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<blockquote data-quote="Owlsroost" data-source="post: 1209164" data-attributes="member: 83973">The only way I know of for players to dynamically override the Windows speaker settings is by using an audio renderer that supports WASAPI Exclusive mode output e.g. MPAR or ReClock. Using WASAPI Exclusive mode means it bypasses the Windows audio mixer, but I don't use WASAPI myself so I can't tell you how to set it up.Non-bitstream audio from all sources/players on the PC goes via the Windows audio mixer, which automatically re-samples and down-mixes the sources as necessary to match the final output speaker setting and sample rate. Because compressed bitstreams e.g. Dolby &amp; DTS can't be mixed and resampled, they bypass the mixer and are sent unchanged to the output.As for working around some of the mixer 'problems' for MP, one way is set up LAV audio decoder to bitstream Dolby &amp; DTS streams, then enable enable 'Mixing' in LAV like this - <a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/bbc-one-hd-freezes-intermittently-watching-or-recording.135736/page-2#post-1206737" target="_blank">https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/bbc-one-hd-freezes-intermittently-watching-or-recording.135736/page-2#post-1206737</a> - to handle everything else, so stereo is sent untouched but decoded (in LAV) multi-channel audio gets mixed to DPL II.Note that you have to set your Windows speaker settings to Stereo and set the AVR to decode DPL II to surround (I use DPL II Cinema mode) for this trick to work. It also means other multi-channel sources in the PC will get downmixed to stereo by Windows mixer.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Owlsroost, post: 1209164, member: 83973"] The only way I know of for players to dynamically override the Windows speaker settings is by using an audio renderer that supports WASAPI Exclusive mode output e.g. MPAR or ReClock. Using WASAPI Exclusive mode means it bypasses the Windows audio mixer, but I don't use WASAPI myself so I can't tell you how to set it up. Non-bitstream audio from all sources/players on the PC goes via the Windows audio mixer, which automatically re-samples and down-mixes the sources as necessary to match the final output speaker setting and sample rate. Because compressed bitstreams e.g. Dolby & DTS can't be mixed and resampled, they bypass the mixer and are sent unchanged to the output. As for working around some of the mixer 'problems' for MP, one way is set up LAV audio decoder to bitstream Dolby & DTS streams, then enable enable 'Mixing' in LAV like this - [URL]https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/bbc-one-hd-freezes-intermittently-watching-or-recording.135736/page-2#post-1206737[/URL] - to handle everything else, so stereo is sent untouched but decoded (in LAV) multi-channel audio gets mixed to DPL II. Note that you have to set your Windows speaker settings to Stereo and set the AVR to decode DPL II to surround (I use DPL II Cinema mode) for this trick to work. It also means other multi-channel sources in the PC will get downmixed to stereo by Windows mixer. [/QUOTE]

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