X-Fi XtremeMusic Surround questi

I bought this card thinking that I could hook up digital(optical) audio -without- the breakout box, but there is no place that says you can't. So now I have a receiver that I can't run digital on..yet. Its a Pioneer 5. Home Theater system. It has digital ins (optical, STB and DVR) and standard RCA ins (just red and white plugs). Is there a way I can get surround to work with this using the digital connectors? (maybe a conversion plug from the digital coaxial cable to mini?) Right now I'm running a split RCA cable to the receiver..
Thanks in advance

I would look in the forums at nforcers HQ to see if there are any issues with the NF3 chipset.

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T7900 + XtremeMusic + headset quest

I have a Sennheiser PC60 (headphone with mic), a Creative T7900 and a Creative XtremeMusic. I'd really like to be able to connect the speakers and the headset at once. So... is it possible to plug the headphone into the headphone jack on the volume control on the T7900 and plug the mic into the top jack on the x-fi?

I'm assuming T7900 is a speaker set, and I'm too lazy to verify (lol).
As long as the cable is long enough you can do that, but make sure the "What You Hear" is turned off for you mic, otherwise you'll hear feedback the whole time it is just sitting on you desk or whereever. The card knows no difference between a set of desk speakers and a set of headphones, it just outputs the signal to where its supposed to and lets whatever recieves the signal do its thing.

Connecting X-Fi XtremeMusic to 5.1 Surround Sound Sys

I'm trying to connect my Media Centre PC with Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic to my Samsung HT-UP30 5. Surround Sound System http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/co...62_UP30-GB.pdf?, which has the two aux inputs, which are standard phono connectors. There is also a Digital Optical Input, if that's any use.Currently I'm just using a normal 3.5mm Stereo Plug to 2 Phono Lead but this is only giving me sound to the center left and right speakers.Any suggestions?

If your system doesn't have an analog input with 5. connectors, you're limited to stereo via digital connection. Say "thank you Creative for not supporting digital surround on your cards"!
A sound card that does DTS or DolbyDigital encoding on the fly is what you need to have surround via digital connection.
A, you still can enjoy DVD's in surround via "digital pass-trough". This if you don't like the DVD player that you allready have . The bad part is that your system has only an optical input and your card doesn't have one. Turtle Beach has a sound card with what you need (DolbyDigital li've and optical out), but their EAX implementation (for gaming) is software and a little crappy. Still, it works.
Or you can buy a set of analog surround speakers for PC and connect those at your card. And sell the Samsung thingie.
Or you can buy a receiver with the analog 5. input and digital ones also - that's what I have.
Message Edited by SoNic2367 on 03-2-200602: PM

5.1 surround sound with X-Fi XtremeMusic c

I am trying to get my X-Fi XtremeMusic card set up correctly for surround sound and having a bit of trouble. I have a Logitech X-540 speaker set (5 channels + sub.) Perhaps I don't understand how to set this up correctly - I am using the CMSS-3D tab, with the Upmix Mode set to Stereo Surround, Upmix: set to Auto. The slider is set at the recommended 50% mark. When I click on the speakers in the bottom half of the display, the voice comes mostly from the front speakers for both the front and rear speaker on each side. If I move the slider to about 80%, the voice sounds to be coming from right beside me for both the front and rear speaker, so that would be balanced. However, shouldn't each sound come from only one speaker? "Front left" - just that speaker? "Rear left" - just from the rear speaker? What do I need to change to make sure things are set up correctly?

The sound card has surround capabilities, but it is the ASIO drivers that provide PPro with access to those facilities. I didn't see a mention of ASIO on the product page, but a shot in the dark would be to see if there are updated drivers on the Creative Labs Web site.
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Audigy 2 ZS and Power DVD 5 Surround Sound Questi

I am a bit new to home computing so any help would be appreciated. I am using an Audigy 2 ZS with Creative 7. speakers. I have connected the "spdif" cable from my Audigy 2 ZS to my DVD Rom player.My question is this - when using my Cyberlink Power DVD player,if I select the audio option to use my "spdif" will I get all the surround sound options(dts,dolby digital 5. etc.) to work even though it says that my current version of Power DVD(version 5)does not support all these sound options.Does the spdif connection to my Audigy card mean that it will decode all the various surround sound options regardless of what my DVD player can decode.

I?d recommend you to upgrade to WINDVD 6 or PowerDVD 6 (WinDVD is better). but if u can't...
If u want to use 7. channel audio with PowerDVD 5,these are the things u need configured:
) Speaker Settings Panel: 7. speaker option selected.
Digital Output Only disabled.
2) Explorer --> Control Panel --> Audio HQ --> Device Controls --> Decoder --> Settings --> Enable Dolby Digital EX and Enable DTS-ES Matrix 6.
3) PowerDVD 5 --> In the Speaker settings select the SPDIF Output option. (In this case, the software player sends the digital signal through spdif to the soundboard and since the soundboard has Dolby EX and DTS-ES built-in decoding).
This SPDIF option doesn?t mean that u get ONLY spdif output (although u get it) but that the signal is processed by whatever "thing" (software or hardware) is receiving it, instead of being processed by PowerDVD.
Hope this helps you.
The Magnificent Wonderbra.

X-Fi xtrememusic vista 32bit NO SOU

i've set up the xtrememusic x-fi card on my PC running on vista, and installed the vista driver, however there is no sound output. On 'playback devices' within the windows volume mixer, everything looks ok and when i play a sound file the green bars light up. I've tried plugging in headphones & my speakers but there is no sound output. I've looked around the support section of the website and it suggest changing settings on something called the 'creative surround mixer, but the only thing i have is something called "Audio Console". I'm using 2 analogue speakers/ or headphones. Any ideas how i can get my sound working!
Many thanks!

Dont have a problem with it. Its your system...
Best is to reinstall vista from scartch, appliing service pack on it, and the install creative drivers. Turn DEP on for all programs.
Dont turn off UAC and driver signature verfification. Vista runs best without tweaking around.
Message Edited by fffcmad on 03-10-2008 08:26 AM

X-Fi XtremeMusic and Windows 7

Hi All,
I recently bought a used Dell XPS400. Part of the coolness of this "older" computer was the 5. surround sound sound system and awesome audio from the X-Fi XtremeMusic sound card. The sound in the Flight Simulator was stunning, as well as in the couple other older games I loaded. I had great hopes to use the computers multimedia capabilities. I gave it a clean Windows XP installation from the Dell hidden partition, but that had a lot of "trash" stuff included, and the Windows Li've and multimedia stuff wasn't supported by Microsoft, so I decided to pull that the hard dri've with XP out, and install a new HD and load Windows 7 (32 bit) on it.
I'm really liking Windows 7!
But, (there has to be a "but"), I lost the 5. surround sound from the X-Fi XtremeMusic card. The front stereo speakers are good, but no center channel/subwoofer, and no rear sound. The drop down box for speakers on the Creative control panel only has an entry for 2.0/2.. No other choice is offered.
So, I started troubleshooting.
Went to Creative Labs and got the most current drivers (SBXF_PCDRV_LB_2_8_005) and installed them. Nope.
Uninstalled the card, deleted the drivers and all Creative software, restarted the computer, shut it down (pulled the plug and drained the MB), installed the card, restarted and installed the drivers again. Nope.
Checked the speakers with an MP3 device. All the speakers worked, so not a new problem with the sound system hardware.
Pulled the Windows 7 hard dri've out and reinstalled the XP hard dri've. YES! everything works again. But I want to use Windows 7.
This is a barebones Windows 7 (32 bit) installation, with only Microsoft Flight Simulator and Norton AntiVirus installed at this point.
The card has a tag on in stating it is a model SB0460, and the serial number is MASB046760900437P.
Anything else I can try
Thanks!
Grampa Steve

I'm not sure...
When I go to the Windows 7 control panel and select the sound panels, I end up with the Creative control panel. I can't find a control panel specific to Windows 7 that controls the speakers selection. I will look more this evening.
What frustrates me is that it works so well under XP, but I "only" get stereo under W7. Very nice stereo,?mind you!
Grampa Steve?

X-Fi XtremeMusic and Digital Out

Please forgive me if this has been asked before, but here goes...
I have a WinXP machine with an X-Fi XtremeMusic card that I would like to hook up to my Onkyo TX-SR600 receiver. The ideal situation would be to run a single digital line into the coax digitial input of my receiver. I would like all sounds to pass through the receiver and let the receiver do the decoding if possible.
Do I need to hook up analog cables for the 6 channels in addition to the digital line?
Thanks for any help,
- James T

No, just run the digital coax to the rec. If you don't have one, you will need a digital coax and a /8 mono to RCA adapter. Radio Shack has these items.
If you play games and want surround sound, you will have to go to analog out. I acutally have both analog out and digital out. They work well.

X-Fi XtremeMusic installation, Audio Console probl

Shortly after learning I'd been fooled into buying a rebranded Audigy card instead of a real X-Fi, I picked up an X-Fi XtremeMusic online. Immediately after installing it the problems hit me from every direction. The PCI slot I had installed it in absolutely refused to recognize it - and this was the exact same slot my previous "Xtreme Audio" had occupied! Regardless, I switched up the PCI slot after reading dozens of forum posts both here and elsewhere and found that my card was immediately seen by the system... or so I thought. When I tried again to install the software, I was hit with the exact same error message as before "Setup is unable to detect a supported device on your system." Back again to the forums. After learning more, I wondered if it would be a driver issue, and found the Web Update 4. I installed this, and lo and behold I got sound and an incredibly basic version of the Audio Console. No nice graphics (think Win98 style), no graphic equalizer, just a series of mundane, and to be honest, quite useless tabs like something straight out of the system device manager. I thought I might be able to get back the Audio Console like I had with the NotX-Fi I was running before by attempting to use the installation disc again, and I was hit with the Exact. Same. Error.
How is it possible for me to have the surround sound and other features from my card without being able to complete an installation from the disc? How is my system not aware of the X-Fi when I'm clearly getting good sound out of it's Lastly, does anyone know if I can get the -real- version of the X-Fi XtremeMusic Audio Console instead of the pitiful tab based garbage I'm stuck with at the moment? Thanks in advance.

I am having a similar problem, I replaced my audigy 2 platinum card with the xfi extrememusic but now I try to open "audio console" but get a message stating audio device supported by this application is not detected. Any ideas on a fix? System specs follow
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Xtrememusic: Digital out or Analog out, Advantages Disadvanta

I have a Xtrememusic card, that has a wonderful sound using the analog outputs to 3 Sonic Impact T-Am
ps.
Now, I'm curious about using the digital out to a Panasonic SA-XR55 digital amp/receiver. I know I would lose the CMSS, but the Panasonic can do it's own synthesis of surround. I'm interested in knowing from users about the pros and cons of using the digital out or analog outs. I know the quality of the Xtrememusic DACs are good, and I read that the Panasonic?has a excellent sound output as well. If I choose to use the digital out, I could just use?the motherboard onboard digital out, although only in DVD modes does it do a true bitperfect pass through. In stereo mode, it's still using some of Windows to mix the sound. I could also use the digital out of the card. Seems like a shame to bypass all of that nice analog the card is capable of?
Oh yeah, anyone know if a old Creative Li've 5. I/O panel will work with a Xtrememusic card??Thanks

wiersch,
I believe you might have Skype set to auto-configure your soundcard. Try this, open Skype and go to it's audio setting menu. Disable the option 'Let Skype adjust my sound device setting.'
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Windows 7 6956 Creative Soundblaster X-FI XtremeMusic NOT WORKING

<div class="postcolor">Hi everyone!
I am running Windows 7 Build 6956 x86. In general everything is running smooth, and no driver problems as well, except my soundcard Creative Soundblaster X-FI XtremeMusic. I downloaded the official Vista drivers, but it does not install my drivers. If I try XP/Vista compatibility Mode, I get an error message, So has anyone has any idea on how to get these Creative drivers working?
I even extracted the drivers using 7zip, but still no luck when i try to install via device manager...
Thanks@78.47.5.72

Thanks, but i got it to work, even the surround sound as wll, all features working, just like it worked on vista. btw am using beta build 7000 nw.
Just download the latest drivers and applications, and install all the creative drivers and applications using the vista compatiblity mode, and everything will work fine.
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X-Fi I/O Upgrade Quest

I know very little about sound cards, so please be patient with me. I recently purchased a Dell using Windows XP with 5. surround speakers and the X-Fi ExtremeMusic card. Rather than purchasing an additional revei'ver and speakers for my digital cable box (I'm having issues with Media Center as well, but that's a different story) and DVD console or a larger monitor to replace my TV, I was thinking about purchasing the X-Fi I/O Upgrade for the cable and external DVD digital inputs to play through my computer. I've been reading and researching for days now, and while there is a lot of discussion about digital output, I can't seem to find anything about using the digital input other than for use in recording. Can you use it simply to play the audio? If so, how do you enable the source? I tried emailing Creative Support, but I've received no response, so I thought I would try here. Thanks...

If the XtremeMusic came preinstalled with the Dell?probably?it didn't come?with?built-in DD/DTS decoders, so it won't work with 5. signals from external sources (If you want to verify open Creative Audio Console and look for?a Decoder tab). To listen to PCM stereo you just have to unmute the SPDIF-In in the mixer, to decode DD/DTS you have to select 'Dolby Digital/DTS SPDIF-In decode'?from the 'SPDIF Input Settings' drop-down menu in the 'SPDIF I/O' tab (only available if the drivers detect the I/O dri've or console and the built-in decoder is installed). Be aware that decoding with the soundcard can introduce lag since Windows is not a real-time OS and the decoder has clipping problems during loud sounds with bitstreams encoded on-the-fly like in the Xbox360/PS3. There are people that built succesfully a receiver-less HTPC with an X-Fi but you'll avoid a few headaches with a standalone receiver.

X-fi and surround sound headphones

I'm interested in buying the X-Fi XtremeMusic, but I've been told that it's not good with surround sound headphones. I'm using Genius 5.1 headphones. They do have a switch that enables me to only use 2.1 if I want.
Will the X-Fi work with these?

I don't see why not. They would probably need bass redirection enabled with the +15dB subwoofer boost as one way to get correct channel volumes. This very long thread:
http://forums.creative.com/creativel...essage.id=8533
might give you some useful insights.
Did whoever told you they weren't good tell you anything about why or in what way?
-Dave
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XtremeMusic with bad so

I have a problem with the sound card Creative XFI XtremeMusic only work 2 speakers of my system 5. download the latest drivers of the XFI and the Mainboard (bios and drivers),?in Windows XP?the problem is the same, please help is not ugly hear surround sound in games and films urgent help! thanks
-My mainboard is Gigabyte EP43-DS3R,
I had a?MSI P965 Neo?and never had problems with XP or Vista

Hi Rossco7,
Does the cracking noise occur in every software application you start?
Try disabling ATI Radeon HDMI @ ATI RV770 - High Definition Audio Controller, does it help?
Support should be able to assist further on the issue.

X-FI XtremeMusic - Compatibility with Vista x64

Hi. I currently have the Audigy 2 ZS installed in the following system:
Intel Quad Core Q9300 (@ 2.5ghz)
4GB DDR2
ATI Radeon HD4650 GB
Nvidia 730i chipset
Yet installing the drivers provided on the website with the operating system of Windows Vista x64 gave me numerous problems (particuarly in games...no surround hearing or decent bass) so have decided to go for an 'assumed' more supported card - the XFI XtremeMusic.
Now, my question(s) is, when I receive the XFI will the drivers on the CD be Vista x64 be supported and if not does it matter (I needed the CD before for my Audigy 2 ZS on XP before installing the drivers on the Creative website).
Do I get all the GUI apps included
Am I going to get that surround-sound-like hearing back (DirectSound or something is it's - the game I'm particuarly talking about is Americas' Army here if that helps). Bass too
I need to ask these most probably obvious questions before I buy the product, just to save me the dissapointment.
Thanks,
Junkz.

Your question :
when I receive the XFI will the drivers on the CD be Vista x64 be supported
Answer :
No, most likely you will get an original Windows XP installation CD with Win XP drivers and the software suite for the X-Fi XtremeMusic Soundcard. The Windows XP installation CD for Win XP will not work in the any vista OS. Below is a weblink to get the X-Fi Installation CD for Windows Vista.
This vista installation CD will have all the drivers and software needed to operate the X-Fi ExtremeMusic Soundcard. Yes. the GUI apps are included on the vista installation CD and some upgrades are required.
Whats NOT included on the installation CD is the Dolby Digital Li've and DTS Connect Pack, If you want it you have to buy it separately, weblink below. Also, this vista installation CD does not have the up-to-date drivers and software.
Once you install the Vista installation CD completely, You must either download the updated drivers and software separately from Creative Labs download webpage or use "Creative Software AutoUpdate" to update to the latest drivers and software of your choice.
Sound Blaster X-Fi Installation CD for Windows Vista :
http://us.creative.com/products/prod...5&product=6743
Dolby Digital Li've and DTS Connect Pack :
http://buy.soundblaster.com/_creativ...DDN6Z2H2ADDEZD

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