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I have a box with a AsRock z77 extreme4 motherboard. Just got a new headset, which is a Razer Tiamat 7.1. Both devices state they support 7.1 channel surround. There is however a mismatch between the 5 cables from my headset and the 5 audio ports on my motherboard.
Headset:
- Out
- Mic
- c/sub
- rear
- side
Motherboard:
- Out
- Mic
- c/sub
- rear
- in
Does this mean I cannot connect this headset to my box without getting new hardware? I tried connecting it with the 4 matching connections which results in bad sound. Since I don't know if this is a hardware problem or not, I'm not sure on how to fix this. The information out there on 7.1 surround support is somewhat contradictory at places :/
I'm running Kubuntu 13.04 x64 as OS.
Jeroen De Dauw
Posted 2013-05-23T12:18:54.987
Reputation: 118
Is the information on this that is understandable for someone that does not know the ALSA internals? :) – Jeroen De Dauw – 2013-06-21T16:13:48.377
You don't need to know ALSA internals, you just need to understand how it enumerates/describes sound cards. – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams – 2013-06-22T04:22:23.097
It's quite possible that the motherboard only supports 7.1 output through HDMI or Optical. – Michael Frank – 2013-06-26T22:03:24.257
@MichaelFrank: ALSA doesn't require all the channels to be carried by a single sound card. You can create a 7.1 output from four 2.0 cards. – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams – 2013-06-27T02:43:42.873
Right, sorry. I meant to respond to the fact that @JeroenDeDauw stated that both the headset and the motherboard support 7.1 audio. – Michael Frank – 2013-06-27T03:57:21.607