On further testing, I can get my movies to play back in proper surround sound. The problem is that when I set the config for 5.1 channels all my music (which is 2 channel stereo) plays back in Dolby Digital surround sound too. When I set the config for 2 channel playback, my music plays fine but my movies obviously play in stereo too. If I choose "source number of channels" - which is where it should be set to automatically send 2 channels during music playback, and 5.1 channels during movie playback - the setting ALWAYS reverts back to "2 channels (stereo)" in the config!!! It either works in stereo for ALL formats, or works in 5.1 surround sound for ALL formats, but not in the proper source channels. I keep the mixing selection to OFF and select the box that says to check to output surround sound as Dolby Digital S/PDIF.
I've tried different combinations of Output modes like ASIO, or WASAPI, or WASAPI-Event Style, and each will work in different manners. For instance, if I choose ASIO, and in the config I choose "Source number of channels", on playback of music I get the stereo music and stereo movie playback. If I choose WASAPI with Source number of channels I get stereo music playback and stereo movie playback. Checking the config again I see that the previous selection that I made of Source number of channels has reverted back to 2 channels (stereo). If I choose WASAPI- Event style with Source number of channels I get stereo music playback and stero movie playback with the setting reverted back to 2 channels.
If I change the channels to 5.1 I get surround on movies AND music. All furtther testing like above is just reversed - everything plays in surround sound.
What the heck is going on?!?
Jimmy