Mollari wrote:
I found out, that some games are not supporting a 7.1 setup.
Tried another game, and got only 7.0 output. LFE was not driven.
Then I discovered this website:
http://satsun.org/audio/
This approved my theory, that some games are not supporting a 7.1 setup, maybe resulting in some weird rear speaker output, disabling center and/or LFE.
You are correct. Here's an easy way to tell if the game is giving you proper x.1. Run the ROG 7.1 software, then run your game. You'll see the various channels active or inactive in the top left. I was particularly frustrated to discover a few games did not provide the sub channel.
Note that when you run the Windows surround sound configuration test, it will activate all the channels of the Centurion properly including the sub, and you can check this in the software too. So it is clearly the game not providing it, not that Windows was setup incorrectly.
Part of the problem here is that the Asus drivers/software don't (as far as I can tell) give you the option to cross the low frequencies to the sub when the source doesn't give you a true x.1, so you are just losing the driver in the headphones meant to do those low frequencies.... so it sounds bad. Whether this sub mix fix fixes the rear 'tinniness' is another question.
Asus, please test this. Just run Overwatch, get into the Training->Practice Range, go to the two robots that are shooting under the thing, and look at them, then turn around so they are behind you. Really easy to tell how bad it is.
