Underwater Sound Issues with EAX enabled

[NrthnStar5]

I've seen this brought up in the past, but never heard of a fix or suggestion.

With EAX Audio enabled, while underwater there is a significant thumping type sound that occurs. It happens repeatedly, and it's very annoying. Makes me dread having to swim lol.

Any known fix or tip to resolve? I hate to turn off EAX but I find the audio and positioning much better.

Thanks!

[TSR-JoshuaM]

I'll do some testing with EAX, something I have not personally done before (I don't play with sound!), I will post more information when I have it.

[NrthnStar5]

Thank you, I appreciate it.

[TSR-JoshuaM]

I'll let you know what I've come across on Monday

[vochore]

sure hope there is a fix for this sometime,try playing with 5.1 surroundsound...the subwoofer shakes my desk when underwater...have to turn down the sound.

[TSR-JoshuaM]

EAX has been acting fine for me.  Could you post your DXDIAG information? There may be an audio setting that may need to be changed.  I'll need the whole sound devices sections specifically.

[NrthnStar5]

Here is the Sound Device section from my DXDiag. Let me know if you want the rest of it.

-------------Sound Devices-------------            Description: Speakers (Creative SB X-Fi) Default Sound Playback: Yes Default Voice Playback: Yes            Hardware ID: PCIVEN_1102&DEV_0005&SUBSYS_00211102&REV_00        Manufacturer ID: 1             Product ID: 100                   Type: WDM            Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys         Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1375 (English)      Driver Attributes: Final Retail            WHQL Logo'd: n/a          Date and Size: 5/5/2010 21:30:10, 684376 bytes            Other Files:         Driver Provider: Creative         HW Accel Level: Basic              Cap Flags: 0xF1F    Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0 Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0              HW Memory: 0       Voice Management: No EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No   I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, NoSensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

            Description: SPDIF Out (Creative SB X-Fi) Default Sound Playback: No Default Voice Playback: No            Hardware ID: PCIVEN_1102&DEV_0005&SUBSYS_00211102&REV_00        Manufacturer ID: 1             Product ID: 100                   Type: WDM            Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys         Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1375 (English)      Driver Attributes: Final Retail            WHQL Logo'd: n/a          Date and Size: 5/5/2010 21:30:10, 684376 bytes            Other Files:         Driver Provider: Creative         HW Accel Level: Basic              Cap Flags: 0xF1F    Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0 Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0              HW Memory: 0       Voice Management: No EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No   I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, NoSensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

            Description: SyncMaster-1 (NVIDIA High Definition Audio) Default Sound Playback: No Default Voice Playback: No            Hardware ID: HDAUDIOFUNC_01&VEN_10DE&DEV_0010&SUBSYS_10DE0101&REV_1001        Manufacturer ID: 1             Product ID: 100                   Type: WDM            Driver Name: nvhda64v.sys         Driver Version: 1.01.0013.0000 (English)      Driver Attributes: Final Retail            WHQL Logo'd: n/a          Date and Size: 11/11/2010 17:10:49, 155752 bytes            Other Files:         Driver Provider: NVIDIA Corporation         HW Accel Level: Basic              Cap Flags: 0xF1F    Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0 Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0              HW Memory: 0       Voice Management: No EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No   I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, NoSensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

---------------------Sound Capture Devices---------------------            Description: Microphone (2- USB Audio Device)  Default Sound Capture: Yes  Default Voice Capture: Yes            Driver Name: USBAUDIO.sys         Driver Version: 6.01.7600.16385 (English)      Driver Attributes: Final Retail          Date and Size: 7/13/2009 18:06:32, 109568 bytes              Cap Flags: 0x1           Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

            Description: Auxiliary (Creative SB X-Fi)  Default Sound Capture: No  Default Voice Capture: No            Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys         Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1375 (English)      Driver Attributes: Final Retail          Date and Size: 5/5/2010 21:30:10, 684376 bytes              Cap Flags: 0x1           Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

            Description: Digital-In (Creative SB X-Fi)  Default Sound Capture: No  Default Voice Capture: No            Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys         Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1375 (English)      Driver Attributes: Final Retail          Date and Size: 5/5/2010 21:30:10, 684376 bytes              Cap Flags: 0x1           Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

            Description: Line-In (Creative SB X-Fi)  Default Sound Capture: No  Default Voice Capture: No            Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys         Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1375 (English)      Driver Attributes: Final Retail          Date and Size: 5/5/2010 21:30:10, 684376 bytes              Cap Flags: 0x1           Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

            Description: "What U Hear" (Creative SB X-Fi)  Default Sound Capture: No  Default Voice Capture: No            Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys         Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1375 (English)      Driver Attributes: Final Retail          Date and Size: 5/5/2010 21:30:10, 684376 bytes              Cap Flags: 0x1           Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

            Description: Microphone (Creative SB X-Fi)  Default Sound Capture: No  Default Voice Capture: No            Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys         Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1375 (English)      Driver Attributes: Final Retail          Date and Size: 5/5/2010 21:30:10, 684376 bytes              Cap Flags: 0x1           Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

[NrthnStar5]

Does this help Joshua?

[TSR-JoshuaM]

Everything seems in order, you are up to date and don't have any non-standard settings.  How are you enabling EAX?  Through your receiver or software?

[NrthnStar5]

I enable EAX through the game options. Obviously Creative Alchemy is used to allow EAX on Windows 7, so maybe it resides on that side.

[vochore]

im pretty sure alchemy has nothing to do with this since i have had it since windows xp days....just gotten so used to it i try to ignore it.will post my dx diag after i get home from work tonight.

mine is enabled thru alchemy as well now and ingame as eax4 setting from controlpanel ingame.

it sorta sounds like someone beating a bass drum,something else i will try when i get the time is ill make a very short fraps vid while im underwater and try to post it so you can hear it yourself.

[Mysstie]

I have a Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro and this happens with me as well on occasion. I also gets lots of static in one area in Darklight Woods.. my solution has been to just change the Sound Driver in the game options to the Miles driver and the audio glitches go away and then change back to EAX when I leave those areas.

[Diamyr]

Bump because i'm getting this too and it's driving me insane.. using a Xonar DX.

Gf said it sounded like 'cannons'. =/

[TSR-JoshuaM]

Diamyr@Permafrost wrote:

Bump because i'm getting this too and it's driving me insane.. using a Xonar DX.

Gf said it sounded like 'cannons'. =/

Xonar DX do not use true EAX, instead they intercept and mimic DirectSound and EAX functions.  While the issue may be on our end, I wouldn't know where to begin troubleshooting your issue.  Hopefully once all of this is resolved (I have reported my findings) the fix should affect your card as well but I cannot say with certainty that it will.

[Diamyr]

TSR-JoshuaM wrote:

Diamyr@Permafrost wrote:

Bump because i'm getting this too and it's driving me insane.. using a Xonar DX.

Gf said it sounded like 'cannons'. =/

Xonar DX do not use true EAX, instead they intercept and mimic DirectSound and EAX functions.  While the issue may be on our end, I wouldn't know where to begin troubleshooting your issue.  Hopefully once all of this is resolved (I have reported my findings) the fix should affect your card as well but I cannot say with certainty that it will.

I'm aware.. but it's obviously not a card specific issue as i'm the only one with a Xonar in this thread so far, the rest are all using various forms of SBs.

[vochore]

sorry for not getting this back to you sooner...my dxdiag.

Description: Speakers (2- Creative SB X-Fi) Default Sound Playback: Yes Default Voice Playback: Yes Hardware ID: PCIVEN_1102&DEV_0005&SUBSYS_002C1102&REV_00 Manufacturer ID: 1 Product ID: 100 Type: WDM Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1375 (English) Driver Attributes: Final Retail WHQL Logo'd: Yes Date and Size: 5/5/2010 21:30:10, 684376 bytes Other Files: Driver Provider: Creative HW Accel Level: Basic Cap Flags: 0xF1F Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0 Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0 HW Memory: 0 Voice Management: No EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, NoSensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

Description: SPDIF Out (2- Creative SB X-Fi) Default Sound Playback: No Default Voice Playback: No Hardware ID: PCIVEN_1102&DEV_0005&SUBSYS_002C1102&REV_00 Manufacturer ID: 1 Product ID: 100 Type: WDM Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1375 (English) Driver Attributes: Final Retail WHQL Logo'd: Yes Date and Size: 5/5/2010 21:30:10, 684376 bytes Other Files: Driver Provider: Creative HW Accel Level: Basic Cap Flags: 0xF1F Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0 Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0 HW Memory: 0 Voice Management: No EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, NoSensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

---------------------Sound Capture Devices--------------------- Description: Microphone (2- Creative SB X-Fi) Default Sound Capture: Yes Default Voice Capture: Yes Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1375 (English) Driver Attributes: Final Retail Date and Size: 5/5/2010 21:30:10, 684376 bytes Cap Flags: 0x1 Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

Description: Auxiliary (2- Creative SB X-Fi) Default Sound Capture: No Default Voice Capture: No Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1375 (English) Driver Attributes: Final Retail Date and Size: 5/5/2010 21:30:10, 684376 bytes Cap Flags: 0x1 Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

Description: Line-In (2- Creative SB X-Fi) Default Sound Capture: No Default Voice Capture: No Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1375 (English) Driver Attributes: Final Retail Date and Size: 5/5/2010 21:30:10, 684376 bytes Cap Flags: 0x1 Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

Description: Digital-In (2- Creative SB X-Fi) Default Sound Capture: No Default Voice Capture: No Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1375 (English) Driver Attributes: Final Retail Date and Size: 5/5/2010 21:30:10, 684376 bytes Cap Flags: 0x1 Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

Description: "What U Hear" (2- Creative SB X-Fi) Default Sound Capture: No Default Voice Capture: No Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1375 (English) Driver Attributes: Final Retail Date and Size: 5/5/2010 21:30:10, 684376 bytes Cap Flags: 0x1 Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

[Diamyr]

Awaiting a response.

[TSR-JoshuaM]

This issue has been reported.  I'll update with information when I have it.