Separate volume control in 5.1 with Audigy

Hi,
I recently bought a 5. speaker set (logitech x-530, low-end I know). Everything is fine, my speaker setting is correctly set to 5.. The problem I have is that since I selected the 5. settings, I lost the bass amplification options of the speaker settings. It seems logical as the sub has a dedicated channel, but the bass I get from the sub is way below what I used to get in, say, 4. or 2.. even with both software and hardware sub volume at max position. by the way, when I turn my sub volume in the surround mixer, the sub still play bass?!
Second, since I installed the newest drivers for my card, I now have the CMSS Creative MultiSpeaker Surround which is fine! The only problem I have is that now I cannot fade Front / rear anymore. The slider still moves but nothing happens. Fading left/right still works though. I de-installed and reinstalled all the drivers, and whenever I put the original drivers, I can fade front / rear, but of course I don't have multiSpeaker surround anymore. Any ideas? What I think is that the drivers update has a problem that needs to be fixed, but as my card isn't really new, I guess it'll never happen.
Third, The center channel volume isn't really loud. It wouldn't be a problem if I had a separate volume control for each channel, which isn't the case. Is there a way to ajust each channel separately? Why Creative didn't designe the surround mixer that way? A bad mixer if you ask me.
The driver update in question can be found here, it's #2 : http://ca.creative.com/support/downl...ype=0&x=28&y=7
Thanks

RansAckeR wrote:
I get no bass signal at all in windows apps and?games. But it works when playing a 5. DVD or a 5. wma. Windows speaker setup is set to 5. and Creative Audio Console is also set to 5.. Any ideas what is causing this? Already tried removing and reinstalling drivers.
I had this exact same problem. I spent all day trying to figure it out. The answer is this: Stereo MP3 files will only play through the front two speakers.
The solution: Turn on CMSS to play MP3 sound through the surround speakers. Turn on Bass Redirect to get the subwoofer cranking. Search the knowledge base for instructions on Bass Redirect for your soundcard. For mine it is in the THX console.
After doing this, all MP3s, windows apps, games will pump sound through the subwoofer.
I'd appreciate if anyone could provide an alternate method.
The above info came from this knowledgebase article -> http://93.95.7.84:80/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE/,/?St=93,E=000000000085020532,K=9037,Sxi=3,Kb=ww_eng lish_add,VARSET=ws:http://us.creative.com/,Case=obj(273)
Then select [Speakers and Headphones] -> [Sound From Front Speakers Only]
-=Charlie6=-

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