How to disable sound processing

[AntonioCTD]

Hi, I'm a music producer and now starting to produce video as well. 

So I bought the OMEN for producing content, not for games. It's a great machine! Very pleased. 

BUT: It does something to the sound! I'm pretty sure there's compression and EQ going on on the headphone jack. And it uses a buffer because it takes a second or so to start outputting audio. I want do disable that and have only a simple clean audio output. 

Is it possible? It's only problem I have with this amazing machine. 

[Echo_Lake · Accepted solution]

@AntonioCTD
Thank you for posting on the HP Support Community.

I would be glad to help you with the issue you are facing today. I understand the difficulty with the problem.

I found a solution: Click here

1. Go to Windows Device Manager > Sound, video and game controllers section.
2. In the list of audio device drivers, look for Realtek High Definition Audio. This is the device driver for BeatsAudio (a little bit sneaky, wouldn’t you say?).
3. Right-click and select Disable. The downward arrow displays on this driver, indicating it is disabled. (NOTE: At this point, you won’t be able to play any music files.)
4. Right-click and select Update Driver Software.
5. Select Browse my computer for driver software.
6. Select Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer.
7. You should see a window that says Select the device driver you want to install for this hardware. NOTE: If you see a window that says something like This is the best driver for this device, exit the window and repeat steps 4, 5, and 6.
8. In the Model box, highlight High Definition Audio Device (this is the substitute audio device driver) and click Next.
9. At the Update Driver Warning window, click Yes. You should see a confirmation window with High Definition Audio Device displayed. Click Close.
10. In the list of audio device drivers in the Sound, video and game controllerssection, you’ll notice that the High Definition Audio Device now displays instead of
11. Realtek High Definition Audio.
12. At the prompt to reboot, click Yes.

Hope this helps! Keep me posted for further assistance.
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[AntonioCTD]

Amazing! Fast, eficient and it works. 

This is how contumer suppport should always be. 

Thank you. 

[Echo_Lake]

@AntonioCTD

Thank you for posting back.

Glad to hear that the issue is resolved. If you need any help, feel free to reach out to us.

Have a great day!