[DRIVERS] Realtek USB Audio (AMD 5xx/6xx/TRX40 & Intel 5xx/6xx/7xx)

_Tejc_ said:

Hi MoKiChU

I have a ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO motherboard, but I would like to know which drivers you recommend Realtek USB Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS-DTS) or Realtek USB Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS3-DTS Legacy) and what are the advantages of one and the other.

Thanks,

Best regards, Matej

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@MoKiChU wrote:

Hi everyone,

@ ASUS ROG SS/SS3|DTS Sound Unbound motherboards users :

I see a lot of confusion in the thread, I think that clarification and reminder are necessary.

First of all, don't confuse SS and SS3, they are 2 different things in the same way that Dolby and DTS are :

• SS (Sonic Studio) is DPS by Bongiovi Acoustic Labs rebadged for ASUS ROG products : SS drivers (which are not signed WHQL and therefore are not approved by Microsoft) and SS user interface are from/in Armoury Crate and are not contained in the Realtek USB Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS-DTS) packages (mainly because I do not release non-WHQL drivers and therefore I do not release drivers which are not validated by Microsoft, but also because the SS drivers by Bongiovi interferes with all the audio components of your system and because the SS drivers by Bongiovi are not made to work without SS user interface from/in Armoury Crate without generating side effects (like for example sound as if you were underwater).
  
  
• SS3 (Sonic Studio/Radar III) is Nahimic by A-Volute (since acquired by Steelseries) rebadged for ASUS ROG products : SS3 drivers (which are signed WHQL (like all the drivers I offer) and therefore are approved by Microsoft) and Microsoft Store shortcuts for SS3 apps are contained in the Realtek USB Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS3-DTS Legacy) packages (mainly because because the SS3 drivers by A-Volute are made to work without SS3 apps and/or with SSVM device (Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer) disabled in order to avoid issues with Riot's Vanguard for example).

@ ASUS ROG SS|DTS Sound Unbound motherboards (ROG Strix Z790-A/E/F Gaming WiFi II, ROG Maximus Z790 Dark Hero/Apex Encore/Formula or more recent) users :

You can't use/install Realtek USB Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS3-DTS Legacy) from the first post of this thread (SS3 being EoL, there is no more SS3 since the refreshed ASUS ROG motherboards with ALC40xx codec with Intel Z790 chipset for the Raptor Lake Refresh CPU launch, or newer motherboards). You can only use/install Realtek USB Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS-DTS) from the first post of this thread, know that you can only use the Realtek & DTS Sound Unbound features, if you want SS, you need to install Armoury Crate to install the SS drivers by Bongiovi and for SS user interface (which is in Armoury Crate).​

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If you have any issue with the last Realtek USB Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS-DTS) drivers package : CLEANUP process then install/use the audio drivers package from your motherboard support page, if your issue persists contact ASUS Support and/or open a new thread in this ROG Care category : ROG Care - Hardware & Software Support - Gaming Motherboards.​

@ ASUS ROG SS3|DTS Sound Unbound motherboards users :

You can use/install Realtek USB Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS3-DTS Legacy) or Realtek USB Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS-DTS) from the first post of this thread but you have to follow scrupulously your CLEANUP process then your INSTALL process to switch from an drivers package type to another (for the next drivers packages that I would release, you will can directly follow your UPDATE process with the same drivers package type). If you use/install Realtek USB Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS-DTS), know that you can only use the Realtek & DTS Sound Unbound features to date, you cannot install the SS drivers by Bongiovi and use SS from Armoury Crate to date because ASUS don't rolled out for your motherboard audio type to date, if you want SS, when ASUS will roll out for your motherboard audio type, you will need to install Armoury Crate to install the SS drivers by Bongiovi and for SS user interface (which is in Armoury Crate).​

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If you have any issue with the last Realtek USB Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS-DTS) drivers package : CLEANUP process then install/use the last Realtek USB Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS3-DTS Legacy) drivers package. If your issue persists, CLEANUP process then install/use the audio drivers package from your motherboard support page, if your issue still persists contact ASUS Support and/or open a new thread in this ROG Care category : ROG Care - Hardware & Software Support - Gaming Motherboards.​

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