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[tandoc]

I'm currently running a 5.1 sound system, not using ne special cambridge soundworks speakers or anything - my own speakers - but for some reason, my center speaker isn't playing any sound. I know for sure it is all setup correctly, because I can run the speaker test and sound comes out of each speaker. What is the problem?

 

[JALman]

Usually, the center channel is mostly used for dialogue on DVD movies.

It could be that you're trying make the center channel play music. Music typically uses 1 channel (mono) or 2 channels (stereo) playing from the left and right speakers. Unless your sound card is set up so that it simulates 5.1 surround sound from non-5.1 sound, it could simply be the case that the center channel's not used for sounds requiring only 2 channel stereo.

 

[tandoc]

how does one make it run 5.1 on non-5.1 files?

 

[JALman]

Originally posted by tandoc
how does one make it run 5.1 on non-5.1 files?

Okay, now that I've a sliver of time...

I know there's a setting in Creative soundcards that will do that. But since I don't have a Creative, I don't know if that's true or not.

I usually use PowerDVD to play music files in Dolby ProLogic, where it takes 2 channel sound and distributes them across the left, center, right, and surround speakers. IMO this makes the music sound hacked and chopped up.