Windows 7 5.1 surround problems (realtek)

[match]

Just tested the 2.38 drivers. They do not work!! Why do realtek keep releasing updates if they are useless.

 

[djcommy]

still the drivers keep failing here, and now i just attached an external mixer to my computer

 

[lacko]

Just tested the 2.38 drivers. They do not work!! Why do realtek keep releasing updates if they are useless.

2.38 works in Zoom Player (tested with DTS test video), but not in MPC HC. It is strange, because settings of audio output looks same in both players. Sound is still only 2.0 in WinAmp.

 

[ashmasters]

just registered to let u guys know.
i got win 7 ultimate and d945GCNL motherboard ith Realtek HD AC inbuilt. and a 5.1 Edifier AwESOME system.
my 5.1 runs fine with borderlands, modern warfare 2 which am currently playing ( NOT SPEAKER FILL) for some reason, its giving stereo when playing most HD movies with WMP. however, when run through windows media centre, 5.1 plays fine.
regarding speaker fill, when i play my stereo music files, i turn on speaker fill and my rear speakers sound fine. crisp enhancement of stereo files is what i hear.
ok now with soft. i got the latest realtek drivers for win 7 from intel site. i also installed a codec pack for win 7 which runs MKV files and also has the AC3 filter. i use that filter for all my playback movies and all except for DTS DVDs. reason i can clearly see input/decoded sound originally in the file and what my system is outputting and can tweak and mess about a lot.
if u guys need that codec pack lemme know will give u the link. hope this info helps.

 

[rigo]

if u guys need that codec pack lemme know will give u the link. hope this info helps.

hey man dont hesitate..... why sould anybody write to have the correct link?
(anyway, we still wont get any 5.1 from our realtek with win7 'cause theres no good working driver)

 

[nikflin]

Realtek Drivers 2.39 released!!! I'm downloading it and will let you know if 5.1 is going to work! *fingers crossing*

 

[mutha88]

Hi! This is my first post, so please excuse me, If something is wrong with it.

I have ALC1200 integrated audio chipset. I am using Windows 7 x64, latest updates and etc. I have Logitech 5.1 speakers. I have the Realtek 2.39 driver, newest one.

The problem is very simple. I can't hear in Winamp, Windows Media Player, AIMP, BS Player & such all the 6 channels (5.1 surround) sound. The only thing I hear is 2.1.

When I test the speakers in Realtek and the Win 7 "Sound" thingy in Control Panel I have the loop running on all of my 6 channels (front, center, subwoofer, rear). Why can't I enjoy to 5.1 surround sound in Winamp and other players then?!

When will Realtek fix it? Am I the only one with ALC1200 and Realtek 2.39 expriencing this kind of problem?

Please help!

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Hello fellows, I have the same problem, i'm really dissapointed that realtek won't fix this problem with new drivers. I downloaded a simple solution from Winamp Media Player - MP3, Multimedia, and Music Player (because i listen music with winamp player). The link is here. And to watch movies that support 5.1 sorround i downloaded win 7 codec pack by shark 007 where you can choose 5.1 audio settings.

That's the only solution for me. It worked, but it will be better, if Realtek fix their stupid and useless drivers. Thanks!

 

[rigo]

im not using this computer friendly amps. i have a 12kg-s (26.5 lbs) yamaha rx-v550 and s/pdif. still dont hear any 5.1 only virtual 5.1 and that's bull......t. the amp shows how many channels are active:
http://www.avland.co.uk/yamaha/rxv550/rxv550lrg.jpg (below -50 on the right)
and i see always 2 channels but on the test the dolby sound.
but right now its strange, that it plays movies 5.1, but the .dts audio files not. nor games. only movies.

 

[Lahino]

This is insane.

I have problem,.. for me 5.1 surround works (i think), but no bass sound from subwoofer. Speaker fill and bass enhancement is not the solution.

For example in winamp, it seems that the sound is not coming to the audio codecs, when I use AC3 filter on sound input, there is no sound (of course some input error). Also hardware mixing is off, I dont know why and Im pretty desperate. I have realtek ac 97 (integrated sound card on MSI K8neo4).

Windows 7 didnt recognized my sound card, I had to install newest drivers for vista/7 from realtek website, but no luck at all....

The sound without bass is no sound!

 

[holfire]

I tested the news drivers (R3.9)...

IT DOESN'T WORK.

They piss me of, tomorrow I buy a sound card.

 

[Melee54]

This is ridiculous. What the heck are they even updating in these useless driver updates? I really miss my surround sound. Some smart guys need to develop 3rd party drivers or something :/

 

[chocho]

i found a patch solution until comes out the fix of this problem (windows 7).. go to the volume icon on the start bar> open volume mixer. Then you have to select your sound sistem and will open a menu. Select improvements and there must be an option speakers fill or something. that will simulate a sorround sound using the rear speakers.
i apologize if the options arent right.. im chilean and i have mmy windows 7 in spanish.

 

[mutha88]

Dear chocho,

Thanks for the help, but this trick doesn't work on my Realtek .

Guys, there is a NEW Realtek 2.40 driver! I'll test it, hope it works!

 

[JigSawMan]

Dear chocho,

Thanks for the help, but this trick doesn't work on my Realtek .

Guys, there is a NEW Realtek 2.40 driver! I'll test it, hope it works!

No, 2.40 doesn't fix the problem. Like everyone else here I have been waiting for Realtek to put out a driver to fix this, but I doubt they are going to. I also shot a couple emails abouth this issue to the Realtek U.S.A. support, but never got any replies.

It is a bit weird that the Win7 Control Panel\Sound\Playback tab will let me "configure" the Speakers (which I don't use), yet the configure option will not work for the Digital Output (which I do use, SPDIF optical). It almost seems like Win7 just needs to be told, "Hey look here, this is a 5.1/7.1 playback device too!"

After trying the last 12 driver updates from Realtek, I'm giving up and buying a soundcard. I hate to, because the onboard sound hardware is capable of handling what I want from it, but Realtek is obviously not going to help us software-wise.

 

[venat0r]

i found a patch solution until comes out the fix of this problem (windows 7).. go to the volume icon on the start bar> open volume mixer. Then you have to select your sound sistem and will open a menu. Select improvements and there must be an option speakers fill or something. that will simulate a sorround sound using the rear speakers.
i apologize if the options arent right.. im chilean and i have mmy windows 7 in spanish.

it works very nice its e.g cuting voices form movies in rear but lefts special effect etc. only if movie is coded in 2chanell MPEG. for x264 or mp3 playing it isnt work to well

and... form R2.37 to R2.40 it was much improved in this feature

bottomline r2.40 ,profile room , small modifications in equalizer and it isnt so bad in 5.1 and for mpeg movies turn off profile room and trun feature speakers fill

 

[tyler2569]

solution

I had this same problem, no 5.1 surround.. so this is what i had to do to "work around" the problem...and its does not involve that stupid speaker fill option which is not true surround. (took me 10min to solve, also im a pc tech) and im using microsoft provided drivers for realtek

Control panel -> sound -> click realtek sound speakers (wording will be different 4 ur sound card mine says AC97 audio) -> properties -> Enhancements -> click the "environment tab" -> look down and you will see "setting" -> select the "room" setting (and only that if u want normal sounding sound) -> Next scroll down the list of available enhancements and click the "room correction" tab -> now look down and you should see a setting tab, click that and a window opens -> now in here your settings will vary but i had to bump up both rear speakers by +9DB and my center by +3DB and now i have full surround.

Hope this helps
Tyler2569

 

[quakeguy]

I believe the problem is "shared mode". When the audio output device is in shared mode, it can ONLY output 2 channel (stereo). There are options (Control Panel/Sound/Playback/<device>/Properties) that will tell you about this; see the "Supported Formats" and "Advanced" tabs. Supported Formats can test "Dolby Digital" mode and it will prove that the card can output 5.1 sound in Windows 7. "Advanced" tab will show you some limited options about "shared mode"; I think I heard that shared mode is new with Windows 7; if so, the problem is probably that the boneheads from Realtek have not yet figured it out.

Of course, troubleshooting software from HP (my brand) shows me a chair surrounded by speakers, and only the two front speakers are selectable. I am using S/PIDF cable, not speakers, so much of the discussion here does not apply to me. Presumably the HP troubleshooter is intimately tied to the Realtek drivers, and therefore subject to the same defects.

 

[holfire]

When I look the informations about my last drivers (R2.40), I see it dates to 25/12/09

Is it normal it's not more recent ?

 

[quantum112]

Hah, y'all are lucky, even if the new drivers don't fix anything, at least you can install them - I have a GA X48 DQ6 with that abhorrent ALC889A chipset and I can't even install official Realtek Drivers for the device instead only those on my motherboard website which are special Gigabyte ones that are 1 month old - and of course the 5.1 doesn't work.
If I had money to buy a Creative X-Fi I would tear the Realtek off the motherboard and mail it to those incompetent smuts in Taiwan or wherever they are located telling them to shove it where you can't see it.
It is unbelievable.

 

[Docnoq]

Hey guys,

I just registered here to share my experience.

I have a Creative Audigy 4 in my system as well as the Realtek ALC888 onboard. I used to use my audigy before Windows 7, but Creative has still not released properly working drivers so I switched to my ALC888. Initially I was using the drivers from MSI's website for the Realtek, and all was fine. When I tested the speakers in the control panel and Realtek's control panel, every speaker output sound properly. While listening to music today, however, I noticed my rear/center speakers were not outputting sound. I updated my drivers to the 2.40 from Realtek's site, but no dice. I can still get sound from every speaker when I test it in the control panel, but not when playing music. I spent the last 2 hours fiddling with settings, but nothing worked. After reading the post on here about sound playing properly in games, I started up CS:S just to test everything, and voila: all the speakers are working. However, I still only have stereo sound when using WMP and foobar2000.

Hopefully my experience will help someone pinpoint exactly what the cause is.

On a side note, I am able to get sound from the rear/center if I use speaker fill, but we all know how crappy that sound quality is.

*Edit: Ok, so I decided to update my audigy drivers with the latest beta from Daniel K to see if I would have any luck, but I have the same issue that I have with the Realtek (in addition to other problems the audigy has that are unrelated). I'm thinking this problem has got to be related to a Windows 7 setting instead of caused strictly by the drivers.