Audigy 2 ZS Platnium digital feedback during rec

I am recieving a digital distortion from the sound card when recording into Sony Vegas Video software. This doesn't happen all the time. I can push the arm rec. button and the rec. buttons on and off and kind of trick it into recording clean and with no distortion . As you can imagine this gets very agrovaiting. I am working on a Sony VIAO desktop media box. It runs on Window's XP with a 2.6 Ghz prossesor and 52 Mbs of RAM. I also am not able to achieve the 24bit sampling. I can record at 48khz. I hope this is all you need from me. Thanks
Tempo422

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Did you checked the sticky post already?
http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=soundblaster&message.id=270
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Lamagraa,
Does the sound card itself work correctly or is it also giving you difficulties? If the only problem you are experiencing is with the external dri've bay it may in fact be defecti've. With everything that you have tried there is not a whole lot to suggest to try. If you are having trouble with the card also you might try moving the card to a different PCI slot to see if that hel
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C'mon guys. How long is it gonna take for you to add digital surround encoding, so we can plug a single digital cable from the sound card to a home receiver's Dolby Digital/DTS input? Before you reply and say that the current Audigy's already do this for DVDs and games with AC-3 sound, let me say that I am not talking about that. Nearly all games on the market have 4+ channels of sound (and are not DVD/AC-3 games) and there still isn't a sound card on the market that puts out a digital encoding of this multi-channel sound. The only solution that did this is the now discontinued nVidia Soundstorm on their AMD nForce 2 chipsets.
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Thanks

Bollwerk,
I will pass your suggestions on to our suggestion group.
Do take into account that currently real time Dolby Digital encoding results in a lower sound quality than what we currently are producing on our Audigy 2 ZS and Audigy 4 Pro cards from our analog outputs. The signal that is produced by the onboard sound cards that do this encoding is encoded at a quality that is below the standard quality found on DVD movies and Games that incorporate Dolby Digital content. This also does result in a higher taxing of the processor which then results in more potential for slower performance in games.
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Creative MediaSource Plugin for Remote Control v.2.30.02
I use 5. configurations of speakers.
When, I use remote controller to adjust volume.
Front left and right channels working correctly.
Center, Low Frequency and Back Left channels apply max high volume level and don t apply any other volume levels.
Back Right channel apply max low volume level and don t apply any others volume levels.

Please helpe me - Audigy 2 ZS and Digital I/O Mod


Hi,

I bought the Creative Digital I/O Module, in the Creative Website, to have Digital sound from my sound card - SB Audigy 2 ZS - but now that I installed the I/O Module in the Digital Out of my card, I have no signal.
It seems that Creative Digital I/O Module do not work with Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS, it'ss wright? Is any chance to have digital sound with this card and may speakers - Teac PowerMax 500, which have a decoder?

Tanks

JP

(
ps.
I have read in one Portuguese magazine (PC Guia) that have made a configuration to have a PC to one room, with digital sound, and their used de Creative Aud. 2ZS with de Creative Digital I/O Module, but now I think the their are telling a big lie, since it seems that I/O Module doesn?t work with that card.)
Message Edited by pedrom on 2-2-200502:57 PM
Message Edited by pedrom on 2-2-2005 02:57 PM

do you mean this?
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sprint_9,
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Hello Guys,
a long time ago i bought a small extension for my Sb Li've! from Hoontech, that allows me to get all channel-pairs (center, front, rear) seperate on digital outputs (to connect my 3 Soundworks Digital digital to the different channels)
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The SBLi've cards and original SBAudigy, except for the first SBLi've Value model, used the "AUD_EXT" connector on the card. The Value card had 2 connectors with fewer signals total and the S/PDIF connectors were concentrated in one of the connectors. Starting with the SBAudigy2, the AUD_EXT connector was changed to the "AD_EXT" connector, which is is not the same. You can find the AUD_EXT pinouts by searching the CL Knowledge Base for "pinout" but CL has not released AD_EXT details. Hoontech extension cards had cables for the SBLi've and SBLi've Value connectors.
The AD_EXT has been reverse engineered and if you do a web search for "ad_ext.jpg" you can probably find it. Obviously, you're going to be on your own if you try to use that kind of information.
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[email protected]

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NickSchaf wrote:
Thanks Jason. I looked through the store selection, but did not notice any back-panel option for connecting optical (like the Optical Digital I/O card gave me on the Li've series). Is there such an device available or in the works? Or is my only option to use the dri've bay?
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Current System Configuration
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So I just dropped $40.00 on an Audigy 2 ZS Gamer LE. It took all of 30 seconds of Half-Life 2 to show me that the crappy onboard 5. audio performed better during gameplay. I found this a bit odd being that the word "Gamer" is actually in the name of this soundcard. Granted the word is only there to coincide with the software package included with the card, but if it comes with games you'd think it would work well in games. Anyway...While playing any game, there is constant (and very LOUD) crackling in the audio and at points it will actually cause the game itself to stutter. The problem is intolerable.
So far I have tried:
Using Different Speakers....didn't work (way to easy of a solution anyway)
Verifying onboard audio is disabled....didn't work (like I'd leave it enabled)
Updating Creative's drivers/softare....didn't work
Updating MB drivers/software....didn't work
Updating MB BIOS....didn't work
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Changing PCI Latency....didn't work
Wiped Creative drivers completely and installed KX drivers....didn't work (although crackle wasn't as loud, the stuttering was worse)
Verifying DMA Settings....didn't work (DMA Mode was acti've for all dri'ves already)
The only thing I haven't done at this point is a complete reformat and reinstall. I apologize to the boys and girls at Creative, but there is no way they can convince me to go through the trouble of backing up gigs and gigs of data and reinstalling Windows just to get a soundcard to work. That isn't an option I'll even consider unless they can guarantee that my card will work afterwards. Since it didn't help about 90% of the people I've seen posting on this board that have encountered this same problem, I can't even believe it's still being offered as troubleshooting advice.
I've read posts concerning an inherent problem when using this Creative card and a motherboard with a VIA chipset. I don't honestly know what's true and what isn't. I've been considering upgrading my mobo anyway, so my questions to all the other members with this card and to the mods are these:
Is there an issue when using the Audigy 2 or any other Creative card on a motherboard with a VIA chipset (Specifically PT880/VT8237)? Straight up yes or no.
If so, what socket 478 motherboards are KNOWN to work with the Audigy 2 without the need for hours of configuration or 3rd party drivers?
Has anyone with a system similar to mine ever gotten an Audigy 2 ZS to work straight out of the box without any problems?
If so, what is your setup and what motherboard are you using?
Any help or straight answers would be greatly appreciated.

I have done everything listed in that link.
I am a typical PC enthusiast. Have been enjoying Creative cards since SB 8bit packaged with a Hayes 2400baud. They have been deserving of requiring other cards to be 'SB Compatible' up until the Audigy series. However of late, Audigy has been quite terrible for me.
I use these motherboards, chipsets, processors and memory modules: Asus A8N, Asus A8V, Epox 8rda, Epox 8rda3+, MSI A64 Neo2 Platinum. They either have nForce2, 3 or VIA. Mostly nForce, I've had quite a few memory compatibility issues since PC2700+ with VIA, but that's another story. I use AMD Athlon and A64 processors in the range of XP2500~XP3200, and one A64 3500 939. I use Corsair XMS 3200 series memory as it's affordable enough for me and have had no track record of compatibility problems. I also use Samsung in one machine.
-- This systems relevant spec:
Windows 2000 Pro, SP4 all latestEpox 8rda3+, latest bios, latest chipset drivers, latest component drivers [NIC/USB2/etc] (Onboard audio, parallels, serials, floppy, unused NIC disabled), HSF on chipset & bridgesAMD Athlon XP2500+ (66x.0 @ .65V)2x52 Corsair XMS CL3 (3,3,3,8, By SPD (200MHZ -- DC 400MHZ))IDE 20GB 7200 8MB w/ heat seperators, 52X32X52 (DMA, not PIO)AGP -- 8X (BIOS/DirectX verified) -- 9800 Pro 28, Aperture 256MB, AGP FastWrites Enabled (No onboard video to disable), .5VAudigy, Audigy 2 Gamer & Audigy 2 ZS Gamer -- All give same crackling/bogging issue on all motherboards mentioned during 3d games, especially when panning a view or stressing the video card/cpu/ram/nbridge/bus.
I have sufficient cooling. I have an aluminum TT XaserIII and all fans working properly, with a planned airflow. CPU temperatures rarely exceed 0F at full load with overclocking using a TTV at full speed (ears ring when I shut down). I do not currently overclock since purchasing the Audigy 2 ZS, and it is running 90F to the CPU, 50F inside the case (cold up here). Internal temperature rarely exceeds 60F otherwise. I have a Zalman heatpipe w/ fan on my vid card that pushes air down with a PCI slot fan to suck it out to avoid heat anywhere near the A2ZS. fans total, no leds, 480W Antec to power it sufficiently.
-- The problem:
As the original poster suggested, I am also experiencing an audio artifacting that resembles an electrical crackling or popping during playing 3d games. I play Lineage 2, Half-Life 2, Half-Life , Battlefield 942, Call of Duty, Unreal Tournament 2004, etc.
It is most reproducable when I pan my view quickly. It seems that when I stress the general bandwidth of the system while panning my view in 3d, I receive a studder visually as well as an audio crackle or pop. They are present together each time and last for a fraction of a second and happen continually through the entire game. The volume of the crackle/pop is loud, and I am concerned I am destroying my speakers and headphones. It is not something that can be ignored and it ruins my experience in games. It is more present when my FPS is lower and the system is under more stress. I use DirectX and OpenGL alike, both produce this problem during gameplay.
This problem is identical in visual appearance and sound through the speakers (or far worse, headphones) across the 4 motherboards, 4 processor variations (but same brand) and 2 memory types. All systems use Windows 2000 Pro, latest everything across the board (no, I didn't forget anything, really). On all of the systems, this problem is not present if I use a SB Li've 5., nor Turtle Beach Santa Cruz, nor using Onboard sound on any of the motherboards listed. I do notice visual studder on all of the said systems in one place or another in games but the accompanied popping and crackling is not present on any of the other audio cards.
This problem is exclusi've to the Audigy, Audigy 2 and Audigy 2 ZS series.
-- Things mentioned in your post that I have verified:
General Tips--
My A2 has always existed in the last 3 PCI slots, farthest away from the AGP/Mem banks/CPU slot.</LI>
The Audigy 2 has IRQ 6 or 8 in any of the systems, and is never sharing with anything.</LI>
I have no hardware components in my system that are unused. I have HD, CDROM, Video Card, Sound Card, everything else is disabled or not present in the system.</LI>
My cables have been tidied and fastened to the frame of the case, away from the CPU, memory and video card. There is nearly 8" between the SB Audigy 2 and anything else. No wires come near it.</LI>
I used the audio drivers off the CDROM to install initially. I have since been to the auto-update portion of the website and updated EAX Console and EAX Advanced HD. It claims I am up to date. A2 listed in Device Manager shows a Driver Version 5.2..442, Provider is Creative</LI>
I have installed all latest drivers.</LI>
Toggle DMA Access--
This is complete. I have always had audio issues when the CDROM was in use with PIO. This is DMA if Available.</LI>
Reduce Hardware Acceleration of the graphics card--
I have lowered this down to the point my games will no longer start. Pushing this down ,2 or 3 notches reduces the audio clicking volume a tad but otherwise appears to only encourage a lower volume popping to happen more often. It does not remove the problem, it creates a different problem. More frequent and lower volume popping.</LI>
SB 6 Emu/Legacy Device--
Does not apply to me.</LI>
Changing ACPI in Windows 2000--
I am not having resource conflicts, I will not be disabling this. </LI>
BIOS Settings--
PCI Streaming, 2. Compliance, Dynamic Bursting and BUS Mastering for PCI Slot are not options my motherboards contain. I assume them to be set to modern industry standard.</LI>
All options listed to be disabled are either disabled or not present on my BIOS. </LI>
System performance is set to optimal. Turbo produces instability issues, especially if CPU Interface is set to Aggressi've. </LI>
VGA Shared Memory Size -- Not applicable to me, disabled onboard.</LI>
AGP Aperture, again, 256MB</LI>
Peer Concurrency -- Not available. </LI>
PCI 2. Support -- Not available.</LI>
FSP Spread Spectrum is default.</LI>
PCI Latency Timer -- 32, default.</LI>
Memory Hole -- Disabled.</LI>
AGP Fast Writes -- Enabled.</LI>
BIOS is latest version. Not that it helped anything but memory compatibility with a brand I don't use anyhow.</LI>
-- Solution?
I would like to say it is my configuration or an incompatibility with any one system I have, but it persists across too many combinations for this to be a problem with other hardware to me. What other things can I try to resolve this issue? I would like to use the A2, it produces excellent sound outside 3D games, far better than other cards I use as well as onboard by far. But all the sound quality in the world otherwise is meaningless if I cannot play games without destroying my speakers and headphones as well as my gaming experience.

Audigy LS line in digital out no so

I have an Audigy LS card. I have my Playstation 2 running into my line in. RCA to 3.5mm connector. I have digital output turned out to make my speakers work. My speakers work fine when playing and audio on my pc. However the audio from the ps2 does not come out of the speakers. If i turn digital output off, the ps2 audio plays fine out of my headphones. Is there any solution to make the ps2 audio come out of my regular speakers ? or would i need to purchase either a card with a digital in, or speakers that are not digital ? Help is much appreciated I'm about to smash things.....

Then, as has been said already, it appears it's a hardware defect. This might be a workaround, if you're up to it, and if that part of the input circuit isn't damaged. That last is a big if, so if it were me, I'd jumper a connection and try it before going to a lot of trouble. There's also an AUX input on the card, although I don't know what the input specs are for that. It's meant to connect to the analog output of a CD-ROM, so it won't work for a mic directly connected, but it might take line-level from an external device.
matt09 wrote:
This problem occurrs with both the line in and mic and yes, the 20db is selected. I can playback from all sources on the computer, although I am unable to hear any sound from the microphone source and line in, as well as being unable to record from it. The speaker test works fine, I only have a 2. setup, and Digital output is disabled. I have tried many different sources of microphones, amplified mics and tv and keyboard outputs into both the line in and microphone in the card and have got nothing from all these outputs on both inputs using various leads! I have also turned off EAX although this had made no difference.
Message Edited by Katman on 06-27-2006 :58 AM

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