How to convert 2 channel audio to multichannel audio...

[heda_p]

hi all,

I recently bought CREATIVE INSPIRE 6600 6.1 speakers. My motherboard is

A7n8x delux rev 2.0 (it supports 5.1 channel sound with soundstorm

technology).

I am using latest nforcedrivers_637 for windows 2003. Configured and

tested speaker wizard that 5 speakers + subwoofer are just working

fine. For testing I used nswap utility

Problem is I am having PCTV streo tv tuner card and not able to play 2

channel volume to all the speakers, it only comes from from front left

and front right speakers.

Same issue is with MP3 music also I am using musicmatch 10 for playing

audio...

I am using powerdvd 6 for playing 5.1 channel dvd's and they are

working fine and output is coming from all 5 speakers + subwoofer. I

have configured powerdvd to use CLMEI2 to configure speaker setup to

6.1 channel and it just works fine...even 2 channel dvd's or MP3 are

palying cool with this software...

Though powerdvd is not the configurable for mp3 thus not very

convinient...

question is simple is there a sowtware which converts 2 channel audio

to 6/7 channel audio....
or
is there any mp3 player which has the capability of converting 2

channel audio to multichannel audio...


Is there a way I can use all speakers while playing TV on my box?


There ia a hardware decoder creative ddts100 is available, but i don't

want to invest in same...


Kindly let me know how you guys are handling this...

Prakash
India


My current setup is
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Windows 2003 Enterprise Server (Evaluation) (SP1)
Athlon 2000 Processor
A7n8x deluxe rev2.0 motherboard
512 DDR Ram
17" Viwesonic monitor
PixelView All-in-ComboTV 128 PCI + remote (This TV works only in WinMe

& Win98, Thus useless for me) Using AGP card 4X Capabilities only.
Pinnacle PCTV Stereo TV tuner card
Samsung Combo drive
BENQ dvd writer 1620pro
Cretive inspire 6.1 speakers.
160GB Seagate Sata + 120 Gb Samsung pata + 60GB Western Pata
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[sgrossklass]

Your problem is that you'd need some kind of upmixing software. This, however, has nothing to do with hi-fi any more since obviously it's not defined anywhere how to distribute 2ch content across 5.1ch. Doesn't the Soundstorm software offer something?

 

[kunwar]

You could always utilise the Foobar stereo to 4 channel.
The other one I use is via my Marantz receiver which outputs to prologic 2 and that is sufficient at the moment.

I will search and update post if I come across new information.
Google for now is your best friend.

EDIT: OK update, do a search for CMSS, it is a creative software meant to work with creative hardware, I realise that i might mean investing in a creative soundcard, but from my last trip I remember them not being oo expensive in India. That is a good option, haven't discovered much else. will return if more stuff found.

 

[Kram Sacul]

Doesn't Dolby ProLogic 2 do this?