Windows 7 5.1 surround problems (realtek)

I will give microsoft this much. there are so many versions of drivers for each device that it makes it very difficult to test that they all will work before the final release. But on the other hand how many billions of dollars did microsoft net? I can tell you it should be enough to make the software or OS right. And to give the other side to that it is the responsibility of the hardware manufacturer to get the right versions of the drivers so that your stuff will work. So it goes both ways. I can almost bet that realtek knows the problem exsits because its all over their forums so I would expect to see some newer drivers that should fix the problem in the near future.

As for the realtek not working on this machine I still havent fixed it. Odly I have another PC with realtek drivers and yes it does seem to work fine except for some features. Another thing, there are like17 different versions of the realtek drivers that actually make the audio work and will install in windows but on this one machine it seems that none of them will make the 5.1 7.1 speakers all work correctly like the rest of the people.

mutha88 said:

hdmi, why should I use optional "upmix-crap" in the Realtek drivers, like "Speaker Fill"

You should use optional "upmix-crap" in the Realtek drivers, like "Speaker Fill" EACH TIME YOU LISTEN STEREO MUSIC and NOT WHEN YOU LISTEN TO 5.1 TRACKS.

hdmi said:

mutha88 said:

hdmi, why should I use optional "upmix-crap" in the Realtek drivers, like "Speaker Fill"

You should use optional "upmix-crap" in the Realtek drivers, like "Speaker Fill" EACH TIME YOU LISTEN STEREO MUSIC and NOT WHEN YOU LISTEN TO 5.1 TRACKS.

SO how are we supposed to utilise 5.1 for surround sound then? Or are you not understanding the point of this thread???

By doubleclicking on these:

hdmi, excuse me, I don't think, you are helping.

My point was, that in Winamp, WMP or a DVD with LPCM/stereo stream... Under Windows XP SP3... I DON'T HAVE to TURN ON the SPEAKER FILL option, to have a 5.1 surround! (excuse me for the caps lock)

Besides, the Speaker Fill options doesn't sound NICE while upmixing stereo source. Have you tried it? And if you have tried it, what do you think? That it is better? Don't think so on my almost brand new Logitech G51 5.1 system...

Besides, the volume levels, while Speaker Fill is turned on are very random/scrambled... This drives me mad too. Speaker Fill isn't a diamond. Just a shaped rock.

johngalt said:

Are any / all / some of you using hte W7 drivers or the Realtek 2.14 HD drivers?

Hi there

This is STILL one thing I use an XP virtual machine for - even the Virtual Audio driver has a decent CUSTOM settable equalisation. The W7 drivers just have "Fixed Presets" -- absolute rubbish.

I'm actually moving most of my Multimedia off W7 anyway and running it on a dedicated server. I'm using a W2K3 server (XP drivers work fine) and may change to a "Vortex" type multimedia or W2008 Server or even Linux.

The only multimedia I use on a computer now is watching a DVD (also soon to be replaced by my Multimedia streaming system) or watching TV.

Cheers
jimbo

hdmi said:

By doubleclicking on these:

Mine's sorted itself anyway! I installed GOM player and now have 5.1 - it's not as good as it was in XP, rear speakers are alot quieter, but it's there. However, if I update to the latest or even the same realtek drivers I lose 5.1 and go back to stereo. I've no idea what I did to make it work.

I'm also convinced this is a Windows 7 problem and not a driver problem.

Hi...
I have a sound problem with windows 7 (it's works fine with xp) I check the speakers with one of my friends system he also installed win 7 the same think happens low sounds.
Headphones are working fine. But the speakers sound is too low.
Is there any way to fix the problem.

Help plz..
Thanks in advance.
Kingz