EAX Enabled or Disabled ?

phankiejankie · Mar 23, 2004, 02:06 AM

Hi!

I am trying to figure out through this forum, if by enabling EAX in games, you do get any benefits using the KX driver. I read that the EAX support is like a ghost thing calculating stuff but no enviroments or effects etc. So... on or off, doesn't matter right... or wrong ?

Another issue is, to activate the 3D audio, do I need a surround setup of speakers or I can benefit with two speakers too (as is my current setup). To enable it, I should go to AC97 tab and select it (3DSE) ?

Are there any programs to test the 3D mode of KX drivers if it is working properly ?

Thanks in advance for any help

Peace Sotiris.

PS: What is the KXctrl -shw18 command, what does it do ?

**Eugene Gavrilov** · Mar 24, 2004, 11:12 PM

in multimedia settings set '5.1 surround sound' (control panel)
set hardware acceleration=full
set 'wave 0/1' as your preferred device

turn off eax in games [it is not supported anyway]
turn on hardware-accelerated 3-d audio in games
set 'surrounder' preset according to the actual speaker set-up you have [click 'Speaker set-up']

don't try 'kxctrl -shw 18' -- it is useful for very few configurations of HpSp effect
in the future this functionality will be available as part of the Surrounder+ Effect

/E

NB: knowledgebase article [to add]

HunterZ · Apr 1, 2004, 01:27 AM

A lot of games (especially older ones) have an EAX option but no other hardware accelerated sound option. In such cases it is often good to try enabling EAX because you will often gain 3D sound (even if you don't also gain the reverb effects that EAX is supposed to include).

There are also games (like Halo) that don't seem to work well at all with kX with any type of hardware accelerated sound options enabled.

The best thing to do is to try out all combinations of settings and decide for yourself which one you like best.

phankiejankie · Apr 13, 2004, 10:23 PM

Thanks a lot guys for the help

I am kinda wiser now regarding the Kx driver!!

Rogacz · Apr 20, 2004, 09:24 PM

One more thing, does turning surround on or off make any diffrence in streaming audio to 6 channels? Especialy in aplications that use 5.1 configurations (I know that I must set surround on or copy to have audio on all speakers, but I don`t know how does it work in games).

NightBreed · Apr 21, 2004, 01:36 AM

I ran Halo from begining to end with hardware accel on and didnt run into any issues with it

Mar 23, 2004, 02:06 AM	#1
phankiejankie DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 32 Rep Power: 0	EAX Enabled or Disabled ? Hi! I am trying to figure out through this forum, if by enabling EAX in games, you do get any benefits using the KX driver. I read that the EAX support is like a ghost thing calculating stuff but no enviroments or effects etc. So... on or off, doesn't matter right... or wrong ? Another issue is, to activate the 3D audio, do I need a surround setup of speakers or I can benefit with two speakers too (as is my current setup). To enable it, I should go to AC97 tab and select it (3DSE) ? Are there any programs to test the 3D mode of KX drivers if it is working properly ? Thanks in advance for any help Peace Sotiris. PS: What is the KXctrl -shw18 command, what does it do ? Last edited by phankiejankie; Mar 23, 2004 at 11:20 AM.

Apr 1, 2004, 01:27 AM	#3
HunterZ DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: May 2003 Location: Seattle, USA Posts: 257 Rep Power: 0	A lot of games (especially older ones) have an EAX option but no other hardware accelerated sound option. In such cases it is often good to try enabling EAX because you will often gain 3D sound (even if you don't also gain the reverb effects that EAX is supposed to include). There are also games (like Halo) that don't seem to work well at all with kX with any type of hardware accelerated sound options enabled. The best thing to do is to try out all combinations of settings and decide for yourself which one you like best. __________________ Athlon XP 3200+, Gigabyte GA7N-400Pro2 Rev 2.0 (nVidia nForce2 chipset), 1 GB DDR400 (CAS 2.0, dual-channel), ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB AGP 8x, WinXP Pro SP2, DX9.0c., Logitech Z-5500 5.1 speakers

Apr 20, 2004, 09:24 PM	#5
Rogacz Porcupine Floyd Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Poland Posts: 422 Rep Power: 0	One more thing, does turning surround on or off make any diffrence in streaming audio to 6 channels? Especialy in aplications that use 5.1 configurations (I know that I must set surround on or copy to have audio on all speakers, but I don`t know how does it work in games). __________________

Mar 24, 2004, 11:12 PM	#2
Eugene Gavrilov kX Project Lead Programmer and Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,119 Rep Power: 75	in multimedia settings set '5.1 surround sound' (control panel) set hardware acceleration=full set 'wave 0/1' as your preferred device turn off eax in games [it is not supported anyway] turn on hardware-accelerated 3-d audio in games set 'surrounder' preset according to the actual speaker set-up you have [click 'Speaker set-up'] don't try 'kxctrl -shw 18' -- it is useful for very few configurations of HpSp effect in the future this functionality will be available as part of the Surrounder+ Effect /E NB: knowledgebase article [to add]

Apr 13, 2004, 10:23 PM	Thread Starter #4
phankiejankie DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 32 Rep Power: 0	Thanks a lot guys for the help I am kinda wiser now regarding the Kx driver!!

Apr 21, 2004, 01:36 AM	#6
NightBreed DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: May 2003 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 380 Rep Power: 0	I ran Halo from begining to end with hardware accel on and didnt run into any issues with it