Audigy SE subwoofer is

This may have been answered before, but I've had a search and couldn't find it.
My subwoofer isn't working. If I play DVDs, it works ok, if I play games it seems to work ok, and if I try the speaker test with 'noise' it seems to work ok too.
However if I try and play any music (for example) nothing comes out, and neither does the front centre (well it does not I've played with the CMSS3D settings but didn't before). I'm using 5. speakers and like I said the speaker test works ok so I seem to have them set up properly.
Common issue? Can anything be done about it's It'd be nice to have some decent bass with my tunes!!

Bubbator wrote:
Hi,In Vista--can't be much different in other Windows:. Control panel2. Hardware and sound devices3. Manage audio devices4. Single click SB Audigy icon--to highlight5. Single click properties6. Single click 'custom' tab7. Note: Shut down PC before plugging or un plugging speakers.8. To use the green socket on the soundcard--analog speakers--make sure that 'digital output only' is *not* checked. Or, to use digital speakers, use the single socket adjacent to the green labeled 'digital i/o' *and* *check* the 'digital input only' box.9. Note: green/analog and the digital out put don't work at the same time. Nor will one work on the other speaker type.Hope this helps!B
I goofed. I meant to say that my green output DOES work, but my pink and black ones do not. I've edited the post to fix that error.
I'm having a bit of trouble following your instructions Bubbator. I used Vista back in the beta stages, but I'm back with XP now. I've found the hardware profile for my Audigy if that's what you were talking about, but no custom tab.

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