Sound is not working... amazing

MythicaL · Jul 11, 2004, 01:01 AM

Well, since I got my computer back from the store the sound has not worked. I reformatted, blah blah, installed audio drivers, blah... like I used to and it still won't work.

I installed the official Creative drivers for Audigy 1 Platinum... wouldn't work; Enabled AC97 in the BIOS... wouldn't work; Checked that the card was in the PCI slot and the jacks in properly... didn't help...

So what should I do?

**dj_stick** · Jul 11, 2004, 01:47 AM

check the device mangaer to see if there are any issues

also check the sound control panel to see what the default device in use is - if it has (emulated) at the end change the device in use

MythicaL · Jul 11, 2004, 02:21 AM

Got it fixed... I had to change the cord that runs from the Audigy card to the CD-Rom to another slot on the Audigy... It was supposed to be on CD Audio but some mofo from CompUSA changed it to AUX, so I changed it back to CD Audio =)

**dj_stick** · Jul 11, 2004, 02:52 AM

that shouldn;t matter - ion the mixer you in mute AUX instead of CD_IN

anyway nowadays those cables aren't really of any use anymore - with software decoding the CD-DA and then outputting it digitally to the soundcard where it is higher quality than the cheap DAC's on the CD Drive

EDIT: if you have a CD_SPDIF port on ur audigy - use that and the 2 pin port on the CD/DVD driver for better quality

Judas · Jul 11, 2004, 05:37 AM

DJ.... How do you get audio to reproduce in true stereo or better without the cable?..... i've built and setup MANY systems... that when you remove the cable between the CD-Rom and the soundcard..... only the Right or LEFT side produces sound OR you get a mono sound while playing back cd's...and this is across every sound card i've ever handled...

**dj_stick** · Jul 12, 2004, 10:59 AM

afaik when ever i rip audio files with WMP - i do it digitally and i can hear the stereo seperation

Necrosis · Jul 12, 2004, 01:47 PM

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Originally posted by dj_stick
afaik when ever i rip audio files with WMP - i do it digitally and i can hear the stereo seperation

Ditto here with Easy CD-DA as well as playback directly from CD.

Judas · Jul 12, 2004, 10:49 PM

Ripping from a CD and simply playing a standard cd through the CD rom is different... ripping is purely diggital.... playing it isn't entirely the same...

Necrosis · Jul 12, 2004, 11:51 PM

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Originally posted by Necrosis
Ditto here with Easy CD-DA as well as playback directly from CD.

Judas · Jul 12, 2004, 11:57 PM

?

**dj_stick** · Jul 13, 2004, 10:07 AM

he means he can hear the difference when playing back aswell

Jul 11, 2004, 01:01 AM	#1
MythicaL I like computers. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In front of a monitor Posts: 3,399 Rep Power: 89 System Specs	Sound is not working... amazing Well, since I got my computer back from the store the sound has not worked. I reformatted, blah blah, installed audio drivers, blah... like I used to and it still won't work. I installed the official Creative drivers for Audigy 1 Platinum... wouldn't work; Enabled AC97 in the BIOS... wouldn't work; Checked that the card was in the PCI slot and the jacks in properly... didn't help... So what should I do? __________________ Always knew I didn't belong in this world. I wasn't made for this. But I'll never forget those who betrayed me, and those who never failed my trust.

Jul 11, 2004, 02:21 AM	Thread Starter #3
MythicaL I like computers. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In front of a monitor Posts: 3,399 Rep Power: 89 System Specs	Got it fixed... I had to change the cord that runs from the Audigy card to the CD-Rom to another slot on the Audigy... It was supposed to be on CD Audio but some mofo from CompUSA changed it to AUX, so I changed it back to CD Audio =) __________________ Always knew I didn't belong in this world. I wasn't made for this. But I'll never forget those who betrayed me, and those who never failed my trust.