audio just stopped for no apparent reason.

[watchinthewheel]

i have been using winamp for ages and not had any problems with it, in fact i like it so much its always the first thing to be installed whenever i reformat my pc. But yesterday it went a little strange, the audio just stopped, went totaly dead. I have no idea why, i have the latest version of winamp and have been using it since it came out, i have changed any hardware or even software recently. it was just in the middle of playing a tracka nd the audio died. I can hear audio from other programes and from windows but not winamp. i have no idea at all whats up with it. i have tried everything apart from reinstalling winamp itself, i really want to avoid that (its taken me ages to get my media library in a decent order and i dont wann have to go through it again!)

any help would be really great cos im stummped here. thanks.

[JonnyMac]

“Tried everything”, what have you tried? The following is a "boilerplate" response, so you may have already tried some of them. One or more of the following...

• From Troubleshooters Sticky > Common Issues...
  
  No sound, skippy/choppy/crackly playback, high VM usage, etc.
  

  http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?postid=1212926#post1212926

  
  

  http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=166479

  
  Although not necessary, close Winamp, Windows and reboot the computer after making the DirectSound changes.
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• Check the Winamp volume. Check the pre-amp volume in Winamp's equalizer.
• Double click on the little speaker icon in the tasktray (systray) and make sure the Various volumes are set at a good level or uncheck any of the mutes.
• Do you have any DSP/Effect plug-ins?
  Make sure any DSP plug-ins are disabled. Winamp > Ctrl+P (for preferences) > Plug-ins > DSP/Effect select (none)
• Have you tried updating the sound drivers? If you have a soundcard go the manufacturer's website for updates. If you have an on board sound chip, go to the website of your computer provider or the manufacturer of the mother board.
• Make sure DirectX is up to date for your system.
• Still no luck? Try a full uninstall/reinstall of Winamp. Backup instructions are included with the procedure. Also from Troubleshooters – Common Issues...
  winamp.ini, studio.xnf, gen_ml.ini, reg entries, backups etc
  http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=158332

Still, still no luck? Please post a reply with system specs. Do you have any third party Winamp plug-ins?

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“i have changed any hardware or even software recently.”

Did you mean you did not change any software or hardware?

[watchinthewheel]

thanks for the quick response.

do you ever get the feeling that you are perhaps the dumbest person in the world, i do, i found out the problem. The volume was turned right down on winamp a highly technical problem i know lol. it was just confusing because it went off during a track while winamp was in the background, i didnt chnge the volume it just turned off on its own. anyway, thanks a lot for pointing out the obvious, i needed it lol.

[JonnyMac]

You're welcome.

Don't feel bad, it happens to the best of us. Chances are Winamp's mute button was accidentally hit.