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title: "No sound in emulator: audio not working fix (RetroArch, PPSSPP, PCSX2, Dolphin)"
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published_at: 2026-08-31T18:22:23.000Z
updated_at: 2026-09-01T00:45:02.442Z
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# No sound in emulator: audio not working fix (RetroArch, PPSSPP, PCSX2, Dolphin)

Your emulator launches and the game runs, but there is no audio — no music, no sound effects, complete silence. This is one of the most common emulator setup issues and almost always has a straightforward fix: either Windows is routing audio incorrectly, the emulator's audio output driver is misconfigured, or an in-emulator mute setting is on.

Work through the solutions below from top to bottom. Most cases resolve at Step 1 or 2.