Speaker fill doesn't work anymore after updating to VLC 3.0.3 from V.L.C 2.8.x

[nihal00690@gmail.com]

I have quad speaker setup with my windows 10 x64 machine. I had speaker fill setting enabled in windows sound settings to upmix 2.0 audio to 4.0 audio. It was working on all applications including VLC until I updated to version 3.0.3 recently. I had not changed any preferences so the problem is not from improper configuration. Audio output module was set to automatic from long time, I checked it with every output module later but none of them fixed it.

[Lotesdelere]

Please open Tools -> Messages (set Verbosity to 2) before you start the playback, and then paste the full resulting log here or on Pastebin.com if it's too long.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

I have quad speaker setup with my windows 10 x64 machine. I had speaker fill setting enabled in windows sound settings to upmix 2.0 audio to 4.0 audio. It was working on all applications including VLC until I updated to version 3.0.3 recently. I had not changed any preferences so the problem is not from improper configuration. Audio output module was set to automatic from long time, I checked it with every output module later but none of them fixed it.

Change your Audio Output to DirectX (DirectSound) and try again.

[nihal00690@gmail.com]

Please open Tools -> Messages (set Verbosity to 2) before you start the playback, and then paste the full resulting log here or on Pastebin.com if it's too long.

Here is the log.

Edit:
After looking at the log. I think the problem is with the sampling rate. I have studio rated 192kHz hardware. The audio sources will be normally around 48kHz. I reduced my system default sampling rate to 48kHz and speaker fill started working. Other than 48kHz sampling rate, none other (41kHz, 96kHz, 192kHz) worked for the same audio source.

This was not the case with previous VLC player version installed. It worked with 192kHz system sampling rate. Other apps are working fine too.

[thepate94227]

Please open Tools -> Messages (set Verbosity to 2) before you start the playback, and then paste the full resulting log here or on [url=http://pastebin.com]Pastebin.com[/url] if it's too long.

[url=https://pastebin.com/edBBdGYA]Here[/url] is the log.

Edit:
After looking at the log. I think the problem is with the sampling rate. I have studio rated 192kHz hardware. The audio sources will be normally around 48kHz. I reduced my system default sampling rate to 48kHz and speaker fill started working. Other than 48kHz sampling rate, none other (41kHz, 96kHz, 192kHz) worked for the same audio source.

This was not the case with previous VLC player version installed. It worked with 192kHz system sampling rate. Other apps are working fine too.

I use the Asus Essence STX II and when i change the sampling rate from 192 Khz to 48 Khz, nothing changes. I have the same problem. Speaker fill doesn't work anymore. Did you solve the problem? So basically when i install VLC 2.2.8, go to preferences, audio, DirectX and change the speaker configuration from "windows default" to 5.1, i have speaker fill. So when i play stereo audio files, all my 5 speakers outputs sound. But when i do the same with the new Version 3.0.x, it doesn't work anymore. Then only right and left speaker outputs sound.

[thepate94227]

Please open Tools -> Messages (set Verbosity to 2) before you start the playback, and then paste the full resulting log here or on [url=http://pastebin.com]Pastebin.com[/url] if it's too long.

My log with VLC 3.0.8 (64bit) is here:
https://pastebin.com/VcRrbsUJ

My log with VLC 2.2.8 (64bit), where speaker fill is working, is here:
https://pastebin.com/7h3dB3i7

I think the problem is that with VLC 3.0.x for "audio converter module" the filter "trivial" is choosen, not "trivial_channel_mixer".

[thepate94227]

Ok, nobody seems to know a solution or wants to help, so until now everyone who has the same problem unfortunately have to go back to version 2.2.8.

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

Maybe you should actually read answers before deeming nobody helps?

Change your Audio Output to DirectX (DirectSound) and try again.

[thepate94227]

Maybe you should actually read answers before deeming nobody helps?

Change your Audio Output to DirectX (DirectSound) and try again.

I already tried it but the problem is still there...
You can take a look at my 2 logs. There you can see that.

[thepate94227]

I will have to stay with version 2.2.8 for that long. If it changes with a new update, I would be happy if someone here would let me know.

[thepate94227]

Update: Besides 3 Aux (audio jack) cables for my 5.1 system i tried it with both an optical cable and a digital coaxial cable in combination with an Asus Essence STX II and PCM/Dolby Digital Live for SPDIF, but still with VLC 3.0.8 there is no speaker fill. With VLC 2.2.8 there is speaker fill.
And yes, i tried to change settings in DirectX settings etc.