There is a new catch if you want to enable 5.1 surround sound in Ubuntu 9.04. First you need to follow the same steps like you did for Hardy Heron. There is an old post I wrote about it.
In this new version of PulseAudio they don’t synthesize an LFE signal anymore by default.
They introduced this new option called disable-lfe-remixing.
When upmixing or downmixing ignore LFE channels. When this option is on the output LFE channel will only get a signal when an input LFE channel is available as well. If no input LFE channel is available the output LFE channel will always be 0. If no output LFE channel is available the signal on the input LFE channel will be ignored. Defaults to “on”.
The solution to get you bass back is to set this option to no.
As a result, here are the steps you need to take:
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sudo joe /etc/pulse/daemon.conf |
Uncomment the line containing:
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default-sample-channels = 2 |
and replace '2' with '6' (if you have a 7.1 card, replace '2' with '8').
Next, set disable-lfe-remixing option to no
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disable-lfe-remixing = no |
Restart your computer and you’re in business.
NOTE: Documentation for this article is taken from here and here.
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