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


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OldWhellie2112

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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
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    DIY
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte A520M S2H (AM4)
    Memory
    Kingston 8Gb DDR4-2134 (1067 MHz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster Audigy Fx
Issue was a setting on the 5.1 controller
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    DIY
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte A520M S2H (AM4)
    Memory
    Kingston 8Gb DDR4-2134 (1067 MHz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster Audigy Fx
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 👍
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    DIY
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte A520M S2H (AM4)
    Memory
    Kingston 8Gb DDR4-2134 (1067 MHz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster Audigy Fx
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.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
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. :-)
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Canary Channel
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PowerSpec B746
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-10700K
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ax
    Memory
    16GB (8GB PC4-19200 DDR4 SDRAM x2)
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TI
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    #1. LG ULTRAWIDE 34" #2. AOC Q32G2WG3 32"
    Screen Resolution
    #1. 3440 X 1440 #2. 1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    NVMe WDC WDS100T2B0C-00PXH0 1TB
    Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB
    PSU
    750 Watts (62.5A)
    Case
    PowerSpec/Lian Li ATX 205
    Keyboard
    Logitech K270
    Mouse
    Logitech M185
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge and Firefox
    Antivirus
    ESET Internet Security
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Canary Channel
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PowerSpec G156
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz
    Motherboard
    AsusTeK Prime B360M-S
    Memory
    16 MB DDR 4-2666
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" Speptre HDMI 75Hz
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 EVO 500GB NVMe
    Mouse
    Logitek M185
    Keyboard
    Logitek K270
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge and Edge Canary
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
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
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    jds63 /self built
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 10700KF 3.8 MHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Strix Z490-E Gaming
    Memory
    G.Skill Trident RGB Series 64GB DDR4-3600MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 Ti OC Edition
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS VG28UQL1A 28" 144 Mhz 4K Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    3840 X 2160p HDR
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe 500GB M.2 Drive, (2) Samsung 870 EVO 1TB SATA III Internal SSD, (2) Samsung 860 EVO 1TB SATA III Internal SSD & Seagate Barracuda 2TB
    PSU
    ASUS ROG Thor 850 80+ Platinum 850W Fully Modular RGB Power Supply
    Case
    Lian Li Lancool II Mesh Performance
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12A CPU Cooler, (5) Noctua NF-A12x15 chromax.black.swap 120mm, (3) Lepa BOL.Quiet PWM LED 120mm
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX Keys
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Ergo Trackball
    Internet Speed
    325Mbps/ 20Mbps
    Browser
    Mozilla Firefox 64-bit, Microsoft Edge
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky Plus 2023
    Other Info
    Pioneer Blu-Ray/DVD Burner 209DBK, Logitech Z906 5.1 Speakers and Epson XP7100 All-in-One Printer
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