Only stereo instead true 5.1 sound in World of Warcraft

gutko · Post by **gutko** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:53 pm

Hi,
Im trying to get World of Warcraft to sound the same way as in win xp - i mean in real 5.1 - no duplicating channels in alsa etc...
Problem is that WoW in Wine 1.1.2 detects only stereo mode as SESound.log file in wow logs says:

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8/18 16:22:22.509   - Detected Control Panel Speaker Mode = STEREO
8/18 16:22:22.509   - Setting WoW Speaker Mode to STEREO

but in winxp WoW detects real 5.1 (set to 5.1 in control panel):

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8/18 13:31:20.421   - Detected Control Panel Speaker Mode = 5.1
8/18 13:31:20.437   - Setting WoW Speaker Mode to 5.1

The difference in sorrounding sound is HUGE.

As (if Im correct) control panel's settings in Ubuntu are handled by wine I was trying to find number of channels setting in wine registry but with no luck.

My setup:
Ubuntu 8.04 32bit with recompiled alsa 1.0.17 and Asus Xonar DX card.
Wine 1.1.2 (audio set to alsa)
Pulseaudio uninstalled

Can you give me any suggestions where to look next please?

vitamin · Post by **vitamin** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 3:01 pm

gutko wrote:Hi,
Im trying to get World of Warcraft to sound the same way as in win xp - i mean in real 5.1 - no duplicating channels in alsa etc...

Wine does not support 5.1 only stereo.

gutko · Post by **gutko** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 4:55 pm

vitamin wrote:Wine does not support 5.1 only stereo.

oh this is terrible news. are there any plans to make wine support 7.1 , 5.1 audio mixing modes for games? anyway topic solved i guess

thanks

vitamin · Post by **vitamin** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:07 pm

gutko wrote:
vitamin wrote:Wine does not support 5.1 only stereo.
oh this is terrible news. are there any plans to make wine support 7.1 , 5.1 audio mixing modes for games? anyway topic solved i guess thanks

No one needed it badly enough to fully implement.

gutko · Post by **gutko** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:48 pm

vitamin wrote: No one needed it badly enough to fully implement.

Wouldnt it be wonderfull to hear crackling of fire from all directions when passing by torches on the walls in narrow corridor leading to the den of the beast? What do you mean by saying "badly"? Is it a matter of donation?

austin987 · Post by **austin987** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:52 pm

On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 12:48 PM, gutko <[email protected]> wrote:

vitamin wrote:
No one needed it badly enough to fully implement.
Wouldnt it be wonderfull to hear crackling of fire from all directions when passing by torches on the walls in narrow corridor leading to the den of the beast? What do you mean by saying "badly"? Is it a matter of donation?

No one with the coding skills required to implement it needed or
wanted that feature, so it hasn't been done. File a bug at
http://bugs.winehq.org