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Vivi3's avatar
Vivi3
Channel Surfer
7 months ago
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Choppy sound on music videos - Roku Ultra

When streaming on Prime and YouTube for example - music video volume is choppy - AVL on TV is off, Volume Mode when pressing * is not set up to “leveling” or “Night” All audio setting on Roku are set to auto. Im not usually a soundbar, HDMI is connected to tv. I’ve tried rebooting both tv and roku, tried deleting and reinstalling the apps. 

Model - 4660X - Roku Ultra

Serial number YJ00A0682658

Software Version 14.0

 

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  • StreamerUser's avatar
    StreamerUser
    7 months ago

    Vivi3 

    Unfortunately you still haven't listed the detected formats:

    Highlight Settings/Audio/Digital output format = Auto  (What formats are listed in the detected formats on the right when you HIGHLIGHT Auto?).

    You also still haven't provided the brand/model of the TV (it matters since your TV is providing the decoding of any Dolby/DTS bitstreams since your 4660 is passthrough-only).

    Also, even though you may have disabled the RokuOS "volume modes" (Options (*)/Volume mode = Off) , YT has a new "Stable Volume" setting that is enabled by default:  During playback press Up/Up/Settings/Stable Volume = Off (unchecked).

    Similarly Prime has volume modes as well:  During playback press Down/Audio options/Dialogue boost = Off

    Make sure volume modes are disabled in RokuOS, YT, and Prime, and check the TV's (brand/model unknown) audio settings in regards to decoding/transcoding/leveling/sync.

     

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  • jontalk's avatar
    jontalk
    Roku Guru
    7 months ago

    Vivi3Given you've tried several trouble shooting methods that were device based, you might try installing WiFi Analyzer for Android or something similar if you have an iPhone. Once installed, you can tap it to see if there neighbors using the same channel/band as you then log into the router and switch to one with less congestion. Routers provided by the ISP by default will use 'auto select' for channels which can be a problem. As a techie, I prefer to choose channel/band/bandwidth manually and never run into problems though for my Roku, I use Ethernet which is FAR better overall. Best of success, regardless

    • Vivi3's avatar
      Vivi3
      Channel Surfer
      7 months ago

      Jon, I do use ethernet connection. 

  • RokuJechealR's avatar
    RokuJechealR
    Retired Moderator
    7 months ago

    Hi Vivi3,

    Welcome to the Roku Community!

    We understand you are having trouble streaming on Prime and YouTube with your Roku device, in which the music video volume is choppy.

    We're sorry if you are having this issue, and we'd like to know more about how we can help. After removing a channel, the best practice is to restart the Roku to clear its memory before reinstalling it. Did you do this? Without the restart, you may not get a clean reinstall.

    That step is crucial when troubleshooting. If you haven't tried the suggested order (remove > restart > re-install), we recommend giving it a shot once again. We also suggest restarting from the Settings menu by navigating to Settings > System > Power (If you do not see a Power submenu, skip to the next step) > System restart.

    Let us know how it goes, and we'll continue assisting you from there.

    All the best,
    Chel

    • Vivi3's avatar
      Vivi3
      Channel Surfer
      7 months ago

      I’ve tried the above steps for clean reinstall - didn’t help. 
      tried restarting from Settings menu too - didn’t help. 

      • RokuJechealR's avatar
        RokuJechealR
        Retired Moderator
        7 months ago

        Thanks for the response, Vivi3!

        We need more details to learn more about the issue you are experiencing and to determine how we can help.

        For us to help you better, we will ask a set of questions to isolate the issue:

        • When did the issue start?
        • Are there any changes in the setup or settings of your Roku device or your network provider that might cause the problem?
        • Does the issue only occur on a specific channel or all the channels installed on your Roku account?
        • Are you encountering any error codes or messages?

        With more detailed information, we'll be able to assist you further.

        All the best,
        Chel