The Balance issue is one that we’ve overlooked, apparently.@james and @bvijay once more, and added the issue to GitHub,
opened 06:22PM - 23 Jan 24 UTC
bug
enhancement
Several forum members have complained that after installing FxSound, the Balance… option, which allows a user to adjust Left/Right channel audio dsitribution (a.k.a. [panning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panning_%28audio%29)), disappears from all the Levels tab in Windows Sound.
Posted by Brock in April 2022:
https://forum.fxsound.com/t/balance-control/701
Posted by DesperateRightNow in February 2023:
https://forum.fxsound.com/t/audio-balance-in-right-and-left-headphone-sides/1678
Posted by midgetiguana in April 2023:
https://forum.fxsound.com/t/how-to-change-volume-levels-for-different-ears/1832
Posted by Chamila26 in August 2023:
https://forum.fxsound.com/t/unbalanced-left-right-channels/2223
Possible workarounds:
- Using a browser extension or media player with panning options, like [EQ Extension for Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/sound-adjustment/nebbehiamgpclkolmehcolhnfkkagdmp), [EQ Extension for FireFox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/sound-adjustment/), [WinAmp Media Player](https://www.winamp.com/downloads/), or any other software supporting balance controls;
- Forum member Brock noted that setting a different device as the Default Device, usually remedies this issue:
> From my experience, the only time the left/right volume balance does not work, is when the 'wrong' speakers are selected as default. On the sound panel (left click on speaker icon at bottom right, > sounds > playback), we usually see first "Speakers - FxSound Audio" - balance will not work with this selected. Then below that usually something like "Speakers - Realtek High Definition Audio," left click and select this as default, and the balance control works once more, and FX processing remains active.
Source: https://forum.fxsound.com/t/how-to-change-volume-levels-for-different-ears/1832/3
[EDIT] I tested with the devices I wasn’t using, in this case, non-Bluetooth ones, and they all support a Balance option in their Levels tab.
@Ayjjala : To offer a reply for your case in particular, delving into Surround Sound is not a priority at the moment, due to its technical complexity, and our current limitations.
@Milincho FxSound doesn’t tend to play nicely with other apps that also use the Windows audio drivers. On top of this we’ve also had some issues with 5.1 and 7.1 systems.
I’m sorry to say that this issue is too complex and too limited in scope for our small team to address.
opened 08:03PM - 04 Dec 23 UTC
bug
enhancement
Various difficulties attempting to combine FxSound with Surround Sound setups an… d technologies (such as 5.1 setups, 7.1 setups, Dolby, THX, etc.) keep getting reported on the forum.
FxSound was made with stereo setups in mind, and, as such, there are no explicit options to configure separate speakers within the UI or the Settings.
There is a three-part option available within FxSound’s “Configure Speakers” dialog box in Sound Settings: to set the device up as either stereo, 5.1, or 7.1 - but results vary, and while changing the configuration works for some, it just as often fails to work for others.
It also seems worth mentioning that several forum members have found different makeshift and sometimes counter-intuitive solutions for their particular problems, like switching to Mono, or setting the default frequency format to 24/96.