Sound Blaster Arena Surround USB Gaming Headset broken

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How does one enable Stereo Mix on the Sound Blaster Arena Surround USB Gaming Headset

I'm usually streaming games and I picked up this headset to replace my old gear.
I've noticed in 32-bit XP Pro I do not have the option to enable stereo mix which was how i was able to stream game audio and commentary on.
Does a work around exist to enable stereo mix or to otherwise transmit audio from both the input and playback sources?
BTW I've also posted this on the Livestream forums to see if I can get a bite.

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Problem: Sound Blaster Arena Surround USB Gaming Headset

Hello
I have one of these Sound Blaster Arena Surround USB Gaming Headset, which are 7..
I have Windows 7 as OS on my computer and it gives me a few problems.
W7 recognises the headset as a "Stereo" headset. The headset has a Sound Card of it's own and uses the drivers that come with the Installation CD for Surround settings that are mad in Audio Control Panel or Creative Entertainment Console.
This is a problem.
For example. Playing Call of Duty 5: World at War.
The audio settings on this game, always (and is unchangeable) goes after the default Audio Device. And then it recognises my Headset. And puts in STEREO config. Since it was W7 recognises, and I cant change that on the game and neither on the Audio Settings on the computer. Which make the subwoffer and Surround effects useless which is a hard bummer, since it's such an awesome headset and is totally awesome when i play Battlefield: Bad Company 2.
I really want to know how I can fix this! Please help me. Any settings or special config in the cfg files you can do on Call of Duty 5 or and settings or stuff I can do to change so W7 recognises my headset with the 7.!

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No left audio. No serial. Sound Blaster Arena Surround usb Gaming Headset.

I have a Sound Blaster Arena Surround usb Gaming Headset and the left speaker no longer works.
I have tried the headset on multiple computers ranging from xp to vista to 7. some have different versions of the driver. On all the left audio is silent.
I would like to redeem my warranty because I bought the product on 08/04/10
But I no longer have the box or booklet that came with it and therefore can’t get the serial number for the device.
Is there anything you guys can do to help me?
The closest article I could find to this problem was here http://forums.creative.com/t5/Headphones-Headsets/Sound-Blaster-Arena-problem/m-p/558966#M2001. So it appears I must wait for an admin to help.

Thanks!
Very handy info.
I went to http://rma.creativelabs.com/OnlineRMA/EnterProduct and that section required I have a legit serial number.
Thanks!

Sound Blaster ARENA Surround USB Gaming Headset

So I've had this headset for a little under twenty four hours and I've had a couple issues. One is that with the drivers installed(I'm on windows 7 32 bit for anyone who wants to know) The mic is permanantly on. Its frustrating to hear myself talk when I'm on vent. I'm also having some issues with a very quiet background buzz. I can only notice it when there is no sound. I've discovered that it is linked to the in-line volume contol, specifically the small red light on it. The reason I believe this is that when I turn the button to mute the mic, the light blinks. the buzz disappears and comes back every time the light comes on. I've been wondering what I should do. is this something I can just fix with drivers? or is this something I should RMA?

Hi Syleion,
Have you enabled the Silencer feature? It should suppress background noise. Also try reducing the amount of EAX effects to see if it helps.
If you still feel that something is not right, our Customer Support can be contacted using this email form.

Arena Surround Usb Gaming Headset broken?

I received an Arena Surround Usb Gaming Headset about 6 months ago as a gift, and up until yesterday it was working perfectly on my Windows XP gaming machine.
Now when I plug it in one of two things happens. Sometimes it immediately fails, producing only a clicking or popping sound approximately every second. The rest of the time it works fine for a couple minutes before entering the same fail state, occasionally crashing audio programs running at the time. Unplugging it and plugging it back in will sometimes fix it temporarily, but this is obviously not an acceptable solution.
Since it worked perfectly for 6 months over which I didn't change any hardware or drivers, I do not believe this is a problem with my other hardware (not my sound card since my speakers still work fine) or drivers. Fiddling with the cable seems to cause the failure state within a few seconds, which leads me to believe the problem lies with the cabling or USB connector.
Is this a known problem with this product? If it is, is there any solution to it? If there's no way for me to fix it myself, what are my chances of this being covered by the manufacturer's warranty?

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Arena Surround USB Gaming Headset, stuttering sound?

Just yesterday I picked up these new headphones and lets be honest, they aren't cheap.
I loved how comfortable they were and easy to install. But I was less impressed with the sound.
Playing songs in iTunes, the songs sounded muffled, like they needed more treble. Yet oddly, other songs which I knew had high treble, sounded ok. But just ok.
But perhaps my biggest issue is that when any song is playing either in iTunes or another player, the sound stutters.
The best way to describe it is, imagine your playing a song in itunes and at the same time pushing your PC to its limits, extracting a 2GB rar, converting a video, installing a game etc all at the same time. There will be an effect on the system and the sound will stutter as it struggles. But I get this when my computer is just playing music and only with these new headphones. Its because its USB im sure.
So what is the solution? I got these off ebay brand new, so getting a refund will not happen.
I used the driver off the website.

Its really frustrating. I've been watching AVI files and get the same problem every so often. Ive even "rewound" the video to make sure it was a fault with it but no. These headphones are perfect except this. come on Creative, help me out here.
Update: I have uninstalled the creative software and used just the built in drivers for windows 7. There is a noticable improvement. There is some slight issues every so often but its alot better than it was before. Although that isnt saying much, its still seriously IRRITATING.

Multiple cases in which the Sound Blaster Arena USB Headset breaks. . .

I bought the Complexity edition of the Sound Blaster Arena Surround USB Gaming Headset. After using it for months the USB connector part of the headset breaks and falls apart. Feedback from here shows that this has happened to many other people (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16826158084).
I want to know if can get this repaired as this is a defect. When i tried submitting an RMA it says that the serial isnt recognized but when i registered my product it works.

Hello Bunbotman990,
Please get in touch with customer support here if you have problems with the online RMA. I'm not sure but for issues like this, they may have to ask you to send in a pic of the defective part.

Sound Blaster Arena Headphones Problem - On and Off

I have a problem with my Sound Blaster Arena Headset. Its been working perfectly until yesterday. It keeps turning on and off in the playback devices but it stays off unless I replug the USB or switch USB ports. Then shortly after it works again it turns off again. When it says "No audio output device installed" on the list of playback devices, there is a static noise coming out of the headphones like a beat of a pulse. I tried reinstalling numerous times and still no difference. I also tried plugging in the USB in the back of the computer, but with same results, the headset becomes "unplugged" again. Thanks for reading and please try to help.

Yo, if you ever come back here(you last visited in March) We can probably help one another. The wires you are talking about are:
red/blue = V+ or volume up
red/green = MIC switch on/off
green/copper = G (ground for the LED)
FULL red = L or left earphone. I have this associated with tp7.
I have no wires connected to my circuit board. I have been using trial an error to identify what goes where. However I have been given ONE godsend. When the wires were ripped from the circuit board the white sheathed wire left a little section on the circuit board identifying it as tp5.
IF all you have is the four missing connections you could easily use trial n error. Touching the missing wires to each node.
for the mic switch. Open up ventrilo and get it listening for the mic.
process of elimination. Then you can do volume up. or get the led working by touching the ground to the nodes(possibly the easiest)
I'm going back to the drawing board with the the red wire.

Any ISOs for Sound Blaster Arena CD?

Hi, I got my Sound Blaster Arena headset last year when I started gaming. The drivers installed right away, so I didn't think I needed the CD. Recently, I've been reading on how to improve quality on the headset by installing some things that are on the CD, but now I can't find it. I think I might have thrown it out with the box (not that I have a CD-rom drive anyway).
Can anyone tell me what programs would be on that CD that comes with the Sound Blaster Arena? Does anyone know if I can get the ISO or the programs from an external source?
Thanks for any help

Hi,
You can find the drivers in the download area but some of the applications aren't available for download. If you are looking for the installation cd, you might want to write to Customer Support to see how they can help you with this.

(MODE PROBLEM) Fatal1ty Usb Gaming Headset HS-1000

Hi, yesterday I bought my "Fatalty Usb Gaming Headset HS-000" .
I installed it with the CD, and started messing around with some configurations etc.
I realised that the sound was okay in game, but not perfect so I wanted to set some settings.
Anyhow I googled what best settings suit for cs .6 , and I found that someone asked the same question, I saw on his
Creative Audio Controll panel, he had a tab called "MODE".
There were 3 modes
- Entertainment mode
- Gaming mode
- Audio Creation mode
picture: http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/3339/settingstw6.jpg
I hadn't realised there were 3 modes, so I opened my Creative Console Launcher, and I realised it says
"Entertainment Mode" to the top left...
So I too tried to open Creative Controll panel, and I found that the "Modes" Tab was missing.
I went to the site and downloaded latest driver, restarted computer, and tried again, it was still missing..
I searched Creative folder for "game" and found a file called "ModeGame.crl"
Which means it has to be there.. but I dont know how to switch mode to game?
Please help me Fast!

Hello L33TZuck,
Welcome to Creative forums!
You may want to check out my reply on this thread.

How do I set up a USB gaming headset

I am using venttrillo and skype. I have bought two seperate USB gaming headsets but neither of them work. I also have a PC and they will not work on that computer either.
Any idea what I'm doing wrong or do you have any suggestions as to what I can do to get the headset working?
Thanks!

usb is a serial digital bus it does not carry audio
so the way the usb headset works is they are usb soundcards (sound cards which use a lot more cpu power then normal soundcard but soundcards all the same)
for usb soundcards to work one need a driver from the usb gaming headset maker
if they don't provide a driver and the generic usb audio chipset they likely use don't have a generic driver they can't work

Using the creative faltality USB gaming headset's microphone alone.

Hello,
Sometimes when I use my headset, I perfer to use the mircohpnone on the headset alone and wears the headset on the neck. This has been going on well with the traditional headset where I can just plug the microphone (pink) in. However, when I get the USB gaming headset today, I found that it automatically disable the sound from the speaker when I conntect the USB cable. How can I set it so I only use the microphone on the headset and can still listen thru my speakers? Thanks

KroNosAU wrote:
I was wondering how i would go about getting a new microphone for my headset as the cord is kinda stuffed
I do live in Australia
Can anyone help me out?
kthnx
As far as I know, this part is not available separately. It comes with the whole headset package. I'm sorry but I don't know of any store that sells this item. Message Edited by Loi-CL on 05-27-2009 06:05 AM

Anyone using USB gaming headset w Windows 10 and Skype?

Use of Realtek microphones built into laptops (line in or the ones on the laptop screen bezel) is broken in Skype 7.7 and Windows 10. There are tons of posts here complaining about low mic levels or mics not working at all after upgrading to Win 10 after drivers are updated. Bluetooth headsets seem to work. Maybe USB headsets do too? Anyone here using USB gaming headsets sucessfully w Skype? I'd rather find out here before rushing out to buy one ... TIAAlokePS: the problems seem to be w Skype. Other apps (like Google Hangouts, speech recognition) work w mics and Win 10 without any problems

I have about 10 laptops using a Realtek chipset that don't have issues in Windows 10. Realtek like many chipset manufacturers make tons of models. You can always run across a model or set of models that are buggy with their drivers. You have the option of trying out their latest drivers or even forcing the Microsoft High Definition drivers in Windows 10. Those solutions have solved some people's problems so I don't see how the issue is exactly created by Skype since alternate drivers work. I have tested the Xbox 360 wireless controller and headset port in Windows 10 and it didn't work properly with the whole OS without me updating to the generic drivers. Everything I've personally noticed affected the whole OS and not just Skype. I also just tested my Creative Fatality analog headset with Logitech USB adpater and the USB version of the same headset. Both worked just fine in Windows 10 and I heard myself strong and clear in the Skype echo test.

Sound blaster omni surround 5.1 problem with mp3 player line in

For some reason, in the sound blaster omni surround 5.1 mac software, the line in volume is stuck on mute. I cannot select it, which does not allow me to move the volume up or down. How do I fix this?Screen Shot 2014-10-17 at 8.07.00 AM.jpg

Originally Posted by xnathanmeyerx
For some reason, in the sound blaster omni surround 5.1 mac software, the line in volume is stuck on mute. I cannot select it, which does not allow me to move the volume up or down. How do I fix this?Screen Shot 2014-10-17 at 8.07.00 AM.jpg
Hey xnathanmeyerx,
Please select Line-In of Sound Blaster Omni Surround 5.1 as the default Input for the Mac computer. It can be configured at Sound under the Mac System Preferences. I hope this helps.
All the Best!!
Yours sincerely,
JL

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