s/pdif into Audigy2

[donesteban]

A search of this forum produced no answer so far.

Whenever "a/52 over s/pdif" is enabled (and that means I am pausing a mpeg playback that has a DD AC3 5.1 ch audio track), I get identification in my a/v receiver that it is receiving digital dolby 5.1 data. The sound, however, warbles with an internal feedback loop, or something that sounds like it, that grows worse, like an echo.

If I select 5.1 output, I get the usual downmix, identified in my receiver as 2 ch pro-logic.

The same thing happened with a WDC audio card that I replaced with the Audigy, hoping to solve the problem, so it's not specific to Audigy. Audigy is running in passthrough bit-accurate mode.

The press release for VLC 0.6.1 said"fixed 5.1 support for audigy"; not clear whether that meant over s/pdif.

I am on VLC 0.8.1.

WMP will play this correctly, as will BS Player, but I need .ts playing too, with 5.1, so I want VLC. The problem I have is with all filetypes that have multichannel audio. (I have no .dts movie clips to test at the moment, but I will try to see if the problem is specific to AC3.

Help appreciated!

donEsteban

[donesteban]

Thanks to another thread here, this problem of many months is solved. Others didn't call it an echo, but their solution worked for me. For the record:

settings > preferences > [x] advanced options > audio > audio module > { change from "default" to "win32 waveout extension output" }. Save. Restart VLC.

Naturally, I think that should have BEEN the default.

Actually, I think my failure to always restart the app after changes kept me from discovering this. Maybe. Anyway, muchas gracias to all.

[Aragorn]

I had similar problem...
your fix did it. don't know why it's not default though.

[The DJ]

Because waveout output is a very limited stereo only retarded old system that has been in use since win95. DirectX allows for multichannel, digital audio etc etc etc and is a modern audio system. Unfortunately, a lot of manufacturers write very bad drivers that don't report what a device DOES and DOES NOT support.

[Guest1]

Had exactly the same problem, but this did the trick, thanx a lot, this was the only reason I didn't use Vlan all the time, but now I can (did only get Dolby Digital in Windows Media Player)