Issues with 5.1 Surround Sound with Windows 10

Anonymous
2019-06-25T18:59:15+00:00

I can not get 5.1 Surround Sound to play for my computer with any audio player; i.e. DVD/CD optical drive, Pandora, etc. but when I run an audio test using the device manager it tests perfectly.  I have heard that there might be a compatibility issue with 5.1/7.1 Surround Sound and Windows 10.

Please let me know if anybody has had this problem and what the solution is.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-09-13T17:37:39+00:00

    True as an IT director on both the public and private side we always have issues with MS software.. they do not test well causing the end user to do it for them... even when told they have a problem that refuse to spend much resource to fix it.

    Net they are like most companies driven by CEO comp and cutting corners to drive up the stock price. They have also off- shored most of their tech staff where the analysts and programmers move from company to company. Also that resource is mostly script driven... so if it's not on the script... you get the picture.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-05-14T19:32:29+00:00

    Actually I don't want to advertise products, but since it is an OpenSource project, I share the Mit K-Lite Codec Package with you. This is a collection of different codecs. Also included is the ffdshow audio/video processor or LAV Audio/Video decoder. If I were you I would deal with it before. (Maybe the suggestion of MS is better, Windows Sonic.) But I also want to say. That not all audio sources are affected. Only those that also access the filter.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-05-14T00:37:37+00:00

    Hallo,

    I haven't tried that. (Sound but only for the headset.)

    This option Enhancements is not available to me.

    https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/realtek-driver-wont-upmix-audio-from-stereo-to-5-1.237062/

    Windows 10 Po:

    Driver version: (Realtek HD Universal Driver) Realtek-6.0.8911.1 from 10.03.2020

    Chip: Realtek® ALC1220 Codec

    Only older drivers are available from the manufacturer. (2017)

    https://www.realtek.com/en/component/zoo/category/pc-audio-codecs-high-definition-audio-codecs-software

    Over Windows 7: Chip: AC97

    Setting over Realtek Audio Controll

    (Speaker Fill on, Full-Range-Speaker: Front left and right on and Surround speakers on)

    https://imgur.com/9vOlR  (Only a Screenshott)

    -> Stereo over 5.1 it works ;)

    (But this is my old Windows 7 system)

    It would be a great function if windows would know that automatically, if a stereo signal coming from one API could automatically mix to the other speaker.

    (Apparently, there is no sensible solution.)

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-05-13T20:21:09+00:00

    Exactly!  Which codec do you use?

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-05-13T11:25:32+00:00

    Hello everybody, I can only agree with the previous speaker. I have the same problem. Use the current version of Windows 10 Pro (Build 18363.778).

    Used Microsft drivers (which are very quiet)

    Current manufacturer driver used.

    Also older manufacturer driver used.

    Problem:

    I can access all 6 speakers through the sound test and it works. When I play a stereo recording there is only the output to the front speakers, the others are mute. This applies to different programs. Current games work with 5.1 or 7.1 and work.

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