Dolby Digital Live over optical Ubuntu 18.04

Audio Hardware & Software Sound Cards & DACs & Other Hardware
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Hello,

I’m looking to set up DDL 5.1 for my Asus Xonar DX card, so that I can output 5.1 channel audio to my receiver via optical SPDIF.

I’ve tried the steps mentioned at this link, but the guide is pretty old and it broke the sound setup completely: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DigitalAC-3Pulseaudio

The ubuntu forums thread mentioned there is even older: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DigitalAC-3Pulseaudio

Would anyone endeavor to review and update the guide? I’m only a superficial Ubuntu user.

Some specs:
Asus Xonar DX
Ubuntu 18.04
Currently, I get only PCM stereo output, which came by default with the installation of the operating system.

Thank you in advance.

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Hello, I have managed to get it working using the steps detailed in the above guide.

Must make sure all dependencies are installed, including libavresample-dev.

Pavucontrol is a must, as the default Ubuntu sound config settings don’t play nice with 5.1

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