It takes some specific hardware and software to achieve surround sound from a Windows 7 PC. First, you must invest in any 5.1 or 7.1 speakers. With 5.1 surround sound, you get the following speaker
configuration:
- Left front
- Aptly front
- Crucial point front
- Left rear
- Aptly rear
- Subwoofer
The typical 7.1 surround sound configuration adds two more speakers donation you:
- Left front
- Aptly front
- Crucial point front
- Left rear
- Aptly rear
- Side left
- Side aptly
- Subwoofer
Second, you have to install the drivers for your sound card and install any drivers and software that shipped with your speakers. Once you have your speakers by the book placed, you are now ready to setup surround sound in Windows 7.
Note that even though you have surround speakers, there are times when you may want to revert back to stereo, mono, or some other sound configuration. Many people crash hearing better sound using a stereo setup when the first source of the sound was recorded in stereo. The same is right with other configurations. Consequential how to setup surround sound in Windows 7 will allow you to promptly thrash arrangements to get the best sound from your PC.
How to Setup Surround Sound in Windows 7
Start>Potential Panel>Hardware and Sound>Sound.
In the Sound dialogue box, locate your sound contrivance, click on it once, and then click on the Configure pin. Note that you may have numerous sound devices elected here. Make sure the sound contrivance you are about to configure is set as the default sound contrivance.
In the Speaker Setup dialogue box, note the types of configurations of which your speakers are capable. In our develop, the sound contrivance on our test computer is capable of Stereo and 5.1 Surround. Yours may be capable of more or less depending on your hardware.
Select the configuration you want in the Audio Channels box. Note that the picture to the aptly changes depending on your extent. For develop, choosing Stereo removes all but two of the speakers pictured. 5.1 adds four additional speakers and 7.1 adds five additional speakers.
Make sure your speakers are twisted on and the number is twisted up ample so you can hear them. Click the Test pin and listen as Windows 7 tests each of the speakers in your setup. Note any speakers that are not producing sound and adjust the number in view of that so you can comfortably hear sound appearance from each of the speakers.
When refined, click the Next pin. Here you can additional make to order your speakers by telling Windows 7 which speakers are present in your setup. Typically, you do not have to make any changes here except you have a specific reason for muting or rotary on or off fastidious speakers.
When done, click the Next pin. On this dialogue box, much of the same logic applies as on the last one. Except you have a specific reason for rotary off these speakers, leave everything check and click the Next pin. The last screen lets you know that configuration is exact. Click the Close pin and you are done setting up surround sound in Windows 7.
Windows 7 allows you to make to order your speakers when setting up surround sound. Using the built-in sound utility in Windows 7, you can test, turn on, turn off, and reconfigure your surround sound. If you before long choose to make changes to how surround sound operates, run the utility again and make the changes you want to make.
