SB Live! 5.1 SB0100 Rear Channels

AdmiralSenn · Dec 30, 2005, 07:44 AM

First of all, the Creative drivers work great for me except in Half-Life: Source. There, they work fine unless I want to actually use 5.1 mode (Logitech z-640 5.1 setup). I've had all the speakers working in the last 24 hours, so I'm pretty sure it's the drivers I'm dealing with.

I tried reinstalling the creative drivers. For some reason, unlike the last time I did this, I now have no access to the surround mixer they provide. Looks like I need a CD (never asked for one before...), and I've contacted them in hopes that within a year I might get one.

In the meantime I'm using the kX driver. Now I have no rear channel support at ALL. The devices (Windows XP Pro SP2) are all set to the 4/5 kX output. The speaker test has the front channels, center, and subwoofer working. Something has gone horribly wrong here.

I have the kx mixer set to 5.1 output. The rear channels and subwoofer are at +12 in the mixer, the rest are at 0. What gives? Only thing I can see that's out of place is that the driver brings my card up as SB0102 when it's SB0100.

AdmiralSenn · Dec 31, 2005, 07:11 AM

Never mind. Turns out the fader was set all the way to the front channels. D'oh!

Strewth · May 11, 2006, 08:30 PM

HAHA! I was just about to post a question in the forums about the exact same thing, after almost going insane after days of not understanding what was happening. But in the last second I found this, went and checked the fader, and tada! It was set all the way to the front speakers.

Bah.

Dec 30, 2005, 07:44 AM	#1
AdmiralSenn DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	SB Live! 5.1 SB0100 Rear Channels First of all, the Creative drivers work great for me except in Half-Life: Source. There, they work fine unless I want to actually use 5.1 mode (Logitech z-640 5.1 setup). I've had all the speakers working in the last 24 hours, so I'm pretty sure it's the drivers I'm dealing with. I tried reinstalling the creative drivers. For some reason, unlike the last time I did this, I now have no access to the surround mixer they provide. Looks like I need a CD (never asked for one before...), and I've contacted them in hopes that within a year I might get one. In the meantime I'm using the kX driver. Now I have no rear channel support at ALL. The devices (Windows XP Pro SP2) are all set to the 4/5 kX output. The speaker test has the front channels, center, and subwoofer working. Something has gone horribly wrong here. I have the kx mixer set to 5.1 output. The rear channels and subwoofer are at +12 in the mixer, the rest are at 0. What gives? Only thing I can see that's out of place is that the driver brings my card up as SB0102 when it's SB0100.

Dec 31, 2005, 07:11 AM	Thread Starter #2
AdmiralSenn DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Never mind. Turns out the fader was set all the way to the front channels. D'oh!

May 11, 2006, 08:30 PM	#3
Strewth DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Location: Visby, Sweden. Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	HAHA! I was just about to post a question in the forums about the exact same thing, after almost going insane after days of not understanding what was happening. But in the last second I found this, went and checked the fader, and tada! It was set all the way to the front speakers. Bah.