Cant get genuine 5.1 sound

[mattyj131]

Hi,

I have a 5.1 sound card and 5.1 lg speakers but i cant get it to produce genuine 5.1 sound, in the software i have this option is greyed out and all the speakers play the same sound. For genuine 5.1 the rear speakers should play background noises?

 

[RealBlackStuff]

You would need a 5.1 source to begin with, like a DVD or 5.1 game.

 

[mattyj131]

Im refering to using a dvd. All the sound from the speakers is the same.

 

[young&wild]

Which DVD Software are you using now?

Have you make sure your speaker setup is set to "5.1 speaker mode"?

 

[vegasgmc]

The DVD player programs that come with the drives only have 2 channel sound. You have to upgrade to the full version to get multi-channel sound.