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    Beats Audio Software

    Discussion in 'HP' started by syang870, Sep 23, 2010.

  1. syang870

    syang870 Newbie

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    I reinstalled a fresh copy of Windows 7 and don't know where to find the Beats Audio Software. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance.
     
    syang870, Sep 23, 2010
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  2. Vin87

    Vin87 Notebook Geek

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    The Beats Audio software is part of the "IDT High Definition Audio Codec", which can be found here. The only Beats Audio function I lost after the clean install is the ability to turn Beats Audio on and off using FN+B. After the clean install it just stays on all the time (which actually isn't that bad).
     
    Vin87, Sep 23, 2010
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  3. MagusDraco

    MagusDraco Biiiiiiirrrrdmaaaaaaan

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    the fn+b stuf comes from hp tonecontrol which should be in your swsetup folder (which you were supposed to back up)
     
    MagusDraco, Sep 23, 2010
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  4. Vin87

    Vin87 Notebook Geek

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    Thanks for the heads up! I backed everything up before I did the clean install. However I didn't wanted to find out which program I should install for the fn+b by trail and error (and thus reinstalling all the crap that made me do the clean install in the first place). Furthermore I think the fn+B is only to show of how much better the Beats Audio sounds to your friends anyway.
     
    Vin87, Sep 23, 2010
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  5. Texanman

    Texanman Master of all things Cake

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    the beats shortcut (fn+B) still exists... all it does is turns treble and bass all the way up in the windows audio controls
     
    Texanman, Sep 23, 2010
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  6. syang870

    syang870 Newbie

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    Thanks guys.
     
    syang870, Sep 24, 2010
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    dim4iksh Newbie

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    if i didn't back it up where can i get it?
    thanx in advance
     
    dim4iksh, Aug 22, 2011
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  8. Dtao

    Dtao Notebook Enthusiast

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    I too would like to know where to get this if we didnt back it up
     
    Dtao, Nov 3, 2011
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  9. metril

    metril Notebook Deity

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    All you need for the Ctrl B Beats Audio option is the Audio driver provided by HP and one small program that basically changes Window's tone control options. I have the tone control program as stand-alone and can upload it to somewhere if MODs will allow.
     
    metril, Nov 3, 2011
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