itunes

Tummy · 6 Apr 2009 at 10:41

Anyone have any idea why this isn't using all my speakers (5.1) and everything else is ?

Theguy · 6 Apr 2009 at 11:38

well songs are normally only 2 channel, so maybe itunes is just pumping the song out of the correct speakers.

paradigm · 6 Apr 2009 at 11:45

Start > Control Panel > Quicktime > Audio.

Change channels to 5.1.

Tummy · 6 Apr 2009 at 11:57

I can't see Quicktime in the controll panel ?

@Theguy, before my reformat itunes played all my music 5.1 no problems

Tummy · 6 Apr 2009 at 11:59

ah found it, set quick time audio to 5.1 and still no luck ? still only playing through left and right.

Theguy · 6 Apr 2009 at 12:59

hmm. iam not sure then. sorry :/
I know with my 5.1 system, unless i tell my speakers to pump out x2 to stereo, only 5.1 sources come out from the back speakers.

Pho · 6 Apr 2009 at 13:03

Alternatively you could use FFDShow to output in Dolby Pro Logic

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Tummy · 6 Apr 2009 at 13:54

reinstalled things, still no difference

blargh ! worked fine before my reformat !

Mattus · 7 Apr 2009 at 02:19

Your songs will be 2-channel. If they were playing in 5.1, it would have been some other program which was converting the audio to 5.1. Probably a feature of your soundcard drivers, or else some kind of processing plugin.

What soundcard is it?

Tummy · 7 Apr 2009 at 14:10

I don't have a sound card, I gave it to my dad when I got my new pc.

It was a creative one, bloody expensive at the time.

I've not used a sound card in this computer, I just can't work out how I got 5.1 before, it's really annoying me ! I have a 5.1 system and so far TF2 is the only thing taking advantage

Mattus · 7 Apr 2009 at 15:05

Sounds like you're probably using the motherboard Realtek audio then? If you go into the Realtek control panel (might be an icon in your system tray), there should be an option to turn on 'virtual surround' or similar.