No vocals when using surround

[grahamh]

@Numiah

Unless I select 2.0 in the audio settings.

That’s the correct setting when using an optical connection. For 5.1 sound, also turn on AC3 transcoding and turn off TrueHD and DTS-HD. See here:

Audio hardware and software configuration

This wiki article should cover all your general questions about how to connect up your OSMC device to get the best audio possible. There’s also a section with explanations of some of Kodi’s audio settings as well as information about the audio capabilities of our OSMC devices. Supported devices OSMC supports a range of devices: All Raspberry Pis and our own Vero series (Vero 1, Vero 2, Vero 4K, Vero 4K + and Vero V). Veros have an HDMI port for video and audio, a 3.5mm port for analogue au…