After I corrupted my boot sector three months ago, and a complete system re-install, I have come up with what seems a novel problem in CFS2, at least a search of the forums doesn't give any relevant hits.

Computer :- 64 bit Win7, 4 Gb RAM, ASUS Xonar D1 sound card, nVidia GeForce 9500 GT video card.

Yesterday I went to fly a Beaufighter in freeflight just for fun - and in total silence ! No engine noise, no gun noise, no sound at all. OK, this is an add-on, I've screwed up the installation. Stock P38 off an English airbase - flies beautifully, instruments work, guns work, control surfaces work, no sound. Back to basics, the default CFS2 flight, an F4F out of Henderson Field. Exactly the same, flies beautifully, no sound.

Yet in the settings panel moving over the switches gives that lovely mechanical switch click sound. I have a copy of the JustFlight 'Mosquito Squadron' add-on installed. Mosquitos fly with sound when I run it.

Further, the sound is working normally in FSX, FS 2004 and MSTS.

Anybody got any ideas short of a complete re-install ?

Regards,

Chris Cosgrove   

Thanks Xpand.

Where is the mute button in CFS2 ?  I didn't even know there was one ! 

I do know my system sound is set at 100%, and the settings 'switches' in CFS2 are making that lovely clunky mechanical switch noise, but when I get to the point of flying an aircraft, blessed silence reigns. It would be funny if it wasn't so unrealistic. Even sitting in the cabin of a 737 you can hear the engines, and that's got soundproofing, unlike WW11 era military aircraft.

Regards,

Chris Cosgrove   

Thanks Xpand, but that's not it either !  I have just tried toggling the 'Q' with no effect, and that is after I turned all the sound sliders to 100%, and the gain on my amplifier to well North of where I would normally have it.

I think I have joined a silent monastic order !  I'll give it another couple of days, and then I think I can feel a re-install coming on.

Regards,

Chris Cosgrove