3538m bug reports

Eugene Gavrilov

please report 3538m bug reports here
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pls review 'known issues' first!
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previous reports:
3538l bug reports: 3538l bug reports
3538j bug reports
3538i bug reports
3538k bug reports

Russ

A minor issue:

Bundled 'FxRouter' plugin does not work (gives 'debug assertion failed' error when opening tweak window).

<edit>
I took a look at the file, and it appears the the skin was not attached to it.

If anyone wants to use this plugin, see the following post for the fixed version:
http://www.driverheaven.net/showpost...&postcount=119
</edit>

BTW: Old ProFx plugins are still included (I thought you were going to remove them).

wpinacz

Hi all,
i've been using kx3538l and now i'm using kx3538m under ms vista.
There were and are few bugz, first of all SPEAKER TEST in KX returns "Failed to create sound".
Second when i go to my CONTROL PANEL->SOUND then select my sound card "Speakers" and click on "configure" new window opens called "Speaker setup", then i select "5.1 Surround" from the list and click "Test", there is an error "Failed to play test tone", when i click "OK" and "Next", "Next" and "Finish" there is error "Format not supported by the device". In KX "Surrounder" when i choose 5.1 speaker mode winamp plays on all 5 speakers but i think games and apps doesn't play "full" 5.1, only stereo "changed" to 5.1.
Third bug is somewhere over directsound and driver not compatible with openal (i think), music plays fine through "waveout" but through "directsound" the music is "choppy".
P.S. Sorry for my bad english.
My sound hardware is SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 SB0222, full info here:
----Hardware / Software configuration---------------
Driver Name:kX Audio Driver (Debug)
Driver Date: Jan 22 2007 03:57:56
Driver Version: 5.10.00.3538 - debug
DB Name:none
SB0222 10k1 [9000]
PCI Information:
Device: 21102 Subsys: 80651102 ChipRev: a
Card has MPU device
Card model is '5.1'
Card HAS AC97 codec
Codec name: SigmaTel STAC9708
3D Extension: SigmaTel 3D Enhancement
Codec is 2.0 compliant
Capabilities[6940] :
DAC resolutions : -16-bit- -18-bit-
ADC resolutions : -16-bit- -18-bit-
Ext Capabilities [80]: -PCM surround DAC-
Port: 9000 Irq: 0x7(7)
Playback buffer: 20a0
Record buffer: 4000
Number of AC3 buffers: 4
Tank memory: 256 kb
GSIF buffer: 256 samples
OS version: [2 6 0 ; 2 6 0 ; 156 148]

fvi

hi all,
as usual, I'm happy to see new version of kx !

3538m acts as 3538l on my system (see my 3538l report : http://www.driverheaven.net/showpost.php?p=967425&postcount=10).
I still have better Asio performance with 3538h : by far
with the same cubase project, I can achieve following latency :
2.18ms (3538h) vs 11.61ms (3538l or 3538m). [same results at 48khz]

This is done with proper uninstall, reboot, install, reboot (as recommended) and different KxSync modes....
Since just a few of us noticed performance drop with 3538l, I suppose it is hardware combination related.
It's not that important : 3538h is really reliable
huge thks to the kx team !

Estarriol

I couldn't install this version NO WAY. I've tried several different Windows variants (restored from different Ghost images): WinXP Sep2006, Windows for Legacy PCs and latest WinXP Jan2007.

The main problem of this version for me is 100% halt on boot or on driver initialisation. This happens only with 3538L, coz' previous version is already installed on WinXP SP2 Sep2006 image, and this OS boots and works fine.

Eugene, or other russian speaking ones can PM me for details for bugfixing.

P.S. I am using Audigy ZS notebook

Smiler

Same Problem with my ZS NB..

The Whole System freezes when the Driver initializes the card.

If I take the card out the System continues... If I put it in (or booting with inerted card) everything freezes again...

Eugene Gavrilov

pls post any a2zs-notebook-related comments to a2 zs notebook issues

ReWired

- the "X" button on DSP-window is still missing when using SMALL DSP window option (when hovering over its plays it appears again)
- if "show window content while dragging" is disabled - right-clicking menu on DSP window appears downright from mouse pointer.

Russ

Not sure if this is a bug, but is AC-3 decoding supposed to work with CD_SPDIF In?

I thought it was not supported, but I just noticed in the release notes (I guess it was added in 3538j):
In any case, it does not seem to work. I see the AC-3 Spdif->Decode popup from kX, but nothing from any FxBus.

Is there any special requirements, or setup needed?

DDRRE

I think you should update the ProFX plugins,
and bundle the Noise Sharpening & MoreBass plugins.
Noise Sharpening plugin: Noise Sharpening plugin
MoreBass plugin: MoreBass plugin released

And if you aren't planning on doing so, please tell me why.

And oh yeah, I just can't seem to install kX on Windows 98 systems with Live! sound cards.

Maddogg6

Win98 support was dropped a few versions ago - I dont know what version last supported win98 tho... sorry.

janos666

I have 32-bit Vista RTM an Audigy 4 (SB0610 10k2). I uninstalled my old creative driver and all creative sotware (with uninstaller and drivercleaner pro) before I installed this Kx driver. I use Kx driver at the first time but I like it. My speakers reborned... But I have some bug:
In Vista "playback devices" I set 5.1 speakers and 24-bit 48000Hz playback (this was the best available option but my problem still here when I set 16-bit 48000Hz...) So,

When I set 2.1 mode in Surrounder+ I can set bass redirection. In this mode winamp play music in 6 chanel. Subwoofer is sounds better then ever before and stereo signal is mirrored to rear speakers too. But when I try to watch a muvie which have 5.1 AC3 audio content my front speakers do not work. (and games use 2.1 speaker setup too...)

When I set 5.1 mode in Surrounder+ winamp play music in 4.0 chanel mode. My subwoofer does not work (or very quiet and I can not boost it enoght to hear...) during stereo MP3 playback (and games use 2.1 sound ; not EAX games, I know that Vista not have diretSound support and Kx do not have EAX support, but Half-Life 2 do not use hardware acceleration or EAX support...).In this mode I can play muvies in 6 chanel mode but I have to set bass redirection from AC3 filter.
Because I do not have bass redirection setting in winamp I alwas have to change to 2.1 for MP3 playback and 5.1 for watching muvies.

Oh, and I have to set "spawn fornt-rear speaker" to get 6 chenel MP3 playback in winamp when I use 2.1 Surrounder+ setup and disable it when I swich to 5.1 for muvies. So this is buggy...

I think that Surrounder+ have a bug and bass redirection do not work in 5.1 mode.

joat

well 3538m on my systems (i have 5 computers running Kx and traktor) has real issues with Traktor, I have an audigy 2ZS btw

The best version ive found for traktor so far is 3538j,
3538l I have to put the latency up quite high to get around pops and clicks
3538m I have strange issues, with it set to 48k/16 8+8 traktor wont play audio, if i change it to 44.1 i can directly select an output and it will play, but i still have troubles getting 4 stereo outputs and as there are no inputs with the 44.1k option thats no use to me.
I un-installed and re installed with 3538j exactly the same settings... (ultra basic DSP, which i re made from scratch incase for L and M) and it works great again.
http://img01.picoodle.com/img/img01/...1m_352d0e6.jpg

Johnny_x

hey fooks,i have installed windows vista x86 ,and works fine .
i have soundcard,creative soundblaster live {10k1}and and installed the kx driver 3538m and works almost fine ,but not the gameport.
it can't be installed ,and i get the following massage:

"there is a program find on this computer ,but there is a problem during the instalation

kx 10k1 Audio game port

In the instalatie program is missing an nothification
pasubly in the INF- file for windows 95 or a later version
pleace go to the fabricator of the hardware to find out if there are supported page's of this program avalable."

i went to the creative site to scan my pc,and says that i am up to date, ....?? but i have installed kx driver,, so how can it "not"see that there is no creative driver installed?
so i tryd it manually en there is no driver for vista x86 ,only 32 and 64

futher more i, there are no slide's in the master volume window from the mixer window
and speaker test is olso not working ,i get a massage : "there is no sound avalble"
in the multymedia proposie i can test is on stereo ,but not on 5.1
and i see thet the 3538j stil is installed ,but i did instal 3538m ,how can that be??

Russ

x86 refers to a computer system that is compatible with Intel's x86 CPU family. What you are referring to as Vista x86, is probably Vista 32 bit.

Johnny_x

oke thkx,but i stil don't know why i can't use me game port and all the rest i ask

Russ

I do not have Vista so I cannot answer all of your questions (and kX does not fully support Vista as of yet), but I have seen similair reports from others in the forum, so I would suggest searching the forum.

Aside from the above:
For the joystick problem, try using the Creative joystick driver.

I don't know what you mean by "master volume window", but if you are not seeing sliders in kxmixer, it usually means that either the plugin(s) associated with that slider(s) is not loaded in the DSP (reinitialize the DSP), or there is a problem with the skin (find the kxskin.kxs file, and double click on it to re-register it).

Setup your speakers using the kX Speaker setup applet instead of in Windows Control Panel , and test your speakers using the kX Speaker test applet.

What makes you think 3538j is still installed?

Eugene Gavrilov

hmm... I guess it should work out of the box
try to capture monitor log for this
also, I guess 'direct spdif recording' should be set to CD, too
pls contact me by mail if you wish to fix this

E.

gwx914

System environment:
OS: Vista Home Premium 32bit (release version)
Sound Card: SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 (SB0060)
Issues:
1. Game Port could not work, even use kx driver or creative WDM driver.
2. ASIO could not work with Foobar2000.v1.9.4 ASIO plug-in, but Kernal Stream could work well.

Thanks a lot~^^"

Russ

I sent you an email a few days ago (but did not hear back from you), so in case you did not get it for some reason, here is the basic info:

I have a 10k1 card. so I have no such options as 'direct spdif recording', etc.

DebugView shows the following:
[1616] kxmixer: incoming ac-3 stream...[cd-spdif]
[1616] kxmixer: ac-3 stream ignored [cd-spdif]

-Russ.

BuzzT

I set my windows-speaker-configuration to 5.1.
Speaker Test shows me that only my front output is active when I use surrounder or surrounder+. When I route the sound directly to rear, center and sub everything works fine.

I hope you could fix that.

Greetings, BuzzT

Russ

@BuzzT,
Surrounder does work, so you need to provide more info about the problem you are having...

It would probably be better to post a question about any problems you are having in another part of the forum, to try and confirm it is a bug before posting it here.

What OS are you using?
What model sound card?

Make sure that the default audio device for Windows (in the Control Panel) is set to kX Wave 0/1, and make sure that Surrounder is set to the appropriate setting for your speakers (i.e. 5.1, Surround On, Subwoofer enabled, etc.).

Max M.

ah, Russ, sorry - i forgot to answer that:
spdif-in ac3-decoding is not supported on 10k1 cards - simply because they have no 'direct spdif recording' feature.

Russ

Thanks Max.

Maddogg6

P16V recording - doesnt seem to offer any SRC for cases when a 48Khz S/PDIF source is applied to the Optical/Coax input of the Live Drive II.

Thread here:
WAVE HQ and SPDIF recording

Russ