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

[MrMarblz]

Does this work thru a GPU's HDMI audio? Specifically a GTX 1080 TI FE. I just routed all my wires thru my wall to my receiver. I'm using my computer audio thru the HDMI and the only opitcal input I have by the receiver is being taken up by my TV.

 

[Elephant Rider]

I don't think so. Everything here is about hacking Realtek drivers. The drivers from your GPU would be NVIDIA drivers.

There are adapters you can use to break audio off of HDMI though. There are also adapters to run more than one optical input to a receiver (the thing being, whatever you're not using would have to be turned off.) Without knowing exactly what you need to do, it's hard for me to suggest something.

 

[MrMarblz]

I don't think so. Everything here is about hacking Realtek drivers. The drivers from your GPU would be NVIDIA drivers.

There are adapters you can use to break audio off of HDMI though. There are also adapters to run more than one optical input to a receiver (the thing being, whatever you're not using would have to be turned off.) Without knowing exactly what you need to do, it's hard for me to suggest something.

I am wondering if NVidia's HDMI audio is Dolby Digital Surround. I just made the first test last night and it sounded more like stereo using both front and back speakers. I tested it with Gears of War 4, but I think Battlefield 1 may be a better test.

I just found this on NVIDIA's website:
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answ...ch-hdmi-audio-formats-do-nvidia-gpus-support?

Also I'm wondering if the MOBO audio drivers are used when using the GPU audio thru HDMI.

Sorry, a little off topic from this OP thread. But I figure everyone here is trying to get true surround sound of their computers and maybe someone has confirmed all this or can impart some wisdom still.

 

[dvojinov]

I am wondering if NVidia's HDMI audio is Dolby Digital Surround. I just made the first test last night and it sounded more like stereo using both front and back speakers. I tested it with Gears of War 4, but I think Battlefield 1 may be a better test.

I just found this on NVIDIA's website:
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2796/~/which-hdmi-audio-formats-do-nvidia-gpus-support?

Also I'm wondering if the MOBO audio drivers are used when using the GPU audio thru HDMI.

Sorry, a little off topic from this OP thread. But I figure everyone here is trying to get true surround sound of their computers and maybe someone has confirmed all this or can impart some wisdom still.

I was about to post the same chart , no the mobo drivers and hardware are not in use in any way , you can disable on board audio form device manager or even from the BIOS , the whole audio will be done by nvida hardware .

 

[MrMarblz]

I was about to post the same chart , no the mobo drivers and hardware are not in use in any way , you can disable on board audio form device manager or even from the BIOS , the whole audio will be done by nvida hardware .

Now I'm wondering if NVIDIA has any sort of audio surround test like RealTek does. Last night I was playing some surround tests on YouTube and every one of them the subwolfer didn't make a sound when it was it's turn.

 

[dvojinov]

Now I'm wondering if NVIDIA has any sort of audio surround test like RealTek does. Last night I was playing some surround tests on YouTube and every one of them the subwolfer didn't make a sound when it was it's turn.

There you have to be careful I found many surround tests to be fake , best way fire up netflix and search for a 5.1 movie ...actually most of them are and they are Dolby , ATMOS you can forget if you dont have ATMOS certificated receiver soundbar or speaker system

 

[MrMarblz]

There you have to be careful I found many surround tests to be fake , best way fire up netflix and search for a 5.1 movie ...actually most of them are and they are Dolby , ATMOS you can forget if you dont have ATMOS certificated receiver soundbar or speaker system

Yeah, unfortunately I didn't get an ATMOS receiver or speakers (even though my new TV has ATMOS). I'm also now disappointed I didn't get a receiver that has Displayports. I got the receiver and speakers over a year ago and just now got around to setting them up.

 

[Elephant Rider]

Yeah you have to be careful with youtube. Also Chrome does not natively support surround. I believe Firefox does, and think Edge does now. I searched forever and finally found this.

http://www.mysurround.com/en/info-test

I used the .wma file on that page.

 

[Frag_Maniac]

I haven't followed this thread for a long time. Can anyone tell me if this works in W10, especially since the 1703 Creators Update that took away DTS Connect, DDL, and even DPLII on Realtek equipped MBs?

I ask because the original post still only lists up through W8.

 

[matteuk]

Anyway to get DTS Neo6 with this driver?

 

[techimechi]

Worked 100% DDl - DTSi
[Driver File used: realtek_hda_8295_DTSi_DDL_experimental]

Motherboard: Fatal1ty 990FX Killer
Audio: Realtek ALC1150 115dB SNR DAC Direct Drive
ASIO4All > Receiver 5.1

I'll soon test > Realtek_HDA_6.0.1.8308_DTSi_DDL_WHQL (25/11/17)

Where you got this driver? Can you provide a link?

 

[dvojinov]

Where you got this driver? Can you provide a link?

you can find them on my page but since I moved to Sound Blaster Z I'm not updating the drivers , however I recall you where not successful with the method before so guess it will be a fail attempt for you again , but if you wish :
http://dvojinov.simplesite.com/

 

[Mussels]

Now I'm wondering if NVIDIA has any sort of audio surround test like RealTek does. Last night I was playing some surround tests on YouTube and every one of them the subwolfer didn't make a sound when it was it's turn.

youtube only has stereo sound support, so those videos cannot possibly work. do the 5.1 test in windows sound.

 

[erpguy53]

Can you give the link to the mod?

just search for any posts by Alan Finote - look here if you need an SB XFI MB5 mod.
note that you need to be using a standard analog audio jack to use the MB5 software. if you are connecting speakers thru digital audio port like SPDIF or using HDMI connection, the MB5 software (or even MB3 software) is not needed at all.

 

[Toljan]

Hi, driver installed Realtek with X-Fi, DDL & DTS (ver. 6.0.1.8158), in control panel Realtek appeared DDL and DTS, but in many games (The Witcher 3 - Wild Hunt) the sound was in stereo, fixed this issue with patch XAudio files (as described on this page https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/...ital-live-and-dts-interactive.193148/page-100 ), and the sound is earned in 5.1 mode. Sound card ALC1220, Windows 10 Home 1709 16299.125

Driver Realtek_HDA_6.0.1.8308_DTSi_DDL_WHQL (25/11/17) and Realtek_HDA_6.0.1.8272_DTS_DDL_experimental BETA (19.10.2017) do not work, in the panel Realtek no choice DDL and DTSi. Version only works with X-Fi DDL & DTS (ver. 6.0.1.8158-66),
I wanted to know whether there are newer versions of this driver, which has a Sound Blaster X-Fi MB5 ?
Thanks in advance and sorry for my bad English.

 

[Geezeth]

Hello everyone. I am new to the forum, I have registered to comment that years ago I was able to resolve thanks to this post, after several weeks of problems, the digital sound problem of the realtek board. Until a couple of months ago install a new windows 10 and went to hell all! Damn realtek. I have solved the problem by buying an asus xonar dsx and several vudu dolls to practice black magic to developers of soft realtek. Sorry if something is misspelled, use the google translator! regards

 

[Ricardobravo]

Where´s the patch?

 

[matteuk]

unable to get setreo upmix "what you hear" working with these drivers

 

[ozomax1997]

ive got a ALC887 audio chipset anyone know of any audio drivers better than default Realtek ones?

im a total noob to PC's in this respect so hopefully there is im using windows 10 OS Build 16299.125

hardware id HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0887&SUBSYS_1462F693&REV_1003

 

[erpguy53]

Hi, driver installed Realtek with X-Fi, DDL & DTS (ver. 6.0.1.8158), in control panel Realtek appeared DDL and DTS, but in many games (The Witcher 3 - Wild Hunt) the sound was in stereo, fixed this issue with patch XAudio files (as described on this page https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/...ital-live-and-dts-interactive.193148/page-100 ), and the sound is earned in 5.1 mode. Sound card ALC1220, Windows 10 Home 1709 16299.125

Driver Realtek_HDA_6.0.1.8308_DTSi_DDL_WHQL (25/11/17) and Realtek_HDA_6.0.1.8272_DTS_DDL_experimental BETA (19.10.2017) do not work, in the panel Realtek no choice DDL and DTSi. Version only works with X-Fi DDL & DTS (ver. 6.0.1.8158-66),
I wanted to know whether there are newer versions of this driver, which has a Sound Blaster X-Fi MB5 ?
Thanks in advance and sorry for my bad English.

I need some more info from you, Toljan. What is the hardware ID number of your Realtek ALC1220 audio device (and what kind of computer or motherboard are you using?) - get this info from Device Manager, expand the Sound, video and game controllers section and click on the Realtek High Definition Audio device - it's listed on the Details tab.
also, dvojinov's 6.0.1.8308 DDL/DTSi realtek mod only provides DDL/DTSi support only thru SPDIF and HDMI digital audio outputs and breaks SRS and SB X-FI MB3/MB5 support. therefore do not ask him (nor bother him) to make any such mods since he's moved on to better & more important things.

heh, I finally did my own personal v8308 mod though it's no longer the latest version but does have the ASUS Sonic Focus (v3) instead of the older Sonic Focus (although it may or may not be better than the older one).

Edit 12/20 - 10:50 PM: AH CRAP, I seems I screwed up somewhere in the INF file where I get an installation failure during setup and I found the problem. I've pulled the original faulty driver mod I made and have uploaded a revised version here.

Disclaimer: treat my mod as if you are using a "nightly build" of Mozilla Firefox. You need to understand the risks of using my mod or anyone else's mods, just as if you are using a Firefox nightly or developer build.

Pic of my mod with ASUS Sonic Focus, SRS Premium Sound, DTS and Dolby Home Theater V4 on an old Intel motherboard using a Realtek ALC861 audio chip under Windows 7:

Also my mod does not provide SB XFi MBx support of any kind but I may privately make one, so send me a PM if you really need an X-Fi MBx mod of any kind.

 

[Toljan]

erpguy53, Thanks for the answer and for the information. And here the information on mine motherboard Z370 AORUS Gaming 7 https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/Z370-AORUS-Gaming-7-rev-10#kf

This sound card ALC1220 has still additional amplifier ESS SABRE 9018 DAC (ESS9018Q2C chip)
And here the information about to a card: hardware ID number
HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_1220&SUBSYS_1458A0C1&REV_1000

The only thing that me interests in it to a mode, this coding in DTSi and DDL on the optical output SPDIF, any virtual sounds to me are not necessary (it is possible to add certainly qualitative Surround + equalizers), me the main thing a tax a high-grade 5.1 channel sound on home theater on an optical cable.

To you it would be very grateful, if you made modes under this sound card + Windows 10 Home 1709 16299.125, simply it would not be desirable to risk and put other modes, under other sound cards. If the information is required to you still, ask.
In advance thanks.

 

[erpguy53]

erpguy53, Thanks for the answer and for the information. And here the information on mine motherboard Z370 AORUS Gaming 7 https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/Z370-AORUS-Gaming-7-rev-10#kf

This sound card ALC1220 has still additional amplifier ESS SABRE 9018 DAC (ESS9018Q2C chip)
And here the information about to a card: hardware ID number
HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_1220&SUBSYS_1458A0C1&REV_1000

The only thing that me interests in it to a mode, this coding in DTSi and DDL on the optical output SPDIF, any virtual sounds to me are not necessary (it is possible to add certainly qualitative Surround + equalizers), me the main thing a tax a high-grade 5.1 channel sound on home theater on an optical cable.

To you it would be very grateful, if you made modes under this sound card + Windows 10 Home 1709 16299.125, simply it would not be desirable to risk and put other modes, under other sound cards. If the information is required to you still, ask.
In advance thanks.

Gigabyte has an official v8295 driver with Creative Sound BlasterX Pro Gaming 720 integration (aka. Sound Blaster Connect 2) for the Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 board - that one is newer than Alan's 8158 mod. you can also try this un-modded v8308 driver from Microsoft (133.6Mb) [this is a cab driver package, use 7zip to unzip the files and use Device Manager to install this driver]. Install your driver thru the HDXMB3H.INF file - it specifically mentions hardware ID "HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_1220&SUBSYS_1458A0C1". Delete all the other INF files from the WIN64 folder before installing the new driver.

 

[Toljan]

Gigabyte has an official v8295 driver with Creative Sound BlasterX Pro Gaming 720 integration (aka. Sound Blaster Connect 2) for the Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 board - that one is newer than Alan's 8158 mod. you can also try this un-modded v8308 driver from Microsoft (133.6Mb) [this is a cab driver package, use 7zip to unzip the files and use Device Manager to install this driver]. Install your driver thru the HDXMB3H.INF file - it specifically mentions hardware ID "HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_1220&SUBSYS_1458A0C1". Delete all the other INF files from the WIN64 folder before installing the new driver.

Installed this driver, but coding in DDL and DTSi is not present. Truth at me it is installed Sound Blaster Connect 2, but I do not think that it can hinder it.
As I wrote earlier, unique versions which work on my system and Windows version, it X-Fi DDL and DTS (ver. 6.0.1.8158-66).

Or I that not so installed that ? I over the original driver v8295 installed this driver un-modded v8308 driver from Microsoft (133.6Mb), before it deleted all other files INF from unpacked CAB archive.

Or I needed to install version X-Fi DDL and DTS (ver. 6.0.1.8158-66), and on it to put the driver HDXMB3H.INF, them CAB archive?

 

[Peterson]

Worked 100% DDl - DTSi
[Driver File used: Realtek_HDA_6.0.1.8308_DTSi_DDL_WHQL (25/11/17) = ]

Motherboard: Fatal1ty 990FX Killer
Audio: Realtek ALC1150 115dB SNR DAC Direct Drive
ASIO4All > Optical > Receiver 5.1
WASAPI > Optical > Receiver 5.1
DS > Optical > Receiver 5.1

 

[Space Lynx]

I don't think so. Everything here is about hacking Realtek drivers. The drivers from your GPU would be NVIDIA drivers.

There are adapters you can use to break audio off of HDMI though. There are also adapters to run more than one optical input to a receiver (the thing being, whatever you're not using would have to be turned off.) Without knowing exactly what you need to do, it's hard for me to suggest something.

So is this basically what Creative Labs have done? Like my laptop has a SoundBlaster X-Fi 5 in it, but its basically just a wrap/enhancement on the Realtek drivers. Heh, interesting.