Comments on: The Simple Way to Get 5.1 Surround Sound Audio Working in Ubuntu http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/the-simple-way-to-get-51-surround-sound-audio-working-in-ubuntu/ Resources, help, how to's and tutorials for Ubuntu Linux users! Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:38:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: UbuntuLinuxHelp http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/the-simple-way-to-get-51-surround-sound-audio-working-in-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-3624 UbuntuLinuxHelp Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:45:53 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/the-simple-way-to-get-51-surround-sound-audio-working-in-ubuntu/#comment-3624 @Maj You may want to double check your sound then. With this fix I got 5.1 working on my system. I can hear sounds behind me and in front, I can hear sounds left and right - Only when I play games or DVD's and CD's where they have used the correct channels. So... Please don't assume something is misleading without getting all the facts. If a CD, DVD, etc. is not using front, back, left, right, etc. channels, then of course the sound will be through all the speakers. @Maj

You may want to double check your sound then. With this fix I got 5.1 working on my system. I can hear sounds behind me and in front, I can hear sounds left and right – Only when I play games or DVD’s and CD’s where they have used the correct channels. So… Please don’t assume something is misleading without getting all the facts. If a CD, DVD, etc. is not using front, back, left, right, etc. channels, then of course the sound will be through all the speakers.

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]]> By: Maj http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/the-simple-way-to-get-51-surround-sound-audio-working-in-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-3623 Maj Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:12:48 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/the-simple-way-to-get-51-surround-sound-audio-working-in-ubuntu/#comment-3623 Yeah. This doesn't give you '5.1 audio.' All it does is make the same audio play through all the speakers. Misleading article title is misleading. Yeah. This doesn’t give you ‘5.1 audio.’ All it does is make the same audio play through all the speakers. Misleading article title is misleading.

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]]> By: UbuntuLinuxHelp http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/the-simple-way-to-get-51-surround-sound-audio-working-in-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-1901 UbuntuLinuxHelp Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:24:17 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/the-simple-way-to-get-51-surround-sound-audio-working-in-ubuntu/#comment-1901 @andrei - Sorry, I'm not sure what you mean. Please can you clarify a bit more? - Thanks. @andrei – Sorry, I’m not sure what you mean. Please can you clarify a bit more? – Thanks.
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]]> By: andrei http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/the-simple-way-to-get-51-surround-sound-audio-working-in-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-1896 andrei Sat, 13 Dec 2008 01:44:38 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/the-simple-way-to-get-51-surround-sound-audio-working-in-ubuntu/#comment-1896 hello, i have a terratec aureon 5.1 usb mk2 sound card. it is connected to my notebook. i can't disable the other sound card from bios. how does it like the .asoundrc file for card 1 ? hello,

i have a terratec aureon 5.1 usb mk2 sound card. it is connected to my notebook. i can’t disable the other sound card from bios. how does it like the .asoundrc file for card 1 ?

]]> By: Travis Place http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/the-simple-way-to-get-51-surround-sound-audio-working-in-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-1726 Travis Place Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:35:56 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/the-simple-way-to-get-51-surround-sound-audio-working-in-ubuntu/#comment-1726 Also note, for the EMU10K1 based cards (Sound Blaster Live! and some Audigy cards) no .asoundrc is needed for playing stereo sounds on 5.1 speakers. You just need to adjust the "Wave Center" and "Wave LFE" and "Wave Surround" controls in alsamixer. Also note, for the EMU10K1 based cards (Sound Blaster Live! and some Audigy cards) no .asoundrc is needed for playing stereo sounds on 5.1 speakers. You just need to adjust the “Wave Center” and “Wave LFE” and “Wave Surround” controls in alsamixer.

]]> By: Travis Place http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/the-simple-way-to-get-51-surround-sound-audio-working-in-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-1725 Travis Place Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:34:34 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/the-simple-way-to-get-51-surround-sound-audio-working-in-ubuntu/#comment-1725 For a more complete upmixing solution, where dmix will still work, and surround sounds aswell as stereo sounds can be 'upmixed' at once.. check out - http://pastebin.ca/1192204 - This config can be used as a template for many other cards.. by changing sample format etc. For a more complete upmixing solution, where dmix will still work, and surround sounds aswell as stereo sounds can be ‘upmixed’ at once.. check out – http://pastebin.ca/1192204 – This config can be used as a template for many other cards.. by changing sample format etc.

]]> By: UbuntuLinuxHelp http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/the-simple-way-to-get-51-surround-sound-audio-working-in-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-1485 UbuntuLinuxHelp Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:12:45 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/the-simple-way-to-get-51-surround-sound-audio-working-in-ubuntu/#comment-1485 @Robert - Also... Look here for some good asound information: http://alsa.opensrc.org/home/w/org/opensrc/alsa/index.php?title=.asoundrc @Robert – Also… Look here for some good asound information: http://alsa.opensrc.org/home/w.....=.asoundrc
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]]> By: UbuntuLinuxHelp http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/the-simple-way-to-get-51-surround-sound-audio-working-in-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-1484 UbuntuLinuxHelp Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:08:35 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/the-simple-way-to-get-51-surround-sound-audio-working-in-ubuntu/#comment-1484 @Robert - If I remember correctly, there are two places you will find the file. For system wide configuration, it will be: /etc/asound.conf For user specific configuration, it will be: /home/[username]/.asound.conf I hope this helps you. :) @Robert – If I remember correctly, there are two places you will find the file.

For system wide configuration, it will be: /etc/asound.conf
For user specific configuration, it will be: /home/[username]/.asound.conf

I hope this helps you. :)

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]]> By: Robert http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/the-simple-way-to-get-51-surround-sound-audio-working-in-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-1478 Robert Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:09:24 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/the-simple-way-to-get-51-surround-sound-audio-working-in-ubuntu/#comment-1478 I have Alsa on Ubuntu 8.04 with an external Soundblaster card. I can get the card to work, but would like 5.1. Where should the asoundrc file be located? I have Alsa on Ubuntu 8.04 with an external Soundblaster card. I can get the card to work, but would like 5.1. Where should the asoundrc file be located?

]]> By: UbuntuLinuxHelp http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/the-simple-way-to-get-51-surround-sound-audio-working-in-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-476 UbuntuLinuxHelp Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:03:13 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/the-simple-way-to-get-51-surround-sound-audio-working-in-ubuntu/#comment-476 @Michael - You're right, this is not step-by-step (it never was). ;) This is primarily for those upgrading a sound card or trying to get 5.1 surround sound working with an existing sound card. It would be difficult for me to provide a step-by-step. Why?... What is the sound card? What are the speakers (how are they connected)? Is ALSA being used? What version of Linux? Drivers? And so on... :) To answer your immediate question however, you can create the .asoundrc in your home directory. Caution here! It might already be there! The "." ("dot") in front of the file name means the file is hidden and you will not see it via casual directory observation. (Enable the viewing of hidden files). If you edit that "hidden" file, you may be able to continue. :) Let me know okay? And have a great day! @Michael – You’re right, this is not step-by-step (it never was). ;) This is primarily for those upgrading a sound card or trying to get 5.1 surround sound working with an existing sound card.

It would be difficult for me to provide a step-by-step. Why?…

What is the sound card?
What are the speakers (how are they connected)?
Is ALSA being used?
What version of Linux?
Drivers?
And so on… :)

To answer your immediate question however, you can create the .asoundrc in your home directory. Caution here! It might already be there!

The “.” (”dot”) in front of the file name means the file is hidden and you will not see it via casual directory observation. (Enable the viewing of hidden files).

If you edit that “hidden” file, you may be able to continue. :)

Let me know okay? And have a great day!

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]]> By: Michael http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/the-simple-way-to-get-51-surround-sound-audio-working-in-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-474 Michael Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:30:53 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/the-simple-way-to-get-51-surround-sound-audio-working-in-ubuntu/#comment-474 What if i dont have the .asoundrc file to edit how do I create one! This is really not step by step instructions someone please help. Explain it to me as you would a child. --Thanks in advance LINUX ROCKS What if i dont have the .asoundrc file to edit how do I create one! This is really not step by step instructions someone please help. Explain it to me as you would a child. –Thanks in advance

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]]> By: UbuntuLinuxHelp http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/the-simple-way-to-get-51-surround-sound-audio-working-in-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-402 UbuntuLinuxHelp Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:58:33 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/the-simple-way-to-get-51-surround-sound-audio-working-in-ubuntu/#comment-402 @ andrewz - Have you disabled on-board sound for the motherboard? I found that was part of my issue. Creative Audigy 2 ZS with Creative Inspire 5.1 5200 speakers is working on Ubuntu Feisty 7.10 at this end. Working on Amarok, Ekiga and Adobe Flash 3 (Firefox browser). Maybe some of your troubleshooting is application based? @ andrewz – Have you disabled on-board sound for the motherboard? I found that was part of my issue. Creative Audigy 2 ZS with Creative Inspire 5.1 5200 speakers is working on Ubuntu Feisty 7.10 at this end. Working on Amarok, Ekiga and Adobe Flash 3 (Firefox browser). Maybe some of your troubleshooting is application based?
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