Missing Sounds in Games - Aud 2 ZS

kelston · Nov 25, 2004, 07:43 AM

I've got an Audigy 2 ZS, I bought it for the sole purpose of using it in games so I could actually use EAX since Sensaura was crap for games.

Problem is, it's not doing any better at it, and in some cases, could be argued that it's doing worse.

When I play games on it, I tend to lose some game sounds. The best example is with the Desert Combat modification for Battlefield 1942.

When you fly a plane/chopper, when you fire the guns on the planes/choppers, you're supposed to hear the sound of the plane's engine and the sound of the gun firing. I get none of these. I have no problem hearing it if i'm not actually in the plane or chopper and occasionally i'll hear it once or twice.

Happens in other games as well, sometimes i'll lose footstep sounds, sometimes I can't hear doors opening/closing. It kind of ruins the point of having a gaming sound card.

**dj_stick** · Nov 25, 2004, 08:31 AM

what is your physical speaker setup
and what is the speaker setup in the windows control panel as well as the CL driver panel

kelston · Nov 28, 2004, 10:05 PM

In the Creative Mixer it's set to 5.1. Same goes for the Control Panel.

I've tried switching to have it set to Headphones (in both) when I play games but makes no difference.

**dj_stick** · Nov 29, 2004, 12:57 AM

make sure h/w accleration is at full

kelston · Nov 29, 2004, 03:49 AM

It's at full. I've never messed with it to see if it being less than full makes any difference since I don't see any problems with it at full.

Nov 25, 2004, 07:43 AM	#1
kelston HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: May 2003 Location: Bayside, NY USA Posts: 360 Rep Power: 0	Missing Sounds in Games - Aud 2 ZS I've got an Audigy 2 ZS, I bought it for the sole purpose of using it in games so I could actually use EAX since Sensaura was crap for games. Problem is, it's not doing any better at it, and in some cases, could be argued that it's doing worse. When I play games on it, I tend to lose some game sounds. The best example is with the Desert Combat modification for Battlefield 1942. When you fly a plane/chopper, when you fire the guns on the planes/choppers, you're supposed to hear the sound of the plane's engine and the sound of the gun firing. I get none of these. I have no problem hearing it if i'm not actually in the plane or chopper and occasionally i'll hear it once or twice. Happens in other games as well, sometimes i'll lose footstep sounds, sometimes I can't hear doors opening/closing. It kind of ruins the point of having a gaming sound card.

Nov 28, 2004, 10:05 PM	Thread Starter #3
kelston HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: May 2003 Location: Bayside, NY USA Posts: 360 Rep Power: 0	In the Creative Mixer it's set to 5.1. Same goes for the Control Panel. I've tried switching to have it set to Headphones (in both) when I play games but makes no difference.

Nov 29, 2004, 03:49 AM	Thread Starter #5
kelston HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: May 2003 Location: Bayside, NY USA Posts: 360 Rep Power: 0	It's at full. I've never messed with it to see if it being less than full makes any difference since I don't see any problems with it at full.