[DRIVERS] Realtek Audio (Intel 2xx/3xx/4xx/5xx/6xx/7xx & AMD 3xx/4xx/5xx/6xx)

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Originally Posted by Cliff S

Which jack are you using, motherboard(back) or the front(case jack)?
Some case manufactures cheap out on the front jack set up, by using low quality wiring with bad jack shielding.


I personally have had no sound problems with Sonic Studio for about a year, specially when you get Nahimic updates though Windows update now, and @MoKiChU also includes the latest version with his motherboard sound driver packs, even updating the single components like SS3(Nahimic) and republishing the updated pack.

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i use rear jack with 3.5mm extension cable. Motherboard is crosshair viii hero so quality shouldn't be issue.

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Originally Posted by MoKiChU

Hi everyone,


- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS TUF/PRIME DTS HPXv1 MB) :

Drivers : 6.0.9107.1 WHQL [19/01/2021]

Thread updated.

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Thank you @MoKiChU. STAY WELL!

Unfortunately, this latest version broke my audio, there is no sound anymore with ROG Crosshair VIII Hero. Is it possible for you to share link for previous version of the ROG DTS driver? :(

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Originally Posted by MoKiChU

Hi,

When you plug (unplug then plug if already plugged) the jack 3.5 mm of a headphone, the automatic impedance detection will automatically choose the appropriate level of amplification for you (depending on the impedance of the headphone). However, if you use an jack extension cable, this detection will not be done if you unplug then plug your headphone at the female jack extension cable level. For the automatic impedance detection to take place, the disconnection & reconnection must be done at the jack motherboard level.

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I always do that, but impedance detection sometimes detect 90 ohms, sometimes 30 so sound is little different, what could be problem?

what they changed/fixed, etc. ?
Good job btw :D

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Originally Posted by qlfenv

There is a bug with the driver( the current one and all the previous ones ): If I modify the Amplify level from Performance to Powerful or Extreme the sound will very frequently stutter while I am listening to youtube songs/spotify in Chrome AND changing tabs or opening other apps. If i let it to the default Powerful value it will never do these weird stutters. I have a Strix Z390 E Gaming. To be clear, the stutter happens when i launch an app, let's say steam and the music is playing, or changing tabs in chrome, launching new ones etc. It does this even with the OEM driver posted on mb's page.

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I can not confirm. I tested it. It works fine for me (ASUS Strix B360-I Gaming). I think it is due to your system configuration.

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Originally Posted by B3cks.B1er

I can not confirm. I tested it. It works fine for me (ASUS Strix B360-I Gaming). I think it is due to your system configuration.

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I checked my overclocking settings and it seems that it was because of the VRM spread spectrum being disabled. I just had to enable it. Thx for the response, it was on my side.

Hello my friends.

I need your help because I'm struggling for a few months, after the 20H2 update and still can't figure it out. I have a Prime B350-Plus MB, with Realtek ALC887/897 and a 5.1 sound system. I tried almost every driver I found online, and everything is fine for a few minutes or hours. Then, it starts to distort or crack at some levels of the sound/music, and I have sound delays on some Youtube clips. I have the same problem on browsers or apps, Spotify, Winamp, or movie players. Games are not affected.
It worked with some drivers, but only for 2.0, not for 5.1.
Now, I have installed your AUDIO_Realtek_UAD_ASUS_ROG-TUF-PRIME_RTK_MB_v6.0.9102.1, but the sound is still broken. I uninstalled the older driver, and installed this one. I don't know if it was something else required to work properly.

Do you have any suggestion?

Thank you very much.

L.E. Thank you MoKiChU. I read all your driver related posts, but somehow I missed the tips section... I had the hibernation settings off, but now I tried the MSI configuration. I'll wait to see what happens. So far, 5 hours without issues.

Hi,

Got a new mobo for few months now its Asus B550-F.
Since I bought her I always use drivers from this thread for onboard audio.
But I have noticed that windows reliability monitor every few days detects some audio related problems.
For example most common error is:

Controls the DTS audio processing object stopped working

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Windows audio device graph isolation stopped working

Otherwise my audio is completly fine while gameing and watching movies, listening to music.
But I dont know what is causing these errors and should I be woried?

Latest two driver versions shared here are broken as hell, Windows completely stops giving sound output from stereo jack, and OP loves removing old driver versions and not sharing them again even if people ask for them.

I don't recommend anyone to use those drivers until OP starts providing links for previous versions (he's also removing them from mega.nz even if you somehow have links for old versions, lmao), if you don't want your audio driver get messed up.

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Originally Posted by dyanikoglu

Latest two driver versions shared here are broken as hell, Windows completely stops giving sound output from stereo jack, and OP loves removing old driver versions and not sharing them again even if people ask for them.

I don't recommend anyone to use those drivers until OP starts providing links for previous versions (he's also removing them from mega.nz even if you somehow have links for old versions, lmao), if you don't want your audio driver get messed up.

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Sorry to hear/read that. The best practices I follow when it comes to driver updates is keep backups of the last two working drivers before the update so that I can rollback in the event that driver causes issues. This is the is not just for this driver, but all driver/software updates which I do manually, while for software and drivers which automatically update, have periodic system backups automatically scheduled (where system imaging is done) so that you can roll back to a state before the update was done. I would recommend you start doing that, if possible as I can imagine how much it sucks as you stated earlier.

@Mokichu, thanks again for the driver, seems to work well as usual on my end.

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Originally Posted by dyanikoglu

Latest two driver versions shared here are broken as hell, Windows completely stops giving sound output from stereo jack, and OP loves removing old driver versions and not sharing them again even if people ask for them.

I don't recommend anyone to use those drivers until OP starts providing links for previous versions (he's also removing them from mega.nz even if you somehow have links for old versions, lmao), if you don't want your audio driver get messed up.

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The failure is on your end, either you're grabbing drivers for the wrong chipset, or the wrong FFxx version(example FF00, FF03, FF06 and so on).

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Originally Posted by dyanikoglu

Latest two driver versions shared here are broken as hell, Windows completely stops giving sound output from stereo jack, and OP loves removing old driver versions and not sharing them again even if people ask for them.

I don't recommend anyone to use those drivers until OP starts providing links for previous versions (he's also removing them from mega.nz even if you somehow have links for old versions, lmao), if you don't want your audio driver get messed up.

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It's definitely on your end, these drivers work perfectly fine.

Please share your system specs and what driver you installed.

ASUS ROG SS3|DTS Sound Unbound motherboards - I don't see a link for these drivers, I miss something or need to use another one?

Well, I give up..
I tried everything MoKiChU has said, clean install, MSI enabled, system is on high performance and all the other drivers and BIOS up to date. Everything is fine for a few hours after system boot, and then it starts to pop/crack, and still have sound delays on some Youtube videos.

Downloaded the UAD - ASUS ROG SS3 MB package (driver version 6.0.9116.1 WHQL [02/02/2021]) for my ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero Wi-Fi mobo and followed the instructions for the ROG SS3 motherboards. It appears that it did install the Realtek device drivers, but the Realtek service is missing. I was also unable to install the Realtek Audio Console via the MS Store (was not installed automatically) as it throws an error code every time.

I didn't record the specific error, but the suggestions I found related to that error included resetting the MS Store, re-registering packages, and so forth. I did reset the MS Store to no avail. Ultimately, I was able to get the Realtek Audio Console back by re-registering the specific package in PowerShell, but due to the lack of the Realtek service, it would just give me RPC errors.

Luckily I had created a system restore point for this eventuality and I was able to fully restore my previous configuration, no harm no foul. That said, I would like to get this working if possible. I followed the cleanup procedure exactly, can't imagine I missed anything. Am I using the wrong package? I don't believe the Crosshair VIII Hero Wi-Fi has the DTS package (I don't see have it installed, but I may have removed it), but it someone could confirm I'd appreciate it.

Thanks in advance!

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Originally Posted by scottlpz

Downloaded the UAD - ASUS ROG SS3 MB package (driver version 6.0.9116.1 WHQL [02/02/2021]) for my ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero Wi-Fi mobo and followed the instructions for the ROG SS3 motherboards. It appears that it did install the Realtek device drivers, but the Realtek service is missing. I was also unable to install the Realtek Audio Console via the MS Store (was not installed automatically) as it throws an error code every time.

I didn't record the specific error, but the suggestions I found related to that error included resetting the MS Store, re-registering packages, and so forth. I did reset the MS Store to no avail. Ultimately, I was able to get the Realtek Audio Console back by re-registering the specific package in PowerShell, but due to the lack of the Realtek service, it would just give me RPC errors.

Luckily I had created a system restore point for this eventuality and I was able to fully restore my previous configuration, no harm no foul. That said, I would like to get this working if possible. I followed the cleanup procedure exactly, can't imagine I missed anything. Am I using the wrong package? I don't believe the Crosshair VIII Hero Wi-Fi has the DTS package (I don't see have it installed, but I may have removed it), but it someone could confirm I'd appreciate it.

Thanks in advance!

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Yes I have the same motherboard as you and I can confirm you do indeed have DTS so download the appropriate file and once again follow the clean up process. I have never had any problems with the files from this site.

Steve

Hi MoKiChU Thank you!

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Originally Posted by monteverdi

Yes I have the same motherboard as you and I can confirm you do indeed have DTS so download the appropriate file and once again follow the clean up process. I have never had any problems with the files from this site.

Steve

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Thanks for confirming that, I suspected as much. I'll give it another shot using the correct package this time using the new drivers and see how it goes.

Hey everyone, does anyone know how to reset the application manager list in SS3. I have tried resetting the app and reinstalling it but that still does not reset the list. Whay i would like to reset the list is because some apps don't appear on the list (new ones not showing up, while some existing ones are hidden yet profiles are being applied which i obviously can't change). Doe s any one here has a solution for this, i don't believe it is linked to the driver as i have used multiple drivers and nothing has resolved the issue.

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Originally Posted by MoKiChU

Hi,

- Follow scrupulously your CLEANUP process
- Use this SS3 Cleaner tool (Right click on "A-Volute_SS3_Cleanup.exe" > Run as administrator) then restart your PC
- Follow scrupulously your INSTALL process

Note : If some apps (like Google Chrome for example) are not visible in the advanced mode, it is because they have been blacklisted by A-Volute because they are not supported by the advanced mode.

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You are a gem @MoKiChU:)

You are Technical Boy(the tech god from the show American Gods):cool:

This is something I was wondering about and tried manually in SS3's files, but failed.

A note for others using it, if you just run it strait, it nukes your current in use Realtek install too, best is the following, in this order:

1. Go to Device Manager, and uninstall the older drivers, or use DriverStoreExplorer.
2. Then while in Device Manager, disable active Realtek, and Nahimic.(Reboot required)
3. In DriverStoreExplorer uninstall the remaining Realtek and Nahimic drivers, reboot.
4. In Ccleaner run the Registry cleaner(can use the portable version)
5. Reboot.
6. Reinstall the latest Realtek drivers.
7. In Store app go to "All Owned" and find the Realtek app and Sonic Studio and reinstall them, and set up to your liking.
8. Now Sonic Studio is totally reset and advanced mode will start fresh.

I tried to rep you MoKiChU, but it seems I need to spread the love a bit more, but thanks for posting the ss3 cleanup tool, and I've added it to my Excel downloads sheet, I just need to update my Sway with the above instruction and linking to the cleanup tool.

Which one's do I download if I have a Maximus XII Extreme?

Ok @MoKiChU I updated my SWAY with the download and instructions at the bottom.

https://sway.office.com/iTHVYO27NrOmLomN?ref=Link

@MoKiChU

Thank you for creating these driver packages! Your doing literally the entire internet a favor with your awesome driver packs!

I setup this forum account just to post this thank you message. So again, THANK YOU!

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Originally Posted by MoKiChU

Hi,

As monteverdi indicates to you, you try to use a drivers package unsuitable for your motherboard.

You have an ASUS ROG SS3|DTS Sound Unbound motherboard, so :

You need Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS3-DTS MB) from the first post of this thread.

Follow scrupulously your CLEANUP process then your INSTALL process, for the next drivers packages that I would release, you will can directly follow your UPDATE process.



Hi,

- Follow scrupulously your CLEANUP process
- Use this SS3 Cleaner tool (Right click on "A-Volute_SS3_Cleanup.exe" > Run as administrator) then restart your PC
- Follow scrupulously your INSTALL process

Note : If some apps (like Google Chrome for example) are not visible in the advanced mode, it is because they have been blacklisted by A-Volute because they are not supported by the advanced mode.

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You Champion, it worked perfectly, I shall hang on to this cleaner forever. Thanks so much you legend, @Asus should give him a medal

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Originally Posted by MoKiChU

Hi,

You're welcome ;)



This is not the way the tool should be used, as I said previously, the use of the tool must be preceded by a CLEANUP process (which anyway will cleanup all your Realtek Audio & Third Party Drivers).



Hi,

You have an ASUS ROG SS3|DTS Sound Unbound motherboard, so :

You need Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS3-DTS MB) from the first post of this thread.

Follow scrupulously your CLEANUP process then your INSTALL process, for the next drivers packages that I would release, you will can directly follow your UPDATE process.

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Followed your instructions and it worked perfectly! Thank you :o

Thank you for the last update. Everything works good!!

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Originally Posted by MoKiChU

Hi everyone,

- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS TUF/PRIME DTS HPXv1 MB) :

Drivers : 6.0.9126.1 WHQL [02/03/2021]

Download : Link

Thread updated.

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Thank you @MoKiChU. STAY WELL!

Hi guys,
which driver do i need for the
TUF GAMING B550-PLUS with Realtek ALC S1200A.
I need 7.1 over S/PDIF.

Best and thanks!
Bender21

Whats the matter to install your mod drivers instead those of the download section of asus page?
i just dont get it. could someone answer me please :) ty well

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Originally Posted by inetmist2323

Whats the matter to install your mod drivers instead those of the download section of asus page?
i just dont get it. could someone answer me please :) ty well

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The drivers listed here are not modified, they are just newer (usually current from Realtek) than those listed on the official Asus downloads. If you have no issues with the Asus ones, you can update if you would like to these but depending on your motherboard it might not do anything other than being more up to date.

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Originally Posted by MoKiChU

Hi,
You have an ASUS TUF DTS Custom motherboard, so:

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Thanks!

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Originally Posted by Lord Zog

The drivers listed here are not modified, they are just newer (usually current from Realtek) than those listed on the official Asus downloads. If you have no issues with the Asus ones, you can update if you would like to these but depending on your motherboard it might not do anything other than being more up to date.

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ah okay i understand, ty well

@MoKiChU

Which one is the right driver for ROG Strix B550-F Gaming (Wi-Fi)?

I have a question for owners of Logitech Z623, after installing the latest driver update the sound of my speakers has changed in a strange way, they seem more detailed than before, both the base has been lowered from both sides. I also unpluged them from my motherboard and when it's still the same, I am not sure if the sound has improved or gotten worse. ASUS TUF Z370 PLUS Gaming is my motherboard and DTS Custom drivers have been installed!

P.S: Is there some kind of changelog?

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Originally Posted by itekweni

Hello MoKiChU thank you for your input but I am having plenty of problems with my sound and applications I have followed your instructions on uninstalling and installing the software and it works for a short while then Sonic Studio stops working with the error about wrong driver installed and my grey hair is getting worse due to this problem, my system motherboard is the Asus ROG B460f Gaming which I think is the SS3 software but I might be wrong so could you help me here please as I would like to sort it without installing a sound card...thank you

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This post is older, but now I'm having the same issue. I still have an older Realtek driver, version 6.0.8959.1 installed on a Rampage Extreme VI Omega MB. I've noticed that Sonic Studio has updated itself a couple of times without my input, obviously through Microsoft or itself, but I never bothered to open the app recently. Today I opened it to modify a couple of settings and now I'm getting the same error listed above. Do I need to update the Realtek driver as well to get SS3 to work again and if that's the case, will I always have to go through this PITA ritual if SS3 updates itself yet again in the future? Any way to prevent SS3 updating and just leave well enough alone when things are working? And obviously I will have to go through the cleanup process before installing the new version every time. I'm almost to the point of buying a dedicated sound card.

Also, which Realtek driver is the right one for my MB? I noticed that there is one other Asus Tuff/Prime DTS version listed with a suffix. I last installed just the DTS version last time. Yet there is other DTS version with a suffix and 2 others listed with additional suffixes without explanations as to which MB's they apply to and I see this question asked over and over on this forum so there's obviously confusion here. Is there a list somewhere that parses what MB is what for the driver's listed?

I edited my post while you were responding to mine MoKiChU. Sorry about that. So apparently I installed the incorrect version for my MB last time since my file is listed as the AsusTuff/DTS version. I guess I've got to wipe that one with the cleaner tool. Thanks for that info. But why did it work so long, many months I estimate, without an issue? Was it because SS3 updated itself recently?

OK, everything is working great now. Between the App Uninstalls, Driver Store Explorer .inf purging and the Cleanup Tool, all the Realtek and Nahimic remnants were removed from my system. Several reboots and installs later, thank you very much MoKiChU! You're a hair saver. I gather whenever MS updates SS3 behind my back in the future, I need to start looking for a newer Realtek driver if SS3 throws a fit. What a PITA. Also, what in the heck is wrong with Microsoft? For entertainment's sake, I opened the MS Store app from the Start Menu to see if I could find those 2 apps since they didn't auto-install. Did a search for both the Realtek Audio Console and Sonic Studio 3. Nothing, bupkiss, NADA. Then I used your handy links for finding them in the MS Store via a browser and viola!, there they are as plain as the nose on Microsquish's face. What a bunch of morons at Microsoft and thank you for providing the links to find both of those because MS is no help whatsoever.

Update: After shutting down my PC the sound has returned to normal both a lot more detailed than before, now it's a real pleasure to experience the richness of sound, guessing it must have been some isolated case...

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Originally Posted by MoKiChU

Hi everyone,

- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS3 MB) :

Drivers : 6.0.9129.1 WHQL [09/03/2021]

Download : Link

ASUS ROG SS3 motherboards :

- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS3-DTS MB) :

Drivers : 6.0.9129.1 WHQL [09/03/2021]

Download : Link

ASUS ROG SS3|DTS Sound Unbound motherboards :

- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS TUF/PRIME DTSX Ultra MB) :

Drivers : 6.0.9129.1 WHQL [09/03/2021]

Download : Link

ASUS TUF/PRIME DTS:X Ultra motherboards :

- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS TUF/PRIME DTS HPXv1 MB) :

Drivers : 6.0.9129.1 WHQL [09/03/2021]

Download : Link

ASUS TUF/PRIME DTS Headphone:X v1 motherboards :

- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS TUF/PRIME DTS Custom MB) :

Drivers : 6.0.9129.1 WHQL [09/03/2021]

Download : Link

ASUS TUF/PRIME DTS Custom motherboards :

- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG/TUF/PRIME RTK MB) :

Drivers : 6.0.9129.1 WHQL [09/03/2021]

Download : Link

ASUS ROG/TUF/PRIME Realtek motherboards :

OS requirements : Windows 10 64 bit 1803/RS4/17134.x or more recent (20xx/VB/1904x.x or more recent for some Third Party drivers).
Hardware requirements (Intel) : ASUS ROG/TUF/PRIME motherboards with Intel 2xx/3xx/4xx/5xx series chipsets (except ROG Z590 motherboards).
Hardware requirements (AMD) : ASUS ROG/TUF/PRIME motherboards with AMD 3xx/4xx/5xx series chipsets.

Note : In order to know which drivers package to use, match the audio specifications of your motherboard with the apps or ask me.

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Note to Mokichu,

I have been using your updates for a long time and as mentioned before am very grateful for your input.

However it has been impossible to do a thorough clean before updating my sound the last 6 updates or so , due to this process disabling my Kaysuda Hello camera on re login.
If I just update the realtek driver without this process, subsequent reboots work normally . I installed the camera on 25/12/20 and otherwise the systems and sound works 100%.

Any suggestions would be appreciated, as I would prefer to clean the system before updating realtek.

Thanks