Calibration with 24bit, Audigy2

Chronial · Sep 13, 2006, 06:29 PM

hi!
I'm using a setup with an Audigy2 ZS and 5.1 Speakers.
I'd like to play my music with 24bit from foobar2k.
Well, this is very easy at first, but then comes my problem: I'm sitting rather in one corner of my room, but since I'd like to have my room "filled" with music I've got each speaker in it's owner corner. This results in some calibration beeing needed - otherwise the stereo image is completely destroyed, not to speak of surround balance. I can't fix this by moving the speakers.

So now my question is: How can I use 24bit output, calibrated. As far as I have understood from the p16v page, I have to use the HQ device to output 24bit sound (I can't output surround sound to the 0/1 device from foobar after all oO). What I did not understand:
- How can I stop the p16v device from sending any output to my speakers?
- When sending sound from the p16v device throught the system - will it still end up with 24bit at the soundcard output?

This is the only reason I switched from the Creative Drivers - they start doing lots of shit (adding noise, outputting nothing but noice, ignoring calibration etc.) randomly when using 24bit output.

Thanks in advance for your help

Chronial · Sep 13, 2006, 10:31 PM

All right - figured out that I actually had an old driver version (the one from the website) - so it's easy to stop output

.
Just leaves the questen if the DSP processing can handle the 24bit.

**dj_stick** · Sep 13, 2006, 11:34 PM

DSP processing is always 16bit

Chronial · Sep 14, 2006, 12:24 AM

So there is definitely no way to calibrate 24bit output via kX?

**dj_stick** · Sep 14, 2006, 12:32 AM

what do you mean by calibrate?

Russ · Sep 14, 2006, 12:36 AM

I am not sure, but you might be able to do it (partially) at the codec level using kxctrl. Your best bet is probably to do it in software.

Chronial · Sep 14, 2006, 01:16 AM

I want to change the volume of the single channels/speakers.

jiiteepee · Sep 14, 2006, 10:34 AM

Like w/ THX panel (original software). Perhaps some of those kX plugin developers prepares one w/ same functionality.

Until that, here is a possible (software wise) solution you can use w/ kX for you;

http://forums.creative.com/creativel...essage.id=1921

You can change those EQs mentioned on method to a mixer plugin like this [COLOR=Magenta] DIAPASON [/COLOR]:

- http://perso.orange.fr/lesitenm/04pa...gs/mixersb.htm

Split the output from StreamBoy (inside eXT) into 2 mono channels and then 'wire' lefts and rights to the mixer mono channels 1-8 (lefts to odd and rights to even channel numbers) ..., activate the mixer and set levels for each channel ...

jiitee

Chronial · Sep 17, 2006, 04:43 PM

Thx for your help, I'll try that

jiiteepee · Sep 17, 2006, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chronial

Thx for your help, I'll try that

Here is a picture showing, how it should look like:

http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/111...spasionnc7.png

http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/9325/ext8outsz1.png

By double-clicking the Mixer icon, you get plug-in interface opened --> set levels etc. on left side of the "mixing table" (those 8 right channels are stereo)

If those channels becomes mixed in DIAPASON, you need to use some other VST plug-ins in every mono channel instead. Maybe [COLOR=#ffffcc][COLOR=#cc9900]- Toute seule - [/COLOR][/COLOR]from same devloper (you need to split mono).

jiitee

jiiteepee · Sep 19, 2006, 04:27 PM

Well, there is a new plugin from Sonalkis which you can use too. Method is still the same (foobar --> streamboy --> eXT --> n x FreeG stero --> ...):

You can DL the FreeG plugin from - http://www.sonalksis.com/index.php?section_id=99

jiitee

Sep 13, 2006, 06:29 PM	#1
Chronial DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	Calibration with 24bit, Audigy2 hi! I'm using a setup with an Audigy2 ZS and 5.1 Speakers. I'd like to play my music with 24bit from foobar2k. Well, this is very easy at first, but then comes my problem: I'm sitting rather in one corner of my room, but since I'd like to have my room "filled" with music I've got each speaker in it's owner corner. This results in some calibration beeing needed - otherwise the stereo image is completely destroyed, not to speak of surround balance. I can't fix this by moving the speakers. So now my question is: How can I use 24bit output, calibrated. As far as I have understood from the p16v page, I have to use the HQ device to output 24bit sound (I can't output surround sound to the 0/1 device from foobar after all oO). What I did not understand: - How can I stop the p16v device from sending any output to my speakers? - When sending sound from the p16v device throught the system - will it still end up with 24bit at the soundcard output? This is the only reason I switched from the Creative Drivers - they start doing lots of shit (adding noise, outputting nothing but noice, ignoring calibration etc.) randomly when using 24bit output. Thanks in advance for your help

Sep 14, 2006, 10:34 AM	#8
jiiteepee HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: FI Posts: 400 Rep Power: 0	Like w/ THX panel (original software). Perhaps some of those kX plugin developers prepares one w/ same functionality. Until that, here is a possible (software wise) solution you can use w/ kX for you; http://forums.creative.com/creativel...essage.id=1921 You can change those EQs mentioned on method to a mixer plugin like this [COLOR=Magenta] DIAPASON [/COLOR]: - http://perso.orange.fr/lesitenm/04pa...gs/mixersb.htm Split the output from StreamBoy (inside eXT) into 2 mono channels and then 'wire' lefts and rights to the mixer mono channels 1-8 (lefts to odd and rights to even channel numbers) ..., activate the mixer and set levels for each channel ... jiitee Last edited by jiiteepee; Sep 14, 2006 at 11:20 AM.

Sep 19, 2006, 04:27 PM	#11
jiiteepee HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: FI Posts: 400 Rep Power: 0	Well, there is a new plugin from Sonalkis which you can use too. Method is still the same (foobar --> streamboy --> eXT --> n x FreeG stero --> ...): You can DL the FreeG plugin from - http://www.sonalksis.com/index.php?section_id=99 jiitee Last edited by jiiteepee; Oct 5, 2006 at 08:25 PM.

Sep 13, 2006, 10:31 PM	Thread Starter #2
Chronial DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	All right - figured out that I actually had an old driver version (the one from the website) - so it's easy to stop output . Just leaves the questen if the DSP processing can handle the 24bit.

Sep 14, 2006, 12:24 AM	Thread Starter #4
Chronial DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	So there is definitely no way to calibrate 24bit output via kX?

Sep 14, 2006, 12:36 AM	#6
Russ HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 5,507 Rep Power: 61	I am not sure, but you might be able to do it (partially) at the codec level using kxctrl. Your best bet is probably to do it in software.

Sep 14, 2006, 01:16 AM	Thread Starter #7
Chronial DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	I want to change the volume of the single channels/speakers.

Sep 17, 2006, 04:43 PM	Thread Starter #9
Chronial DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	Thx for your help, I'll try that