Problem with live 5.1 and center speaker

padme · Dec 31, 2005, 09:42 AM

Firrst of all ..Happy Hollidays...Now for the problem......I have a Live 5.1 Creative and it is old i know ,but i have noteced that my center speaker isn't working.In the past i was using creative's drivers and went to Youp Pax ...,but i do not know what happened...I have uninstalled everything related to audio .cleaned registry ...and 3rd day I am fighting with the software and there is no center speaker ...and I'm beaten and I came here for help ...Is there a doctor in the house ....

the specs are winxp pro - year and half old ...maintained often.... kt400 gb mobo, all latest software and updates ..and so on

BONEHEAD · Dec 31, 2005, 02:47 PM

Check your connections and verify it's not your speaker.

Callisto · Dec 31, 2005, 10:16 PM

What are your speakers? If they are Logitech, try using the Matrix button.

**dj_stick** · Dec 31, 2005, 10:18 PM

make sure that the windows sounds control panel is set to 5.1, as is the creative software

padme · Jan 1, 2006, 09:43 AM

my speakers are Inspire 5300 analog ....the cpl is set to 5.1 and everything is connected properly.I switched some cables to see if the problem is not from the speakers,but everything is fine ...The thing that wories me is the jack for the center speaker ..If it is broken i have to buy a new set of speakers

Shakey_Jake33 · Jan 1, 2006, 10:47 AM

I had a similar problem, and it was basically caused by the fact that I installed all my drivers and software back when I had a 2.0 setup, so even if I told the Creative software and Windows Control Panel that I had a 5.1 setup, it still stubbornly insisted I had 2.0 (it said 5.1 on the Control Panel,. but I could tell it was not)!
But clearing off all Creative software and drivers, running DriverCleaner and making sure everything was truely gone, and then reinstalling YouP-PAX telling it I had 5.1, solved it.

But this was on an Audigy2 ZS so...

**dj_stick** · Jan 1, 2006, 05:25 PM

test the center speaker jack in your front line out on the card

padme · Jan 2, 2006, 04:56 AM

well i did the cleaning part already ...coz that find I have no center speaker killed me and tried all drivers ...Pax , standard , instal cd ....but nope nothing helped ....this evening I'll test more though

another sleepless night is ahead

**dj_stick** · Jan 2, 2006, 05:35 AM

does the center speaker work if plugged into a different port?

padme · Jan 2, 2006, 05:45 AM

yep in different port is working

sarelc · Jan 2, 2006, 02:05 PM

if you don't get it working via the software, clean everything out again and then remove the card from device manager, then shutdown and move it to another pci slot and see if that helps.

padme · Jan 2, 2006, 03:12 PM

man i am a cow .....i have put the wofer jack in the line in and it was muted ...No it is in its place and all is ok ;] ...Sorry for loosing your time fellas ....see ya ..bye and thx for the help ;]..I couldn't do it without u