KX drivers work with Soundblaster mp3?

mikehende · Apr 22, 2004, 11:54 AM

Hello everyone,I'm new here,just came across the info for the kx drivers and would like to know if anyone has used the kx drivers with the Soundblaster Mp3+ External soundcard?This soundcard is a multichannel soundcard according to the people at Creative and I want to be sure before buying one of those cards.Thanks.Here's a link to the soundcard:

http://www.soundblaster.com/products/mp3+/

geraldandreas · Apr 22, 2004, 03:45 PM

I think, the kx wikk not work with soundcards, connected via usb. regs, gerald

mikehende · Apr 22, 2004, 04:20 PM

Appreciate your response Gerald,however,this raises another issue,I was thinking of trying out the Soundblaster mp3 as it is the "cheapest" good external soundcard on the market but now with what you wrote,I have to find out if the kx drivers will work with ANY external soundcard?Anyone else?

**dj_stick** · Apr 22, 2004, 04:33 PM

kx will only work with internal 0k1 or 10k2 cards, live, audigy series, for ur external one, search for "ASIO4ALL" that should help you

mikehende · Apr 22, 2004, 05:05 PM

I was looking to use the kx drivers only becuase of the DSP effects it comes with,the Asio4all does not appear to have the those effects,appreciate the info though.

Doug W · Apr 24, 2004, 07:45 PM

mikehende,

Get yourself a pair of Creative cards from Ebay for 1/4 the price of one new one. Then install the KX drivers. I have 2 cards installed in my computer and I have and Audigy on the way from Ebay. Here is the list of compatible cards.

http://kxproject.lugosoft.com/faq.php?language=en#Q15

There are now a number of Websites made by KX users to help newbies get up and running.

Over and out.

mikehende · Apr 25, 2004, 08:09 AM

Doug W,appreciate the info but my problem is that I have a laptop and so will need an "external" card but eveyone here has not told me that the kx drivers will not work with an external soundcard,so there's nothing I can do unfortunately,thnaks.

Doomsayer · Apr 25, 2004, 06:06 PM

I may be wrong, but I think that Creative's USB cards don't even use the same DSP chips. So probably even a working kx driver wouldn't help you much...

**dj_stick** · Apr 25, 2004, 06:42 PM

yeh the USB cards use software to emulate the EAX and other support… meaning an increased load on the CPU… so a waste of money really if you have a 10kx card

Doug W · Apr 25, 2004, 09:55 PM

Mikehende,

One card you might want to look into for your laptop is the MAYA 44 USB by AudioTrak. Here is a link:

http://audiotrak.net/maya44usb.htm

I suggest that you look around and read some reviews as I have never touched a real live one, just liked the price I guess.

mztk · Jun 24, 2004, 09:46 AM

does the mp3+ have the 10k chip or not?confused now.mp3+ appears in list of supported devices..have tried the asio4all driver with it,but not that special; a real shame because its a neat box and doesnt require psu.anyone know if kx does work with it or not,for sure?if not suggestions for smallsize,psu-less usb s/card?

mztk · Jun 24, 2004, 10:17 AM

the maya looks very nice,but at 350 bucks,a big price diff,compared to mp3+,and still only 44.1/48 khz.DJ Stick,sah,you sure?guess you must be,so why does device appear in list on intro page?perhaps latest release,etc?

Doomsayer · Jun 24, 2004, 12:01 PM

The Live MP3+ is the same SBLive, it's an internal card.