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Surround Sound Showcase - Sheryl Crow
Experience music and video on your computer in digital surround sound (sometimes called 5.1 audio). Windows Media Player uses the Windows Media Audio 10 Professional codec, which delivers the highest possible audio fidelity—up to 7.1 channels of audio and full 24-bit, 96 kHz support. That's better than CD quality!

What You Need

You'll need the following hardware and software to experience surround sound on your computer:
  • A computer running Windows Vista or Windows XP
  • Windows Media Player
  • 5.1 sound card
  • 5.1 speakers
To learn how to set up your Windows XP-based computer with surround sound, watch this tutorial.

Music Demos

Compare music files encoded with stereo MP3 codecs with the full multichannel audio experience of the Windows Media Audio Professional codec.

Steel drum image
Latin Stereo MP3 (192 Kbps) 5.1 WM Audio Pro (192 Kbps)
World Beat Stereo MP3 (192 Kbps) 5.1 WM Audio Pro (192 Kbps)
New Orleans Stereo MP3 (192 Kbps) 5.1 WM Audio Pro (192 Kbps)
Rock Stereo MP3 (192 Kbps) 5.1 WM Audio Pro (192 Kbps)

Film and Video Demos

Get a theater-like experience with video and films on your computer by listening to them in 5.1 surround sound.

Coral Reef Adventure Download a 1080p clip from our High Definition Showcase
Racecars demo (1.2 Mbps)*
Pinball demo (1.2 Mbps)*
Snowboard demo (1.2 Mbps)*

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