Hey, I use a lot my steam deck as a PC, but everytime there is a “new” sound (I start a video, a game, i change some setting etc) there is a sound coming from the speaker. (Like when you plug a cable jack with the speaker on). Is there a way to fix this ?

  • Garacks@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    It’s not a UI sounds, it’s a static sound, same as if you plug speaker when on.

    • remotelove
      5·
      1 year ago

      Is the sound is coming from the built-in speaker on the deck when you start a game, or from external speakers when you plug them in?

      1. If this happens when you start a game, and it is with the internal speakers, that points to a passive component failure, like a capacitor or inductor that is usually on a sound line. (Edit: Also, a loose wire could make an LC circuit very noisy, temporarily.)

      2. If this happens when you plug external speakers in, there is not much you can do besides get a high quality speaker jack that will only reduce the problem, not solve it. To completely eliminate noise from speaker jacks would require some kind of electronic soft-switching device.

      Can you post steps to replicate the problem?

      It seems that English is not your first language, so I am just asking for a little more clarification. Your descriptions conflict a little bit, but that is ok! :)

      Or, type a full description in your language and I can use a translator. Whatever is easy.

      • Garacks@lemmy.worldOP
        1·
        1 year ago

        I made a small video to show it. (Video is upside down for some reason) : NB : Wetransfer Link.

        To describe a bit more, you can see the setup in this picture.

        Photo

        I didn’t had any problem with the speaker when there were plugged in my PC.

        You can say the parasite sound is playing when there were no sound for a “long” time.

        • remotelove
          2·
          1 year ago

          Cool. The video is still getting processed, and I won’t be able to view it until the morning. (It’s 3AM my time, so sleep time for me.)

          Just looking at the picture though, I am going to speculate for fun: The audio cable is poorly shielded and is also very close to small, but relatively powerful, transmitting antennas. I suspect you might be hearing the Bluetooth/WiFi handshakes. (Channel searching specifically can tickle quite a few harmonic frequencies.)