Sound 5.1 yes or not, extrange behaviour

[firefox121]

I think my sound is not working properly, despite forcing the sound labels to my main speakers, and even saying at sound tab 5.1 speakers, cant say that I am hearing 3d sound or positionin sound well, for example at huey, If I open one of rear doors, I assume that some sound will be played at my back speakers, but it comes from all speakes, so I only have a kind of stereo.

Here is a lines that see on my dcs.log and says "force to stereo" , it is normal?

 

2024-06-04 23:18:10.802 INFO    INPUT (Main): created [TrackIR]
2024-06-04 23:18:10.803 INFO    ED_SOUND (Main): Opening default audio device.
2024-06-04 23:18:10.806 INFO    ED_SOUND (Main): Speaker layout: suround_5_1 (5.1 Surround)
2024-06-04 23:18:10.809 INFO    ED_SOUND (Main): Driver reports 6 channels with mask 0x3F
2024-06-04 23:18:10.809 INFO    ED_SOUND (Main): Using 6 channels at 48000 Hz
2024-06-04 23:18:10.809 INFO    ED_SOUND (Main): Channel layout:  FrontLeft FrontRight FrontCenter LowFrequency SideLeft SideRight
2024-06-04 23:18:10.850 INFO    ED_SOUND (Main): Opening default audio device. ------ it appears to be normal BUT-----
2024-06-04 23:18:10.851 ERROR   EFFECTS2 (18640): OParticleSystem: error reading 'liquidAnimationBaking' emitter in 'Config/Effects/ParticleSystem2/liquidLeak.lua'
2024-06-04 23:18:10.852 ERROR_ONCE DX11BACKEND (20660): texture 'LiquidAnimationAlphas' not found. Asked from ''
2024-06-04 23:18:10.852 ERROR_ONCE DX11BACKEND (26280): texture 'LiquidAnimationNormals' not found. Asked from ''
2024-06-04 23:18:10.853 INFO    ED_SOUND (Main): Speaker layout: forced_stereo
2024-06-04 23:18:10.854 INFO    ED_SOUND (Main): Driver reports 6 channels with mask 0x3F
2024-06-04 23:18:10.854 INFO    ED_SOUND (Main): Using 2 channels at 48000 Hz
2024-06-04 23:18:10.854 INFO    ED_SOUND (Main): Channel layout: Headphones/Stereo ---- It is normal (using 2 channels?)-----
 

[The_Nephilim]

are you using the correct audio device in windows sound properties?

[firefox121]

yes I am using my realtek audio output 5.1 channels but still my log says that

2024-07-07 19:00:41.043 INFO    ED_SOUND (Main): Opening default audio device.
2024-07-07 19:00:41.045 INFO    ED_SOUND (Main): Speaker layout: auto
2024-07-07 19:00:41.049 INFO    ED_SOUND (Main): Driver reports 6 channels with mask 0x3F
2024-07-07 19:00:41.049 INFO    ED_SOUND (Main): Using 6 channels at 48000 Hz
2024-07-07 19:00:41.049 INFO    ED_SOUND (Main): Channel layout:  FrontLeft FrontRight FrontCenter LowFrequency BackLeft BackRight
2024-07-07 19:00:41.085 INFO    ED_SOUND (Main): Opening default audio device.
2024-07-07 19:00:41.086 INFO    ED_SOUND (Main): Speaker layout: forced_stereo
2024-07-07 19:00:41.087 INFO    ED_SOUND (Main): Driver reports 6 channels with mask 0x3F
2024-07-07 19:00:41.087 INFO    ED_SOUND (Main): Using 2 channels at 48000 Hz
2024-07-07 19:00:41.087 INFO    ED_SOUND (Main): Channel layout: Headphones/Stereo
 

Don't know why ALWAYS even if I disable ALL the audio devices except the realtek, it continues saying "using 2 channels" channel layiyt : Headphones/Stereo and forced_stereo

[c0ff]

DCS has 2 indepentent audio ouputs: one for World sounds, another one for Headphones. The latter always runs in stereo (2 channel) mode.

You can select 2 different output devices for them in the options, if you want.