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

[Shocker]

Do i need sonic studio 3 and DTS sound unbound for optimal audio experience? And what they do?

[BobaBrett313]

Do i need sonic studio 3 and DTS sound unbound for optimal audio experience? And what they do?

DTS Sound Unbound is nice I don't really like sonic studio 3 anymore but you can just uninstall the apps if you don't want them. I'm sure Someone can tell you what dll's to del if you want to do that.

[Cliff S]

Do i need sonic studio 3 and DTS sound unbound for optimal audio experience? And what they do?

All they are for is sound positioning really, and DTS is only useful if you have hardware the can play DTS, like headphones, soundbar or a sound system.

For just equalization and effects you can just use the UAD Realtek app.
I really like the sound I get from SonicStudio, as I have a SHARP HT-SBW460 Dolby Atmos Soundbar and Dolby Atmos RIG 500 headset, and when listening to music or watching tech videos, SonicStudio upmix option gives more clarity. Plus you can set up four individual EQ effects settings depending on what you listen to.

To uninstall just right click the icon and select uninstall, so you have one less service running in the background.

[Shocker]

I have problems that every time i reconnect 3.5mm headphone, sound is a bit different. Sometimes is distorted badly so i need to reconnect headphone to fix it. Is it hardware problem or it could be sonic studio 3 or other software making problems? I heard from various forums that sonic studio is problematic.

[Cliff S]

I have problems that every time i reconnect 3.5mm headphone, sound is a bit different. Sometimes is distorted badly so i need to reconnect headphone to fix it. Is it hardware problem or it could be sonic studio 3 or other software making problems? I heard from various forums that sonic studio is problematic.

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.

[clayman87]

Hi,

I have no analogue audio out (rear green mobo output) when audio enhancement is enabled (in windows or Realtek audio Console). It works fine if I disable enhancements but then I lose the functionality of SS3 - I want to be able to use the equalizer. Digital audio works fine over usb to an external DAC; however, I cannot use SS3 to shape this digital audio. I suspect it's an issue with one of the SS3 drivers.

This problem started when I updated Windows 10 to Version 20H2. I've followed MoKiChU's instructions (ASUS ROG SS3|DTS Sound Unbound motherboard) and conducted a full cleanup and reinstall a couple of times with no luck. I also completely uninstalled third party Yamaha drivers for my DAC and disconnected it during this process to avoid any driver conflicts.

Any assistance would be much appreciated.

Specs:
Croshair Formula VIII - Bios 1302,
Ryzen 9 3950X,
64gig GSkill Trident Z Neo at 3600
RTX 3090
Corsair MP600 2TB M.2 SSD

Realtek Driver : 6.0.9102.1
SS3|SSVM Extension Driver : 1.3.11.0 WHQL [31/08/2020]
SS3|SSVM VAD Media Driver : 10.38.41.588 WHQL [06/08/2019]
SS3 APO SoftwareComponent Driver : 3.2.2.0 WHQL [08/12/2020]
DTS SU Extension Driver : 1.1.68.0 WHQL [09/12/2020]
DTS APO4x Service SoftwareComponent Driver : 1.6.4.0 WHQL [08/10/2020]
DTS APO4x Core SoftwareComponent|SoftwareDevice Driver : 1.6.9.0 WHQL [11/12/2020]

[neotokyo]

There's a bunch of %13% as path name that should point to the system folder, but the variable isn't set to point to a folder in the 6.0.9107.1 service and APO .inf. On my machine pnputil didn't copy the files in the Windows/system32 folder and it kept them in the driver store folder.

6.0.9107.1
[DestinationDirs]
SfxFx.CopyList=13 ;
RtkSvc.CopyList=13 ;
RtkComDll.CopyList=13 ;

6.0.8960.1 (from the CrossHair VIII Hero audio driver on the Asus's support website)
[DestinationDirs]
SfxFx.CopyList=11 ; %SystemRoot%\system32
RtkSvc.CopyList=11 ; %SystemRoot%\system32
RtkComDll.CopyList=11 ; %SystemRoot%\system32

[scgt1]

Ok call me crazy but just stumbling upon this thread while grabbing newer drivers and such since Asus just sucks and doesn't keep the pages up to date. I have no clue which is needed other then one that is labeled for ROG since I have a Z390I and Z490 board. So I need one of the 3 that have ROG in red but what is the difference in them?

[MoKiChU]

Ok call me crazy but just stumbling upon this thread while grabbing newer drivers and such since Asus just sucks and doesn't keep the pages up to date. I have no clue which is needed other then one that is labeled for ROG since I have a Z390I and Z490 board. So I need one of the 3 that have ROG in red but what is the difference in them?

Hi,

For your ASUS ROG Strix Z390-I Gaming motherboard :

You have an ASUS ROG SS3 motherboard, so :

You need Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS3 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.

For your ASUS ROG Maximus XII Formula 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.

[Shocker]

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.

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