any way to set individual speaker properties?

phibeski · Apr 7, 2005, 07:10 PM

Hi,

i was about to replace my dvd-player/sat-receiver/surroundpreamp-combo with a HTPC (Home Theatre PC). So i bought the Audigy 2 and startet playing around. After reading some forums i quickly found out that theres something wrong with the subwoofer/bass management of the card. It was said that this a hardware bug. I instantly went *AHHHHHHHRGH* since im totally bass-addicted.
But having the Card here i played around a litte and found that with the kX-drivers the Subwoofer outputs works! But my journey hasnt come to an end yet.
What i would like to know: is there a way to apply an individual equalizer settings to each of the surround speakers? my (active) center and rear speaekers are rather small and i have the impression they get the full bass load which its far too much for them to handle (wasnt a problem with my 8 years old Technics DD/DTS preamp).
On the other hand, my fronts a very capable of bass, and i would like to give them the full bass load, despite having a subwoofer, means the fronts and the sub have to get the full bass load (since like i said, im bass addicted

). Would be nice if i could play around with the phase of bass too ...
Is this all possible with the DSP? since it looks rather complicated i thought i ask first before starting to play around with it for days and eventually find out its impossible.

btw: the original creative drivers can decode DTS, is this in the work for kS too? how about the 7.1 support?

many thanks in advance,

your bass-addict, phibes

JohnMcClane · Apr 7, 2005, 08:36 PM

Hi and welcome to kx

Yes it is possible to use a seperate equalizer for each speaker. And there are enough plugIns that deal with bass redirection, so you have individual settings for this too.

I enourage you to read through Help/FAQ first, then you will see that the DSP is not as complicated as it first looks.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask

phibeski · Apr 8, 2005, 05:59 PM

Thanks John,

ich figured it out, its a pleasure to play around with it and tweak it to the best sound

But ... the 'Stereo Mix + Gian' function seems to be buggy, when playing with the gain
an incredible loud noise appeard and after that i had to replace the fuses in my power-amp,
but it survived *g* ...

Thanks again

JohnMcClane · Apr 8, 2005, 06:59 PM

Gain is not buggy - if you raise volume using a gain or volume plugin you have to make sure, that it does not exceed 0 dB otherwise the sound will get distorted. Use Peak Meter to keep values below 0 dB. It's better to raise volumes of your speaker, than within kx.

phibeski · Apr 8, 2005, 08:11 PM

thanks for the hint with the peakmeter.
When i conenct one to the output of the surrounder-unit, without any other units in between, i already get positive values. Is there something wrong?

**dj_stick** · Apr 9, 2005, 12:20 AM

check the kX mixer, have you increased any of the volumes there?
if so decrease them to below 0.0dB

JohnMcClane · Apr 9, 2005, 02:22 PM

no there's nothing wrong with that, but if you use an equalizer for example with rock preset, then you raise volume of certain frequencies by 6 db. So it would be wise to lower the volume first by 6 db.

Apr 7, 2005, 07:10 PM	#1
phibeski DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	any way to set individual speaker properties? Hi, i was about to replace my dvd-player/sat-receiver/surroundpreamp-combo with a HTPC (Home Theatre PC). So i bought the Audigy 2 and startet playing around. After reading some forums i quickly found out that theres something wrong with the subwoofer/bass management of the card. It was said that this a hardware bug. I instantly went AHHHHHHHRGH since im totally bass-addicted. But having the Card here i played around a litte and found that with the kX-drivers the Subwoofer outputs works! But my journey hasnt come to an end yet. What i would like to know: is there a way to apply an individual equalizer settings to each of the surround speakers? my (active) center and rear speaekers are rather small and i have the impression they get the full bass load which its far too much for them to handle (wasnt a problem with my 8 years old Technics DD/DTS preamp). On the other hand, my fronts a very capable of bass, and i would like to give them the full bass load, despite having a subwoofer, means the fronts and the sub have to get the full bass load (since like i said, im bass addicted ). Would be nice if i could play around with the phase of bass too ... Is this all possible with the DSP? since it looks rather complicated i thought i ask first before starting to play around with it for days and eventually find out its impossible. btw: the original creative drivers can decode DTS, is this in the work for kS too? how about the 7.1 support? many thanks in advance, your bass-addict, phibes

Apr 7, 2005, 08:36 PM	#2
JohnMcClane DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2003 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 146 Rep Power: 0	Hi and welcome to kx Yes it is possible to use a seperate equalizer for each speaker. And there are enough plugIns that deal with bass redirection, so you have individual settings for this too. I enourage you to read through Help/FAQ first, then you will see that the DSP is not as complicated as it first looks. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask

Apr 8, 2005, 05:59 PM	Thread Starter #3
phibeski DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Thanks John, ich figured it out, its a pleasure to play around with it and tweak it to the best sound But ... the 'Stereo Mix + Gian' function seems to be buggy, when playing with the gain an incredible loud noise appeard and after that i had to replace the fuses in my power-amp, but it survived g ... Thanks again

Apr 8, 2005, 06:59 PM	#4
JohnMcClane DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2003 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 146 Rep Power: 0	Gain is not buggy - if you raise volume using a gain or volume plugin you have to make sure, that it does not exceed 0 dB otherwise the sound will get distorted. Use Peak Meter to keep values below 0 dB. It's better to raise volumes of your speaker, than within kx.

Apr 8, 2005, 08:11 PM	Thread Starter #5
phibeski DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	thanks for the hint with the peakmeter. When i conenct one to the output of the surrounder-unit, without any other units in between, i already get positive values. Is there something wrong?

Apr 9, 2005, 02:22 PM	#7
JohnMcClane DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2003 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 146 Rep Power: 0	no there's nothing wrong with that, but if you use an equalizer for example with rock preset, then you raise volume of certain frequencies by 6 db. So it would be wise to lower the volume first by 6 db.