Solved SoundBlaster Audigy FX, Surround Speakers Not Working In Win 11 Home

Hi, I'm new here.
I've installed a Sound Blaster Audigy Fx card, its a bit old but its works great in my older Optiplex, so I got one for my other PC
Spec below.
In the Control Panel, Speaker Set Up, after selecting 5.1 and doing a "Test". Only the 2 left and right speakers produce any audible sound.
All the other show the little sound graphic and the volumes bars show activity but no actual sound is emitted.
I have installed the latest drivers and installed the Sound Blaster SBS Pro Studio package.
Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions?
Thanks

Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64-bit
22H2 Build 22621.963
CPU
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

RAM
8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR4 @ 1065MHz (14-14-14-35)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. A520M S2H (AM4)
Graphics
SAMSUNG (4096x2160@60Hz)
4080MB ATI AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT (MSI)
Storage
465GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AVDS-63U7B1 (SATA )
9314GB Western Digital WDC WD101EDBZ-11B1DA0 (SATA )
119GB SK hynix BC501 HFM128GDJTNG-8310A (Unknown (SSD))
Optical Drives
No optical disk drives
Audio
Sound Blaster Audigy Fx

Issue was a setting on the 5.1 controller

Hi

I have a similar issue. Can you please elaborate on the solution?

Thanks

I have a Logitech Z906 ( I think) n the effect option was set to 3D, this singulars 5.1 from stereo. When I switched the “effects” off, I got my 5.1 test sounds working and it plays the correct sounds for a movie. Good luck

Thanks a lot.

Embarrassingly, my issue was not software related. One of the cables from the subwoofer to the soundcard had been severed! I did have sound from all speakers intermittently, so this had never occurred to me.

wombat said:

Embarrassingly, my issue was not software related. One of the cables from the subwoofer to the soundcard had been severed! I did have sound from all speakers intermittently, so this had never occurred to me.

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I wouldn't feel embarrassed. I doubt you had any reason to suspect the wire got severed. On the plus side, you were able to find and fix your problem.

OldWhellie2112 said:

I have a Logitech Z906 ( I think) n the effect option was set to 3D, this singulars 5.1 from stereo. When I switched the “effects” off, I got my 5.1 test sounds working and it plays the correct sounds for a movie. Good luck

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If you do have Z906 they are great sounding speakers and expensive, too bad card didn’t have an optical input then.
Z906