settings for UT2004?

bratos · May 23, 2004, 02:07 PM

Hi, I am using the 3537 version drivers , but I am having trouble with the settings for UT2004.
I use Logitech X620 on my Creative Audigy 1.( P4 3.00 HT, WinXP) 5.1 setting.

How to accomplish 5.1 surround sound in the gameUnreal Tournament 2004?

When I select kX wave 0/1 as default wave device in windows,
I get front speakers only in the game. same for kX wave 4/5.
When I select 6/7 i get rear speakers only!
5.1 works fine in windows, all speakers work in the test and in winamp and such.
Even my mic works !

I tried different settings ingame as well, 3d audio with and without HW, EAX support.

Can anyone say which settings to set

I don't really care about EAX, I just want good quality and 5.1. Should I use creative drivers instead ?

**dj_stick** · May 23, 2004, 10:36 PM

use hw acceleration, and in the kX Mixer make sure it is set to 5.1 surround

Rogacz · May 25, 2004, 09:12 PM

I`m using HW Acceleration and 5.1 on surrounder, and I`ve got pretty nice effects.

Socio · May 30, 2004, 07:27 PM

I had to set it to "3D Audio" (NOT H/W 3DAudio) and check the " system driver" box, for it to work and it works great, I am using SPDIF out to a receiver for sound though. However if you are using analog outs then the H/W 3D Audio might work not 100% sure because I have not tried it..

Rogacz · Jun 1, 2004, 01:57 PM

It`s sometimes hard to configure 5.1 on kX in games. For example if You want 5.1 surround in Half-Life and mods, You must ensure, You set "s_eax" to 1 in Your config.cfg file. That`s strange because most people who use kX would propably set it to 0 instantly (to avoid audio artifacts with EAX and kX).

And using kX on Call of Duty causes loss of some frames, not less overall FPS, but game just doasn`t render some frames what effects in some strange jumps, and doasn`t stream some ambient sounds. Well, this game is really complified, there are 3 EAX drivers to choose from + some software ones. Just like in Fallout Tactics.

But UT2k4 seems to be pretty compatible with 5.1 on kX. Just set sound streaming on HW 3D on wave 0/1 and it should work good.

**dj_stick** · Jun 1, 2004, 09:58 PM

also in the kX compatibility settings (right click menu from the mixer/toolbar icon) you can chose to filter EAX calls

Rogacz · Jun 2, 2004, 01:01 PM

Won`t it broke surround?

**dj_stick** · Jun 3, 2004, 03:19 AM

it wouldn't affect the surround sound, as eax has nothing to do with 3d audio AT ALL
the positional audio will still be there though

Rogacz · Jun 3, 2004, 03:53 PM

So, it must be an issue with program then. Like Half-Life, if You turn eax off (s_eax 0), You`ll lose positional audio. Strange.

May 23, 2004, 02:07 PM	#1
bratos DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	settings for UT2004? Hi, I am using the 3537 version drivers , but I am having trouble with the settings for UT2004. I use Logitech X620 on my Creative Audigy 1.( P4 3.00 HT, WinXP) 5.1 setting. How to accomplish 5.1 surround sound in the gameUnreal Tournament 2004? When I select kX wave 0/1 as default wave device in windows, I get front speakers only in the game. same for kX wave 4/5. When I select 6/7 i get rear speakers only! 5.1 works fine in windows, all speakers work in the test and in winamp and such. Even my mic works ! I tried different settings ingame as well, 3d audio with and without HW, EAX support. Can anyone say which settings to set I don't really care about EAX, I just want good quality and 5.1. Should I use creative drivers instead ?

May 25, 2004, 09:12 PM	#3
Rogacz Porcupine Floyd Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Poland Posts: 422 Rep Power: 0	I`m using HW Acceleration and 5.1 on surrounder, and I`ve got pretty nice effects. __________________

Jun 1, 2004, 01:57 PM	#5
Rogacz Porcupine Floyd Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Poland Posts: 422 Rep Power: 0	It`s sometimes hard to configure 5.1 on kX in games. For example if You want 5.1 surround in Half-Life and mods, You must ensure, You set "s_eax" to 1 in Your config.cfg file. That`s strange because most people who use kX would propably set it to 0 instantly (to avoid audio artifacts with EAX and kX). And using kX on Call of Duty causes loss of some frames, not less overall FPS, but game just doasn`t render some frames what effects in some strange jumps, and doasn`t stream some ambient sounds. Well, this game is really complified, there are 3 EAX drivers to choose from + some software ones. Just like in Fallout Tactics. But UT2k4 seems to be pretty compatible with 5.1 on kX. Just set sound streaming on HW 3D on wave 0/1 and it should work good. __________________

Jun 2, 2004, 01:01 PM	#7
Rogacz Porcupine Floyd Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Poland Posts: 422 Rep Power: 0	Won`t it broke surround? __________________

Jun 3, 2004, 03:53 PM	#9
Rogacz Porcupine Floyd Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Poland Posts: 422 Rep Power: 0	So, it must be an issue with program then. Like Half-Life, if You turn eax off (s_eax 0), You`ll lose positional audio. Strange. __________________

May 30, 2004, 07:27 PM	#4
Socio DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 82 Rep Power: 0	I had to set it to "3D Audio" (NOT H/W 3DAudio) and check the " system driver" box, for it to work and it works great, I am using SPDIF out to a receiver for sound though. However if you are using analog outs then the H/W 3D Audio might work not 100% sure because I have not tried it..