Why Can't I Get 5.1 Sound On My Win 7 System! HELP!

[Lee Dizzle]

Hi X796 I tried using Media player classic but can't seem to get no subwoofer working? Any ideas?

 

[CommonTater]

I'm seriousley considering going back to XP

FWIW... I already did. Reinstalled XP on my home theatre system last week... and joy is restored in the family.

I had no end of trouble with Win7's multimedia lack of performance. MP3s would burble and BRAAAAAP at me. Videos hesitated. Sound and audio were out of synk. Speakers randomly stopped working... it was a flaming disaster.

Put in the trusty old XP installer disk with slipstreamed drivers and updates... back up and running perfectly in 15 minutes.

Moreover; if you check the various audiophile sites around there's quite the buzz about the best OS for HTPC and from what I can see XP, stripped down with NLite, is winning by a country mile.

 

[CommonTater]

Hi X796 I tried using Media player classic but can't seem to get no subwoofer working? Any ideas?

Try putting L + R into the subwoofer channel....

 

[X796]

Do the speakers work just not the sub thats strange did you check Low Frequency in input channels 1 and 2 if you did try more input channels

I only checked Front left and Right , Center
Back left and Right
Low Frequency (Sub)

 

[Lee Dizzle]

CommonTater I think I might just have to go back to XP actually! I'm really just fed up right about now!

X796 yeh tried that and no joy I'm afraid

Oh yeh heard from Microsoft who once again gave me a generic answer with a few links that I've already seen before, they didnt actually answer my problem directly and I'm sure the only way they will is if I pay for one of their "so called experts to help" (which I'll no way be doing! they've got enough of my money!)

And finally still no word from Realtek!!! But will let you know when or if they do

Thanks guys

 

[Lee Dizzle]

I'm afraid I dont think my problem is able to be solved
I'm still stuck!

 

[simonfilth]

Bro, like I already told you, I've been stuck with this problem ever since first betas of windows 7 came out and no solution found and yet again like i said - i tried literally everything. Can't afford buying a new computer as of now because when I buy one, I want to buy a really good one so surely I am going to get a very nice sound card.
Other than that - I gave up on looking for answers. This thread used to be in my bookmarks but I deleted it from there since I don't even look here that often anymore.

 

[X796]

I don`t think buying a new sound card it going to fix this problem

@simonfilth did you try what I posted on page 2 >> Cause that is how I play music and movies that are stereo and get the sound thru all speakers and doesn`t sound crap? It is working with me and all my friends

 

[Lee Dizzle]

I'm now in the middle of a email conversation with Realtek to see if they can answer any of my questions I will let you guys know what they say and if they actually help me or not (fingers crossed!)

 

[vennacher]

With Windows 7 and the realtec HD audio driver my bass/center channel port does not work. My workaround was to reassign the line in port to bass/center channel. I have 5.1 now.

The native Windows 7 drivers work fine, but have less customization. I tried 8 different versions of the realtek driver and all are the same with respect to bass/center channel.

 

[aline1996]

Tha Fix

hello everyone with this problem.

I know this is a Win 7 forum and I use Windows 8...
but if you search for windows 8 problems u'll end up here.

atm. the newest realtek driver is 2.70,
me myself use a 4.2 (5.1 with one speaker replaced with a subwoofer)

and when i installed the realtek drivers i still had stereo sound....
i went exploring and the solution:

its very simple open your Realtek HD Audio Manager > Speakers
then in the sub-tabs go to Sound Effects.

here you can choose an envoirement choose the most basic one "Room"

and there you go 5.1 sound

if you ever find this topic and you need some more help email me [email protected]

Regards Aline

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

hello everyone with this problem.

I know this is a Win 7 forum and I use Windows 8...
but if you search for windows 8 problems u'll end up here.

atm. the newest realtek driver is 2.70,
me myself use a 4.2 (5.1 with one speaker replaced with a subwoofer)

and when i installed the realtek drivers i still had stereo sound....
i went exploring and the solution:

its very simple open your Realtek HD Audio Manager > Speakers
then in the sub-tabs go to Sound Effects.

here you can choose an envoirement choose the most basic one "Room"

and there you go 5.1 sound

if you ever find this topic and you need some more help email me [email protected]

Regards Aline

I'm getting 5.1 (without center speaker; more on that in a minute) on my Logitech speakers using None in Environment so there must have been somethin g else going on with your system.

I have my center speaker disconnected because it responds both to output from the sub as well as the one for center and I can't the two separated. The problem is probably in the speakers since I had the same problem with my old XP system, but, then again, the old system also used Realtek.

 

[aline1996]

I'm getting 5.1 (without center speaker; more on that in a minute) on my Logitech speakers using None in Environment so there must have been somethin g else going on with your system.

I have my center speaker disconnected because it responds both to output from the sub as well as the one for center and I can't the two separated. The problem is probably in the speakers since I had the same problem with my old XP system, but, then again, the old system also used Realtek.

i don't really know much about it yet my first pc with realtek and 5.1
but did you try to reconfigure your set as a 5.1?

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

I'm getting 5.1 (without center speaker; more on that in a minute) on my Logitech speakers using None in Environment so there must have been somethin g else going on with your system.

I have my center speaker disconnected because it responds both to output from the sub as well as the one for center and I can't the two separated. The problem is probably in the speakers since I had the same problem with my old XP system, but, then again, the old system also used Realtek.

i don't really know much about it yet my first pc with realtek and 5.1
but did you try to reconfigure your set as a 5.1?

DUH! Yeah.

 

[aline1996]

hehehehe many people forget stupid lil things like that so that why i asked

i assume you have the drivers version 2.70?
then open the audio manager and try clicking swap center/ subwoofer what happens then?
also played with the full range options? might help

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

hehehehe many people forget stupid lil things like that so that why i asked

i assume you have the drivers version 2.70?
then open the audio manager and try clicking swap center/ subwoofer what happens then?
also played with the full range options? might help

Did all that. I'm almost certain the problem is with the speaker system.

 

[Dude]

hehehehe many people forget stupid lil things like that so that why i asked

i assume you have the drivers version 2.70?
then open the audio manager and try clicking swap center/ subwoofer what happens then?
also played with the full range options? might help

Did all that. I'm almost certain the problem is with the speaker system.

Lady Fitzgerald, not sure if you tried this yet. I have a Logitech speaker setup and I tried all kinds of setup and driver things. Then low and behold I discovered my satellite speaker, the one with a headphone jack and power button has a tiny switch selector on the back of the speaker. I moved it and all of the sudden had surround sound.Hope that's a possible solution for you.

 

[aline1996]

lets hope so else: BUY A NEW ONE! :devil:

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

...Did all that. I'm almost certain the problem is with the speaker system.

Lady Fitzgerald, not sure if you tried this yet. I have a Logitech speaker setup and I tried all kinds of setup and driver things. Then low and behold I discovered my satellite speaker, the one with a headphone jack and power button has a tiny switch selector on the back of the speaker. I moved it and all of the sudden had surround sound.Hope that's a possible solution for you.

I don't know the model # of my 5.1 Logitech speakers (other than they are several years old and I have no desire to crawl under my desk to check the back of the amplifier/sub woofer enclosure; old age sucks) but none of the satellites have any switches on them. All the controls and the headphone jack are on a wired module that sets on my desk. The front and rear, left and right speakers work just fine. The problem is both the center speaker and the sub are getting the same feed. When I test the speaker connection in the Realtek driver, testing the center speaker feeds both the center speker and the sub. The same happens when testing the sub. I can't control the volume to the center speaker independently of the sub.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

lets hope so else: BUY A NEW ONE! :devil:

Thank you! Do you want my mailing address so you can send me the money to pay for it?