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6.1 speaker support
I have a Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS sound card and 6.1 speaker set up
on my Windows Ultimate setup. For some reason i cannot select 6.1 speakers from the Audio properties dialog box in Vista. When looking on Creatives website, they advise that Vista does not support 6.1 speaker configuration. Could someone please confirm whether this is true or not and, if it is true could someone from Microsoft please comment on when they expect to resolve this issue. I spent a lot of money on my speakers at the time and i'm not prepared to buy new ones on top of all the other Vista expense. Thanks in advance |
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6.1 speaker support
If you read the release notes for your card's drivers on the Creative site you
will note: Known issues: Applications from the original Sound Blaster Audigy CD will not work with this download. Users are advised to use Audio Console included in this download to change speaker configurations. This driver does not support the following: Decoding of Dolby® Digital and DTST signals DVD-Audio DirectSound®-based EAX games Gameports 6.1 speaker mode. SPDIF passthrough is supported on Vista 32-bit only. Apparently you will have to wait for updated drivers from Creative. -- I Bleed Blue and Gold GO BEARS! "Stephen Jame Pattenden" wrote in message ... I have a Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS sound card and 6.1 speaker set up on my Windows Ultimate setup. For some reason i cannot select 6.1 speakers from the Audio properties dialog box in Vista. When looking on Creatives website, they advise that Vista does not support 6.1 speaker configuration. Could someone please confirm whether this is true or not and, if it is true could someone from Microsoft please comment on when they expect to resolve this issue. I spent a lot of money on my speakers at the time and i'm not prepared to buy new ones on top of all the other Vista expense. Thanks in advance |
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6.1 speaker support
Sorry, re-reading your post, I see that you have already read these release
notes. 6.1 sound is not a limitation of Vista, but is a limitation of the sound adapter drivers. Incidentally, the X-Fi series, also do not have 6.1 support YET. We'll just have to wait for Creative to complete their drivers. -- I Bleed Blue and Gold GO BEARS! "Cal Bear '66" wrote in message ... If you read the release notes for your card's drivers on the Creative site you will note: Known issues: Applications from the original Sound Blaster Audigy CD will not work with this download. Users are advised to use Audio Console included in this download to change speaker configurations. This driver does not support the following: Decoding of Dolby® Digital and DTST signals DVD-Audio DirectSound®-based EAX games Gameports 6.1 speaker mode. SPDIF passthrough is supported on Vista 32-bit only. Apparently you will have to wait for updated drivers from Creative. -- I Bleed Blue and Gold GO BEARS! "Stephen Jame Pattenden" wrote in message ... I have a Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS sound card and 6.1 speaker set up on my Windows Ultimate setup. For some reason i cannot select 6.1 speakers from the Audio properties dialog box in Vista. When looking on Creatives website, they advise that Vista does not support 6.1 speaker configuration. Could someone please confirm whether this is true or not and, if it is true could someone from Microsoft please comment on when they expect to resolve this issue. I spent a lot of money on my speakers at the time and i'm not prepared to buy new ones on top of all the other Vista expense. Thanks in advance |
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6.1 speaker support
"Cal Bear '66" wrote in message ... Sorry, re-reading your post, I see that you have already read these release notes. 6.1 sound is not a limitation of Vista, but is a limitation of the sound adapter drivers. Incidentally, the X-Fi series, also do not have 6.1 support YET. We'll just have to wait for Creative to complete their drivers. -- I Bleed Blue and Gold GO BEARS! According to Creative Labs, this is a limitation of Vista. Go to their support page and look for a post by Catherine on this subject. |