Audigy 2 ZS with Propellerhead Rea

I think I may have solved half the problem already but was wondering whether anyone else had the same problem.
I use Propellerheads Reason alot and I am always going over my CPU limit. I think it may have to do with my Audigy 2ZS. My CPU is 2Ghz P4.
Just changed the Audio driver setting from ASIO 24/96 to standard ASIO driver and the problem has halved!
So am I just a lemming who shouldn't have had that driver setting on or what? And has anyone else got any further idea about it's I do know that Propellerhead are checking out a problem like this!!!!

saxcam wrote:
I think I may have solved half the problem already but was wondering whether anyone else had the same problem.
I use Propellerheads Reason alot and I am always going over my CPU limit. I think it may have to do with my Audigy 2ZS. My CPU is 2Ghz P4.
Just changed the Audio driver setting from ASIO 24/96 to standard ASIO driver and the problem has halved!
So am I just a lemming who shouldn't have had that driver setting on or what? And has anyone else got any further idea about it's I do know that Propellerhead are checking out a problem like this!!!!
If you're not recording something (and therefore need low latency setting for monitoring sake), you can lower the ASIO latency a bit, to say around 0-00 ms. Try to find the best value by trying.
jutapa

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play mp3,
2 output is from front speakers
3 very very low subwoofer output
4 to confirm, removed green (front) black (read) cabled from sound card and can confirm a very very low subwoofer output
earlier with Li've! 5. every thing was working great.
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i think Audigy 2 zs is a bad card and is a marketting hype.
is it that we need a different kind of cable to connect Audigy2 zs with 5. 5200? ( i am using the cable which came with my 5200 ofcourse)Message Edited by kotecha on 2-3-2004 07:23 PM

Hi Jeremy,
Thanks for the response.
I have tried all the thx console setup and bass levels.
Its not affecting the subwoofer output very much.
<Infact the subwoofer output is so low that i have to go and put my ears on the subwoofer to see if its producing sound.
Remember that with Li've! 5. (SB0220) which also i have with me is giving all the great results. so the problem is not with speakers but with the sound card and i want my costly card (zs) to work.
(i still believe the 5. 5200 3 pole cables (green, black, yellow) which we attached to the sound card and speakers are not compatible with Audigy2 zs as zs needs 4 pole cables - but i have not verified this still as it will be a long time consuming exercise - purchasing 4 pole pins and soldering here and there on cables and poles and testing testing)
Also, why the bass boost controls (level and cutoff frequency) in bass boost are disabled? how to bring them to enabled state?
Also, in thx console setup (calibration page) , its not SAVING the changes which i make to Distance, Level and Angle. Why is that so?
To help you further in understand my problem please note that i HAVE updated all the software to its latest versions by doing the software AutoUpdate from creative support site.
So i am having atleast 3 issues now
<. VERY VERY low subwoofer output while playing mp3 on audigy2zs with 5. 5200(this is my major concern)
<2. Bass boost controls are disabled (how to enable these controls?)
<3. its not saving the changes i make to thx setup console calibration page for Distance, Level and Angle.
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As regards many ppl complaing of low subwoofer output on Audigy (2 zs and related), read the COMPLETE thread below (one of the largest threads on just low subwoofer output - around 360 replies to that post so far - but still no solution. just loyal customers feeling down of creative).

http://de.europe.creative.com/support/forums/thread.asp?thre=396&foru=5&page=


though the issue in that link is with audigy (2zs) and 5. digital, if you go through that whole thread, you will realise what we go through. THE SUBWOOFER OUTPUT IS A BAD PROBLEM WE ALL ARE FACING WITH AUDIGY AND RELATED.
I think i am hopeful of a solution as i was always an admirer of creative sound cards (the reason i purchased this costly audigy2 zs). but looking at the issues i am facing, it makes me feel it was a bad bad decision to purchase this costly card.

Please help with my issues.
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