Darkmort
10-12-2008, 09:29 PM
<p>Unless I'm not doing a search properly there is no topics within the past year about Sound Blaster XFi so I'm posting this since there has been no doubt updates to the EQ2 client.</p><p>OK this is gonna be very confusing but I'll try and go slow.</p><p>You have these options in the sound device manager within EQ2 (options)</p><p>*Miles *Dolby *Eax2 *Eax3 *Eax4</p><p>Okay if you select either Miles or Dolby another drop menu will appear to select your Speaker Configuration, 2.1, 3.1, 4.1, 5.1 etc etc etc</p><p>I presently own: Windows Vista 32bit and Sound Blaster X Fi Fata1ty XTreme Gamer</p><p>(ok this is where its gonna get confusing, again Ill try and go slow LOL)</p><p>Upon installing the applications and software for the card you actually have 3 choices for better audio performance : Entertainment Mode, Gaming Mode, and Audio Creation Mode.</p><p>If I'm playing Games, then I want to have the Game Mode, if I'm watching a Movie listening to a CD or watching a Game Trailer on gametrailers.com I would want the Entertainment Mode.</p><p>In the past I have selected and have always selected Game Mode for EQ2, last couple times I dont think it works because after a while I get a BSOD, Vista says theres a problem with my Audio Driver and reverts back to Entertainment Mode. If I selected Game Mode after a fresh boot or even a newly installed sound card, play a game, it will still say Game Mode, if I reboot PC, it will still say Game Mode, however when I get BSODs it reverts back to Entertainment Mode.</p><p>I am aware with Vista and my Sound Card that the two cant work well together. Creative allowed us users to download an application called "Creative AlChemy" which restores 3D Sound. After downloading the application and you run it, it will search your hard drive and see if there are any games that you can have AlChemy enabled, one of them being EverQuest 2</p><p>So I have a 5.1 Speaker Setup, I have that enabled within Vistas sound control scheme, as well as my Sound Card under options, here is my situation (reason for posting)</p><p>So if I have a Creative Sound Blaster X Fi that probably uses EAX 2 3 or 4, when I select it; I will not have the option to select 5.1 Speaker Setup and by selecting EAX 2 3 or 4, the sound is extremly tunneled.</p><p>So I've tried keeping it on Entertainment Mode while playing EQ2 to see if I can reproduce Audio crashes and so far none, so maybe I dont need Game Mode for EQ2 but why cant I select my 5.1 speaker package within EAX?</p><p>Also if I had my wish, if i could deal with just one simple setup I guess here is what I would wish for/select:</p><p>EAX4 and 5.1 Speaker Setup, but again I cannot select it, cause selecting EAX disables any of my speaker configuration.</p><p>Is my EQ2 client not detecting my sound card correctly?</p><p>Yes I do have the latest Audio Drivers and I havent had any problems with other games.</p><p>Anyways what are your thoughts, thank you.</p>