Spotify desktop only uses the 2 front speakers on a 5.1 setup

[feijudas]

I have 5.1 audio with my windows but Spotify only uses the 2 front speakers, how do I get it to use ALL of the speakers?

Speaker fill makes NO DIFFERENCE!

[Sebasty]

Hey @feijudas 

Spotify doesn't support 5.1 out of box, like most other programs it outputs stereo audio.

However there are a few different methods on how to make Spotify play audio on 5.1.

Voicemeeter is one way to get it work - see this post on how to use it.

Another user also made it work by adding a specific line with quotation marks to spotify startup icon:

--disable-audio-output-resampler

as seen here:

Let me know how you get on 🙂

[Ryuhouji]

There's always EqualizerAPO w/ P.E.A.C.E. 
Since this is a global software that modifies all audio on your system, it can be used to redirect audio directly, by mapping input R/L to Output R/RR/L/RL, or just simply enable 5.1/7.1 upmix. This works for literally everything that plays audio on your system. It's a fairly heavyweight solution, but I really like tweaking my audio and have a good computer. 

Here's what PEACE looks like:

This should be a better solution than all that other stuff.