't have any other speakers so all audio has to go via Spdif. Both PCs play DVDs correctly, I am using WinDVD 5, but only one of the PC's will output CD audio to the amp, I just get silence from the other. I have tried comparing the setup of MP 11 on both but I can't see any obvious differences, it's in its confused: default config. Any ideas please? :confused:

StuntMonkeh · 26 Feb 2007 at 13:21

Is the lead connected from the drive to the sound card?

nickat · 26 Feb 2007 at 21:10

I don't have a cable from the drive to the sound card. The setup guide for the card said that you don't need one. Both PCs are OK with DVDs (winDVD), and in fact one PC is OK with MP 11 for CD audio, but the other is silent.

Scottland · 26 Feb 2007 at 21:26

Have you checked CD Audio isn't muted in the windows volume settings?

nickat · 7 Mar 2007 at 12:55

As far as I can tell all the settings are the same.

Does anyone have any suggestions for a good, free, alternative to MP11?

Will_3rd · 7 Mar 2007 at 13:00

nickat said:
Does anyone have any suggestions for a good, free, alternative to MP11?

If your just playing cd's try VLC

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

toString · 7 Mar 2007 at 13:18

Double click on the speaker in the tasktray (bottom right) and check the cd volume there.

Cosimo · 7 Mar 2007 at 13:51

Also go to control panel, sounds and audio devices, volume, advanced, check the setting there, then advanced and check the volume settings on the mixer panel.

wormvortex · 7 Mar 2007 at 13:54

**cough iTunes cough**

nickat · 11 Mar 2007 at 21:52

simulatorman said:
Also go to control panel, sounds and audio devices, volume, advanced, check the setting there, then advanced and check the volume settings on the mixer panel.

No difference I am afraid. DVD audio is fine, CD audio in non existent. :mad:

marc2003 · 11 Mar 2007 at 22:09

have a look in wmp11, tools, options, devices and check the properties of your drive. check the playback is set to digital. other than that i'm stumped.

nickat · 14 Mar 2007 at 15:52

It's not MP11 after all, where do I go from here!!!!!

marc2003 said:
have a look in wmp11, tools, options, devices and check the properties of your drive. check the playback is set to digital. other than that i'm stumped.

The plot thickens, or maybe it's just me. I didn't realise that WinDVD will quite happily play CDs as well as DVDs. On PC1 all is well. On PC2 DVDs are fine, but still no CD audio. Any ideas where I should look for the problem. I am assuming that DVD and CD audio are handled very differently. I have ruled out my my amp by swapping the inputs over, PC1 always has audio, PC2 only DVD.

Help!!!! please.