# Is it possible for my computer to spoof 5.1 audio?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-my-computer-to-spoof-5-1-audio/163434
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [March 22, 2003, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-my-computer-to-spoof-5-1-audio/163434 "2003-03-22T22:10:31Z")
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### Author:  [@Borga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borga)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2003, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-my-computer-to-spoof-5-1-audio/163434/1 "2003-03-22T22:10:31Z")
I’ve tried searching for the answer to this, but the terms I’m using aren’t very conducive for google. I apologise if it has been asked and answered before.
Anyway, my question is thus: I have a 5.1 surround speaker system and decoder that is seperate from my computer. When 2.0 stereo sound is played through it, only the front three speakers are used.
If I connect my computer’s soundcard to the coaxial connector, I am able to get 2.0 audio. Now, I am wondering if there is a program that will allow me to replicate the front speaker’s sound in the back - I know that creating “extra” sound is not possible, but I would like the back left speaker to play the same as the front left.
Is there a program that will allow me to do this? I am specifically looking at playing my own CDs and legally created MP3s, which play through Winamp or Windows Media Player 9. I am less worried about having other programs being able to have the sound replicated, but if there is a general program that will do this, I will be very grateful to anyone that can show me it.
Thank you in advance,
Borga
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### Author:  [@Mr\_Urt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Urt)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2003, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-my-computer-to-spoof-5-1-audio/163434/2 "2003-03-23T00:56:22Z")
Maybe, what soundcard do you have¿
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### Author:  [@Borga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borga)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2003, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-my-computer-to-spoof-5-1-audio/163434/3 "2003-03-23T00:58:13Z")
It is listed in the hardware profile as “Creative Soundblaster Live Value (SDM)”
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### Author:  [@Alereon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alereon)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2003, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-my-computer-to-spoof-5-1-audio/163434/4 "2003-03-23T04:15:28Z")
Go to the [Creative website](http://www.soundblaster.com), go through the gauntlet of menus, and download the latest version of the Creative Drivers for your soundcard. The file should be about 20MB. It will install all sorts of lovely control panel applets and mixer programs, one of which (probably Creative Surround Mixer) will have an option about what to do when playing a stereo source.
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### Author:  [@Borga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borga)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2003, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-my-computer-to-spoof-5-1-audio/163434/5 "2003-03-23T12:22:59Z")
Thank you so much, **FDISK**. I appreciate you helping me.
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### Author:  [@Borga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borga)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2003, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-my-computer-to-spoof-5-1-audio/163434/6 "2003-03-23T14:36:09Z")
Ah, I hate to do this. The drivers work fine, but the store I asked in says that you can’t convert a stereo output to a coaxial input. Was he lying or do I have to go another way about it?