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EDIT:  I actually hear the ATC but very very faint.

Thoughts please and thanks!

Edited April 8Apr 8 by Boomer

I usually ask my Copilot, but since I'm a Gemini this turn around I asked him, cutting & pasting your post above 🙂 

Here's what Gemini answered and goes in line with my own experience and the way I solved it some time ago when I experienced the same problem:

==== transcript of Gemini's answer to your post bellow ====

This is a common "immersion killer" in MSFS 2024, often caused by how the sim handles audio channels or a specific bug with the Azure Text-to-Speech (TTS) system.

Here is a checklist to get your ATC comms back to a readable volume:

1. Check the "Comms" Volume in the Cockpit

In many of the newer, more complex aircraft (like the iniBuilds A320neo or certain G1000-equipped planes), the radio volume isn’t just a global setting—it’s a physical knob in the cockpit.

• Look at your Radio Panel or Audio Control Panel.

• Ensure the VHF 1 or COM 1 volume knob is turned up.

• Note: Sometimes these default to 0% when you start "Cold and Dark."

2. Audio Device Mismatch (Windows Settings)

MSFS 2024 sometimes tries to send ATC voices to a different "Communication" device than your main game sounds.

• Go to Windows Settings > System > Sound.

• Check your More sound settings (or Sound Control Panel).

• Ensure your primary headphones/speakers are set as both the Default Device AND the Default Communication Device.

• If you have a monitor with built-in speakers, Windows often defaults "Communications" there, making ATC sound faint or nonexistent while engine sounds blast through your headset.

3. Toggle the ATC Voice Style

The Azure (Online) voices can sometimes "cut out" if there's a hiccup with the server connection, leaving you with only text or very faint, garbled audio.

• Go to Options > General Options > Sound.

• Find Voices and try switching from Azure to Offline.

• If you can hear the "robotic" offline voices clearly, the issue is likely a server-side lag with the high-quality Azure voices.

4. Check the Volume Sliders

It sounds obvious, but MSFS 2024 has a specific slider for voices that is separate from "World" or "Engine" sounds.

• In General Options > Sound, look for the Communications slider.

• To make ATC stand out over the AI traffic, try lowering the World and Engines sliders to about 60-70% while keeping Communications at 100%.

5. Quick Fix: The "Radio Reset"

If you see the ATC text in the window but hear nothing:

1. Open the ATC Menu (Scroll Lock or the icon in the top toolbar).

2. Tune to a different frequency (like a nearby Ground or Unicom) and then tune back to your intended frequency.

3. This often "wakes up" the audio stream.

A note on AI Traffic: If you are hearing AI traffic engine sounds but not their radio calls, it's likely a setting in Options > Assistance Options > Navigation & Radio > AI Radio Communications (ATC). If this is ON, the AI handles the talking, and sometimes the sim "mutes" the audio for you since it's being handled automatically.

==== End of Transcript from Gemini ====

Edited April 8Apr 8 by jcomm