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Unlocked Realtek HD Audio Drivers Windows 7 & 8 (With Dolby Digital Live and DTS Interactive)

Jimmy9303 said:
@Alan Finote
I don't know but is that also good for SoundMax chipsets?
Because I tested it previously VIA drivers and my PC had doesn't accepted it :(
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Does your computer have a VIA audio chip? I have not posted the link yet.
 
Hi, i already use the old method for live and dts method, i have still windows 10 anniversary update (1607). if i update to the newest build (no fastring but the normale update) does it still working with the old method ?
 
Hahaha i have updated my older pc with win 7 and the old method for dts....and everything worked like before after updating to win 10 newest build. I did not have to reapply the tweak.
Thats easy ! never thought it worked again without any work.
 
That's rather unusual... unless your motherboard was already allowed/had the license to use them.
 
Oh, how I miss my old VIA HD chipset. The Speaker Fill function could make the stereo sound heard on all 5.1 speakers perfectly clear. And I'm talking about analog connection.
Realtek can't do that. The sound is low and distorted on the rear speakers and there's no bass. WHY Realtek, why?

But nowadays, I don't think you can find new motherboard with VIA chipset... too bad.
 
I can't get this to work. Everything was working fine before the Creators update but I noticed that Windows 10 somehow reset my DD Live 5.1 to 2 channel after a while (no idea when, not necessarily after a reboot). It's very annoying so I thought about installing a newer version of the Realtek driver. But I can't get it to work anymore, tried multiple modded versions from the thread but none seem to work. I start Windows 10 with the Driver Signature Enforcement disabled, I run the modded setup.exe and let it install. When it asks to reboot I do the regedit mod and reboot. After the reboot there is not Dolby Digital Live or DTS live option, only the 2 channel ones. Realtek is installed but doesn't give me the options either. I also can't seem to open the Realtek Sound Manager anymore, it freezes on opening.

One thing I've noticed is that after the reboot the regedit dword is gone, is this normal?
 
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Not really, unless you aren't rebooting after you've installed a driver and before you add the dword. I'm assuming you've tried the old simple version on pg 37? It should work with everything updated and Realtek R2.81. I guess I should test R2.82 since that just came out officially.
 
I'm rebooting after the installation AND adding the DWORD to the register. I don't have to use the test mode, right? Can you link me a working modded version? Maybe I'm just using the wrong ones. The versions I tried to install are: 8059, 8166 and 8199.

EDIT: I've managed to get the Realtek 8199 version installed and keep the DWORD in register and the Realtek Sound Manager is working but I don't have the option to use Dolby Digital Live or DTS Interactive. Not even in the Windows sound options. What is wrong? Did I use a non modded version maybe?
 
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My instructions and file on Page 37
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/...gital-live-and-dts-interactive.193148/page-37

And drivers from here:
http://www.realtek.com/downloads/do...=24&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false

Worked with R2.81, though I haven't tested it with R2.82 yet.

No Test Mode needed. DTS and Dolby Default formats will only appear in the windows sound device settings, not in the Realtek Audio Manager (though Connect tweaks might still function).

Also note that the test tone will only play 2 channels.
 
Jgr9 said:
My instructions and file on Page 37
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/...gital-live-and-dts-interactive.193148/page-37

And drivers from here:
http://www.realtek.com/downloads/do...=24&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false

Worked with R2.81, though I haven't tested it with R2.82 yet.

No Test Mode needed. DTS and Dolby Default formats will only appear in the windows sound device settings, not in the Realtek Audio Manager (though Connect tweaks might still function).

Also note that the test tone will only play 2 channels.
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Thank you very much! I got it working yesterday by downloading the latest Realtek drivers from the official website and used a modded dll just like yours that I found on this forum. No idea why the others didn't work, but I guess I should've tried using a driver from the official website from the beginning instead of the modded versions found on this thread.

BTW: I'm using R2.82 and it's working fine!

EDIT: Ok, just got the same thing happen as before. Suddenly Windows switched from Dolby Digital Live to 2 channel, 16 bit 48000Hz and I can't get back unless I restart. When I select Dolby Digital Live or DTS Interactive and press Apply, it will just revert back to the 2 channel. What is wrong and why does this suddenly happen?
 
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I'm not completely sure, but some bugginess might've made it through and it can tend to do that. It's best to pick the default format you want at the start and stick with it. It tends to lock up if you switch again after that. (though switching devices doesn't seem to be an issue). It's become an issue in Windows 10 for a few months now, but I don't know if Microsoft will end up bothering to fix it.

Also, do not touch the Spatial Audio tab at all, if you're not using 2ch. Don't even click it, as it causes similar issues.


Honestly, the system of switching settings in the audio device properties seems to be a mess right now, however I'm curious if they're working on a new W10 "Settings" version of it, like they have with most other things. But who knows if it'll be more polished, as the other ones seem to just be new UIs for the same old mess of a system. If the programmers make tweaks to these things, not knowing how or in what way everything in this system, with thousands of different devices, links together, then.... things get broken. They've seemed sloppy so far.
 
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Oh ok. I noticed that it completely broke after clicking the Spatial Audio tab... Is anyone even using that thing? :D
 
Spatial Audio currently won't allow anything but 2ch through optical at the moment, so... no, not anybody here really. Unless they use it for stereo headphones, which is what it is meant for.
 
Jgr9 said:
Spatial Audio currently won't allow anything but 2ch through optical at the moment, so... no, not anybody here really. Unless they use it for stereo headphones, which is what it is meant for.
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you keep saying spartial sound is 2 channel. I searched throughout the whole web could not find a second article says spartial sound is 2 channels only. I also asked Microsoft support and MSDN developer, they do not define spartial sound in 2 channels.

DTS and dolby atmos patch from this forum did not modify setting for headphone, and windows defafult format for headphone devices only have 2 channels available, then it output 2 channels only. When I plug regular earphone onto 3.5mm jack to front panel, realtek 2nd output become available, default format menu are all 2 channels.

When I enabled Bluetooth on soundbar, windows audio indicate it as headphone, default format is automatically grayed out even only 2 channels available.
 
Like I said, I also asked someone from Microsoft's audio team, but I haven't gotten a response other than "I don't know, I'll ask."
 
@Jgr9
https://www.tenforums.com/drivers-hardware/5993-latest-realtek-hd-audio-driver-version-270.html

Is that true and works really for these driver for these devices?
I recite:

"Edit: I've just downloaded one of the newly released 8210 driver packages from Microsoft; only includes integration with Dolby, DTS, SRS, Sonic Focus, Sound Edge & Toshiba audio - no integration with Creative audio, MaxxAudio & Nahimic audio.

Plus the supported hardware IDs listed for 8210 are the following:
hdaudio\func_01&ven_10ec&dev_1220&subsys_1462fa59
hdaudio\func_01&ven_10ec&dev_0282&subsys_1071a075
hdaudio\func_01&ven_10ec&dev_1220&subsys_146211f7
hdaudio\func_01&ven_10ec&dev_1220&subsys_146211f9
hdaudio\func_01&ven_10ec&dev_1220&subsys_1462120b
hdaudio\func_01&ven_10ec&dev_1220&subsys_1462120c
hdaudio\func_01&ven_10ec&dev_0282&subsys_10251239
hdaudio\func_01&ven_10ec&dev_0282&subsys_1025123a
Subsys IDs beginning with 1462 is vendor ID for Microstar International, 1025 is vendor ID for Acer and 1071 is vendor ID for Mitac"
 
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I don't make these mods and I have no interest in using Creative Audio, MaxxAudio or Nahimic audio. I'm only interested in Dolby and DTS default formats so I can get full 5.1 channels over optical.
 
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