Uninstalling the Realtek Audio Console gave me back the real Alienware Effects back!

So I played a song and started changing the effects from Command Center (ie. Alienware, Movie, Music, etc) and there wasn't much difference between the profiles. I then uninstalled the Realtek Audio Console and rebooted, waited for 3 mins till the AWCC service started then played the same song and changed the effects and now there is a big difference between each one! Thanks a lot for this priceless tip.

Try doing the same experiment to see for yourself and confirm it's not my ears. Play a song, change the effects from the Alienware Command Center from the Home page of AWCC the 3rd icon from the bottom and if you hear a substantial difference. Then uninstall the Realtek Audio Console, and try again and see if you could tell the difference.

@Fire Tiger @etern4l @ssj92

 

I usually don't play with AWCC sound effects. I use a FLAT profile for sound.
I just tried several built-in profiles and customized them with the EQ and everything seems to work for me.

I'm using Alienware Command Center version 5.2.81.0
Realtek Audio Console is installed and running (audio driver version 6.0.8699.1 / UI version 1.3.179.0).

 

Can someone else please confirm whether uninstalling Realtek Audio Console actually improves the sound quality and loudness or is it just in my head?

 

I'll give this a shot tomorrow bro if no one else has before.

@Spartan sorry for the delay bro. I can hear a difference now between the AWCC profiles, after deleting the Realtek console.

Personally, I use the Realtek Audio Console configuration and can hear the differences between the settings there too, although I am not an audiophile by any stretch of the imagination.

 

There is definitely a difference between them on mine, even with Realtek installed.

I usually use the settings in the fusion tab anyways when adjusting the audio.

 

Right, thanks for confirming. Someone on Reddit recommended this and I tried it. I guess it was the placebo effect making me think that it sounds better without the Realtek Audio Console.

 

It might depend on which audio drivers we are using as well. I find that Windows really REALLY likes to override my audio drivers and every time it does I lose almost all of the audio effects.

 

That's true, but on the Area-51m luckily Microsoft is using whatever the latest drivers Dell is offering so it does not update anything. I'm using the official driver v 6.0.8699.1

 

My usb headset broke the other day and for the time being im using a headset connected bto the 3.5 jack. for some reason changing sound profiles make no difference whatsoever in awcc,

any ideas on a fix for this issue?

cheers