Re: Is there any 5.1 sound software titles around

In article <1%RTa.6390$>,
l says...
> The K7S5A has 5.1 sound but are there any software titles that makes use of
> 5.1?
> DVD player titles? Game titles? Jukebox titles?
> Can you really tell a difference between surround sound and 5.1?
>
Nearly all DVD films are 5.1


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Thanks good points. Straight to DVD/VHS movies may or may not have 5.1 and
you only get Digital when you use the digital audio cable anyway. Yep my
bad, I mistook CM-Audio's 5.1 Xearphone for true 5.1, no digital audio cable
connector on the K7S5A but I do have one on the Intel 810E.
Ok to WinDVD but other than DVDs no 5.1 titles right? No 5.1 streaming
audio? So if this is true why bother with a 5.1 sound card?

"drumguy1384" <> wrote in message
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> Actually I think that the standard for DVD has become Dolby Digital 5.1
....
> in other words in the actual spec for DVD films it *requires* a 5.1 sound
> track.
>
> However, you must make sure your DVD player software is set up correctly.
> WinDVD by default is set for simple stereo operation ... you have to
> manually change it to S/PDIF (if you have a digital line from your DVD
> drive) or to "6 channel" to run it in 5.1.
>
> I happen to have the K7S5A though, and it does not have onboard 5.1 ...
> unless they added it in a new revision I didn't know about (which I
doubt).
>
>
> Drumguy
>
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> "Conor" <> wrote in message
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> > In article <1%RTa.6390$>,
> > l says...
> > > The K7S5A has 5.1 sound but are there any software titles that makes
use
> of
> > > 5.1?
> > > DVD player titles? Game titles? Jukebox titles?
> > > Can you really tell a difference between surround sound and 5.1?
> > >
> > Nearly all DVD films are 5.1
> >
> >
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> > Conor Turton
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"drumguy1384" <> wrote in message
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> "jaster" <> wrote in message
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>

<<snip>>

> Sounds nice :-D ... guess I'm not "state of the art" anymore, lol!
>
> But you are right about how few DVD's have DTS Digital ES ... in fact, I
> think the only one I have in my collection is The Fellowship of The Ring.
> But I could be wrong ... that's just the only one I noticed it on. I can't
> make use of it, so I don't really notice.
>
> Just a thought ... if all you've got is a 5.1 speaker setup it might be
> better to use 5.1 mode than the DTS 6.1 because you may be losing all of
the
> audio meant for the rear channel (which, in 5.1 mode would be routed to
the
> surround speakers instead of the rear.)
>

Even without the rear speaker the sound effects are sharper than 5.1.
Since like you I only have LOTR using DTS Digital ES and not many 6.1 or
Lucas THX titles I won't waste money on a rear speaker but those 100w+
subwoofers keep calling to me from eBay and electronics stores.

<<snip>>

> Yeah, for your average PC user 5.1 is just a nifty gadget ... you don't
> really use it all that often and it's not good for much, but hey, you can
> say you've got 5.1 on your PC. For me it's far more functional.
>
> However, you might want to check the audio properties on some of your
FPS's
> ... I'm pretty sure most of them support some form of environmental audio
(I
> think even Warcraft III uses EAX). As I recall there are two types ... one
> is specific to Creative, and another is from a third party that is less
> sound card specific.

When you mentioned EAX I browsed the Creative Audigy site and they listed
Tomb Raider, Hitman 2 about 4 more EAX titles. Good idea using your PC as
your entertainment center.

>
>
>
> Drumguy
>
>

I originally posted because I wanted to record audio CDs in 5.1 sound but
realized I didn't have software to do that and couldn't find (cheap)
software that did or music CD titles (that I like) in 5.1 format.

"drumguy1384" <> wrote in message
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>
> "jaster" <> wrote in message
> news:QMeYa.1154$ ...
>
>
> > I hardly ever play DVDs on the PC anymore,
> > for DVD's and TV I must use my Home Theater setup which rocks when
playing
> > DTS Digital ES (6.1) though I only have a 5.1 speaker setup (nor a
> > subwoofer) and I'm surprised by how few DVD titles have DTS Digital ES.
>
> Sounds nice :-D ... guess I'm not "state of the art" anymore, lol!
>
> But you are right about how few DVD's have DTS Digital ES ... in fact, I
> think the only one I have in my collection is The Fellowship of The Ring.
> But I could be wrong ... that's just the only one I noticed it on. I can't
> make use of it, so I don't really notice.
>
> Just a thought ... if all you've got is a 5.1 speaker setup it might be
> better to use 5.1 mode than the DTS 6.1 because you may be losing all of
the
> audio meant for the rear channel (which, in 5.1 mode would be routed to
the
> surround speakers instead of the rear.)
>
> >
> > The C-Media audio software has emulation for surround sound and 5.1 but
I
> > haven't used it other than to test it. It struck me as odd that
> > manufacturers were pushing 5.1 speakers and soundcards but I couldn't
> think
> > of any titles that made use of 5.1. Well maybe the LucasArts line uses
> EAX
> > but I got rid of those games.
> >
>
> Yeah, for your average PC user 5.1 is just a nifty gadget ... you don't
> really use it all that often and it's not good for much, but hey, you can
> say you've got 5.1 on your PC. For me it's far more functional.
>
> However, you might want to check the audio properties on some of your
FPS's
> ... I'm pretty sure most of them support some form of environmental audio
(I
> think even Warcraft III uses EAX). As I recall there are two types ... one
> is specific to Creative, and another is from a third party that is less
> sound card specific.
>
>
>
> Drumguy
>
>

"jaster" <> wrote in message
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> I originally posted because I wanted to record audio CDs in 5.1 sound but
> realized I didn't have software to do that and couldn't find (cheap)
> software that did or music CD titles (that I like) in 5.1 format.
>

In order to really do that and get a "true" 5.1 it would have to be recorded
that way in the studio, and/or mixed for 5.1 from the original masters.
Where individual tracks could be mixed to the individual channels
independantly for proper sound stage representation.

That is, by the way, how they do 5.1 for movies ... everything is recorded,
then divided into separate audio tracks and mixed into the discreet
channels. You most certainly won't find any software on the cheap that will
come even close to this, and even if you had this software it takes hours of
tweaking to get everything just right ... mixing 5.1 really is an art in and
of itself.


Drumguy