No Surround Sound in Vista

Wingo101 · Jul 23, 2008, 04:45 PM

I recently upgraded from XP to Vista Ultimate 64bit, and I only get 2.1ch sound output in my games & music.
If I do the sound test in vista, all the speakers work. I have changed all settings to 5.1ch.
If I play music through Power DVD I get sound from all the speakers, but not from Winamp & Media Player.
I have the latest drivers (v2.23) for my Razer AC-1 Sound Card. I am using Creative Inspire T6060 5.1ch speakers.

Any help will be much appreciated!

**temeteus82** · Jul 23, 2008, 04:56 PM

Hi there and welcome to DriverHeaven!

From Razer's support site :

Quote:

Problem
While using 5.1 settings in Vista, the sound output is only in a 2.1 format. What happened?

Solution

Ensure that the 'Surround/Back Surround Output Swap' box is UNchecked in the 7.1 section of the AC-1 software, and as the setting is carried over when using other settings.

While using 5.1 settings in Vista, the sound output is only in a 2.1 format. What happened?

I don't personally have the audio card in question so I really can't tell will it work.

Wingo101 · Jul 24, 2008, 04:22 PM

Hi temeteus82, thanks for the reply. Unfortunately I tried that already with no success.

Any other suggestions?

T3hn0 · Jul 31, 2008, 08:35 AM

how are you connected to the speakers? spdif or through analog connection?

i had problems with winamp too...check in the settings (i think it's under playback section) if you have checked surround sound? althou i don't think that winamp converts stereo signal into 5.1. correct me if i'm wrong...

Jul 23, 2008, 04:45 PM	#1
Wingo101 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	No Surround Sound in Vista I recently upgraded from XP to Vista Ultimate 64bit, and I only get 2.1ch sound output in my games & music. If I do the sound test in vista, all the speakers work. I have changed all settings to 5.1ch. If I play music through Power DVD I get sound from all the speakers, but not from Winamp & Media Player. I have the latest drivers (v2.23) for my Razer AC-1 Sound Card. I am using Creative Inspire T6060 5.1ch speakers. Any help will be much appreciated!

Jul 24, 2008, 04:22 PM	Thread Starter #3
Wingo101 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Hi temeteus82, thanks for the reply. Unfortunately I tried that already with no success. Any other suggestions?

Jul 31, 2008, 08:35 AM	#4
T3hn0 HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Slovenia Posts: 65 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	how are you connected to the speakers? spdif or through analog connection? i had problems with winamp too...check in the settings (i think it's under playback section) if you have checked surround sound? althou i don't think that winamp converts stereo signal into 5.1. correct me if i'm wrong...