[SOLVED] 5.1 audio on external usb sound card ?

[oharabyko]

Hello, first some background, my onboard audio on my gigabyte ab350 stopped working (static, no sound) after a few years so I bought an external usb sound card https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07W879BCN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 that I can only get to work with 4 speakers and not 5.1. I can see that the obvious reason is that is this sound card only has two input ports where the third is the microphone.

I assumed that I could just plug the yellow (middle speaker/subwoofer) input into there like I did on my onboard and I would get 5.1 but I do not. I can confirm that if I plug that into non-microphone input subwoofer/middle speaker works but then I lose either front or back speakers. My question is whether there's something like a splitter that I could buy to plug two of the inputs into to make up for my lack of third input for 5.1

Thank you

 

[delaro]

Not much help there, the link just takes you to a list of USB soundcards. none of which support 5.1.

 

[oharabyko]

Sorry I think this is the proper link https://www.amazon.ca/External-Adju...ocphy=9001335&hvtargid=pla-835298972285&psc=1

According to the link it does support up to 7.1. Here are some pictures to explain better

Above are the inputs for front, rear, side/subwoofers. Below is the external usb sound card

I know I need three inputs to get it working for all front, rear, side/subwoofer, but is there any type of splitter or something I could buy to fix this. Rather not get a on motherboard soundcard and deal with all the driver issues or another external usb soundcard that has the third ouput.

Thanks

 

[delaro]

Looks like it uses a 7.1 virtual sound with the EQ button.

 

[hang-the-9]

You need something like this https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com...ocphy=9001834&hvtargid=pla-338189065906&psc=1

 

[oharabyko]

You need something like this https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com...ocphy=9001834&hvtargid=pla-338189065906&psc=1

That's what I thought but somehow my onboard video card worked with all speakers when I plugged the third input into the pink (mic). I was hoping there was some splitter or special cable (rather than a new sound card) I could buy to get it to work in two inputs but guess not.

Thanks for the help

 

[hang-the-9]

That's what I thought but somehow my onboard video card worked with all speakers when I plugged the third input into the pink (mic). I was hoping there was some splitter or special cable (rather than a new sound card) I could buy to get it to work in two inputs but guess not.

Thanks for the help

Well you can use something else if you want all the speakers to have the same audio, but if you actually want rear and front separate like a 5.1 setup does you need to wire it to the correct outputs. Otherwise the front and rear speakers just play the same thing.