Live 4.1 vs Live 5.1

markanini · Jun 8, 2003, 10:49 AM

Which one of these card should i get to get the most benefits from the kx driver.
Does the difference matter att all for use with the kx driver?

Daniel Drummond · Jun 8, 2003, 12:17 PM

Using KX driver I guess there are NO differences, as you can have 8 independent outputs with either one of those cards, so achievieng 5.1 sound in a live 4.1 is possible.

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Jun 8, 2003, 02:36 PM

4.1 does NOT have dolby digital, 5.1 does and has bass redirection. ive never used the Kx driver but 5.1 does have better quality if in 5.1 mode. if u have 5.1 speakers, its possible to make a 5.1 emulated sound channel, but live 5.1 gives true 5.1 i dont know what the kX driver does nor do i care

**Eugene Gavrilov** · Jun 8, 2003, 05:58 PM

dolby digital is a software thing -- it is implemented for all the supported boards
as for the number of outputs, it depends on your connectivity option
as far as I remember, one can use all the 5.1 channels in 'digital' for -any- supported board
but the number of -analog- outputs depends on the actual number of the jacks you have

/Eugene

Daniel Drummond · Jun 8, 2003, 06:09 PM

You can use both stereo outs in the 4.1 plus the 2 headphone outs in a live drive and have a 5.1 system working, just like a live 5.1 does.

MagnaPilot · Jun 13, 2003, 03:06 PM

can you elaborate on the actual settings needed to accomplish this?

Daniel Drummond · Jun 13, 2003, 06:15 PM

k. You have an option in KX drivers to re-direct center channel plus subwoofer channel to the headphone outputs of your live drive. Get that plus the 4 channels you have through the 2 stereo outputs in the back of the live itself and there you have 5.1 sound.