Audigy 2 zs platnuim surround sound issues in

I just recently installed windows x64 and did all the routine drivers and windows updates that you do in a fresh install. I went to creative web site and pulled the uni-driver for x64 for the audigy 2 zs platnium and loaded it. Then I downloaded the counsel also and persued to set up 6. surround speakers. I can't get the sound to come out of all speakers it's sounds like it would be stuck on 2.
I don't know what i did wrong at all i'm new with x64 and I'm not sure what to do to get my surround sound back. I also downloaded the remote control software and when trying to install that it said it couldnt find it. System is A8v asus AMD3200 windows x64 sata raid dri've western digital, 2 gigs of ram, geforce 6800 gt, and of course the audigy 2 zs platnium.

/Re: Audigy 2 ZS and Surround Mixer in Windows 7? i got problem with recording any sound. Recorded sounds are terrible. Sometimes playing sounds are terrible too. i should restart pc for fix playing terrible sound.
i found 2 third-party driver but i didnt tried. Because of decription of 3rd-party driver ;
There is no DirectSound hardware acceleration on Windows XP 64-bit (x64)
The Audigy driver does not support 64-bit addressing, disabling the DirectSound hardware acceleration and causing multichannel sound to be played only in the stereo channels (front left/right).
Workarounds:
- install the 32-bit (x86) version of Windows XP.
- limit to less than 4GB the amount of RAM available to Windows.
- enable the ?Memory Hole? setting in the BIOS Setup, if your motherboard supports it.
Microphone issues on Windows 7/Vista 64-bit (x64) with 4GB?of RAM or more
Audigy driver does not support 64-bit addressing, resulting in random issues with the Microphone (static, robotic or distorted voice, white noise).
Workarounds:
- install the 32-bit (x86) version of Windows
- limit the RAM available to Windows to less than 4GB
- enable Memore Hole in BIOS Setup, if?your motherboard supports the setting
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Most of whats covered should work with all creative products.
(Sorry, but I WILL NOT cover any info regarding encoding media or the like that will conflict with copyright laws)
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http://www.free-codecs.com/AC3_Filter_download.htm (ac3filter__0a_rc5)
http://www.free-codecs.com/
NOTE: ( XviD-.0.3-2022004 for Divx ) Stand alone codec for playing Divx instead of the Divx full install.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...0/default.aspx
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However Codecs/Filters/Plugins are like any other kind of software installed and things can go wrong. If things are not working as they should try the following.
Download and install "Gspot"
http://gspot.headbands.com/download.htmlBuild 0307 - 23 KB Run the programme and simply point to system and select "List Codecs and other Filters"
Its a no brainer really to know whats what here and how to use it to find out the source of the issue, if you have one. If its red, its bad so you then need to trace the Filter/Codec to its source and remove it.
Here is just one very simple excample you may encounter and how it was fixed.
If you have ffdshow file is missing error pop up while running a player application, first go to C:\WINDOWS\system32 and search for ffdshow.en. Its proberly not here though. If it is just leave it be.
NOTE: ffdshow is used for AVI/Xvid enc/dec source.
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(Some times it seems a few Codecs/Filters dont get along so you must be aware of what you install).
Cheak "Gspot" again and Filter should be removed from the list.
Now you can reinstall the Xvid filter "XviD-.0.3-2022004" or your desired DivX programme.
Now go back toC:\WINDOWS\system32 and search for ffdshow.en. It should be there if it was not before. If the issue is back try a different version of required Filter.
So, thats just excample of a simple fix that got everything working again. Its not to hard to find out what the problem Codec/Filter is and then its just a case of uninstalling it. You can re-install the Codec/Filter but you should double cheak with "Gspot" and ensure the issue has not repeated itself .
If it has you can try and find out if the issue is related to another type filter causing a conflict or use an alternate Filter/Codec that will perform the same task .
Search for an updated version of required the Codec/Filter also.
Ok, thats pretty much the basics in getting correct and stable 5. sound working the way it should with your new Creative Audigy 2 ZS sound card.
I hope this has been of help.
Regards,xmn.
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edit: added [user-name] into HL path that got taken out

ProjectBorn wrote:
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Airport/Surround Sound Latency Issue

I just set up a new surround sound system and am streaming iTunes through both my computer speakers and adjacent surround sound (Bose hooked up to a Yamaha BRX-610). Airport Express is connected to the receiver via standard audio cable hookup. Previous stereo had no delay, but I now have maybe a .5-1 second delay between the computer and the new surround sound.
Anyone have any thoughts, ideas or fixes?
Thanks

Right now its using the analog. There is an input for optical but I have it connected to something else. Would this be causing the issue?
Possibly. The digital audio stream arriving at the Express would need to be converted to analog signal via a DAC internal to the Express prior to it being output on the base station's audio port. That conversion may be the cause of the delay.
The other cause would be the potential of Wi-Fi interference where it would introduce a significant enough level of noise to reduce the overall bandwidth ... and, in turn, potentially causing this issue as well.

6.1 6700 + audigy 2 zs / surround sound?

Hi everyone,
I have an audify 2 zs soundcard and a set of creative labs 6.1 6700 speakers.
I have been trying to get it to work for surround sound but I am having a few issues.
Firstly I set the CMSS 3D on under the EAX console so that i can listen to music on all the speakers.
I am hoping that when I am watching a dvd though that it will overwrite this and play it as 5.1 surround.
However the problem I am having is with the rear centre speaker.
I had the switch on the back of the sub set to 5.1 / 6.1 so I would think that this meant the rear centre speaker would work if the dvd had 6.1 sound.
Is this the case, that only certain dvds have 6 channel sound support - or should all dvds now play proper 6 channel surround sound?
I have since switched the sub to 6.1 upmix - and the rear centre now works - but this is not true 6 channel sound as its just mixing the other two rear speakers.
Does anybody know if true 6.1 surround sound is actually possible? or is this upmix all there is?
Many thanks
David

What happened is when you installed the new itunes 7 it messed around with all of your files for the sound check and as a result when u are using sound check your speakers will not work correctly (I just fixed this problem). To fix it, simply go into the edit menu, then preferences and then click on the playback tab. In that tab the third box you can check off from the top should be sound check. Simply uncheck that box and you should be fine.
Good Luck

Audigy 2 ZS and Power DVD 5 Surround Sound Questi

I am a bit new to home computing so any help would be appreciated. I am using an Audigy 2 ZS with Creative 7. speakers. I have connected the "spdif" cable from my Audigy 2 ZS to my DVD Rom player.My question is this - when using my Cyberlink Power DVD player,if I select the audio option to use my "spdif" will I get all the surround sound options(dts,dolby digital 5. etc.) to work even though it says that my current version of Power DVD(version 5)does not support all these sound options.Does the spdif connection to my Audigy card mean that it will decode all the various surround sound options regardless of what my DVD player can decode.

I?d recommend you to upgrade to WINDVD 6 or PowerDVD 6 (WinDVD is better). but if u can't...
If u want to use 7. channel audio with PowerDVD 5,these are the things u need configured:
) Speaker Settings Panel: 7. speaker option selected.
Digital Output Only disabled.
2) Explorer --> Control Panel --> Audio HQ --> Device Controls --> Decoder --> Settings --> Enable Dolby Digital EX and Enable DTS-ES Matrix 6.
3) PowerDVD 5 --> In the Speaker settings select the SPDIF Output option. (In this case, the software player sends the digital signal through spdif to the soundboard and since the soundboard has Dolby EX and DTS-ES built-in decoding).
This SPDIF option doesn?t mean that u get ONLY spdif output (although u get it) but that the signal is processed by whatever "thing" (software or hardware) is receiving it, instead of being processed by PowerDVD.
Hope this helps you.
The Magnificent Wonderbra.

Audigy 2 ZS Surround Sound Problem - Please He

Hi, I have been using The Audigy 2 ZS sound card for over a year now, I have all the latest drivers installed and everything is updated.
My problem is, for some reason my 5. surround sound just stopped working. I did not change any of the settings, in creative settings or the control panel. All the cables and wires are plugged in to the correct spot. I checked the control panel and the creative speaker settings, and both are set at 5. surround sound. I have done the channel and noise tests with the speakers and I get sound in ALL of the speakers, yet when I try and play music through itunes and sound through games, it is only in the front left and front right speaker. Al lthe programs I have tested with have the 5. surround sound set in their options.
Like I said, the surround sound was working fine two days ago, and without changing any speaker settings or unplugging any cables, the surround sound stopped working.
I have looked through other threads trying to find a similar problem, but I did not turn up any good results. If you find any other threads that have a solution to this problem just link them and I will take a look at them (and sorry for the repeated thread).
Thank you for your time.
Edit: Anyone help? Message Edited by Cofer on 09-20-2006 09:07 PM

What happened is when you installed the new itunes 7 it messed around with all of your files for the sound check and as a result when u are using sound check your speakers will not work correctly (I just fixed this problem). To fix it, simply go into the edit menu, then preferences and then click on the playback tab. In that tab the third box you can check off from the top should be sound check. Simply uncheck that box and you should be fine.
Good Luck

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