DirectSound audio sends audio on all 5.1 channels.

When playing audio or video with stereo sound with Automatic or DirectX output mode using surround speaker system, mixed audio will be sent to all channels (including SUB), instead of using only FL and FR channel. It started with 2.1.0.

added Severity::normal Type::bug + 1 deleted label

changed milestone to %2.1.0 release

I really cannot reproduce that. VLC exact version?

assigned to @jbk and unassigned @MigrationBot

added Component::Audio: Windows plugins label and removed 1 deleted label

changed title from Stereo mixing destroys audio quality. to DirectSound audio sends audio on all 5.1 channels.

commit 22ccb7a2 Author: Denis Charmet typx@dinauz.org Date: Sun Sep 8 17:54:54 2013 +0200

Don't use more aout channels than the stream actually has to avoid upmix.

Fix [#9342](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/issues/9342)

Original author: typx@dinauz.org

added Status::fixed label

closed

commit 7ca3f99c Author: Francois Cartegnie fcvlcdev@free.fr Date: Fri Nov 29 10:28:14 2013 +0100

Qt: fix profiles with vcodec=copy (fix [#9342](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/issues/9342), fix [#9485](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/issues/9485))

added Version::3.0.x label and removed 1 deleted label