Kx Drivers messed up my sound

Danezzu · Jul 11, 2006, 02:49 AM

Hi everyone,I see all of you so enthusiastic about these drivers,but here's what's happening to me : I own SB Live! 5.1 and with the original drivers I get superb sound in games and music (I use heavy metal profile from Surround Mixer),but Guitar Rig is just impossible to use due to the delay.So...I went for the kx drivers, installed them no problem,Guitar Rig works like a charm...but for all the rest (games and music) the sound is just pure crap.I can't listen to a song normally.I hear no bass.The sound seems to be coming out from a hole,it is flat and focused on the high frequencies,it just made me reinstall my old drivers instantly.
I was using 5.1 output,with or without bass redirection,no improvement.Any thooughts ?
Maybe you can redirect me to another topic where this is in discussion ? Thanxs.

Doug W · Jul 11, 2006, 10:58 AM

Danezzu,

I think that in order to get the sound you want in the different setups, games, music, guitar rig you need to get comfortable with the DSP. Then you can set up a different DSP for each situation. At the top of this GENERAL section, see

kX Resources and Support Documentation

Links which may be especially helpful are:

Lex Nahumury's 'A newbie guide on kX's concept or "How to setup your own DSP" '
kX DSP Plugin and Preset Exchange System

Lex's simple guide for using ProFX is a good one
http://members.home.nl/nahutec/kxtutor/quickkx.htm

Once you learn to use the DSP you can add EQ, reverb, etc. where you need it and then save those setups.

Some people find it too much hassle to go through all this and decide to stay with the Creative drivers. You just have to decide how much time you are willing to put into it. I don't mess with the kX mixers at all when I am trying to change something, I just change the DSP to suit the situation which I find a lot simpler to do.

Danezzu · Jul 11, 2006, 01:38 PM

Ok.Thank you,I have gone through the newbie guide (not just the simple version,the detailed one as well)...i must admit i understood the IDEA,but I really need to experiment with the DSP.
If you say it's so powerful,I can believe that,I just need to find the time to play with KX one day.
Are there better examples (with EQ or reverbs or smth) somewhere for me to check ? Thanks.

Maddogg6 · Jul 11, 2006, 01:48 PM

Theres a KX preset exchange you can look at.
http://my.kxproject.lugosoft.com/uploads.php

The best thing I can say is - SAVE SETTINGS - and make sure all 'types' of settings are saved - then start with clearing the DSP and add the plug-ins - and connect them as you see fit. - Re-do the steps in those tutorials until you understand what it is accomplishing.

**dj_stick** · Jul 11, 2006, 04:34 PM

if it sounds dwarfed i think what you need to do is set the surrounder to 5.1 (default is 2.0)

Danezzu · Jul 12, 2006, 07:29 AM

I said before,it was set in every configuration imaginable,but with the default DSP settings i can use Guitar Rig great,but the sound is awful.I have tried to figure out different presets from the exchange site,but they seem really complicated.Damn !
Hope I will have the time one day to experiment. :-<