5.1 Audio System - no Sound in Center

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BioShok Infinite don't use the center Speaker of my 5.1 Sound System. I have to turn my back to the NPC to hear better/louder.

In Windows, all Fine.
Any Ideas?

Asus RAMPAGE II EXTREME with integrated SupremeFX X-Fi-Soundcard

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Update:
I can only hear my Character in the Center if he speaks, nothing else

[-=D3ft0ne=-]

I will check this out when i get back from work, since I usually have 5.1 issues as well.
Will let you know.

[rexford68]

Same here. No love from the center channel. I have HDA Xplosion 7.1 sound card. Every once in a while a game behaves like this. I've tried my darndest to correct it. In the Xplosion UI switching to 8 Ch, 6Ch, enabling EX or not, and/or changing the settings in the Windows UI as well. All to no avail.
However, using my Tritton 5.1 headphone and using the onboard sound outputs work for me.
So when the games center channel doesnt work for me I use the onboard sound card as my alterative. I'd rather not have to use my headphones though.
I would love to figure out whats going on.

[Jaw_B]

X-fi card here also, and the center speaker is quiet. Sound is fine in the other speakers however.

[-=D3ft0ne=-]

I think its general issue with UE3.0 ... I definitely had same issue in DmC.
Fixed it with manually going to windows sound playback device options, and having center channel at 100% and rest at 60%.

Edit: well that wasnt really a fix, just a band aid.

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This doesnt work for me, the Center has zero output, exept my own voice and "new" Voxaphones

[KMFDMvsEnya]

I have am having the same issue. ATI 6950 HDMI out to an Onkyo SR-805 receiver and only hear audio from Voxaphones from the center. Same issue with A:CM, playback is 4.1. The new Tomb Raider however uses all channels correctly.

Wish the audio quality was better, some things sound excellent while other material is clipped and distorted, especially anything intended to be 'loud', thankfully not as bad as many other titles but really missed opportunity. However Tomb Raider overall is my current demo for sound quality in a game; mostly distortion free and richly subtle but dynamic with nice punch and deep bass when appropriate.

[Mutelight]

It is just the way the game is mixed. I have my graphics card going to my Pioneer SC-57 and the center in this game is underutilized. A vast majority of the game is 4.1.

[rexford68]

Mutelight eredeti hozzászólása:

It is just the way the game is mixed. I have my graphics card going to my Pioneer SC-57 and the center in this game is underutilized. A vast majority of the game is 4.1.

[Juzt_Lernin]

Same issue, you need to face the person talking. Irritating.

[rexford68]

No, it's not just the way it's mixed. The center channel is just an echoy effect. Thats all. There is something wrong. I have the Xplosion 7.1 sound card. What's the deal?

[HeavyHemi]

Hmm.. I'm using Razer Tiamat 7.1 headphones and my on board Realtek. Sound localization is excellent.

[BigBodZod]

I too have no issues on my X-Fi Platinum with the center channel speaker.

I wonder if folks need to make sure to install the OpenAL driver pack first ?

[Emig5m]

I dont seem to have any center playback either, any update on this? Does the game even have 5.1 sound or is it just 4.1 or 4 channel? I'm using HDMI from a 560 GTX to a Denon AVR (X4000). 5.1 sound test in Windows sound properties works perfect. Does OpenAL come packed in with nvida drivers?

[Migz - DH]

As far as I can tell, having the center channel play voices (primarily Booker's) without music or most effects is intentional.

I tried to explain to a poster on the 2K forums a few weeks ago, but he didn't believe me.

Here's the link:

http://forums.2k.com/showthread.php?400226-PC-Sound-problems-No-true-5-1-%28only-4-1-%29

(Edit: clarified first sentence.)