

Give your profile a new name and save it. Next click the Dimension icon and configure, as needed.Īfter you make all the changes and things sound ok, go back to the Playback icon in Waves and click the tiny disk icon at lower right, next to the trash can icon. When everything is connected, open Waves again and see if there's a surround sound option offered under Select Output Device. Keep going if more speakers are needed but always wait for Waves to pop up to select an option, before connecting any additional speakers. Next, plug in rear left/right speakers and wait for Waves to pop up again and choose the option. Now wait until Waves pops up and asks what you connected. Back at the desktop, plug in the front left/right speakers.
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Put a check in the box again.Įither way, close Waves and disconnect ALL audio outputs from the PC and reboot. If that box is already checked, uncheck it, closeand then reopen the Waves control panel. If things still aren't working/sounding right, scroll down further in the Waves panel and expand Advanced. Scroll down to Select Output Device and see what output is selected and change to something more suitable, if necessary. Open the Waves control panel and click Playback icon. When asked, select “Yes” and a confirmation window should appear indicating that the process has completed.ĭon't worry about whatever you saw on some old PC because things have changed a lot.Īre you using a 5.1 surround sound system? Are you getting sound from any, all or only some speakers? Click on “High definition audio device” and then hit “Next” You might see a list of available drivers.
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Now go for “Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer”Ī window asking you to select the driver that you want to install for the device should now appear. Opt for “Browse my computer for driver software” Right click again and this time click on “Update driver software”

Here, you should search for “Realtek High Definition Audio” under the list of audio device drivers. Now go to the “Sound, video and game controllers” section. You may try the below steps suggested by a Microsoft community MVP. They suggested trying this (but it appears to disable Maxx Audio functionality): PS: While I've been corresponding with you I've be communicating with someone from Dell and they now tell me the feature I want isn't available with the current driver and app. If your speakers aren't correctly recognized or don't sound "good", let us know and I'll walk you through setting things up properly.
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(Note: Revive = enhanced high frequency sounds")Īlso be sure the Windows Sound settings screen shows the correct output device and Mono audio is turned off on the Windows Audio screen. You can use the "dials" and buttons to adjust settings to your preference. But either way, you can easily remove one or the other from the Start menu.Īre you saying using either of those Start menu options opens the Waves control panel for you?Īssuming the Waves control panel opens, click the Playback icon and scroll down to see if it correctly recognizes your speakers, Then move the little "enhancement" slider near the top on left toward the right to turn it on and set the Eq Profile to whatever type of music you want and then play some music. If you reinstalled Waves without uninstalling it first that could explain the two entries on the Start menu. Not sure what do you mean "one is embedded in the OS". Not sure why doesn't put an icon in the notification area of the taskbar. Let us know if that - All of that says Waves is installed and running. If you don't see it, click the ^ icon at the left of the visible icons and if Waves is there, drag it onto the taskbar so it's visible. Make sure the slider next to Waves MaxxPro Audio Services is moved to the right (on) and then check in the taskbar notification area for it. When that opens, scroll and and click Select which icons appear on the taskbar (under Notifications heading).

When services.msc opens, find Waves Audio Services on the list and double-click it.
