Introduction I recently got an Alienware Alpha, I’m pretty happy with it except for a big issue with the Optical input and its driver’s ability to encode sound using Dolby Digital Live (DDL) or DTS Connect on the fly. Why is it important to encode audio on the fly?
Feb 4, 2018 - I, like a lot of people, am getting the error message that my Dolby Digital Plus audio driver is not compatible after a Windows 10 update. Jul 20, 2018 - Hi guys I have x79-ud3 Gigabyte mobo. I had dolby digital plus installed. I updated the realtek hd audio driver to latest I found for windows 10. This app walks you through the configuration of your Windows 10 PC to support Dolby Atmos over HDMI to your Dolby Atmos enabled home theater or sound bar, or over any set of headphones.
Because that’s the only way we can send 5 channels of audio at the same time on the same optical cable. The optical cables can only transport 2 audio channels at the same time, that’s why all audio decoders will only serve the audio as stereo, so in order to enjoy 5.1 we need to encode all the PC audio to Dolby Digital or DTS. Why PC needs to explicitly encode the audio but other devices as PlayStation 3, 4, Xbox 360, One and BluRay players don’t need this? Actually PS, Xbox and BluRay players do it automatically, they encode all the audio for you since they correctly assume that optical cable can transport 5.1 only when it is encoded, so depending of the game of the movie, they encode to Dolby Digital or DTS. PC needs to explicitly encode the audio because you have the option to get the raw audio and send it to receivers that don’t need it encoded, actually almost all games don’t come with the audio already encoded so the decision to encode it or not is ours, that’s the reason why the config is needed, and also required when using Optical inputs. So, if encoding audio is required when using Optical input to transport 5.1, WHY IT IS NOT SET TO ON AS DEFAULT? That’s the most important question here, for me Alienware made a HUGE mistake with this, when you on the AlienUI select the Optical input as the main audio source, either Dolby Digital Live or DTS should be activated to encode all PC audio in these formats and be able to have full audio, but what’s the current state?
Dolby Digital Sound Driver For Windows 10
Dolby Audio Driver Windows 10
It only servers stereo audio. This is unacceptable for the Alienware Alpha since it is sell under the concept of being a living room experience. Alienware goof it so hard, that I actually don’t know how they were able to get 5.1 audio using Optical input on their quality tests when gaming, maybe they just went to the Audio settings on the Control Panel and made an Dolby Digital and DTS test, which works, but that test sends the audio encoded in these formats, but that doesn’t mean DDL or DTS Connect work.