Windows 10: Windows 7/10- no 5.1 Dolby or DTS test tone- my solution

This thread has been in discussion for years and I found a surprising solution.


I recently updated my home theater PC with new mobo/processor etc. My old board used a coaxial spdif to run to my receiver in another room. The new board only had a optical spdif so I bought one of those $10 optical-to-coaxial adapters online. Seemed to work perfectly....the test tone in Windows worked in all the sampling frequencies. What did not work was the Windows Dolby and DTS test tones. It cycled through the speakers but no sound emerged. So my received played digital audio...just not in Dolby or DTS.

- After puzzling over this for weeks I noticed in the small print for the digital adapter ad that it could only pass 2-channel digital, not 5.1 or 7.1. In fact none of the cheap adapters I saw could do more than 2 channel. So I bought a 35 foot optical cable online and ran it to the receiver. DD and DTS worked instantly.

:)

 

Unlocked Realtek HD Audio Drivers for Windows 10 (Dolby Digital Live/DTS Interactive)

Maybe. I tested on build 16184 with mod file from Unlocked Realtek HD Audio Drivers Windows 7, 8,10, page #1681. When I click on test a sound on DTS and DDL, no error( fail to a tone) .

 

Unlocked Realtek HD Audio Drivers Windows 7 & 8 (With Dolby Digital Live and DTS Interactive)

I installed the file from post #1665 .

I noticed speakers has a new 'dolby audio tab' , realtek manager has a turn on/off button for DTS connect, default format does NOT have DTS. Digital output (optical) stay the same, DTS in format list, not enable, windows audio when play a test it will say 'fail to play test tone'.

 

Unlocked Realtek HD Audio Drivers Windows 7 & 8 (With Dolby Digital Live and DTS Interactive)

do you have asus board ? did you care to check my page ?

all right I checkd your specifications your mobo and audio setup is :

• Realtek ALC889 codec
• High Definition Audio
• 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
• Support for Dolby® Home Theater
• Support for S/PDIF Out

That doesn't necessary mean Dolby Digital Live ..if by any chance you have Dolby Digital Live and want to go with it you should use your manufacturers drives , however if this DHT is one of the Software solutions DAX 1 , 2 or whatever and you dont have DOlby Digital Live 5.1 surround to select that means only native DOLBY and DTS are sported as pass-through once such contest is detected but you wont gain all time 5.1 as you miss Dolby Digital LIve or DTS Interactive (gaming , music videos that are not Dolby or DTS ) in this case check my page :

SimpleSite.com

read the instructions carefully EXPLORE THE PAGE and follow them step by step and it may be that you end up with full DTS Interactive and Dolby Digital Live on your board , as it is GIABYTE you have great chances ..ASUS unfortunately has issues with DTS interactive ongoing more then 6 months now and I start to believe that ASUS lost DTS Interactive licence and is drooped out of the game or they have issue that they are not aware off .