x64 Audigy 2 speakers problem

Krastaman · May 19, 2005, 03:40 PM

Hi everybody,

I have a strange problem with the official Creative Drivers for Audigy 2 Zs: using the official control panel if I set 2/2.1 or the headphones everyting works fine, but selecting 4/4.1 sound remains just on the front speakers.

Using mediaplayer, winamp and variuos players audio still plays on the front. If I sincronize the setting in the Creative panel with windows speakers i can get 4 speakers to work only with Jetaudio with the build in sorround active. But just with audio files, and not dvd or avi.

Even PowerDVD reproduces only stereo speakers even if set to 4.

I'm using Windows XP x64 and the latest Creative Drivers for x64 (there is only on release for now).

Anybody with x64 that can help? :-)

redsolar · May 19, 2005, 05:24 PM

Well, the drivers are made to provide the most basic functionality, are not supported and as per creative are provided to "Get you by" until the final set is released.

It might very well be that they do not support multiple channels for now, though I only have 2.1 setup.

Anoter thing - 32-bit control center may not be actually controlling the actual outputs, but thuis is more of a speculation from my side for now.

I installed x64 a week ago, and then reimaged the partition - I am missing way too many drivers for now, Creative is the least of my problems, which include Promise Ultra100TX2 IDE (supported in OS, but very sluggish driver), KonicaMinolta 2300DL printer (I doubt will EVER have the driver) and some other not-so-common hardware, such as GuitarPort, and more. It's kind of sad that manufacturers have not released or maybe are not even planning a solid driver release for a new OS, but this is how many things are done these days - consumers are left alone, unless there is sufficient pressure from them to get the driver out.

JohnMcClane · May 20, 2005, 10:53 AM

Creative's official drivers come with Audio Console, which only provides basic functionality. Use Creative Audio Control Panel from Pax New Year Package to control Speaker settings, Eax, CMSS Upmixing and Equalizer. Works great with my A2ZS.

**dj_stick** · May 20, 2005, 05:24 PM

is that on windows x64?

JohnMcClane · May 21, 2005, 03:09 AM

Most of creative's 32bit apps work also on x64. Equalizer and EAX Console don't work, but you can setup EQ/EAX with Audio Control Panel as I mentioned before.

May 19, 2005, 03:40 PM	#1
Krastaman DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2003 Location: Italy Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	x64 Audigy 2 speakers problem Hi everybody, I have a strange problem with the official Creative Drivers for Audigy 2 Zs: using the official control panel if I set 2/2.1 or the headphones everyting works fine, but selecting 4/4.1 sound remains just on the front speakers. Using mediaplayer, winamp and variuos players audio still plays on the front. If I sincronize the setting in the Creative panel with windows speakers i can get 4 speakers to work only with Jetaudio with the build in sorround active. But just with audio files, and not dvd or avi. Even PowerDVD reproduces only stereo speakers even if set to 4. I'm using Windows XP x64 and the latest Creative Drivers for x64 (there is only on release for now). Anybody with x64 that can help? :-)

May 19, 2005, 05:24 PM	#2
redsolar Off duty Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Iowa, USA Posts: 1,252 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Well, the drivers are made to provide the most basic functionality, are not supported and as per creative are provided to "Get you by" until the final set is released. It might very well be that they do not support multiple channels for now, though I only have 2.1 setup. Anoter thing - 32-bit control center may not be actually controlling the actual outputs, but thuis is more of a speculation from my side for now. I installed x64 a week ago, and then reimaged the partition - I am missing way too many drivers for now, Creative is the least of my problems, which include Promise Ultra100TX2 IDE (supported in OS, but very sluggish driver), KonicaMinolta 2300DL printer (I doubt will EVER have the driver) and some other not-so-common hardware, such as GuitarPort, and more. It's kind of sad that manufacturers have not released or maybe are not even planning a solid driver release for a new OS, but this is how many things are done these days - consumers are left alone, unless there is sufficient pressure from them to get the driver out. __________________ Real_Men_Do_Not_Use_Space_Bar Main rig: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.6 GHz (Zerotherm Nirvana NV120) \| 2x2GB Mushkin + 2x2GB Corsair DDR2-800 5-5-5-18 \| Abit IP35 Pro \| XFX 8800GTS 512 800/1100 \| 2x160GB Seagate 7200.9 RAID1 + Hitachi 1TB 32MB \| NEC SATA DVD+RW + Xbox 360 USB HD DVD Drive \| Antec TruePower Quattro 850W PSU \| Antec Nine Hundred Case \| 3x 24" LCD (Dell 2407WFP + 2x StarLogic) \| Logitech Z-5500 \| Vista Business x64 Laptop: Dell Vostro 1500 \| Core 2 Duo T7500 \| 2.5 GB RAM \| nVidia GeForce 8600M GT \| 200GB 7200 RPM \| DVDRW \| 15.4" 1680x1050 LCD \| XP Pro

May 20, 2005, 10:53 AM	#3
JohnMcClane DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2003 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 146 Rep Power: 0	Creative's official drivers come with Audio Console, which only provides basic functionality. Use Creative Audio Control Panel from Pax New Year Package to control Speaker settings, Eax, CMSS Upmixing and Equalizer. Works great with my A2ZS.

May 21, 2005, 03:09 AM	#5
JohnMcClane DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2003 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 146 Rep Power: 0	Most of creative's 32bit apps work also on x64. Equalizer and EAX Console don't work, but you can setup EQ/EAX with Audio Control Panel as I mentioned before.