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Title: Can't get surround to work with Mac version.
Post by: BartMan01 on June 19, 2013, 02:15:57 pm
I know surround on the Mac is a lot flakier than in Windows, but I can't get it to work at all with MC.  All of my 5.1 tracks are playing as stereo, and in the DSP output format screen the 'Source:' at the bottom shows the source as being stereo even though I am play back tracks with 6 channels (even per the MC Channels tag).  If I fire up XBMC I get 5.1 surround output, so I know my setup is capable of doing it.

Any suggestions?
Title: Re: Can't get surround to work with Mac version.
Post by: lobo85 on June 19, 2013, 05:14:50 pm
Try going to DSP Studio and change the channel selection to "source number of channels" this option worked for me.
Title: Re: Can't get surround to work with Mac version.
Post by: BartMan01 on June 20, 2013, 09:47:58 pm
Quote from: lobo85 on June 19, 2013, 05:14:50 pm
Try going to DSP Studio and change the channel selection to "source number of channels" this option worked for me.

Already set that way.
Title: Re: Can't get surround to work with Mac version.
Post by: lobo85 on June 21, 2013, 10:00:20 am
Does your setup support 5.1 PCM? Or just Dolby Digital & DTS? Are you using 5.1 PC speakers, or are you using hdmi to output audio to a home theatre receiver?
Title: Re: Can't get surround to work with Mac version.
Post by: BartMan01 on June 21, 2013, 01:28:07 pm
Using SPDIF to a Denon 3310ci, that can take any surround format I have ever thrown at it from my Windows PC.
Title: Re: Can't get surround to work with Mac version.
Post by: shAf on June 22, 2013, 09:43:43 pm
Quote from: BartMan01 on June 21, 2013, 01:28:07 pm
Using SPDIF to a Denon 3310ci, that can take any surround format I have ever thrown at it from my Windows PC.

I believe SPDIF is somewhat limited with respect to HD audio (ie, true HD, not necessarily the likes of DD5.1 ... sorry, do not have a reference other than the AVS forums).  Are you bitstreaming to your Denon, or delivering PCM?  Have you tried HDMI?