[DRIVERS] Realtek USB Audio (AMD 5xx/6xx/TRX40 & Intel 5xx/6xx/7xx)


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Hi everyone,

- Realtek USB Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS-DTS) :
Drivers : 6.3.9600.2379 WHQL [21/02/2024]​
DTS APO4x Extension Driver : 1.14.0.0 WHQL [17/12/2023]
Download : Link

- Realtek USB Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS3-DTS Legacy) :
Drivers : 6.3.9600.2355 WHQL [09/03/2023]​
SS3-SSVM Extension Driver : 1.3.18.0 WHQL [13/07/2022]
SS3-SSVM VAD Media Driver : 1.0.3.0 WHQL [07/06/2022]
SS3 APO AudioProcessingObject Driver : 3.7.0.0 WHQL [20/02/2024]
DTS APO4x Extension Driver : 1.14.0.0 WHQL [17/12/2023]
Download : Link

ASUS ROG SS/SS3|DTS Sound Unbound motherboards :

Install/Update Process :

CLEANUP

/!\ If you already had Realtek USB Audio Driver, Realtek Audio Control/Console, Sonic Studio/Radar III, DTS Sound Unbound installed /!\
Uninstall them (Start > Settings > Apps) then restart your PC
Launch Driver Store Explorer > Check the boxes of all versions of drivers which .inf starts with (if you find them) :
a-volute | avolute | dts | extrtxusb | hdx | realtek | rtdusbad
Check the box "Force Deletion" then click on the "Delete Driver(s)" button
Launch SS3 Cleaner by right-click Run as admin
Press Windows key + X > "Device Manager" > "View" > Check "Show hidden devices" > "Sofware components" category
Uninstall these hidden devices by right-click Uninstall device (if you find them) then restart your PC :
DTS Audio Effects Component | DTS APO4x Service Component

INSTALL

Launch "Install.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > Automatic restart when install is done

Go in "Apps" folder > Install your apps from the Microsoft Store shortcuts

UPDATE

Launch "Install.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > Automatic restart when install is done

Note : Your apps will be updated automatically via the Microsoft Store.

- Realtek USB Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS PRIME DTSX Ultra) :
Drivers : 6.3.9600.2379 WHQL [21/02/2024]​
DTS APO4x Extension Driver : 1.14.0.0 WHQL [17/12/2023]
DTS APO4x Service SoftwareComponent Driver : 1.14.9.0 WHQL [31/01/2024]
DTS APO4x Core AudioProcessingObject|SoftwareDevice Driver : 1.14.2.0 WHQL [03/01/2024]
DTSX Ultra HSA SoftwareComponent Driver : 1.11.5.0 WHQL [06/07/2023]
Download : Link

ASUS PRIME DTS:X Ultra motherboards :

Install/Update Process :

CLEANUP

/!\ If you already had Realtek USB Audio Driver, Realtek Audio Control/Console, DTS:X Ultra installed /!\
Uninstall them (Start > Settings > Apps) then restart your PC
Launch Driver Store Explorer > Check the boxes of all versions of drivers which .inf starts with (if you find them) :
a-volute | avolute | dts | extrtxusb | hdx | realtek | rtdusbad
Check the box "Force Deletion" then click on the "Delete Driver(s)" button then restart your PC

INSTALL

Launch "Install.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > Automatic restart when install is done
Go in "Apps" folder > Install your apps from the Microsoft Store shortcuts

UPDATE

Launch "Install.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > Automatic restart when install is done

Note : Your apps will be updated automatically via the Microsoft Store.


OS requirements : Windows 10 64 bit or more recent.
Hardware requirements (AMD - AM4/AM5) : ASUS ROG motherboards with AMD 5xx/6xx series chipsets with ALC40xx codec.
Hardware requirements (AMD - sTRX4) : ASUS ROG/PRIME motherboards with AMD TRX40 chipset.
Hardware requirements (Intel) : ASUS ROG motherboards with Intel 5xx/6xx/7xx series chipsets with ALC40xx codec.

Note : In order to know which drivers package to use, match the audio specifications of your motherboard with the apps or ask me.


TIPS :

If you want to manage the drivers (remove old/unused drivers for example) that you have in your Windows DriverStore
Use Driver Store Explorer (Right click on "Rapr.exe" > Run as administrator).

If you want better interrupts delivery latency
Enable MSI (Message Signaled-based Interrupts) mode on all your supported devices (see the column "supported modes") with
MSI Mode Utility (Right click on "MSI_Mode_Utility_v3.exe" > Run as administrator).

If you experience crackling, popping, audio stutter
Disable hibernation (Fast Startup included).
 
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hello moc i have z790 Strix D4 ddr4 i need - Realtek USB Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS3-DTS) correct ?
 

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DTS sound unbound software is not licensed for whatever reason. It was licensed before and I fresh installed win 11 and thought it's licensed via asus motherboard (rog strix X670E-E gaming wifi). Anybody has the same issue?
 

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    32GB G-Skills Flare X5 6000mhz
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hello moc i have z790 Strix D4 ddr4 i need - Realtek USB Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS3-DTS) correct ?
DTS sound unbound software is not licensed for whatever reason. It was licensed before and I fresh installed win 11 and thought it's licensed via asus motherboard (rog strix X670E-E gaming wifi). Anybody has the same issue?

Hi,

You have an ASUS ROG SS3|DTS Sound Unbound motherboard with ALC40xx codec, so :

You need Realtek USB Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS3-DTS) from the first post of this thread.

Follow scrupulously your CLEANUP process then your INSTALL process, for the next drivers packages that I would release, you will can directly follow your UPDATE process.
 
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    AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
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    ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi
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    G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5 6000MHz CL30 - 32GB (2 x 16GB)
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    ASUS ROG Strix RTX 4080 OC
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DTS sound unbound software is not licensed for whatever reason. It was licensed before and I fresh installed win 11 and thought it's licensed via asus motherboard (rog strix X670E-E gaming wifi). Anybody has the same issue?
I have a Strix z790-E and the DTS sound unbound software is licensed. No issues on licensing for me after the install. mg
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS Strix z790-E
    CPU
    13700K
    Motherboard
    ASUS Strix z790-E
    Memory
    G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 7200 (PC5 57600) Desktop Memory Model F5-7200J3445G16GX2-TZ5RS
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS Poseidon NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    Sound Card
    Realtek USB Audio
I have a Strix z790-E and the DTS sound unbound software is licensed. No issues on licensing for me after the install. mg
yeah fixed it but had to install the one from asus official website and update it "Realtek USB Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS3-DTS"
 

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Thank you, Mokichu.(y)
Following your method, I successfully updated Realtek USB Audio Driver to version 6.3.9600.2347, which solved the problem that Armoury Crate has been failing to update automatically all the time!!!
But I have one more question:
What is the difference between ’Realtek USB Audio‘ and ‘Realtek Audio’? Although my guess is that I should choose to install Realtek USB Audio Driver, I would like to know what ‘USB’ means here?
 
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@MoKiChU, some questions for you:
  1. I have the Asus ROG Strix Z790-E motherboard. I assume I should be using the ASUS ROG SS3-DTS drivers?
  2. The last step of the cleanup process is to remove DTS Audio Effects Component and DTS APO4x Service Component from Software Components in Device Manager. I don't have either of those listed, but I do have several Realtek items listed there including: Realtek Asio Component, Realtek Audio Effects Component (USB), Realtek Audio Universal Service, and Realtek Hardware Support Application. Should these be removed? They aren't mentioned in this last cleanup step but thought I would check.
  3. How long should running install.cfg take? The process goes very fast until the last one (dtsapo4ultraAsusextensionpkg, I believe) which takes a few minutes. After that my computer automatically reboots. Is it typical that the last one takes a few minutes?
 

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What is the difference between ’Realtek USB Audio‘ and ‘Realtek Audio’? Although my guess is that I should choose to install Realtek USB Audio Driver, I would like to know what ‘USB’ means here?

Hi,

This is the internal audio interface used. ASUS motherboards will use the USB internal audio interface for mainly 2 scenarios :

- Go beyond the limitations of the traditional audio interface (which supports up to 32-Bit/192kHz) and in order to be able to use ALC40xx codec to supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz.
- By motherboard chipset limitation in the case of AMD TRX40-based motherboards which does not allow the use of the traditional audio interface.​

Also, if you wonder how to determine which audio drivers does a motherboard need, please refer to this post : [DRIVERS] Realtek Audio (Intel 2xx/3xx/4xx/5xx/6xx/7xx & AMD 3xx/4xx/5xx/6xx)

@MoKiChU, some questions for you:
  1. I have the Asus ROG Strix Z790-E motherboard. I assume I should be using the ASUS ROG SS3-DTS drivers?
  2. The last step of the cleanup process is to remove DTS Audio Effects Component and DTS APO4x Service Component from Software Components in Device Manager. I don't have either of those listed, but I do have several Realtek items listed there including: Realtek Asio Component, Realtek Audio Effects Component (USB), Realtek Audio Universal Service, and Realtek Hardware Support Application. Should these be removed? They aren't mentioned in this last cleanup step but thought I would check.
  3. How long should running install.cfg take? The process goes very fast until the last one (dtsapo4ultraAsusextensionpkg, I believe) which takes a few minutes. After that my computer automatically reboots. Is it typical that the last one takes a few minutes?

Hi,

1) Correct.
2) No it's not necessary.
3) Just be patient, DTS APO4x Extension Driver folder contains more than thousands files in more than hundreds subfolders.
 
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    Windows 11 Pro
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    PC/Desktop
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    AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi
    Memory
    G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5 6000MHz CL30 - 32GB (2 x 16GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG Strix RTX 4080 OC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS ROG Strix XG35VQ
    Screen Resolution
    3440 x 1440 Full RGB @ 100Hz
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    SSD Samsung 990 PRO 1TB
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Hi,

1) Correct.
2) No it's not necessary.
3) Just be patient, DTS APO4x Extension Driver folder contains more than thousands files in more than hundreds subfolders.

Perfect - thank you!

I got it all completed and I'm still having the same problem that I had before. In summary, my headset has 3.5mm connectors for microphone and for sound (two separate connectors). I plug them both in but my microphone volume is EXTREMELY quiet. I've checked all the settings everywhere and everything looks right. I've tried using the audio connectors of the front of my PC as well as the ones on the back and same results. Any ideas?
 

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Thanks MoKiChU! :thumbsup:
And thank you for all the hard work you do to keep us up to date with all the drivers! :clap:
 

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Hello, I never understood how I can know which of the different downloadable version in the original post I should download. Can anyone explain me the process? With the other drivers i don't have any problem, only with the audio ones (realtek usb and not us AUDIO)
I have an Asus Rog z690 Formula if you want to explain with a useful example xD
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11
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    i9-13900K
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    Asus Maximus z690 Formula
    Memory
    ADATA XPG Caster RGB DDR5 6400MHz 32GB (2x16GB) - AX5U6400C4016G-DCCARGY
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia RTX 3090Ti
    Sound Card
    motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 27GP850 UltraGear
    Screen Resolution
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Hello, I never understood how I can know which of the different downloadable version in the original post I should download. Can anyone explain me the process? With the other drivers i don't have any problem, only with the audio ones (realtek usb and not us AUDIO)
I have an Asus Rog z690 Formula if you want to explain with a useful example xD

Hi,

You have an ASUS ROG SS3|DTS Sound Unbound motherboard with ALC40xx codec, so :

You need Realtek USB Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS3-DTS) from the first post of this thread.

Follow scrupulously your CLEANUP process then your INSTALL process, for the next drivers packages that I would release, you will can directly follow your UPDATE process.


Also, if you wonder how to determine which audio drivers does a motherboard need, please refer to this post : [DRIVERS] Realtek Audio (Intel 2xx/3xx/4xx/5xx/6xx/7xx & AMD 3xx/4xx/5xx/6xx)
 
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    Memory
    G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5 6000MHz CL30 - 32GB (2 x 16GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG Strix RTX 4080 OC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS ROG Strix XG35VQ
    Screen Resolution
    3440 x 1440 Full RGB @ 100Hz
    Hard Drives
    SSD Samsung 990 PRO 1TB
    SSD Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB
    PSU
    Seasonic Focus GX 850W ATX 3.0
    Case
    NZXT H5 Flow
    Cooling
    NZXT Kraken X53
    Keyboard
    Logitech G413
    Mouse
    Logitech G502
Hi,

You have an ASUS ROG SS3|DTS Sound Unbound motherboard with ALC408x codec, so :

You need Realtek USB Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS3-DTS) from the first post of this thread.

Follow scrupulously your CLEANUP process then your INSTALL process, for the next drivers packages that I would release, you will can directly follow your UPDATE process.


Also, if you wonder how to determine which audio drivers does a motherboard need, please refer to this post : [DRIVERS] Realtek Audio (Intel 2xx/3xx/4xx/5xx/6xx/7xx & AMD 3xx/4xx/5xx/6xx)
Thank you very much
 

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  • OS
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    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS
    CPU
    i9-13900K
    Motherboard
    Asus Maximus z690 Formula
    Memory
    ADATA XPG Caster RGB DDR5 6400MHz 32GB (2x16GB) - AX5U6400C4016G-DCCARGY
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia RTX 3090Ti
    Sound Card
    motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 27GP850 UltraGear
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
I have a z590 e motherboard which would would I install I am also confused as to which one
 

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I have a z590 e motherboard which would would I install I am also confused as to which one

Hi,

You have an ASUS ROG SS3|DTS Sound Unbound motherboard with ALC40xx codec, so :

You need Realtek USB Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS3-DTS) from the first post of this thread.

Follow scrupulously your CLEANUP process then your INSTALL process, for the next drivers packages that I would release, you will can directly follow your UPDATE process.
 
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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
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    PC/Desktop
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    AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi
    Memory
    G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5 6000MHz CL30 - 32GB (2 x 16GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG Strix RTX 4080 OC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS ROG Strix XG35VQ
    Screen Resolution
    3440 x 1440 Full RGB @ 100Hz
    Hard Drives
    SSD Samsung 990 PRO 1TB
    SSD Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB
    PSU
    Seasonic Focus GX 850W ATX 3.0
    Case
    NZXT H5 Flow
    Cooling
    NZXT Kraken X53
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    Logitech G413
    Mouse
    Logitech G502

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