Questions tagged [surround-sound]
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Sony's HT-S20R is causing a PARADOX I can't explain in one line
Sony's HT-S20R is a sound system that can be used with Bluetooth, Analog, optical, or USB.
Since I want it to work on my PC, I only use Bluetooth (BT) or Analogue (AUX).
Now, the system works fine ...
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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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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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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.
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5.1 Surround sound speakers not working
I have my windows pc connect to a Yamaha rx385. But when I test my speakers in windows under sounds, it plays a test tone first out of the left then the center and then the right. But when windows ...
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Surround sound from stereo software
I just set a 5.1 surround setup on my Windows 11 PC only to find that most softwares do not support it and just output a stereo signal.
I'm currently using VoiceMeeter, which allows me to enable 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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Surround sound in Windows 10 without extra hardware
Is there any way to get surround sound in Windows 10 without purchasing extra hardware? I have several outputs on my motherboard along with an output on my monitor, but is there a way to output a set ...
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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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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 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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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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VLC Media Player - Dolby TrueHD only outputs 2 channels
I've been working on this for 2 days now with no success. I am on Windows 10 and audio is going from my pc to Yamaha Aventage RX-A2030 via HDMI. I have a gigabyte GA-Z77Z-UD5H motherboard. I am using ...
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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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