Questions tagged [surround-sound]
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Use all 5.1 speakers with a 2.1 audio source
I just bought a 5.1 surround sound speaker set for my computer in my bedroom. The rear speakers are next to me in bed while the front speakers are at the other end of the bed at my feet. While I enjoy ...
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How to get 5.1 audio in Google Chrome?
I'm using Windows 7 and my speaker configuration is surround (5.1). I don't have any problem with games or my MP3 player. Games have surround output and it works perfect. MP3 player's output is stereo ...
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Windows 10 and Realtek Optical Output 5.1 DTS - How to Enable
There are many forum threads around the web about Windows 10 breaking Surround Sound / 5.1 DTS / 5.1 Dolby, etc... However there appear to be a few different possibilities, and while some noted to ...
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How can you change the default audio output in VLC to 5.1?
Is there a setting in VLC to change default audio output to 5.1?
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Does YouTube support proper output of DTS encoded files?
Also, if not, does HTML5 or Flash support this?
DTS is an encoding technology to allow 5.1 sound to go over one SPDIF or Optical cable, as opposed to 6 separate analog cables.
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Is S/PDIF worth using?
I have a surround sound system that accepts a coaxial S/PDIF input but I want to replace it with something new.
90% of the motherboards I have used in the past 4 years had a coaxial S/PDIF output. ...
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How to force Windows 7 to output 5.1 Surround?
I'm running Windows 7 SP1 x64 on an ASUS M2N4-SLI, which has a coaxial digital audio output (see my profile for more HW info - it's system PC1).
How do I force Windows 7 to output 5.1 Surround to my ...
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Downmix surround to Dolby Pro-Logic at the OS/driver level in Windows 7?
First off, I'm talking about Dolby Pro-Logic, a really old tech for encoding 4 audio channels (L/R/C/SR) into two analog outputs, and then extracting them again. It was used in surround sound systems ...
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Motherboard only has two AUX jacks - but website says it support 5.1
It was kinda hard to google since most keywords are too common haha
Sorry in advanced if it's common knoledge; Didn't had to work with other motherboards for about 7 years now 😅
I'm about to buy a ...
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Upscaling audio from 2.1 to 5.1 in Windows 7
I'm currently using the onboard sound on my Asus P6T6 WS Revolution motherboard (SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio) and was wondering if there was any way to make either windows or the audio drivers ...
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Enabling surround sound on a Realtek ALC892 via SPDIF, on Windows 7
I have a problem with my ALC892, on an ASRock mainboard (ASRock 890FX Deluxe4).
I get only stereo sounds if I use SPDIF connection, in general. My amp shows that is getting surround sound only when I ...
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Normal Stereo Output to ALL Speakers
I have headphones and some simple AmazonBasics stereo speakers (like $13).
They both work great. The AmazonBasics speakers are amplified, powered by USB or batteries. The headphones (Razer), ...
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How to stop Flash Player from upmixing stereo to 5.1?
I'm using Flash Player 11.6.602.171 in Firefox 19.0.2 with Windows 7 and a 5.1 sound device.
I just noticed that when playing stereo sound in Flash (e.g. Youtube, Soundcloud), Flash is upmixing ...
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How can I use my 5.1 sound?
I bought a laptop with a fairly decent sound card in it - I upgraded to have a sound card capable of 5.1 sound. However, the laptop itself only has the two standard sound ports - headphones (which ...
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How can I split a surround sound signal to output between two discrete sound cards?
I'm currently using Windows 7 (home edition) and have two stereo sound cards, that can simultaneously play two different audio streams.
I want to use these two devices as a virtual 4/0 surround (...
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Redirect channel to another speaker
I'm not sure about the title but don't know how to say it in a clearer way.
My Soundcard is a Creative X-Fi and I'm using the Creative console starter.
Now I'd like to use my speakers not only for ...
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Surround in Windows 7 with Soundmax
I have a asus m2n motherboard with a Soundmax 1988 chip on it. I want to have surround sound in windows 7, but i cant get it to work.
I tried a lot of different drivers, including the latest beta ...
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Need for external sound card
I am having an old Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop. Recently I bought myself a Bose QC15 headphone. I find the sound I get on the headphone a bit thin (lacks depth). I mostly listen to FLACs. I was ...
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To make use of 5.1 sound do i need a 5.1 headphone/speaker?
I recently bought a Toshiba X500 laptop with decent speakers & sound card in it. I want to use headphones but im unsure if they also need to have the same audio channels as the sound card (5.1 in ...
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Why does my speaker system go "whoomph" every few minutes?
I have an old Creative Inspire 5.1 surround system hooked up to the computer I use with a movie projector. The speaker system has recently begun to give off a weird sort of discharge sound, and it ...
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Emulating 4.0 Surround using two separate speaker sets
I have two stereo speaker sets. For past couple of days I have been trying to get them to work in 4.0 surround configuration.
What I have tried is connecting one set to the main (Green Connector) on ...
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How to setup PC to TV 5.1 surround sound (HDMI)
I have a 5.1 system with a receiver, speakers and sub, in my living room, and i have connected my pc to my projector.
Current setup: PC > HDMI > hdmi switch & audio extractor
hdmi switch & ...
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Does sound card quality matter for digital output?
I want to use a cheap USB sound card to connect my Raspberry Pi (which has only HDMI and stereo out) to my home cinema receiver (which has no HDMI input), in order to get digital surround playback.
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OSX Mavericks system wide Stereo upmixing
I have been trying to figure out take the 2 channel output from my mac running mavericks.
- iTunes
- Safari
- Quicktime
- Etc.
And upmix to use all the speakers in my 5.1 surround sound.
I would ...
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5.1 Audio not working on Raspberry PI
My setup consists of the following logic:
Raspberry PI to TV through HDMI
Optical cable from TV to Logitech Z-5500 soundsystem
The Raspberry PI is running Raspbmc; all setup to use 5.1 sound through ...
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Setting up two 2.1 speakers sets as a 5.1 system
I have two sets of Logitech Z313 (as well as another pair of speakers from before). Each Z313 has a sub-woofer and two speakers. Is there a way I can set these up to make a 5.1 system or something ...
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Windows 7 says HDMI audio is 2ch max
I recently purchased a Radeon HD 5450 for my HTPC. When I hook it up to my TV, Windows 7 reports that the audio device only supports 2 channels. Why is this?
I've read that this will happen if the ...
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How can I split the channels of a surround sound (7.1) to seperate output devices in windows?
I am looking to split the front, side, and rear channels of my motherboard's rear panel into separate output devices in windows. I've done this before on linux, using pulseaudio like in this: https://...
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How to test Windows Spatial Sound
Is there a simpler way of testing Windows Spatial Sound rather than building and compiling https://github.com/Microsoft/Xbox-ATG-Samples/tree/master/UWPSamples/Audio ?
I am presuming videos like ...
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How to enable/disable Windows Sonic with a keyboard shortcut?
I really like to play with Windows Sonic enabled but sometimes I need it to be disabled.
How can I enable/disable (toggle) it using keyboard shortcut f.ex.ALT+F9 ?
Information about what is Windows ...
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Spatial Audio on Windows 10 not working
I'm currently working on a project at work where I need to used Spatial audio to play .wav files and 'live' audio to a user with sound cancelling headphones in, well 3D.
I'm really hoping some of you ...
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NVidia GT630M Surround Sound
I'm trying to work out if a particular computer (A Lenovo E530) can handle Surround Sound (through its HDMI cable) and if so how many channels It can provide.
I understand this laptop in question has ...
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How do I "force" surround sound in audio properties of Windows 7?
I am running Windows 7 Professional on the 15" MacBook Pro Retina.
I have the Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Go! Pro, which is a USB sound card, and I enabled THX TruStudio Pro to enable virtual ...
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No surround sound over HDMI
I have my Pioneer receiver hooked up to my AMD HD4600 which supports audio output over HDMI. I used to work fine, however, after a recent driver update, it will only output stereo sound. It used to ...
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Can I use an audio Y splitter and 2 different pairs of speakers to get 4.1 surround?
I have 2 different pairs of speakers, one with a sub and one without. I also have only 1 audio jack on my laptop, but I bought an audio Y splitter. I was wondering if it would be possible to use 4.1 ...
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Connecting 5.1 speaker set to Pc
I bought a 5.1 speaker set: yamaha nsp40 (http://m.asia.yamaha.com/en/products/audio-visual/speaker-systems/speaker-packages/ns-p40_w/)
My pc soundcard supports surround and has all the necessary 3....
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Does YouTube support output of 7.1 surround?
I recently got a new motherboard that supports surround sound 7.1 with optical outputs. I have read another question that explains at length the details of using 5.1 but there is no mention of 7.1 ...
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How to set up Logitech Z506 5.1 surround system with basic motherboard?
I have just bought a Logitech Z506 5.1 surround system for my PC. I only have basic 3 ports on the motherboard.
How can I set up surround sound without purchasing sound card.
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surround sound channels missing when using Windows Audio
I have a 7.1 headset which works via USB (Logitech G633) connected to a laptop running Windows 10 64-bit. I don't know when exactly, but some time ago the surround sound stopped working properly (...
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How to get optical out from Gigabyte 2 pin spdifo header
my question is identical to the one posted here:
Internal S/PDIF connector on Gigabyte Z97 motherboard
this user achieved what I want to do. I want to know HOW so that I can replicate the success. I ...
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If I add two arbitrary speaker to an existing 5.1 sound system, can I get the equivalent of 7.1 sound?
I am planning to get a new computer and thinking about to go for 7.1 sound.
I already have a 5.1 speaker system and it seems wasteful (not to mention expensive) to go for a computer 7.1 speaker ...
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Internal S/PDIF connector on Gigabyte Z97 motherboard
I've ordered a Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 motherboard as part of a new system I'm building, here: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4955
Here's the back panel:
http://www.gigabyte.com/...
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getting surround sound on AV with Windows 8.1
OS: Windows 8.1 64bit
M/B: Asus M4A88T-M
A/V Receiver: DENON AVR-2308
I recently upgraded my (home-built) HTPC to Windows 8.1 (64bit). Since then im unable to get surround sound over to my A/V ...
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What media server can stream (transcode) video to my television yet retain surround sound?
As is often the case, in writing this question I found my answer. Posted below to aid others. New and different answers are more than welcome.
My television is a Network Media Device (NMD) and thus ...
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7.1 surround sound by hdmi on windows 10 test and games not working
My problem is that Windows 10 doesn't play 7.1 surround sound instead it mixes sound into every speaker. When I test the speakers in the sound section it plays the same ding sound on every surround ...
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I need some help connecting a 5.1 audio system to my laptop
I purchased a Panasonic SC-PT470 5.1 channel stereo system. I am trying to connect it to my Win11 laptop, a Lenovo Ideapad 320-15ISK but I am not even sure if the way I've set it up will work.
My ...
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Is it possible to set Windows to downmix all 5.1 surround audio to stereo on driver level?
I have about 2000 media files that I run through Plex on my laptop, which has stereo speakers. The problem is most of these files have the audio track distributed through 6 surround channels, which ...
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How to duplicate audio device
The situation is as follows:
I recently bought Sennheiser GSX 1000. The device has two main modes: 7.1 and 2.1.
The 2.1 supports 24bit, 96000Hz (Studio Quality) input. This setting I use for ...
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Is it possible to output just audio over HDMI from Windows 10?
I want to output uncompressed multi channel audio from my Windows 10 PC to my AV amplifier over HDMI.
I have it working, I've got my amp connected via HDMI using the integrated Intel GPU's HDMI port. ...
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Override Windows 10 1903 stereo only sound limit to TV via HDMI
How to force Windows 10 1903 to output multichannel audio to a TV via HDMI?
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For some reason I have to connect my Intel NUC NUC8i3CYSM directly to a TV which is connected to a multichannel AV ...
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