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When I play specific MKV files there is not all the sound. There is actually only the background sound, like a song on the background, but I hear no talking.

The strangest thing is that it is not for all MKV files but for some. I can however not see a difference between the different files.

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Which player are you using , try VLC. – tijybba Jul 15 '12 at 13:35
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This is happenning probably because you have stereo speakers but that mkv has more than 2 audio channels and the "talking channel" isn't being down muxed to stereo. Go to System Setting/Sound and try to find any configuration related to output mode and change it to Stereo Speakers. – Eric Carvalho Jul 15 '12 at 13:41
Cool thanks that helped! thanks for the tip! – Marinka Jul 15 '12 at 15:33
@Eric Carvalho cool, it helped me too. You should give your answer for upvote. – bioShark Dec 23 '12 at 0:23
@bioShark answer posted. – Eric Carvalho Dec 23 '12 at 3:56

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This is happenning because you have stereo speakers but that MKV has more than 2 audio channels and the "talking channel" isn't being down muxed to stereo. Go to System Setting/Sound and try to find any configuration related to output mode and change it to Stereo Speakers.

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Great tip. For me it happened when I plugged my head-phones into my 5.1 sound system. I notice the issue only when I was watching a mkv movie. It's logical when you think about it. – bioShark Dec 23 '12 at 4:14

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