Quake3World

k how do i get simple stereo sound to go to all my speakers on a 7.1 speaker setup? I don't usually even need 7.1 or any kind of .1 , I just want rich sound in a room... I come to find out that my eched on nvidia 7.1 sound card that came with my biostar, does not use all my speakers when i play mp3's for instance, it only uses the 2 fronts and the sub...how can i solve this ? is this how it is meant to be? pretty lame IMO

I think I need a better soundcard... any recommendations on a highly configurable 7.1 card?

you need something to matrix a 7.1 sound out of your stereo source. maybe try some winamp plugins (i know they had one to matrix 5.1 awhile back) or google for other alternatives. i don't do surround on the PC, so i'm not much help, sorry.

i dont either I just want music to be present in the room instead of having some kind of source, if you know what I mean.. ps thanx on the winamp tip, I just got a 7.1 plugin for it

just remember, it's matrixed, so not true 7.1. should deliver what you're looking for though.

most soundcards have that function built in, as does windows

well his no workie.

My logitech speakers have a matrix mode and it sounds pretty good. I've always preferred a surround stage instead of having all your sound up front.

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:well his no workie.

you have to manually enable it, usually.
so if you dont know about it then it would just use the 2 fronts, innit

I think this is what MKJ is talking about:

Start/Settings/Control Panel/Sounds and Audio Devices/Volume tab/Speaker settings/Advanced.../Speakers tab/Speaker setup/Choose 7.1 from the list if it isn't selected already.

correct