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Mars
12-13-2010, 10:10 PM
On my S1 TiVo the sound effects when you press the remote have changed. The usual pa-do a-do a-do in now more of a ta-doink now. And when you make a mistake, used to be a kettle drum sound, now it sounds like someone kicking a pail. Have we got some software upgrades to this old girl (ten years old) in recent times?
CuriousMark
12-13-2010, 11:44 PM
It is more likely that you changed the audio dynamic range control setting on your sound system.
MLR930
12-13-2010, 11:46 PM
I turned the sounds off I find them annoying
Series3Sub
12-14-2010, 12:57 AM
I turned the sounds off I find them annoying

Agree. However, I just recently turned them back on for the full TiVo experience. The only sound I like is the chime when the TiVo button is pressed. :)
Bierboy
12-14-2010, 10:48 AM
I turned the sounds off I find them annoying

This....
Mars
12-14-2010, 01:15 PM
This....

This? This what??
CuriousMark
12-14-2010, 01:22 PM
This? This what??

They are saying you should just turn them off, and agreeing with each other.

Did you see if DRC is the culprit. I know that when I turn it on on my Pioneer, I get exactly the symptom you describe.
Bierboy
12-14-2010, 01:46 PM
This? This what??

They are saying you should just turn them off, and agreeing with each other....

Yeah...come on, man, get with the lingo...:D
Dan203
12-14-2010, 02:51 PM
I usually hear this change when my HT system accidentally gets switched to Orchestra mode. Although that makes everything sound weird, including program audio.

Dan
Billyh1026
12-14-2010, 03:57 PM
I turned the sounds off I find them annoying

This ^^^ because it's not really a sound. It's the word "dumb" and when I did something that didn't work it kept calling me dumb...dumb...dumb. Don't believe me turn'em back on and listen...dumb...dumb...dumb.
Phantom Gremlin
12-14-2010, 07:26 PM
Sometimes my TiVo HD forgets to make sounds altogether. A reboot always fixes it. Perhaps that's the solution to this problem.
unitron
12-15-2010, 12:52 PM
On my S1 TiVo the sound effects when you press the remote have changed. The usual pa-do a-do a-do in now more of a ta-doink now. And when you make a mistake, used to be a kettle drum sound, now it sounds like someone kicking a pail. Have we got some software upgrades to this old girl (ten years old) in recent times?

Is it possible that somehow the volume setting for the sounds has gotten changed?

I think the available choices are Off, Loud, Medium, and Soft. It's buried in the settings menu somewhere.