I am thinking of buying some new speakers with 5.1 arrangement instead of my old 2 speaker setup.Does anyone know if this is supported or will work with FS 9?Thanks,Greg

Hi,It will work. I have a 5.1 setup and get sound from all speakers. I do get a bit of separation also where the ATC voice plays mainly from my back 2 speakers.Hope this helps,JimActiveSky Sales and Supporthttp://www.hifisim.com/images/asv_dev_team.jpg http://www.hifisim.com/images/asv_proud_supporter.jpg

works for me, you have to adjust the fs9.cfg sound section though to change the number of speakers. I have logitech z-680s, the best speakers I've seen with my audigy 4

Hi,I too have a 5.1 setup and get excellent separation with my setup. Engine sounds from front and atc from rear.Ed

.... and I didn't need to adjust the FS9.cfg file!Hope this helps,JimActiveSky Sales and Supporthttp://www.hifisim.com/images/asv_dev_team.jpg http://www.hifisim.com/images/asv_proud_supporter.jpg

Thanks folks, I take the leap!Greg

I run my PC through my Pioneer Dolby 5.1/DTS receiver via an optical/SPDIF cable and the sound is awesome! I get all-round engine noise, ATC is mainly through the front centre, but environmental sounds; wind, rain, thunder come from all around, and it's quite startling to hear an AI plane coming up behind you!Do it...you'll love it! :)

I didn't know that you had to adjust a setting in the FS9 config file to get 5.1 working. You should put that as a tip under the "Tips" section in this forum!Scott :-)

So what does the entry in the FS9 config look like? Also. which section is it under?Thanks!Scott :-)

Hi Scott,You don't! That is why there is no tip in the Tips section. Here is my sound section for those that may not believe:[sOUND]SOUND=1SOUND_FADER1=0.100000SOUND_FADER2=1.000000SOUND_FADER3=1.000000SOUND_FADER4=-1.000000SOUND_FADER5=1.000000SOUND_FADER6=1.000000SOUND_QUALITY=2Hope this helps,JimActiveSky Sales and Supporthttp://www.hifisim.com/images/asv_dev_team.jpg http://www.hifisim.com/images/asv_proud_supporter.jpg

All very nice but i think you will find that FS9 sound is stereo the only way to make it seem like 5.1 is to use ProLogic 1 or 2 which will use all the speakers but its still stereo

SOUND=1SOUND_FADER1=0.300000SOUND_FADER2=0.300000SOUND_FADER3=0.500000SOUND_FADER4=0.100000SOUND_FADER5=0.500000SOUND_FADER6=1.000000SOUND_QUALITY=2Channels=4SamplesPerSec=44100BitsPerSample=16

Well, I got the 5.1 setup. Sounds great for music! Presently without changing my fs9.cfg, I don't get as much lateralization looking left and right as I used to with the 2.1 speakers and atc does come from the front [different from Jim's]. Haven't had a chance to hear AI yet.For those above that tweaked, is it hit and miss to try to find the best sound combinations, or is there some logic to it.My settings [don't know where they came from] seem rather different than those above, and there is no mention of "channels":[sOUND]SOUND=1SOUND_FADER1=0.860000SOUND_FADER2=0.360000SOUND_FADER3=0.610000SOUND_FADER4=0.370000SOUND_FADER5=0.500000SOUND_FADER6=1.000000SOUND_QUALITY=2Any help would be appreciated.Greg