Wam7

I have just started using the x64 drivers with Windows7 x64 and it works so far but I need the KXMixer so I can prevent the sound from coming only out the centre speaker..

RPGWiZaRD

I've prolly said this 3 times now, run kxmixer.exe in compability mode for Vista. Right click on exe file and "Troubleshoot Compability" and set the appropriate settings and it will automaticly work and kxmixer is loaded also on startup.

I've been using Windows 7 RC1 64bit build for a while now. You'll probably have to take a look at DSP routings etc a little as at least for me it wasn't properly set up but once you set it up correctly it works fine.

Wam7

Many thanks for that. For default audio device, which KXwave out one do you select?

RPGWiZaRD

I used Wave 4/5 but that's only cuz that's what I got all the sound samples working with when doing the test in the windows sound settings without having touched the kX mixer settings. Maybe the others would work if you set the kX DSP correctly, ie correct ports from FXBusX are linked properly and making sure they're connect to surrounder and epilog etc.

I have no intension of trying to get the other devices to work at the moment though because I get slightly better sound quality in Windows 7 now than I do in Win XP why I prefer listening to music in Windows 7 now. This is more than I had hoped for, I thought sound was excellent as I had it configured in XP and now it's to my personal taste perfect.

Wam7

Hmm, I am using the WaveOut 4/5 as well but only because this corresponds to the front stereo speakers. 2/3 is the centre speaker and 6/7 my rear speakers.
When I try the "Test" I get failed to create sound (ironically accompanied by the 'error' beep) but you say yours works OK.

I did also think that sound was a little crisper and clearer.

RPGWiZaRD

Yes it played all the samples for me, I have a SoundBlaster Audigy 1 and Audigy 2 ZS and I think it worked for both (at least worked for Audigy 1). I'm using headphones though (Sennheiser HD 212 Pro) and using the 2.1 profile in surrounder DSP plugin with Surround set to "on", but I got Logitech X-530 5.1 set too which I can't really use (1 during summer when I'm parents place all the "boom boom" disturbs my parents on the lower floor) and (2 when I'm studying I'd disturb my neighbours and I like staying up late.

And I agree the sound is crisper and cleaner in Windows 7 and also have better bass sound. Bass is more powerful and "softer" but somehow doesn't overhelm the other mid and high range either. I've not heard any better bass/treble balance than this basicly and I like having a lots of both so instrumental songs sounds crisp and great and vocals and trance songs have awesome deep bass (of course that's with tweaked EQ and Timbre plugin settings but there are very noticable differences at exactly same settings in both OS's).

I game a lot and 3D positional sound is really important to me and that's why I've become so huge fan of kX drivers as even X-Fi cards cannot bring such accurate 3D positional sound as kX drivers and a Audigy card can. The only problem I've encountered so far in Windows 7 is F.E.A.R 2 3D positional sound is somewhat fucked up so that you don't hear sounds coming from straight forward. As if the "center" channel in kX driver (not real center speaker as I'm using headphones and not the 5.1 setup) is not properly working when using Wave 4/5. This is the only problem that might occure I think when using Wave 4/5 and a 5.1 setup as I think 4/5 is only meant for stereo sound (I could be wrong tho ), the center speaker might be muted in some apps/games or whatever as all other games I've tried I've had no problems with as far as sound goes.