Starting with version 150-102, Parsec now supports multi-channel audio to allow for a more immersive sound experience during your remote sessions. This feature is designed for users who play games or work with surround sound.
Multi-channel audio support was added for Mac hosts with version 150-104a
How to configure
Multi-channel audio is handled automatically by the Parsec app, with both Opus and RAW encoding and decoding supported.
The speaker configuration on the host and the client must match (e.g., both must be set to 5.1, or both must be set to 7.1). If there is a mismatch between the host and client settings, Parsec will default to sending standard stereo audio as shown in the below table.
| Host Configuration | Client Configuration | Resulting Audio Format |
| Stereo | Stereo | Stereo |
| Stereo | 5.1 | Stereo |
| Stereo | 7.1 | Stereo |
| 5.1 | Stereo | Stereo |
| 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| 5.1 | 7.1 | Stereo |
| 7.1 | Stereo | Stereo |
| 7.1 | 5.1 | Stereo |
| 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 |
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