need help with audigy 2 and low subwoofer volume

Bueno · Aug 11, 2007, 07:51 PM

Hi, I installed the Kx drivers for my audigy 2 soundcard to solve the wellknown subwoofer problem but the bass volume is still too low. I tried many options like increasing subwoofer volume or redirection but it didn't help. Any advice ?

Bueno · Aug 12, 2007, 11:31 AM

I found this guide on the creative forum, and it works really great :

To have best basse from sub and front/rear/center speakers in Kx Drivers You must do few things in KxDSP configuration screen:

1. Klick twice on element called "Surrounder" and set up number of speakers (for example 5.1), change RearWidth and Delay parameter to minimum.
1. In the same "Surrounder" turn off "bass redirection" completly and untick "sub output" - this give all 5 speakers free not cutted bueatyful basse.
2. Add new plugin "Stereo to mono mix" (there should appear new small rectangle with 2 inputs and one output) - adding plugins is simple - just klick on KxDSP screen right mouse button and select right element to add from menu.
3. Add new plugin "Low pass filter" (there should appear new small rectangle with 2 inputs and 2 outputs)
4. Add new plugin "Gain" (there should appear new small rectangle with 1 input and 1 output)
5. Connect Wave left out from "FXBUS" element to left input of "Stereo to Mono mix" (connecton is making by linking this output and input - little rectangles on every elements - just klik on "Wave left out" and hold left mouse button then move it to left input of mono mix and release this button - when You do it correctly there will appear a line linking this two elements - that means connection is established).
6. Link Right Wave out on FXBUS with Right input on Mono mix in the same way.
7. Link output of Mono mix with input of Low pass filter (the same way than 2 steps before)
8. Link output of Low pass filter with input of "Gain"
9. Link output of "Gain" with "Analog LFE Input" in epilog (big final element on the right side of screen who menage every output on sound card)
10. Click twice on mono mix and in his settings turn left and right volume level to 100%
11. Click twice on Low pass filter and in his settings set cutting frequency for subwoofer (it works just like bass redirection but it not cutting any base from other speakers) and set Width(Q) parameter to "1.00"
12. Click twice on Gain and select gaining level of volume for subwoofer - this option make sub level louder than any other outputs - you must set this loudness manually by your preferences (default level is 0dB) - this is not volume regulator of subwoofer this is setting the diference between volume levels of sub and other speakers - volume level of every speaker you can change in KxMixer panel.

I used gainHQ instead of gain to push the basse up to 60 db and I can feel my subwoofer shaking now

Thanks for the Kx Driver !