10dB boost for LFE an Audigy Platinum (hard- or software)?

; I read that the Audigy Platinums LFE channel?has 0dB less volume then the rest, and is therefore not working correctly on non creative sound systems.
So how can i give?my LFE signal?a 0dB boost? Any simple hard oder software solutions?

icke wrote:
The Teufels Bass controller is at 00%.
You're probably one of the many folks who like artificially-boosted bass.
Bass redirection is not the issue, its [sic] turned on..that the LFE signal is to [sic] weak is the problem.
The bass redirection feature extracts the frequencies below the cutoff frequency from the non-sub channels, reduces them -0dB, mixes them together with the LFE signal obtained from DD/DTS sources, and outputs the mixture from the output jacks as the subwoofer output. This causes the extracted bass and any LFE signal to match without driving the line-level output past 0dB, so that the subwoofer output behaves as a LFE-level output rather than a line-level one. Otherwise any LFE signal above -0dB would get clipped at full line-level settings. Note that basically unless you are listening to a DVD, there is no LFE signal involved, but that the extracted bass is still reduced in volume.
Back to a external or software solution please.
If you like cranked bass and treble, use the soundcard's equalizer (or treble/bass controls) to accomplish this. It is best to shape this curve by leaving the "ends" at 0db, reducing the middle frequencies to get what you're after, and just turn up the speaker system to get the loudness you want (settings above 0dB can cause clipping if the soundcard is set up to output line-level).
Can i get Audigy 2 drivers to work with the audigy ?
Probably, but I'm not particularly expert on that, and it has nothing to do with your question.
-Dave
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