Sound and other problems

Firstly I have some sound problems:
Yesterday I watched a movie which I always do with my headphones on. I noticed the sound quality was terrible: No bass AT ALL and hardly any power in the sound, I had to turn the volum way up. I also heard a constant high pitched tone... It really pissed me off...
And just a minute ago I heard a single beep come from somewhere in my case, what does that mean?
Thanks,
Owen

Hmm, I havent had any issues with my movie/tv collection and a pair of very cheap headphones, sound seems around the same as my old onboard ac97, just a bit more "clear".
Did you try with other sound-sources, like winamp, etc ?
Reason I ask, is that if you play movies in windows some audi-codecs give really low sound (fx. I have had quite a few movies where the bagground music would be loud, but I could hardly hear the voices) especially the ac3-audio codec can cause this, pretty sure theres a utillity floaing about on the net, that allows for tweaking sound volumes in ac3-based sounds.
Havent had any beeps either...

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hey rob,
if your machine was okay, up to the point of your 'experiment' with installing windows, it looks like your problems stem from a dodgy reinstall after the bootcamp attempt [i did the same thing, duing the formatting prep for windows, erased the os x partition bahhh]...i reinstalled and i haven't had any problems since[trying to find a slipstreaming scheme with the older xp pro disk i have].
importantly, though is this clicking sound, not good.
i'd like to know, through looking in the apple system profiler what brand HDD your machine came with. there would be letters designating western digital, seagate or maxtor.
it may be, that this component is faulty. imho i'd prefer one brand over another that apple uses, other threads on the subject have different opinions about that...; ^]
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=384923

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Eric Oosenbrug
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I have been having some serious problems over the past several months.
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That indicates a kernel panic. Failure to address these when they first arise can result in bad problems becoming worse.
See my "Resolving Kernel Panics" FAQ. This FAQ includes step-by-step instructions for identifying and resolving some of the most common causes of kernel panics. The FAQ is a roadmap: start at the beginning and work systematically through the end, i.e. the "If all else fails..." section.
2. You wrote: "…upon launching Microsoft Word, I get the following pop-up:
Application Launch Failure
The application "Word" could not be launched because of a shared library error: "3<Microsoft Word><Microsoft Word><MicrosoftLSLibZ>"
I do not know whether this is linked to my other problems or not."It's probably related. Failure to address the kernel panics when they first arose may have resulted in a corrupted OS. I discuss shared library errors in my "Troubleshooting shared library errors" FAQ.
Good luck!
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I may receive some form of compensation, financial or otherwise, from my recommendation or link.

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After a lot of frustrating attempts to use a microphone with my computers I have finally given up and decided to search for help with this issue.
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I have to believe the problem has to do with system configuration and something I am not doing right. I have contacted Apple's technical support but have been extremelly dissapointed by the help I received from a young man who seemed to know less about computers than I do and wasn't very well trained in the art of providing courteous service to consumers.
Any ideas here ? This is frustrating me to the extreme as this should be a fairly simple thing to do that has now become a nightmare.
Thanks in advance for your help and suggestions.
Best regards,
Joseph Chamberlain
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Apple's sound input and output ports are separate on their machines. Not all Macs have a sound input port. If the headset only has one audio jack, you won't be able to use the sound in on it unless you somehow separate the sound input to its own cable.
Please identify your Macs in more detail using the links I've provided here:
http://www.macmaps.com/macosxnative.html#IDENTIFY
The Specifications link on the toolbar at the top of the Discussions board will get you the sound port configuration of your specific Mac. If there is no sound input port on your Mac, you may need to use a Griffin iMic to hook up the audio input cable. Check your Apple menu -> System Preferences -> Sound -> Input to be sure that the microphone is detected.
Not always will you get an Apple support representative on the phone who doesn't know what they are doing. Most of the time they are quite knowledgeable. If you get one who doesn't ask them to let you speak to someone else who is more of an expert on the issue.

Registration requests and other problems with LE 8.0.2 upgrade from 7.2.3

Great upgrade. Improved sound, look and features, but:
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2. If LE 8 is left open when I put my computer to sleep, it won't recognize an iControl at wake up. After deleting the device from the surface controller set-up, rescanning it & resetting midi drivers, the play button won't work. It took until OS X 10.4.9 for Apple to get the iControl to work in LE 7.2.
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Hi Robby
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1° Open Logic EX 8.
2° Then open the old project from LE 7. This should then open in your new system of LE8.
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Normally you won't be asked to register again, BUT ... remember that you have to decide if you're going to save in 8 (and so keep working in that format) or not and I imagine if you've bought an update this is certainly your idea. Of course if you now decide to close LE8 and then start clicking on files in LE7 you'll be back at square one ..... register now etc. Please also remember that LE7 projects can work in LE8 but not the other way round, so once you've opened a LE7 project and made adjustments using LE8 you can't reuse 7 - I suggest you back up all your LE7 first on external/DVD support for later/backwards adjustments or reference.
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Problem #1
Windows Update screen will not open, and when I try to access it from the control panel the window becomes frozen. I have left it on this screen plugged in over night, twice, hoping that it was simply a large update that would rectify itself if given enough time.
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Hey @HawaiianHP ,
Welcome to the HP Forums!
I understand you're experiencing issues with updating your Stream 8 tablet, using the Windows store, and sound quality.
Issues with Windows Update:
Troubleshoot problems with installing updates.
Issues with Windows App Store:
Reset and Register the Windows App Store.
Sound Issues:
No Sound from the Speakers (Windows 8).
Set the audio quality to a higher quality:
1. Right click the Speaker icon in the bottom right corner by your time.
2. Click Playback Devices.
3. Click Speakers.
4. Click properties.
5. Click the advanced tab on the Properties window.
6. Change the Default Format drop-down to the highest quality.
7. Apply the properties.
8. Click OK to close the properties window.
9. Click OK to close the Playback Devices.
10. Test.
BIOS download from HP:
Try an alternate browser like Chrome or FireFox. If you have already, clear any cache or cookies for the browser and try again.
Let me know if any of that helps.
Please click the "Kudos, Thumbs Up" at the bottom of this post if you want to say "Thanks" for helping!
Please click "Accept as Solution" if you feel my post solved your issue, it will help others find the solution.
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Sound and Mouse Problem on Toshiba Satellite A505 S6005 - Related?

Hello-
I bought my A505 back at the end of April and have had these two annoying problems that I have been trying to solve for about three plus months now. The first started right out of the box as it were and it involves the sound "burping" at me periodically. It's a hard sound to describe. It's kind of like a digital croak or a stutter all rolled into one. It now likes to do this exactly at midnight every night, when the CPU usage will spike, but I can't find anything running at that time (I don't have any virus scans, defrags, etc. set for that time). High CPU usage normally doesn't cause this anyway - I'll be running how many programs and the sound will be fine.
My other problem is a recent one and that is that the mouse pointer will periodically just hang up for a few seconds every so often. It's not a battery problem (I use a wireless Logitech) seeing as I keep it well fed and I tried using a wired mouse and got the same hang up.
Are these two problems related? I've tried to find information on this but haven't found anything useful to me. I've tried turning down the fancy settings on my Windows, turning of my webcam and microphone, everything.
I would greatly appreciate any help, thanks!
My system info:
Model Name                      Satellite A505
Part Number                                 PSAT6U-005002
Serial Number                               2A017921Q
OS Version                                   Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium    6.1.7600
BIOS Version                                1.20
CPU                               Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU       M 330 @ 2.13GHz
Physical Memory              4096MB RAM
Hard Disk Capacity              487,361,343,488 [Byte]   453.891 [GB]
Hard Disk Free Space Capacity 389,158,993,920 [Byte]   362.433 [GB]
Video                                          Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator HD   version=8.15.10.1986
Screen Resolution                        1366 x 768 Pixels
Color Quality                               True Color (32 Bit)
Sound                           Realtek High Definition Audio   version=6.0.1.5972
                                                  Intel(R) Display Audio   version=6.12.0.3037

Satellite A505-S6005
..the sound "burping" at me periodically. ... It's kind of like a digital croak or a stutter all rolled into one. It now likes to do this exactly at midnight every night, when the CPU usage will spike, but I can't find anything running at that time..
Maybe when the PC Health Monitor runs?
   Document ID: 98082921
-Jerry

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Howdy Klausn79,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
It sounds like you’re running into a Bluetooth connection issue since upgrading your iPhone 5 to iOS 8.1. The interoperability of devices manufactured by different companies can sometimes be frustrating. Try taking a look at the two articles below, they will resolve most issues like the one you described.
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I hope this helps,
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