Surround Sound not working with Windows Spatial Audio

Steps to recreate :

  1. Activate Windows Spatial Sound (mmsys.cpl -> activate a stereo headphone output, double click on it -> Spatial Audio tab - > choose Windows Sonic for Headphones)
  2. Launch WoT
  3. Settings - > Sound -> Select 7.1 audio
  4. Click 'Test Sound', click the subwoofer

2 years ago, you would get the bass sound from the subwoofer because all the sound channels were working, with the HRTF effect to give virtual surround sound

But there was an update which broke XAudio 2.9 compatibility and it still has not been fixed

(Side note, the 'headphone' setting just passes straight stereo to your headphones, which is nauseating and primitive ... Quite disappointing for a professional studio in 2026 when even indie games nowadays have implemented HRTF in their audio)

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u/citamrac — 1 month ago

Sonic Species, Mr Peculiar - Unleash The Beat (Arcana, DigiCult & MoRsei Remix)

Realtime recording of my visuals

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u/citamrac — 3 months ago

best way to pass a string from Twitch, Discord, etc etc?

Hello, if I wanted to make my Python script receive text messages from an online streaming platform, what is the best way to do it?
For example, I would like to record lines from the chat which contain a specific keyword and save them to a text file, etc (i.e. if "keyword" in text ) , what I am unsure about is how to capture text from the chat and send it to my Python script

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u/citamrac — 3 months ago