![]() ![]() The only thing I can tell you is that if you have SB X-Fi Extreme Gamer model SB073 (Apparently they make others too) and Tritton AX 720 v1.0 you'll need the Mini Toslink-Toslink cable. This is assuming that your headphones have standard Toslink hole.Ĭheck you sound card documentation and your headphone documentation for exact jacks you need. In that case you'll need a mini Toslink - Toslink cable like this: Creative calls this type of jack FlexiJack (I assume it's because you can stick normal 3,5mm jack there or you can use the optical 3,5mm jack too). If your sound card has Optical digital out but your cable doesn't fit there (as was my case with my SB X-Fi Xtreme Gamer) you probably have a hole for 3,5mm jack (standard jack you find in most headphones for example). ![]() If your standard TOSLINK optical cable doesn't fit to your sound card. I read somewhere that some higher end Sound Blasters already come with this feature so that you don't have to buy it (in that case you should already have the Encode tab anyway). Please make sure that you buy the right one by checking that your model is in the supported cards list provided in description. There are two sets - one for X-Fi series and the other for Audigy series. If you don't have it there (which was my case) you'll have to purchase it from Creative for 5 US dollars (no comment). If one of the Tabs (Mode, Speakers, EAX Effects.) is called Encoder and you see there Dolby Digital Live and/or Dts Connect you have a win. If you have one of these the fortune smiles upon you. Just set it as default output format and you have a go.)įortunately I found out that my Sound Blaster does have an optical audio out.Įnabling Dolby Digital Live on Sound Blaster X-Fi / Audigy audio cards If your headphoned support DTS input and you have Realtek onboard audio, you are probably fine. (Realtek does seem to be capable of outputting the signal as DTS via it's optical connection, but unfortunately my headphones can't decode that signal. I for example connected my AX 720 to my motherboard Realtek Digital optical output connection but since Realtek is not capable of converting multichannel audio to Dolby Digital (with Dolby Digital Live) I could not get surround sound. Your best shot is to buy a cheap sound card capable of Dolby Digital Live or DTS - check what your heaphones / sound system support. If your card doesn't come with Dolby Digital Live capability or the capbility to output sound as DTS through optical connection you are screwed. Now if you are lucky you accomplish this by turning on Dolby Digital Live encoding on your sound card. This technology transforms multichannel audio to Dolby Digital format. You'll need a way to encode mutichannel to Dolby Digital format. You will not get Dolby Digital directly from swtor. How to get Dolby Digital / DTS sound from Star Wars - Dolby Digital Live You will NOT get a 5.1 or 7.1 by just selecting appropriate Digital optical output in windows and setting the proper number of speakers. The only way to get 5.1 sound or 7.1 sound from it is if it is encoded in Dolby Digital or DTS format. You can't get uncompressed 5.1 sound or 7.1 sound through SPDIF (digital optical connection). This is the a big secret you will not read about. SPDIF (optical connection) can only pass 2.0 (2.1?) or Dolby Digital or DTS sound In order to get Dolby Digital from swtor you'll have to do it externally, the game itself can't do it. It outputs multichannel sound.ĭolby Digital encodes multichannel sound in a specific format. If you believe that I am wrong, I misunderstood something or that I use incorrect terminology I would appriciate if you point it out in a polite manner and I will tweak the guide.įirst, swtor does not output Dolby Digital encoded sound. I am no pro, I learned all this during last two days so a more proffesional description might be appropriate. I believe that this guide should apply to all speaker systems / heaphones that use optical connection and can decode Dolby Digital sound. I had a feeling that the sound is more an enhanced stereo than 3D sound and not in a great quality anyway. I have just wasted a huge amount of time trying to make my new Tritton AX 720 sound really 3D. And hopefully to make clearer how things work. This guide's purpose is to save you a lot of time and frustration trying to get surround sound from swtor using optical connection. ![]()
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