Earlier youtube had muted sound on its videos. I found that out as a result of reading some other blindness-related e-mail lists and I wrote about it earlier on this list. So, did you unmute the video? You need to do this with each video you visit. If you did that and are still having these problems you do have a valid problem probably with hardware on your end.
On Sun, 27 Oct 2013, Stephen Powell wrote: > On Sat, 26 Oct 2013 11:55:44 -0400 (EDT), Stephen Powell wrote: > > > > Well, one thing leads to another. I started using Epiphany instead of > > iceweasel > > recently due to the sluggish performance of iceweasel. Now I have a > > different > > problem. Using Epiphany, I visited the YouTube site and played a music > > video. > > The sound didn't sound right. The voice sounds quieter, and like the singer > > is singing under water! I canceled out of it, launched iceweasel, and > > played > > the exact same video again. Now the sound is messed up in iceweasel too. > > Both browsers appear to be using the same audio player (Adobe Flash Player). > > I tried several other videos, just to make sure that there wasn't something > > weird > > about that particular video, but they all sound strange now. > > > > How do I get YouTube videos to sound right again? I tried playing around > > with > > settings in alsamixer, but nothing fixed it. I'm running an up-to-date > > jessie > > system. > > Well, guys, this is embarrassing. The solution turned out to be very > simple. I unplugged the speakers from the audio jack and plugged them > back in again. Problem solved. It was a physically loose connection. > Sorry for the noise, (and pardon the pun), and thanks to all who responded. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- jude <[email protected]> Avoid the Gates Of Hell, use Linux! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
