the existing "Speakers" tab (in the modded realtek sound manager) - then controls the "front audio\front headphones" volume etc. the existing "Speakers" tab (in the modded realtek sound manager) - does not get renamed or anything - stays as "5.1 Speakers" in my case the existing "Speakers" tab (in the modded realtek sound manager) simply drive the front audio the ACTUAL "Speakers" rear output is disabled completely until you unplug the "Front audio\Front headphones"
the separate "Front headphones" or "Front audio' tab NEVER appears (in the modded realtek sound manager) - unlike Asus, Gigabyte drivers In MODDED Drivers - Once a front audio \ front headphones is plugged in So thats all screenshoits for Point #1 - I cannot reproduce this process CORRECTLY in any modded drivers. turning on the setting to separate playback 'streams' - looks like the same option available in the modded versions (except for the Asus branding) just showing my 5.1 analog speakers and optical Astro headphones intially. showing default mode - no separate channels. Point #1 - Separate audio playback devices for front\rear audio - how it looks in my Stock ASUS Drivers
so bear in mind those names are due to my manual renaming - not a driver thing etc. Typically it will probabily just say "front audio" instead of "front headphones": etc and "5.1 speakers" - probabily just say "speakers". My "Speakers" "Headphones" and "Astro 5.1 optical" in the screenshots below - have all be RE-named like that within Windows Audio devices for my benefit.
This meant uninstalling all the new modded stuff, doing a full cleanup, then reinstalling my older Asus drivers.
To help - I decided to do a bunch of screenshots to illustrate my points #1 and #2 above. Note:- haven't tried dolby\digital out as I dont have a digital 5.1 or 7.1 speaker system (just 5.1 dolby Astro A50 headset). 5.1 surround audio movies\games its still sending sound (in 5.1) out the REAR channels (vs side) - meaning I only effectively hear 3.1 (Front L, Front R, Centre & Sub) as the "rears" are disabled \ greyed out in the new Modded drivers.Ĭould the Sides and Rears (in 5.1) possibly be somehow switched incorrectly in the modded driver? Note:- in 4.1, 5.1, 7.1 etc configurations of my motherboard the "Rear" channels are always plugged in via the "rear black" connector. Question #2 - just like - my analog (3x 3.5mm) for 5.1 output - used to work as Front Left, Front Right, Centre, REAR Left, REAR right (for 5.1) - now the new drivers are making the 5.1 surround as Front Left, Front Right, Centre, SIDE Left, SIDE Right. With all these modded drivers, (btw - not just yours) the "Front" audio" - still takes over the rear audio - doesn't open a new tab - and disables the rear audio sound.irrespective if the option for independent jacks is enabled. UNMODDED Asus\Realtek drivers - when you plug in the front audio (with the "separate jack \ independent" option turned on) you get ACTUAL separate tabs in the sound manager for the new front audio - and retain the rear audio - and can output different sounds\music to those separate sound outputs - eg background music via rear output - gaming via front head phone output etc. Questions below for Alan and wider community - lets all chip away at these items to help Alan and other modders. So does anyone else have successful simultaneous (separate audio outputs etc ) both REAR and FRONT jacks working with this Finote really appreciate the ongoing work - this is the best one yet, but I still cannot get front and rear working at the same time.