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�TourStart here for a quick overview of the site�Help CenterDetailed answers to any questions you might have�MetaDiscuss the workings and policies of this site�About UsLearn more about Stack Overflow the company�BusinessLearn more about hiring developers or posting ads with us I have the VL Sound 5.1 plugin for Winamp which enables 5.1 surround sound emulation for stereo music files on Windows Vista/7. I'm just wondering, is there something similar for Windows Media Player 12 as I use it to watch movies/music videos and it'd be nice to at least get emulated 5.1 surround sound. In my case On-board Realtek sound driver itself automatically splits the mp3 audio into 5.1 automatically even whatever media player i use .So i request you to try update your sound driver software to latest version or OS upgrade.Because while using XP the same sound driver produces the 5.1(i heard the the all frequencies of sound in all speakers ), but After OS Upgrade Vista/Windows 7 the updated sound driver works greatI can feel the difference in rear speakers and sub-woofer channels. Just to let you guys know.

The problems actually lie with Windows 7 HDMI and it's built in connection reading through EDID. All of the problems I have read about on the net all come back to EDID which is implemented as a form of Out;ut Protection. TechnologyLife / ArtsCulture / RecreationScienceOther� Stack Overflow� Server Fault� Super User� Web Applications� Ask Ubuntu� Webmasters� Game Development� TeX - LaTeX� Programmers� Unix & Linux� Ask Different (Apple)� WordPress Development� Geographic Information Systems� Electrical Engineering� Android Enthusiasts� Emdia Security� Database Administrators� Drupal Answers� SharePoint� User Experience� Mathematica� Salesforce� ExpressionEngine� Answers� Cryptography� Code Review� Magento� Signal Processing� Raspberry Pi� Programming Puzzles & Code Golf�more (7)� Photography� Science Fiction & Fantasy� Graphic Design� Movies & TV� Music: Practice & Theory� Seasoned Advice (cooking)� Home Improvement� Personal Finance & Money� Academia�more (8)� English Language & Usage� Skeptics� Mi Yodeya (Judaism)� Travel� Christianity� English Language Learners� Japanese Language� Arqade (gaming)� Bicycles� Role-playing Games� Anime & Manga�more (18)� Mathematics� Cross Validated (stats)� Theoretical Computer Science� Physics� MathOverflow� Chemistry� Biology� Computer Science� Dindows (3)� Stack Apps� Meta Stack Exchange� Area 51� Stack Overflow Careers This is really weird.I have my Windows 7 Pro SP1 installed.I have surround sound 5.1The sound tests good via the Windows 7 tools.Skyrim plays on my surround sound correctly.However, Windows Media Player 12 only plays out of front speakers.I look into the device tab in Windows Media Player and it say 5.1 surround, but.So I think lets just reinstall Windows Media Player.Well wonderful Microsoft goes no you already have it and there are winsows updates.Used to be able to uninstall and reinstall; well no more.Any thoughts?Thanks in advance,Ralph You're playing music or actually a video with 5.1 sound?

Music is likely only stereo (2.1). There might be an option to upmix the stereo content to 5.1 in your control panel settings somewhere, depending on the drivers for the audio chip/card in your system.So yeah, answer slugbait's questions and you'll get better answers. Go to control panel, then hardware and sound, then sound.

Right click on speakers in the new box that comes up and configure it for 5.1. Or do the test to see if all are working.If you are using separate codecs, you will have to configure it too. Example, video codec AC3filter uses a separate configuration tool. Hello,Thank you all. As indicated in my initial post the surround sound works with hardware and sound as well as Skyrim.I researched further and found that everyone is having the issue. The older versions of Windows Media (ver 11 for XP) would outpht a stereo sound and fill the back speakers of surround sound.In Windows 7, Windows Media no longer does this.

Realtek may in fact have a "feature" module at their site to add so that this can happen again.Thanks again,Ralph Click to expand.Windows Media Player never did this. The upmixing/faking is done on the part of the audio chip.Make sure you actually have the correct drivers installed.

Realtek's option is called "speaker fill". Make sure you have that selected through either the sound control panel or realtek's manager.https://www.image-share.com/upload/242/60.png Agreed with Goober. Mo info: https://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/.definition-sound-and-music-from-your-computerThis whole time I thought you were complaining about not getting surround sound to work, but it's obvious now that you weren't using a surround sound source. Thank you all.What I never realized is that Windows Media Player 11 in Windows/XP was doing windowss feature or perhaps it was the way the options were set for realtek in Windows/XP.I will go back and look.Next I need to go look for the Realtek sound manager and put it back into Windows 7 Pro SP1.I am slowing building up my Windows 7 environment while I continue to use my Windows/XP system for now.Thank you,Ralph I sometimes like to hear the room filled with music too, even on a 2.1 recording.

If Skyrim is giving you true surround sound (ambient sounds on the surround speakers and the action happening on the fronts) you indeed have your 5.1 discreet channels.

Now lets make the audiophiles cringe.On your realtek control panel, if you have "connector retasking" as a feature on your audio chip, you should be able to right click the colored back panel 3.5 mm icons on the right.Retask the one set for "side speaker out" as "front speaker out"Your sound chip will now mirror all sounds going to your front speakers to your rears/surrounds.Don't forget to set it back when playing games or you'll be losing the benefits of having 5 channels.Hope this helps.

(I have an ALC889A, my friend who has a newer version doesn't have the connector retasking option, just a heads up) Btw, outpput a response p,ayer 'speaker fill', I don't have it since my chip supports Dolby ProLogic II but on my friend's pc (like Eindows mentioned) it absolutely sucks. It tries to take a stereo recording and upmix it to 5.1 so that the vocals come through the center channel and ambient instruments come through the surrounds, which sounds awesome on DLPII but sounds terrible using Realtek's algorithm.

Leave it turned off. Even the "matrix" plug-in for winamp does a better job.OP, if you can click the little "i" at the bottom of the Realtek Audio Manager and look at the audio chip you have (it will be listed next to 'Audio Codec'), you can look up a chart that lays out all the special features of your sound 'card'.Cheers. Thank you everyone.I haven't gotten to this task yet. However, all this input will help tremendously.I now have my Windows 7 Pro 64bit running as my primary system.I switched over my critical tasks from XP such as mail feeds, etc.I can see that the 64 bit is more responsive than the old 32 bit XP.I am also medis delivery of a SSD, which will really make the system very responsive; no more latency delays loading up apps and using system functions, etc., etc.,Now back to getting my sons PC an older XP system updated.

I am moving my former graphics card into his system, which will allow him to enjoy his new Christmas present Railworks 3.Thanks again,Ralph **Sorry about the length, I tend to be playsr descriptive**So I just set up my new computer but I cannot get programs to play audio in 5.1 surround sound, or even 5.1 fill for that matter. I have an ASUS Z87-A motherboard running the latest Realtek HD Audio Manager (6.0.1.7023) and I am trying to play sound through a new set of Logitech z506 5.1 surround sound speaker system.

I have all settings in the Realtek audio manager, Wjndows system settings (I'm using Windows 7 64-bit Professional), iTunes (11.1.4.62), and Windows media center set to 5.1 surround sound (where possible) and the windpws optimal settings determined by Realtek (24Bits, 48 kHz) but neither WMC nor iTunes will play audio through the center or rear speakers (kind of).I have done the speaker test in Realtek and Windows system settings and all the speakers + bass played the sound at full volume and clarity as expected, but when ever I try and play a song through WMC or iTunes, it mainly gets played through the front left/right and bass.

I can hear the songs being faintly played ouutput the ohtput speakers (at about a 1/10 of normal level in terms of volume, maybe even quieter, but it also has a significant amount of static noise that over powers the faint melody of the song). In the new Realtek manager I don't see an option anywhere for speaker fill which I hope will fix the problem if I can find it (because obviously speaker fill is all I'm looking for with playing music through the 5.1) but I have searched through every menu to no avail.I have messed around with every option that seems like it might produce some sort of different output that I could then work toward fixing the problem from but nothing seems to change the way that songs play through the speakers.

I have even tried the "Swap Center / Subwoofer Output" but that does nothing to change either speaker's output. I can get the rear speakers to work in full if I swap the stereo/rear jacks but then the front speakers don't work and I can't do anything to get the middle speaker to work outside the tests.

I had the same problems with my last mobo (ASUS M4A79XTD) but I passed it off as just a failure from the old hardware but everything in this computer is brand new, like packages received over the last 4 days and set up this morning new. I cannot wlndows any headway in solving this issue and every post I see has people offering up solutions that I have already tried. Can someone please help me fix this or at least explain why it will never work so I can stop wasting my time?Full system specs:CPU Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-CoreMotherboard Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150Memory G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133Storage Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" SSDWestern Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPMVideo Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 4GBPower Supply Rosewill 650W ATX12V / EPS12VSpeakers Logitech z506 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker SystemAudio Driver Realtek HD Audio Manager � 6.0.1.7203 � Directx11 � HD Audio � ALC892OS Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-BitEverything is wired correctly as per the instruction manual of the mobo.

I've looked at the BIOS settings and there doesn't appear to be anything out of the ordinary there. music is stereo only sound so playing through the front speakers only and subwoofer is normal.the only way to get stereo sound out of your rears would be as you said to set the speakers to fill. there IS a setting for it but what its called and where you find it varies by windows os.you would need to change it back to what it was before when you are done though or then 5.1 surround wont work right.if you played a movie right now 5.1 would probably work fine. I knew about the speaker fill option but I cannot find it anywhere.

All of my options under Speakers>Properties>Enhancements are:"EnvironmentVoice CancellationPitch ShiftEqualizerSwap Center /Subwoofer SpeakerLoudness EqualizationBass ManagmentRoom CorrectionDTS Connect"Is it renamed like you said and is one of the above options? Because I don't see "speaker fill" in either the Windows system settings nor the Realtek HD Audio Manager. � Need help to find 5.1 output on Windows 7 - Forum� Need help deciding 5.1 vs. 7.1 - Forum� Help in setting up 5.1 surround sound in Windows 7 - Forum� Windows 7 drivers needed for RM AL51 - Forum� No Audio Output Device is Installed (Windows 7) - ForumCan't find your answer ?

Ask ! how about in your soundcard/onboard sound drivers/software. is there an option?in one of those two places (sound properties or soundcard software) there should be an option for it if the speakers are set up as 5.1sorry but i dont use computer speakers on my system anymore so i cant exactly give you a step by step like i would prefer. i have everything routed to a receiver and my home theater system so i do not get the same options as you do.you dont have this either?edit:and just to be clear how are you hooked up?via the three 3.5mm cables to the rear correct?

(i remember you mentioning if you swap them All Categories� Bing� Internet Explorer� Microsoft Health and Band� Mobile Devices� MSN� Music, Movies & TV� Office� OneDrive� Outlook.com� Surface� Virus and Malware� Windows� Windows Essentials� Windows Insider Medoa Community Participation Outpu have recently bought a Dell Inspiron outtput and I am using the speaker system I had with my old computer - a really 5.1 quality set of Sony 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers.I have tested the speakers under sound settings - all speakers are showing up as working.

I have also played music using Nero media player and Media Player Classic - all working fine.However, whenever I try to play any music in Windows Media Player - the sound only comes out on two speakers?I'm stumped here - I know the speakers work, as evidenced by the sound test and the fact that they work with other media players, so why won't they work with Windows Media Player. Have tried a few 'fix-its' from Microsoft - nothing has worked so far.I am using Windows 7 (same as on my old computer - incidentally where the media player worked fine) and K-Lite fully loaded codec pack.Anyone have any ideas - I use Windows Media Player the most and have all my songs stored there, so it's going to be a real pain if I can't use it, and it's my preferred player, but this is just annoying and frustrating.Thanks for any help you can offer. Hi paws4claws,From the issue description it seems that whenever you try to play any music in Windows Media Windows media player output 5.1 - the sound only comes out on two speakers.

I do understand the inconvenience.� Which Microsoft fixit have you tried?� Have you made any recent changes to the computer prior to the issue?I would suggest you to run Windows Media Player Settings troubleshooter and check if it helps.https://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Open-the-Windows-Media-Player-Settings-troubleshooter Hi paws4claws,From the issue description it seems that whenever you try to play any music in Windows Media Player - the sound only comes out on two speakers.

I do understand the inconvenience.� Which Microsoft fixit have you tried?� Have you made any recent changes to the computer prior to the issue?I would suggest you to run Windows Media Player Settings troubleshooter and check outpuy it helps.https://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Open-the-Windows-Media-Player-Settings-troubleshooter Thanks for the response.It is a brand new computer - Dell 660 Inspiron - so I haven't changed any settings except to try and set up the computer to work with 5.1 surround sound in sound management!I have tried a few Microsoft fixits - none of which have worked.I ran the troubleshooter you gave me - as I once again haven't changed any settings, I don't know why there would be an issue.

but I got this response from the troubleshooter:- 'configuration settings might be set incorrectly' - so not quite sure what todo next.So far, the speakers work with Media Player Classic and Nero Media Player - but not Windows Media Player - still none the wiser?Additional advice would be much appreciated. My ASUS stock soundcard does not support the enhancements option. However all 5 speakers and sub respond correctly when tested through the souncard (realtek HD) menu.

However, my WMP will only play through two speaker channels. i am wondering if thisis a solely Otuput issue, and if there is any other free software programs which will acknowledge the active hardwire connections. This site in other languages� Bahasa Indonesia� Cestina� Dansk� Deutsch� Eesti� Espanol� Francais� Italiano� Magyar� Nederlands� Norsk, Bokmal� Polski� Portugues� Suomi� Svenska� Tie?ng Vi?t� Turkce� ????????� ������� ?????� ???????� ???� ???� ??(??)� ??(??)� ??? � 2016 Microsoft� Microsoft Community Code of Conduct� Community Participation Center� Trademarks� Privacy & Cookies� Terms of Use� Microsoft Community Code of Conduct� Community Participation Center� Trademarks� Privacy & Cookies� Terms medla Use� � All Categories� Arts & Humanities� Beauty & Style� Business & Finance� Cars & Transportation� Computers & Internet� Consumer Electronics� Dining Out� Education & Reference� Entertainment & Music� Environment� Family & Relationships� Food & Drink� Games & Recreation� Health� Home & Garden� Local Businesses� News & Events� Pets� Politics & Government� Pregnancy & Parenting� Science & Mathematics� Social Science� Society & Culture� Sports� Travel� Yahoo Products � Argentina� Australia� Brazil� Canada� France� Germany� India� Indonesia� Italy� Malaysia� Mexico� New Zealand� Philippines� Quebec� Singapore� Taiwan� Hong Kong� Spain� Thailand� UK & Ireland� Vietnam� Espanol� I bought a brand new gaming PC today and now I can't play music from Windows Media Player 12 in Windows 7 Home Premium x64 in 5.1 surround.

I am still using the K-Lite codec Pack though I've also used the Combined Community Codec Pack but no go. I previously was using the same operating system but 32 bit. show more I bought a brand new gaming PC today and now I can't play music from Windows Media Player 12 in Windows 7 Home Premium x64 in outut surround.

I am still using the K-Lite codec Pack though I've also used the Combined Community Codec Pack but no go. I previously was using the same operating system but 32 bit with the same speaker setup though the sound card is different now.I realize my audio is in 2 channels but I used to be able to listen to the same songs out of all speakers instead of only 2.What can I download or what setting can I change to fix this? I've gone into my Realtek audio manager and its set to 5.1 surround.

All speakers tested ok individually so the speakers are connected properly. I have the latest drivers from realtek also so please dont tell me to make sure my drivers windlws updated.Please help! Best Answer: there is setting for this in the control panels - search for sound in the main control panel then 'change sound card settings' goto configure for the associated device and you can select 5.1, 7.1, stereo etc.

It should output in 5.1 for you now. I bought a brand new gaming PC today and now I can't play music from Windows Media Player 12 in Windows 7 Home Premium x64 in 5.1 surround. I am still using the K-Lite codec Pack though I've also used the Combined Community Codec Pack but no go. I previously was using the same operating system but 32 bit with the same speaker setup though the sound card is different now.I realize my audio is in 2 channels but I used to be able to listen to the same songs out of all speakers instead of only 2.What can I download or what setting can I change to fix this?

I've gone into my Realtek audio manager and its set to 5.1 surround. All speakers tested ok individually so the speakers are connected properly. I have the latest drivers from realtek also so please dont tell me to make sure my drivers are updated.Please help! Report Abuse I think this question violates the Community GuidelinesChat or rant, adult content, spam, insulting other members, show more I think plaeyr question violates the Terms of ServiceHarm to minors, violence or threats, harassment or privacy invasion, impersonation or misrepresentation, fraud or phishing, show more Additional DetailsIf you believe your intellectual property has been infringed and would like to file a complaint, please see our Copyright/IP Policy Report Abuse I think this answer violates the Community GuidelinesChat or rant, adult content, spam, insulting other members, show more I think this answer violates the Terms of ServiceHarm to minors, violence or threats, harassment or privacy invasion, impersonation or misrepresentation, fraud or phishing, show more Additional DetailsIf you believe your intellectual property has been infringed and would like to file a complaint, please see our Copyright/IP Policy Report Abuse I think this comment violates the Community GuidelinesChat or rant, adult content, spam, insulting other members, show more I think this comment violates the Terms of ServiceHarm to minors, violence or threats, harassment or privacy invasion, impersonation or misrepresentation, fraud or phishing, show more Additional DetailsIf you believe your intellectual property has been infringed and would like to file a wihdows, please see pkayer Copyright/IP Policy More� Tell us outpjt more� Upload in Progress� Upload failed.

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I am only hearing 1% of the audio and only effects, no dialog. In the VLC player Audio -> Audio Device -> Stereo fixes this, but I can't find the equivalent in WMP.Any help is greatly appreciated! I'm assuming by MWP you mean WMP. I would suggest trying the Play menu and then clicking "Audio and language tracks".

but other than that, I'm not sure. VLC is an extremely versatile player, leaps mdia bounds above WMP. It may be likely that you cannot change this is WMP. Don't give up hope, but I'm just letting you know. Thanks - I didn't realize that WMP would be limited in this area since there are so many menu options.

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or read our Welcome Guide to learn how to use this site. Hi guys.I am running windows media player 9 series, I have fully set up a 5.1 surround system using a Sound blaster Live 24-bit Sound Card. When I test the speakers on the Creative Speaker Test bar, each speaker windowe, "front left, Front right, Rear left" etc. Hoewver, when I play an Mp3 or Avi File in Media Player, I am only getting audio output in the front left and right speakers.I have enabled 5.1 output in control panel/Audio/speaker settings, but still no joy.The man who built my PC tells me Media Player neeeds a codec to support 5.1 sound.

Is this the case? What should I do next?Many thanks in advance.� Back to top hello thistle, i'm not too sure if this is your answer but i would have thought to get all of you speakers firing you would need to input a 5.1 source. To my understanding MP3 and avi's are stereo or mono only. Does your setup work when you play a 5.1 enabled dvd? Hi thistle, I just bought and installed 5.1 surround.

I'm using WMP 10 and all is fine. The first time i changed my audio speaker settings to 5.1 surround, i just clicked on ok, instead of apply and ok ! when i restarted my computer it went back to desktop speakers!! The next thing i did is on the volume control i went mediz options, then properties and added the volume bars for the rear, center and sub to adjust them individually, sounds better too !! Don't know plxyer this will help but i hope it does!! I didn't need any codecs !!~Rolly~� Back to top Right click pkayer symbol in your taskbar,Click on "Playback Devices",Right click your speaker device you use for 5.1 surround,Click on "Properties",Click on "Enhancements" tab,Scroll down to find windows media player output 5.1 Fill" and enable it.this is how you do it on windows 7, other operating systems may differ.� Back to top Advertise|About Us|User Agreement|Privacy Policy|Sitemap|Chat|RSS Feeds|Contact UsTech Support Forums|Virus Removal Guides|Downloads|Tutorials|The Computer Glossary|Uninstall List|Startups|The File Database �� Articles & News� Forum� Outpht & Displays� CPU� Components� Motherboards� Games� Storage� Overclocking� Tutorials� All categories� Chart� For IT Pros� Get IT Center� Brands� Tutorials�Other sites� Tom's Guide� Tom's IT Pro Hey everyone, I installed windows 7 today, I'm a big fan of hooking up my comp to the TV and watching movies.

It was a pain to get the video card working but all is good now. When i thought I was ready to start watching some quality TV, I came across an even bigger problem: Only 2 of my speakers were working, i went to the hardware and sound configs in the control panel and set it to 7.1 surround, sure enough it recognizes all of them, when i test it all 7 speakers and the subwoffer work perfectly, however no other program is using them, they all only use 2 speakers.

I've tried winamp, vlc, windows media center, media player classic and it happens with all of them. Help! Thanks Most likely because those programs you're using, or the media you're playing isn't anything more then stereo. If you want 7.1 you have to play media that supports 7.1 surround.

OR if you're using a Creative Card, wiindows of them have a feature that allows fake surround sound. Even if the media is not. � Can I make Windows Media Center use my TV speakers only?� Windows XP/Surround sound issue� Sound card to run two items� Problem, all sound except for ingame voices, and voices during movie's� Can't get surround sound working with PC having the same problem. when tested each speaker works yet when listening to audio or watching videos the computer only uses 2.

had full use of all speakers in xp and vista anyone found a fix or a workround? I had the same issue with my 5.1 system in Windows 7. Only 2 speakers would work when using Media Player or playing games. It worked fine in XP. When testing the individual speakers, they worked fine. What I did to fix this was go into the 'Manage Audio Devices'. My default device was '2 High Definition Audio Windoqs, just a bog standard one on the Motherboard. I entered the properties of that device and went to the 'Enhancements' tab.

Outpug was an option there called 'Speaker Fill'. The description of which was "Speaker Fill creates a virtual environment for playback of stereo audio sources on surround speaker systems" Selecting that option fixed the issue for me.

It doesn't sound brilliant in all applications, but it's a good step forward. Guys, try this. In REALTEK audio, assign the back speakers to front speakers. In windows control panel, click sound, right click speakers, configure.

Choose Stereo. Now go play a movie or an mp3. It should be coming through all of your speakers. I had it set up 5.1, but having movies only coming through the center speaker and mp3s only coming front up front annoyed me too much. Now I have 5 speakers all playing the same thing at once, which is what I want. The loss is that if you play a game that has 5.1, you winrows really getting it. Hey, thought I'd do one of my rare posts.

Enabling the "Speaker Fill" enhancement as mentioned in a previous wnidows is the correct way to handle this. Right click audio icon in task bar (or open from control panel) -> playback devices -> speakers -> Properties -> Enhancements -> Enable Speaker Fill.

This outpt Windows scale up jedia stereo/quad/etc. sound sources (such as the stereo encoded Plager and Movies your playing) to whatever your speaker setup is.

This means all the speakers are used and you also get true 5.1/7.1 surround sound if available from the source.

Doing it the other way, where you set the output in Windows to ALWAYS be outputt, requires your speaker hardware to do the upscaling in order to use all the satellite speakers and means no proper surround sound EVER. My old Creative set up has a switch on the back of the sub to do this. but this method is just not as good as the "Speaker Fill" option! Hey everyone,I installed windows 7 today, I'm a big fan of hooking up my comp to the TV and watching movies.

It was a pain to get the video card working but all outut good now. When i thought I was ready to start watching some quality TV, I came across an even bigger problem: Only 2 of my speakers were working, i went to the hardware and sound configs in the control panel and set it to medua surround, sure enough it recognizes all of them, when i outut it all 7 speakers and the subwoffer work perfectly, however no other program is using them, they all only use 2 speakers .I've tried winamp, vlc, windows media center, media player classic and it happens with all of them.Help!ThanksUse The KMPlayer ; Under Preference -> Audio processing -> Resample/Output set "Speakers" to 5.1 channels and it will play almost all your media files in 5.1 � Not getting 5.1 audio output on windows 8 ?� Partial SOUND.

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I have mother board ASUS P5KPL/1600 it possesss exits of audio for home theater. I have set up the sorround sound 5.1�under hardware and sound, tested ittest work with no problems in Windows 7,�but when I play audio files, it only play�in the front speakers, in Windows Media Player 12, Winamp, among others!!!

Already I configured in Media Player, however exactly thus it does not function! It would like to know as to solve the problem?

Thanks!!! Sorry for bad english!!! Hi RicardoRAG, The drivers are the round elements that calls the speakers, we need compatible driver with Oktput 7 to configure related settings. Please make sure that you own the updated audio driver and you set the system audio to surround mode.

Windowd on my research, you also need to click Trust taskbar icon to open sound configuration after installing related drivers. However, if the driver isn't compatible with Windows 7.

You may need to wait until the day when Windows 7 compatible driver is released. Thanks for your understanding. Hope this help. :) Candice I would like to confirm if the audio files you played support 5 channels.

Many audio files only support double channel. Therefore, even though we have configured the surround sound 5.1, we can only get sound from two channels. I recommend downloading a 5.1 audio file and playing it to check the result. We can get this type of files from Microsoft website: Surround sound.If the issue persists when playing the 5.1 audio file (which is just downloaded), I would like to share more information about this related issue.

How to fix 5.1 analog surround sound in Media Center 2005 Update Rollup 2 I hope the above information is useful for you. :) � Marked as answer by Arthur Xie Windows media player output 5.1 contingent staff, Moderator Wednesday, August 26, 2009 10:49 AM� Unmarked as answer by Arthur Xie Microsoft contingent staff, Moderator Thursday, August 27, 2009 6:14 AM Hi RicardoRAG, The drivers are the round elements that calls the speakers, we need compatible driver with Windows 7 to configure related settings.

Please make sure that you own the updated audio driver and you set the system audio to surround mode. Based on my research, you also need to click Trust taskbar icon to open sound configuration after installing related drivers. However, msdia the driver isn't compatible with Windows 7. You may need to wait until the day when Windows 7 compatible driver is released.

Thanks for your understanding. Hope this help. :) Candice I am an IT manager and tech, i have only once experianced this issue and that was with the first few versions of Vista.I built a new system, all hardware was verified windows 7 64 bit compatible. During the burn in period 2 hardware items failed and were replaced.

Once the burnin perod (48hrs), with no failures I blew the installed windows 7, and proceeded toinstall a clean copy, using the technet image with SP1 included. i have taken 2 weeks to get to trying my multimedia system only to find that even though all settings and tests in windows 7 says it is in 5.1, you can hear each speaker during the test,but as soon as media player, media center, a game starts to play, the rear and center, and subwoofer wkndows are being combined into the Front speakers only, No sound comes from the other 3 channels.

I have spent 2 days trying different fixes and suggestions,none have fixed or changed the problem.So, I am asking for some help here, what�else can cause this in windows 7 x64 ULTThanks in Advance, system data belowSystem: AMDMotherboard:Asus Crosshair V FormulaCPU: AMD FX8350 4.0gigMemory:Mushkin Enhanced Redline 32GB DDR3 1866BootDrive: OCZ Agility 3 SSDGame and Data Drive: WD 500Gig Black SATA IIIGraphics Card: MSI R7870Sound Card: Creative X-fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty ProCreative X-fi Xtreme GamingProduct name: SB X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty ProDescription: SB X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty ProCreative Product ID: 01 11 04 winddows 00 00 00 D7Driver version: 2.

13. 12Product name: Audio Device Selection- Version: 1.01.08- Language ID: English- Software ID: Outupt Installed path: C:Program Files (x86)CreativeAudio Device Selection Unicode- Number of components: 0Product name: Wwindows Audio Driver Interface- Version: 2.00.31- Language ID: English- Software ID: CADI- Installed path: C:Program Files (x86)CreativeShareDLLCADI- Number of components: 0Product name: Creative Audio Processing Object Interface Module- Version: 1.24.01- Language ID: English- Software Widnows APOIM- Installed path: C:Windowssystem32- Number of components: 0Glenn A Nicholson IT Specilist/Manager Hope this helps i had this same issue playing mus