How to get home theater exp. by external tv tuner card by soundblaster 7.1 driver in p.c.not by line in way?

Question

i have 7.1 soundblaster audgy driver & card in the system. if i put sound card in line in i am getting only 2.1 effect. even satelite radio also is not giving full 7.1 effect. from computer system .

Answer 1

Most audio is 2.1. you have to have a source that's mastered in 5.1 or 7.1 in order for that function to work like a good video game or a DVD movie.

You also need to make sure that you have the latest driver installed and that you tell windows that your sound is 5.1 or 7.1. that's done in the sound properties.

Soundblast might have a utility that will synthesize 5.1. that'll take regular music and make it run on 5.1 speakers. might look into that as well