Scott750 29 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 When ripping BluRays in MakeMKV, some movies have multiples of the same type of audio tracks and I'm having a hard time deciding which audio tracks to choose. I want to rip my BluRays with only one of the HD audio tracks (Dolby TrueHD or DTS HD-Master) and DD 5.1 tracks (so when watching without the AVR on). I play movies from my HTPC using HDMI to my Yamaha RX-V671 AVR with 5.1 speakers hooked up to my Samsung PN64D8000 64" plasma. Heres an example of when I was ripping Cars 2 So the options it has are: DTS HD MA Surround 7.1 English DTS HD MA Surround 5.1 English Listed twice: DTS Surround 5.1 English Listed three times: DD Stereo English So what happens if I choose 7.1 but my AVR is setup for 5.1? Would it be better to choose the DTS HD MA 5.1 instead? I like to include a dolby digital either 5.1 or 2.0 so I can still have audio when only watching with the TV on and no AVR. But why does this movie have dolby stereo 3 times? do I need to select all 3 for stereo audio throughout the entire movie? or just one? Why is DTS 5.1 listed each time under an HD audio track? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xzener 729 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 When I use TSMuxer to rip my Blurays, I only rip the HD audio. It still has a non-hd audio track embeded within it. So when I rip my Bluray folder rips to MKV, I select the HD audio. During transcoded playback in MB3, Ive never had a problem with missing audio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xzener 729 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Best thing to do is run a couple tests. MBT has an option to choose which audio track you want to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianW 1053 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 (edited) In the case of Cars 2, I think the three DD audio tracks may be the standard, audio descriptive and commentary tracks. The regular track is likely to be the first. It may be safest to rip all three, play the video and try each track and then use mkvmerge to remux the file and just deselect the tracks you don't want. Edited March 5, 2014 by AdrianW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott750 29 Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 (edited) So I tried selecting only the HD audio and when playing the movie I didn't have a problem as long as my AVR is on. But with the AVR off the sound is muted. Streaming the movie by watching it using the web client was no problem tho. So I re-ripped it using the HD audio and all 3 stereo tracks. That worked but one of those stereo streams was for visually impaired as there was a person narrating the movie. Never heard that before. hehe What about the difference between the 7.1 & 5.1 audio tracks? Would the 7.1 work on an AVR setup for 5.1? Does it matter? Edited March 5, 2014 by Scott750 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee 204 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Are you bitstreaming? Hence no sound with avr off...? Sent by my HTC8X using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koleckai Silvestri 1150 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 7.1 sound is an eight channel speaker setup. More surround sound definition to account for the two midrange speakers. It provides more spatial awareness to the sound. 5.1 is a six channel speaker setup. More common in today's homes. Descriptive Audio for the Blind is great new technology. Even starting to see it available at the local cinemaplex more often. Though there it is streamed over headphones. If you have visually impaired friends, they will love this audio track. I have been seeking movies out with it because I have three friends who are legally blind. It allows them to enjoy the movies they love. Many times, the track is made available on the web as well. See: http://www.acb.org/adp/movies.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott750 29 Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 Are you bitstreaming? Hence no sound with avr off...? Sent by my HTC8X using Tapatalk Yes I am bitstreaming. I know the AVR will only play the HD audio tracks. But for those times I don't want the AVR, like late at night when people are sleeping I want stereo so the TV can play the audio. 7.1 sound is an eight channel speaker setup. More surround sound definition to account for the two midrange speakers. It provides more spatial awareness to the sound. 5.1 is a six channel speaker setup. More common in today's homes. Descriptive Audio for the Blind is great new technology. Even starting to see it available at the local cinemaplex more often. Though there it is streamed over headphones. If you have visually impaired friends, they will love this audio track. I have been seeking movies out with it because I have three friends who are legally blind. It allows them to enjoy the movies they love. Many times, the track is made available on the web as well. See: http://www.acb.org/adp/movies.html Thank you for the link. Honestly I have no need for the descriptive audio as me and everyone I know has decent hearing. I do know the difference between 7.1 and 5.1, but was just curious if I chose 7.1 sound if the AVR will still be able to play the audio being that my setup only has 5.1 speakers. I'm finding out that the AVR can take that 7.1 audio and it knows how many speakers are attached and send the sound out to the speakers I have appropriately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christoph86 12 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 When using MBC through tv without AVR I have to uncheck all the bitstreaming in the LAV audio GUI in order to get stereo sound to work, so check that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee 204 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 ^what he said... Sent by my HTC8X using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee 204 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Or get a wireless headset for your avr??? Sent by my HTC8X using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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