Redeemed
05-30-07, 04:35 PM
Specs are in my sig. I'm using onboard audio. All my drivers arr current, and all audio cables are connected properly. Here's the problem:
FEAR runs great in Vista in terms of FPS... better than it did in XP anyways. The issue is the sound. I'm using the digital out on the mobo, I have a single RCA cable (not a stereo cable, a single RCA male connection at both ends) going from the digital out on the mobo to the digital "in" on my 5.1 CH A/V Reciever. I've posted pics about my audio setup various times here so I doubt I need to rehash how I have this setup. Anyhow, since Vista doesn't seem to output the anolog 5.1CH sound correctly ( when using the 5.1 Anolog outs I only get sound from my front speakers, and none from my center and surroud speakers... but that is more or less a driver issue I'm betting) I'm just using digital out. That way, when I want surround sound I can just using Dolby ProLogic on my reciever. Works perfectly... except for FEAR. In FEAR I only hear the music. I don't hear any sound effects or any of the talking from the characters. This is the case not just in-game but also during the cut scenes. It's really annoying.
Movies playback just fine using WMP 11. DD and DTS work fine for my DVDs. All the audio works perfectly in every game except for FEAR. Does anybody know what is up with this? Is it a known issue for Realtek sound cards such as the onboard one I have?
All feedback is much appreciated. Thanks. :D
FEAR runs great in Vista in terms of FPS... better than it did in XP anyways. The issue is the sound. I'm using the digital out on the mobo, I have a single RCA cable (not a stereo cable, a single RCA male connection at both ends) going from the digital out on the mobo to the digital "in" on my 5.1 CH A/V Reciever. I've posted pics about my audio setup various times here so I doubt I need to rehash how I have this setup. Anyhow, since Vista doesn't seem to output the anolog 5.1CH sound correctly ( when using the 5.1 Anolog outs I only get sound from my front speakers, and none from my center and surroud speakers... but that is more or less a driver issue I'm betting) I'm just using digital out. That way, when I want surround sound I can just using Dolby ProLogic on my reciever. Works perfectly... except for FEAR. In FEAR I only hear the music. I don't hear any sound effects or any of the talking from the characters. This is the case not just in-game but also during the cut scenes. It's really annoying.
Movies playback just fine using WMP 11. DD and DTS work fine for my DVDs. All the audio works perfectly in every game except for FEAR. Does anybody know what is up with this? Is it a known issue for Realtek sound cards such as the onboard one I have?
All feedback is much appreciated. Thanks. :D