SoundBlaster Audigy RX/5 Bass Redirection

Hi everyone,
i have buy the soundblaster audigy rx/5 and after i installed the driver i cant find any option to activated bass redirection. I wondered about because every onboard soundcard i ever had has this option.
So exists any way to enable bass redirection for example an alternate driver like the one for audigy 2 and 4 on this forum?

Hi,
Unfortunately the Sound Blaster Audigy RX does not support bass redirection.
I found this site with more information on bass redirection and a download link here.
I've not tested this filter, so I cannot tell you if it will work to your requirement.
Use at your discretion and risk.
Regards,
Colin-CL

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mcgyvrMessage Edited by mcgyvr8 on 0-20-2005 0:08 PM

I have the same thing with this option -and I asking for fix (again....)
I have Audigy 2 ZS OEM, Yamaha RXV-440 Home Cinema Recei'ver and big 5. home cinema speakers. Audigy 2 ZS is connected to Yamaha by 3 analog outputs (connecting it by spdif cause no CMSS stereo to surround upmix and only stereo sound for all none DD/DTS sound sources like MP3, games, mpg/DivX/XviD films...thats why I must connect them by annalog outputs/inputs).
When I disable bass redirection then speakers have full frequency response (20Hz - 20kHz) but there is no any signal on sub output (when I play stereo sound with CMSS Stereo Surround enabled).
When I enable bass redirection and set cutoff frequency to 70Hz then there is signal on analog sub out but speakers have bass cutted off (20Hz - 70Hz) and playing only frequencies from 70Hz to 20kHz
This option causing waste of basse from speakers (they have beatyful basse but no with this drivers).
Even when bass redirection is enabled, signal from sub output is very weak - I don't have so high sub volume regulation to turn it sound loud enough
I have this problems on SB Li've, I have this problem on Audigy 2 ZS and this problem still exist on Audigy 4 !!! (I'am using now modded Audigy 4 drivers to work on all Audigy series but there is the same problem as in orginal A2 ZS drivers).
I'am requesting only 2 fixes in drivers that is satisfy me completly (not only me - many people have the same problem):
. Add an option that will disable bass cutting from speakers when bass redirection is enabled or make bass redirection working only for subwoofer without any speakers frequency cutting.
2. Make signal from analog sub out louder because this volume level is not acceptable !!!
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Whats Bass redirecti

I have read a few post on this and have no idea what it is and what it does. I have the option but I leave it untick.
I am still kinda new to AUDIGY cards and with my job a contract techie I need to know these things.
I thought of doing a google but hey, this is what these boards are for
Can some explain to me what it is and what it does. Just a simple cut down explanation will be much apprecitated.
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Yes bass redirection does just that. When a a mono, or stereo source, or even your multichannel game is being played, this will send the bass directly to the subwoofer.
You should bear in mind however, that most modern computer speaker systems, that have a x. configuration already do that in their circuity. That's why you still hear bass without having a cable for it on a 2. speaker system. It extracts this information from the rest of the channels.
So if your speaker system already has that, enabling this option will have no effect. Because if you set it for example to work at 80Hz and your speaker system is woring at 20 Hz crossover frequency, then your speaker system will redirect all remaining sounds between 80Hz-20Hz.
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Today I tested it with Vista 32, same distortion here as well.
This situation is awful, cause you cant listen to music and any kind of stereo (2-channel) sound using the subwoofer...
IMHO this is a serious flaw of the Vista 32/x64 driver for this card please look in to it!
ps.
Few years ago (200 or 2002) I bought the Soundblaster Extigy for about 200 euro (~ $250) and one would imagine for such expensi've and great product creative would at least release drivers for Vista but nooo. This angered my so much that I said I would never buy creative products again. But I thought since X-Fi USB came out I would give creative another shot. So imagine my frustration when again with a brand new soundblaster, it has such unacceptable issues in Vista.
Message Edited by mkMoSs on 02-06-2009 0:2 [email protected]

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Please, the solution shown in the other post solved for win 7 32, isn't true for Win 7 64 bit.
Someone has solved for bass redirect on 64 bit's
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@?Hello,
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