Gaming support

Erukian · Apr 27, 2003, 08:21 AM

I used to use the kX audio drivers and I _think_ i remember hearing a quality difference with my nice 5.1 setup (run front/rear into a dolby decoder). Especially when I turned on the flip front/rear option and used the rear codec for music and such in windows.

Anyhow, i play lots of CounterStrike/Quake3/Warcraft III and I'm not expecting EAX support. I know the kX drivers do front/rear naturally but w/o EAX in games.

Okay here's the question finally. Without EAX, can I still get 4 channel surround in my First Person Shooter games?

ztride · May 23, 2003, 05:31 AM

Yes.

mike2h · May 23, 2003, 05:41 AM

ditto. eax is basically just a form of sound effects.

Mata Hari · May 23, 2003, 07:50 PM

I think his question was more "how" :-)

try the aureal 3d thing... that seems to do the trik for most people?

MrGnome · May 25, 2003, 07:29 AM

What Aureal 3D thing? Is there Aureal 3d support in the kx drivers?

Mata Hari · May 26, 2003, 12:11 AM

it's installed when you install the "full" package
(check your start menu)

dunno if it actually works btw... but I guess it does, else it wouldn't be included :-)

MrGnome · May 26, 2003, 12:30 AM

Is the Aureal Driver like the eax? And BTW, does anyone know what the AC3 Passthrough does, and where it should go????

Apr 27, 2003, 08:21 AM	#1
Erukian DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 36 Rep Power: 0	Gaming support I used to use the kX audio drivers and I _think_ i remember hearing a quality difference with my nice 5.1 setup (run front/rear into a dolby decoder). Especially when I turned on the flip front/rear option and used the rear codec for music and such in windows. Anyhow, i play lots of CounterStrike/Quake3/Warcraft III and I'm not expecting EAX support. I know the kX drivers do front/rear naturally but w/o EAX in games. Okay here's the question finally. Without EAX, can I still get 4 channel surround in my First Person Shooter games?

May 23, 2003, 05:31 AM	#2
ztride DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 80 Rep Power: 0	Re: Gaming support Yes.

May 23, 2003, 05:41 AM	#3
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	ditto. eax is basically just a form of sound effects. __________________

May 25, 2003, 07:29 AM	#5
MrGnome DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 16 Rep Power: 0	Aureal3d? What Aureal 3D thing? Is there Aureal 3d support in the kx drivers?

May 23, 2003, 07:50 PM	#4
Mata Hari HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 213 Rep Power: 0	I think his question was more "how" :-) try the aureal 3d thing... that seems to do the trik for most people?

May 26, 2003, 12:11 AM	#6
Mata Hari HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 213 Rep Power: 0	it's installed when you install the "full" package (check your start menu) dunno if it actually works btw... but I guess it does, else it wouldn't be included :-)

May 26, 2003, 12:30 AM	#7
MrGnome DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 16 Rep Power: 0	Is the Aureal Driver like the eax? And BTW, does anyone know what the AC3 Passthrough does, and where it should go????