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So from what I've been reading on other forums and just about digital optical in general is that, it is impossible to play any game in true 5.1 on PC. The game itself has to support DTS which no PC game does. So the only thing it can do is force 2 channel sound to play in all speakers creating...

Yeah that would be helpful thanks. I noticed my control panel is missing this cinematic tab. Wondering if that could be a reason I never see the decode light. https://www.custompcreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/creative-sound-blaster-z-pcie-sound-card-custom-pc-review-21.jpg

Right, I get how you do it. I'm trying it out now as well, and when Speakers are set to Default the control panel does work. But still it's the same sounds in all channels to me. Also I'm noticing my Decode light never comes on. Usually it's the 3D light or whatever Effect I have it set as...

Thanks for the fast reply. Yeah I did try the "Play stereo mix to digital output" but it seems to just do the same thing, play the same audio through all speakers. Games don't really have true 5.1 from what I can tell. I also still can't disable the "Effects" settings on the speakers. So...

I'm not really understanding how to get 5.1 sound to work with the z906 speaker system using the digital optical input. It works fine with the 3 analog inputs (6 channel direct cables). I have a GIGABYTE AORUS GA-Z270X-Gaming 7 and it has a Creative Sound Core 3D built in with SBX Pro Studio...