How to Add Surround Sound to Windows PC

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Surround sound is amazing. As David Lynch rightly said, films are 50 percent visual and 50 percent sound. Sometimes sound even overplays the visual.

Surround sound adds a new aspect to movies or music. In this blog, we will guide you through the procedure to set up surround sound on computers. While there will be certain differences depending on the system that is being set up, the general process remains the same.

Get the surround sound card

In case you want to set up surround sound on your Windows computer, then you will have to get a sound card to get started. It is not guaranteed that the computer will have a surround sound card activated by default, you be sure to check.

Find the Device Manager on the PC, launch it and then check the ‘Sound, video and game controllers’ section. In case the computer has a sound card, then you will see it mentioned in the division. After that, you can look up the model on the internet to check if the card has surround sound abilities.

In case your PC does not have a surround sound capable sound card, then you can get any internal or external sound card. You will need to insert the internal one in the PCI-E slot, and the external one can be plugged into the USB port.

Setting up Surround Sound Card on Windows

After getting a sound card that is compatible with your computer, you can decide which surround sound system you will be using.

When it comes to surround sound, the Logitech Z906 Stereo Speakers with 5.1 are your best bet. Logitech is popular for its hardware products, and these speakers are not only robust, but they also have amazing sound quality.

It is vital to mark that the installation method will depend on the surround sound system being set up. Hence you need to go through them before you start installing them. The instructions shall also come with details regarding how to position the speakers to make sure you can maximize your sound speaker system experience.

Move to the computer, and open the Sounds options. This can be done easily; you just have to right-click on the speaker icon located at the lower right-hand corner of the desktop in the toolbar. After that, click on Playback devices.

Now, you must ensure that the Speakers are configured as default when you are using the surround sound set up. Go to the Playback screen, right-click on the speakers, and select the Set as Default option. Click on Configure to allow your computer to determine the number of speakers you are working with.

Configure Surround Sound in Windows

Launch the Start menu on the PC.
Select Control Panel.
In the search bar, type sound and hit enter.
Click on Sound.
Click on the Playback option.
Choose the surround sound speaker option.
Hit the configure button.
Choose the speaker type.
Click on the Test button for sending test tones to all the connected speakers.
Move to the next screen.
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the process.

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