Sound card USB Creative X FI SOUND. Ultrasound
24.09.2014 17:05
Creative Sound Blaster X-FI HD is no longer a new product on the market, but this is one of the bright attempts to specify the firm to please the very inexperienced audio public.
The outer sound card is definitely specific product. So automatically audiophile. Because the ordinary user is unlikely to be bite With the search for the desired device for playing any music and even more so for the sound of acoustic scenes, for example, in computer games.
The buyer, who decided to organize a mini-studio at its workplace, is suitable for choosing a device for playing an incoming and outgoing signal of purely from subjective preferences. Specifications / sound playback specifications are important, external ports for connecting acoustics and auxiliary devices, such as musical instruments or microphone. Thus, the subtleties in the apparatus called an external sound card quite a lot.
On factory drivers and without using complete and third-party programs to improve and change the sound, Creative Sound Blaster X-FI HD sounds really good.
Creative Sound Blaster X-FI HD is no longer a new product on the market, but this is one of the bright attempts to specify the firm to please the very inexperienced audio public. By and large, this unit knows how to implement two main functions - to reproduce a very high-quality sound, and also write such with one input connector jack format ¼.Front panel black box.
The main characteristics of the Creative Sound Blaster X-FI HD stereo card are as follows: Signal / noise ratio - 114 dB., Inside the already known to many (by the game series), the X-FI processor, the quality of playback and recording - 24 bits / 96 kHzthat for homework is quite good. Strengthening for headphones - 330 Oh..
In addition to the Jack voiced tool connector, located on the Creative Sound Blaster X-FI HD front panel, there is another output for headphones, with exactly the same form factor of execution. On the reverse side of the device displaced analog tulips (Two pairs), as well as optical input and output TOSLINK. Sound card connects through the connector USB 2.0. Did not forget in Creative and about grounding the device, which is very nice.
True Creative Sound Blaster X-FI HD hidden In the control panel, which is installed from the disk or manufacturer's website.
During operation, the blue diode notifies the user about the device's performance. On the front panel of the Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi HD there is also a volume control in the style of classic receivers. Many users scold so, but in vain. Perhaps he is overnight miniature, but the device itself is quite modest sizes. In any case, it is convenient to control the volume, smooth and moderately for a plastic handle is created for this.
On factory drivers and without using complete and third-party programs to improve and change the sound, Creative Sound Blaster X-FI HD sounds really good. To be honest, after using the external card Behringer U-Phoria UM2, there was no difference (there was no passive dual speakers from Germany, connected to the Telefunken RA200 amplifier as an acoustic pair. The volume of the volume is more than enough, the frequencies of all ranges are great.
But the true possibilities of Creative Sound Blaster X-FI HD hidden In the control panel, which is installed from the disk or manufacturer's website. It has various EAX effects, equalizer, ThX Trustudio Pro functions. The panel is not overloaded by options, which means any user will be able to rebuild sound at its discretion. It really is worth it. The usual sound of favorite compositions is literally updated with each turn of the slider of one or another parameter.
In Creative Sound Blaster X-FI HD, there is no ASIO support, which means recording, as the subsequent playback of the track, occurs with a significant delay.
Another weighty a plus Creative Sound Blaster X-FI HD is a dispecified tool input, with which you can write sound with musical instruments, such as guitars, as well as with a full-fledged microphone. With this task, the sound card copes very well and at the output you turn out lunral The quality of the track, not studio of course, but for personal experiments sufficient. But there is one flaw - in the Creative Sound Blaster X-FI HD there is no ASIO support, which means recording, as the subsequent playback of the track, occurs with a significant delay. Thus, when you apply one track to another, especially with parallel playback of the first, difficulties may occur in the working process. This is a minus of any non-professional solution, after all the Creative Sound Blaster X-FI HD is an amateur apparatus.
Creative Sound Blaster X-FI HD can be purchased for 3700 rubles and higher. By and large, this is a worthy proposal for the opportunities that the user offers an overlooked device, if we are talking about non-professional external cards for the house.
Novice musicians who want to constantly assess the quality of their works, which is called on filmThis device is also suitable, but with the reservations described above that are associated with a large recording delay. In any case, when recording an exceptionally single track in mono or stereo mode, there will be no problems in fact.
And the quality of the sound played through analog inputs is really great, without any exaggerations. It is only necessary to get the appropriate columns, preferably more powerful.
Instructions for setting up maximum sound quality on the Creative X-Fi sound card.
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Audiophile "S Software
Note: Information This article is relevant for Creative X-Fi Xtremegamer sound card with interface PCI (as well as similar Xtrememusic, Fatality, etc.) and operating windows systems C Vista for 10. Settings are oriented to play sound using a sound card connected to output. When using interfaces / devices / drivers / programs other than those specified in this article, the setting may not lead to the desired result.
Copyright (C) 2015, Taras Kovrijenko
Full or partial copy of text is allowed.
1. Introduction
Note: Since I would not want to repeat, and so that you do not miss something important, I really advise you to read this article from the beginning to the end.
The first thing I want to say - the sound card is worth the money. Given her capabilities (about which many probably do not know), $ 100 is the price is very reasonable. In addition, other manufacturers of analogs of this card (in terms of multimedia features) simply no.
2. Preparation for installation
So we have, as they say, "out of the box." This is actually the sound card itself, a tutu of manuals and other waste paper, and two disks: one for Windows XP, the second - for Windows Vista.. "And what to do users of Windows 7 and 8?" - you ask. "Take these two disks and gently put in the trash can" - I will answer. Well, at least, put with the waste paper back to the box and throw it away in the closet. Just because nothing with that disk does not need it. You can certainly put the software from these disks, but the fact is that the drivers, for example, have to be installed for XP, and software - for Windows Vista. At the same time, it will have to go to a number of tricks (such as compatibility modes, etc.). And it's not a fact that in the end all this will work regularly. Well, in addition, a lot of unnecessary garbage is installed from the disk.
Therefore, we will go to another way, by one package downloaded latest versions Software, already sharpened for new OS - Tell me thanks to Daniel Kawakami.
3. Installation of drivers and utilities
So, how everything should look initially:
Moreover, in the Start-\u003e Program folder (and in the installation / removal of programs) there should be nothing connected with Creative. If you do not have it - run the installation / removal of programs and clean. After removing the entire Creative software, unpack the Support Pack, we go to the \\ Audio \\ Drivers \\ SBXF subfolder and run the setup.exe file. By choosing everything on the screenshot, click OK:
Having got rid of the Creative software and getting a device without drivers in the dispatcher, reboot once again (just in case).
And now go directly to the installation. From X-Fi Support Pack It is advisable to set the following components:
- Audio Drivers - the latest versions of sound card drivers;
- Audio Control Panel - provides the basic capabilities of setting the sound card;
- Console Launcher is a sound card control center;
- SPEAKER SETUP CONSOLE (THX) - Utility for calibration 3D effects in accordance with the position of the listener relative to sound sources;
- VOLUME PANEL - a convenient utility that starts automatically and allows you to directly adjust the volume and from there to launch other utilities directly;
- Alchemy is a utility restoring the hardware environmental effects in Windows Vista +.
The offer to reboot is responsible.
If everything went fine, after starting the OS, a silver icon with a volume knob will appear in the tray, and in the start you will see a group of Creative programs:
Well, naturally, the system at startup should already make some sounds (if they are included).
4. Setting up a Windows mixer
As I said, Microsoft, starting with Windows Vista, significantly complicated the sound subsystem. At the same time, not only expanded the functionality, but some "pitfalls" appeared.
Well, try to get around these stones.
Go to the Windows Control Panel-\u003e Equipment and Sound-\u003e Sound. This window will appear:
Through context menu Disable SPDIF (because This device in some cases is capable of changing the sound card reference frequency, which is undesirable), in the same way, make our device (Creative SB X-Fi speakers) by default device (if it is not). Then double-click on the device. Now check the settings on tabs coincide with the screenshots:
5. Sound card modes
In order to maximize the use of DSP X-Fi resources for a variety of tasks, there are three modes:
- Audio Creation Mode - Creating audio, and in our case - and playback. Since only in this mode, the exact output of the sound without unnecessary transformations is available.
- Entertainment Mode - mode is mainly designed to reproduce multichannel audio (including tracks to videos) with the imposition of various effects, channel conversion, etc.
- Game Mode - the regime name speaks for itself. Only here you get access to the latest developments of Creative in the 3D sound area for the unsurpassed presence effect in modern games.
Switch modes conveniently through the context menu Volume Panel:
The settings window (Console Launcher) appears with a double click on the VOLUME Panel icon in the tray.
5.1 Audio Creation Mode and Music Reproduction
So, we turn off everything too much:
Now a few words about setting up the player FOOBAR2000. Due to the unreliability of the rest of the interfaces (they are really sometimes not fully adequate), it is recommended to output the sound through ASIO. Fortunately, this card has a full-featured ASIO 2.0 driver. All that you need is to install the foo_out_asio plugin (you can download on the FOOBAR2000 + Plugins page), add an ASIO device in the plug-in settings, and choose it in the output settings. Pay attention to the marking of the channels (useful for multichannel systems).
Now you can enjoy clean sound, not spoiled by all sorts of "improvises" and other nonsense.
Another pleasant thing - the ASIO driver automatically switches the sound card frequency according to the sampling frequency of the audio playback. For example, if first played a track with a frequency of 44.1 kHz, and then you start the track with a frequency of 96 kHz - the reference frequency will be switched, accompanied by a characteristic sound. Some of it has to do not like it, however, this function is a significant advantage, because only when the frequency of the material and the reference frequency of the map is possible to be a bitten playback. In addition, now you will most likely do not need a breakforge.
But here it is necessary to make a note - sometimes there are tracks with the frequency of sections other than the ASIO driver supported by the driver (remind: it is 44.1, 48, 88.2, and 96 kHz). For such cases, you can add a DSP Sox Resampler Mod chain (which can be downloaded for all the same page Foobar2000 + plugins). It will rebuild all frequencies that are not included in the list of supported (we specify them in the resampler settings) to a given frequency - to minimize loss of quality, just in case we indicate 96 kHz:
5.2 Entertainment mode - watch movies
In this mode, we open some interesting features of the X-Fi signal processor.
Want to enjoy 5.1 sound of your favorite film, but you do not have multichannel acoustics? Not a problem! After all, a person has only two ear, which means that with the help of two sound easers, you can recreate absolutely any virtual source anywhere around the listener, so that it will be indistinguishable from real!
With the help of special processing algorithms, the X-Fi chip converts multi-channel audio in 2.0 for acoustics or for headphones (note that algorithms for creating an environmental effect in headphones and speakers are very different).
And now - about how to take advantage of these opportunities. First of all, launch Console Launcher:
Consider alternately the main sections.
In this section, you need to select the configuration of your speaker system, or headphones. When you click on the THX button, the camera calibration window opens. We are interested in the SPEAKER POSITION tab. The fact is that when using a two-channel speaker system (which is worth most users), the position of the listener is not always the same (worse, sometimes it is unstable, but nothing can be done here). In order for the environmental effect algorithms to work, they need the right data on the position of the listener. In this case, you need to specify the distance to each sound emitter and the angle of rotation relative to the central axis. If it is not clear, I will explain: I mean the angle between the two lines:
- line connecting the head of the listener with a point immediately before his face.
- line between his head and sound emitter
The angle is counted clockwise (if you look from above), the value of the parameter can take negative values.
So, if you want a 3D effect - a ruler in hand and forward - measure;)
On this tab, you can include the effect of the environment - amphitheater, concert hall, etc. In the case when chosen None, Enable Eax Effects does not affect anything on anything, but just in case you will leave this option included.
This option is responsible for turning on X-FI CMSS 3D is an algorithm designed to improve the environmental effect and the accuracy of the positioning of virtual sources. This function will be useful when playing multichannel audio to 2.0 acoustics or headphones, or vice versa - for the so-called apmix - the expansion of the sound into several channels (example - playback of stereo records by 5.1 system). If you turn it on when playing, say the stereo material through the headphones, it will be a little sense from it - except that the effect of virtual sound sources will be created immediately in front of the listener, which is not too pleasant to my hearing. But in any case, the choice is yours.
The famous (thanks to the eloquent marketers from Creative) X-Fi Crystalizer - sometimes it can give the sound of expressiveness, but at the same time it inevitably contributes a significant portion of distortion. Lovers of "honest sauce" is certainly not recommended. Although, on the hearing, it is very interesting sounds when the slider is moved to a minimum - distortion in this case is almost imperceptible, but the effect is quite good.
Smart Volume Management - to some extent - the same Advanced Limiter in Foobar2000, though with a large pre-buffer. Since the DSP output data is inevitably converted to a fixed point format, it is necessary to take measures to prevent clipping, which made Creative programmers. Seeing excess valid volume In the audio flow fragment, SVM underestimates its volume. The main disadvantage - compression occurs (the volume of the volume between the audio fragments is significantly changing). Although, the dynamic range compression is the second assignment of SVM. If, for example, you want to watch a movie on a low volume at night (so that it does not interfere with anyone), but when the volume is reduced, the quiet sounds stop being heard - then the compressor will help. It will increase the volume of quiet areas. Lowing them to about one level with the rest - and you can adjust the overall volume to the level you need.
But if there is no need for the described above, I would advise when you turn on the effects (and playing multichannel sound, incl.) - To put the volume (Master Volume) is not a maximum, but by about 50% - is usually enough to avoid distortions.
Here we see the usual 10-band equalizer with an additional level regulator. If not needed - turn off.
And this is a sound card mixer. Here you can enable playback from linear input, microphone, and the like. Unnecessary sources turn off (because Lin. Input and microphone, for example, can noise).
With sound card - everything. As for the player - here there are also some nuances. The first - player should output the sound "AS IS". Those., All software mixers must be disabled so that in the case of 5.1 tracks for example, all 6 channels were directly transmitted. To view movies, I can advise the MPC HomeCinema player and FFDShow Audio / Video filters (part of Sam Codec Pack). I would also like to write in detail about their configuration, but it will be later in another article. Below I will cite the main points of the sound output setting (player and FFDSHOW filter), and there - I hope you will figure it out:
5.3 Game mode - surround sound in games.
Without a doubt, Creative is the leader in the field of three-dimensional sound for games. Creative programmers created a set of extensions for DirectSound3D, so-called. EAX. You can read about this technology in the article questions and answers on EAX, as well as in Wikipedia.
The latest version of EAX - 5.0 at the moment, our card supports all versions to the fifth inclusive.
So, proceed to the setup. Some sections of the settings coincide with the settings of the Entertainment mode, so we will not be repeatedly treated.
This tab contains basic settings - the speaker configuration (which must be installed in accordance with the real configuration of your AC), SVM, inclusion / EAX adjustment (meaning only environmental effects - reverberation, etc.). MIC Environment FX - new featurewhich allows you to impose effects on the sound of the microphone in accordance with the environment in a three-dimensional game.
Also, in this mode, calibration of the arrangement of speakers is extremely important (THX). And I also advise you to pay attention to Master Volume - to avoid distortion, this regulator is preferably kept in position somewhere around 35-40%.
Of particular interest in this mode are X-Fi CMSS-3D settings. When this function is turned on (which is highly recommended for a significant improvement in the 3D effect in games), two new extensions that appeared in EAX 5.0 are becoming available:
- Macrofx. - The effect significantly increases the realism of sound sources located in the immediate vicinity of the ear.
- Elevation Filter. - The effect significantly improves the positioning of the sources along the vertical axis (above / below the listener).
The value of the parameter ON. Means the forced switching on the effect for all sound sources (for which the effect is intended). By pressing the TEST button, you can run a small check effects of the environment.
Well, we finished with the sound card setting. Software setting remained. As I already wrote, unfortunately in Windows 7 programs do not have direct access to sound card hardware via the DirectSound3D API. The only API has access to hardware 3D sound has become Openal. So, without thinking, Creative began to develop the Alchemy utility converting callsound / EAX calls in Openal. I'll tell you about it now.
So, if you exactly performed all instructions from the beginning of the article, you must already have Creative Alchemy 1.43.06 Beta. Not in vain I chose this version, since some incomprehensible way the last release version does not quite honestly fulfill its functions - it is obvious that EAX with its use is software, plus the effects of Macrofx and Elevation Filter do not work.
So, on the left we see the list installed gameswhich are automatically determined. Moving the game to the right list, we automatically turn on the Alchemy functionality for it.
Also games can be added manually. Let's take advantage of this opportunity. We will install the Rightmark 3DSOUND program and add the address of the folder with the executable file of the Rightmark 3DSOUND PRACTIONING ACCURACY TEST (Rightmark3Dsound.exe) to the Creative Alchemy list:
Move the added program to the right list. Now the program can be launched.
The screenshot shows how you can recreate the source of the sound located behind the obstacle, behind, to the right of the listener.
This program is an excellent opportunity to try Macrofx and Elevation Filter technologies. Including, turning off these effects. Try first closer the sound source in the program closer to the ear of the listener, and then move it down-up vertical axis - you will feel the difference!
And let it be confused that the program has no inclusion EAX 5.0 - most of the effects of this version automatically apply to all sources of sounds, regardless of the supported program / game version EAX.
For the same principle, the games are configured - the main thing to add to the Alchemy address of the folder with the executable game file. If the game has the appropriate settings, you need to enable EAX support. If there is no such option - there is an alternative: enable multichannel sound in the game. At the same time, it will be converted by a sound card in stereo and you will get excellent positioning of sounds.
If you want to fully experience all EAX 5.0 effects, I can advise the game S.T.A.L.K.R: Call of Pripyat. This game uses the OpenAL audio engine, which provides it with direct access to all EAX effects (the need to use Alchemy disappears) - you just need to enable EAX support in the game settings and select the SB X-Fi Audio device.
6. Epilogue
That's all I wanted to talk about the X-Fi XtremeGamer setting. I hope the information in this article was useful for you and now you can reveal the entire potential of your sound card. Enjoy listening!
Two sound USB cards with high-quality DAC
In today's material, we compare two more interesting sound cards among themselves: Creative Sound Blaster X-FI HD VS. ASUS Xonar U7. These are two loved ones and opportunities for the product, in which the focus was made on high-quality converters. At the same time, both maps at the time of writing the article were on sale at a very low price, a little more than 3 thousand rubles.
In the forum ASUS Xonar U7, absentia called " the optimal choice"Based on the viewing of photos and specifications. Many are completely in vain forget about the need for a direct comparison of sounding devices. Most are also not able to correctly interpret the measurement results.
Name
- Creative Sound Blaster X-FI HD
- ASUS Xonar U7.
The Creative card has a sense of a sense, as it is not a relative X-Fi card and is not related to the Titanium HD card. As a result, the output of the card remained unnoticed. This product is not known for anyone, except for some sound enthusiasts on the computer.
ASUS Xonar U7 also has an incomprehensible name. Pretty old cards U1 and U3 are budgetary products with the quality of integrated sound. U7 has nothing to do with the past products of this series.
Price
- Creative: 3700 rub.
- Asus: 3100 rubles.
Cards stand almost the same, the difference in absolute values \u200b\u200bin the price is non-serious. It is more important that such an affordable price makes them an interesting big circle of buyers. There are practically no competitors among USB cards!
At the same time, the Asus card appeared quite recently. The manufacturer also reports that the ASUS Xonar U7 ECHELON EDITION model from the army camouflage case and more functional drives will soon appear.
The target audience
- Creative: Mass, audiophiles
- Asus:mass, home cinema
The Creative model is a map with full-size TRS connectors for headphones and microphone. What is interesting is the phono input for vinyl digitization, with grounding. It also works in the usual linear entrance mode. ThX and other branded processing only software. For films there is an optical digital output for connecting the receiver 5.1 with a decoder.
To the ASUS card, you can connect columns 7.1 by analogue, minijack connectors. The stop is made on the Dolby software bundled. Digital output is combined, optical / coaxial. Both maps have a linear entrance, but in the case of ASUS, a linear entrance is combined with microphone, what to guess quite not easy.
It remains a mystery, why was it in addition to high-quality output to load both cards with so many functions and software. It inevitably blurs the audience and distracts from the main dignity of the cards, namely high-quality DAC. The rest of the flour in excess is available in almost any sound card. In the description of the sound cards and in the design of the boxes, which is called, "not see the forest trees." It is not clear who will organize a cinema 7.1 around a computer or a laptop - it is inconvenient and in practice is unaware. Fortunately, the user does not strongly overpay for all these additional functionsSince the price of cards is very low.
Pen Volume
- Creative: Miniature metal volume knob with original location. There is a MUTE function when you click on the handle. It is not very convenient to use the handle, as it is located very close to the surface of the table: the fingers are located in a very unusual position and slip on the coating.
- Asus: Smooth handle recessed into the housing. Pressing the handle disables the columns in favor of headphones and vice versa. It is inconvenient to use: there is a significant effort, otherwise the finger is slipping. The recess under the finger is made for beauty - it turns out much easier to adjust, pressing the finger there, where the recesses are not.
In both cases, a flawless digital regulator is used. Ergonomics of regulators are very conditional. Due to the combination of the regulator functions and the buttons, the ASUS regulator is quite noticeable with the backlash. Many users would prefer to remove the button, but so that there is no backlash. Also recessed ASUS knob is convenient when carrying a sound interface. In all other cases, this solution looks controversial.
Illuminations
- Creative: Blue LED on the top panel
- Asus: 3 Signal LEDs on the top panel
The work indicator on the Creative card is lit brighter. In principle, for the majority it will not be a problem. But we had a sharp desire to take it with a tape, so that he does not call his eyes and was not constantly visible.
Headphone Location
- Creative: in front
- Asus:in front
Both card connectors are conveniently located.
Filling
- Creative: DSP Creative CA0189-2AG, 2-channel DAC AKM AK4396 (123 dB), 2-channel ADC CS5361 (114 dB).
- Asus: DSP CM6632A, 2-channel DAC CIRRUS Logic CS4398 (120 dB), 6-channel DAC CIRRUS Logic CS4362A (114 dB), 2-channel ADC CS5361 (114 dB).
The filling of both cards is very interesting. And this is the main feature of cards, against the background of which everything else is no longer interested. The Cirrus Logic CS4398 DAC is considered to be higher than AKM AK4396.
In all sound USB cards, Creative is a RISC processor of its own production CA0189-2AG with a frequency of 100 MHz. Unlike the familiar DSP Creative, this chip has no sound hardware processing. Its purpose is a quick USB 2.0 controller and a multichannel interface to the full I²S / I²C-I²C converter chips, such as applied Cirrus Logic and AKM. Two quartz generators are planted on the board.
In ASUS, an interesting CM6632A chip is applied, which supports both HDA codecs and I²S / I²c transducers. The number of channels is 8 + 2 (analog + digital) output and 2 + 2 input. There are 192 kHz frequency support. The chip can be tacting immediately from three generators, 12, 24.5 and 22.5 MHz, which used the creators of the card. It remains not very clear a solution to throw pasta from one edge of the board with a DAC to another with connectors.
All processing in both maps is made exclusively at the program level. The maximum data frequency of 96 kHz is not a big problem, since the content with a frequency of 192 kHz practically does not exist. Hi-RES did not give anything to normal users and did not go to the masses, and the aesthetes and lovers of Hi-End sound cards for $ 100 are unlikely to be interested.
Autocheaking on headphones
- Creative: there is
- Asus:there is
When you turn on the headphone connector, the columns are disconnected. This feature was first implemented in integrated sound, as part of the AC'97 and HDA standard. First, the definition of the connected headphones was carried out on impedance, and then a mechanical sensor. External cards with good converters are not inferior to integrated sound in this matter. However, in practice it can cause problems.
Complete PO
- Creative: On disk Set software, on the manufacturer's website Update driver
- Asus: Same installation kit on CD and on the manufacturer's website
Disk with software is similar to all other Creative products.
The appearance and contents of Entertainment Console X-Fi cards have already been described in our materials. Audio Control Panel comes in the kit immediately and allows you to control absolutely all settings without the scan of the graphic menu, with the exception of the equalizer. Creative Volume Panel - it is not clear why the necessary program, comes for the range. An important difference between the drivers for XP: they provide the choice of frequency and discharge directly from Entertainment Console. The frequency is limited to the choice: 48 or 96 kHz, regardless of the OS. This selection is typical for all Creative USB cards.
The ASUS card panel is very strange. Parameters can only be selected through the context menu on the right mouse button!
There is an interesting parameter to install a headphone output volume limit.
In woody aSUS settings It has a separate option - Dolby Home Theater V4, which seems to smash in the number of "Improvers" Creative cards.
Support 44 kHz
- Creative: not
- Asus:there is
Creative Map contains two quartz generators, and also has the support of 44 kHz at the DSP level. However, the drivers for Windows XP, nor for Windows 7/8 do not support operation in 44 kHz mode: only 48 kHz or 96 kHz can be set in the device settings. The map for audiophiles is evidenced either about inadequateness or the complete incompetence of developers. For listening to music in 99.9% of cases, the frequency is used 44 kHz. Very waiting for comments by the map developers themselves.
The ASUS card has support for all frequencies: 44, 48, 88, 96, 192 kHz.
ASIO Driver Availability
- Creative: not
- Asus:there is
The absence of an ASIO driver for Creative cards is outside our understanding. Best option Listening to the Creative Card - Wasapi Interface and Software Development in Player. Recalculation of 44 kHz in 48 or 96 will always be forced to perform Windows sound engine, or it is necessary to choose conversion on the fly in the media player. For example, in the FOOBAR 2000 player:
Sound in columns
Listening was conducted on ADAM S2.5A and Adam Artist 1 active monitors. For comparison, very well-known E-MU 1616M sound cards were attracted (CS4398) and E-MU 0204 USB (AK4396).
First Surprise: All cards play completely differently! In the first place in terms of sound quality costs the E-MU 1616M card, on the second - E-MU 0204 USB, on the third - Creative Sound Blaster X-FI HD, on the fourth - ASUS Xonar U7.
The sound of the ASUS card is less likely to E-MU 1616M (contrary to the identical DAC). For all the problems with distortion from ASUS, since we reliably know about the unsurpassed implementation of analog output from the 1616M card. This is the measured 120 dB signal / noise, and the measured 0.0003% distortion, and the wonderful pure sound of sensations. 1616m is not much inferior by sound the best implementations of rack studio devices, comparable to Pro Tools HD and Lynx Aurora, so we boldly choose the sound of 1616m reference for category devices up to $ 150. E-MU 0204 USB is visible quite a bit. The X-FI HD sounds more bright and accentuated on the RF, so with all the spectacle it is a little further from the original sound. Xonar U7 We really disappointed scarce HF and enough sluggish sound. Perhaps this problem is solved by flashing or drivers; We will definitely clarify this issue from the manufacturer. In any case, the distortions of 0.01% should not be. And digital, and the analog part of the card is capable of greater.
We assign both Creative for the lack of 44 kHz regime. It's just inexplicable, nonsense! How can I make an audio movie card, put two quartz generators and prohibit it to work in 44 kHz? Do not provide an ASIO driver working on Windows? This is just the wildest incompetence of developers. In the E-MU 0204 USB - the device for the same money - there are no such problems in risen! The feeling that one division of Creative is mercilessly competes with another: stubbornly develops a bike with square wheels when a racing sports car has been developed in the next room.
Headphone sound
We used high-resistant Sennheiser HD600 headphones (300 Ohms) and Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro (250 ohms).
Volume is enough in both cases, but the ASUS card has practically no. Creative was able to surprise us again. The quality of the sound of the site was distributed as follows: in the first place E-MU 1616M, on the second - Sound Blaster X-FI HD, on the third - E-MU 0204 USB, on the fourth - ASUS Xonar U7. The professional E-MU 0204 USB interface, in principle, performed well, but the X-Fi HD on his background looked a clear favorite and had a substantially greater volume of volume. The Asus Xonar U7 map is the quiet, but its volume increases sharply when the processes are turned on. Perhaps this was done intentionally to be the so-called Headroom for Dolby technologies and other autoexvalizers. Thus, the Asus card is the least suitable for simple listening of music, it is stopped on the effect of treatments. Squeezing and ullyukanya card fans remain completely incomprehensible.
Measurements in RMAA
Tests in RMAA gave an evaluation "excellent". This means that there are no frank shoals from devices. More this does not mean anything. (But as soon as artificial Intelligence Make an unnecessary analysis of measurements by man, we will be the first to tell you about it!)
Both maps were tested through their own path, as they have the same high-quality ADC CS5361.
For noise, a little better asus, in distortion - Creative. We were disturbed by the type of ASUS graphics in the intermodulation test by floating tone: usually anomalies in this test indicate the recalculation of frequency or on some other digital processing. We replaced all the settings several times. Results do not change. We have completed additional tests in the Windows XP and Windows 7 installed. The latest drivers and the last firmware were used. The result is one: the ASUS card is about 10 times more distortion at high frequencies.
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 | Introduction
The sound card X-Fi Surround 5.1 is riveted into a black cute compact case with a large turning handle, and there is a lot of interesting inside inside. There should be no lack of control keys to be scared, because the package includes a very functional remote control, which we will talk about later. Connection to PCs is carried out through the classic USB 2.0 interface, so you can guarantee compatibility with all modern computers. Of course, taking into account the rather high requirements for the computer, especially under Vista.
| Manufacturer | Creative. |
| Interface | USB 2.0 |
| Sampling frequency | 96 kHz |
| Bigness | 24 bits |
| Inputs | |
| On the map | Linear, microphone |
| Outputs | |
| On the map | 2 "Tulips" + 2 mini Jack (5.1), 1 S / PDIF optical, 1 headphones |
| DVD and cinema | |
| Standards | S / PDIF output, Power DVD support |
| Configuration | Up to 5.1 |
| 3D sound in games | |
| Standards | EAX 4.0, Openal, Creative Alchemy |
| Configuration | 2 and 5.1 |
| Midi. | |
| Synthesizer | Not |
| Minimum configuration | |
| Windows XP SP2. | Pentium 4 1.6 GHz or AMD Athlon. XP 2000+, 512 MB of Memory |
| Windows Vista. | Intel Core 2 DUO 2.0 GHz, AMD Athlon 64 Dual Core or Equivalent, 1 GB of Memory |
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 | Inputs and outputs
Sound card Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 is clearly aimed at digital entertainment, namely listening to music and watch movies, so you have to be content with the necessary inputs and outputs for these areas. The weak point is that the inputs are limited by the usual 3.5mm mini jacks for the microphone and linear input. There is no digital entrance. The outputs are richer, there is an output 5.1, where the left and right front speakers are connected via "tulips", which will delight Hi-Fi lovers. There is a 3.5-mm mini jack adapter, which should satisfy all. And the rear speakers and the center / subwoofer are connected through the usual 3.5-mm mini-jackie. There is a digital optical output of S / P DIF, which allows you to connect a receiver or home cinema.
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 | Drivers and Po
The kit with Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 includes software that is well known to the owners of X-Fi cards and other Creative products. There is nothing new in this regard, except that some HIGH-END capabilities X-Fi sound cards are not available. So, the Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 works only in "Entertainment / Entertainment" mode, game modes and creating music are not available. However, such sound processing features are available as X-Fi Crystalizer or the CMS3D volume sound, which can be controlled using the remote control.
A sound card mixer is very trimmed, you can only adjust the level.
We found an ordinary X-Fi card panel with access to different sound processing systems.
For the remote control, several options are also available.
To configure, you can use the Audio Console in the Windows Control Panel.
Access to many features software Creative is provided through the volume icon in the tray.
Interface is available in the media center style, but it is not interested.
Following the traditions of the latest Creative products, you can download PowerDVD player for free, which will allow Dolby Digital and DTS decoding. For gamers, Vista Creative has attached the Alchemy program, which will allow you to enjoy sound effects, despite changing the audio processing subsystem in Windows. However, X-Fi 5.1 Surround, like all USB cards, is not aimed at gamers.
It should be noted that the sound card, like many new models, is capable of working under Windows XP or Vista without installing drivers. If you can be content with the simplest functions, you can connect a sound card, without changing the system. Of course, if you want to squeeze from Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Maximum, you will have to install drivers and software.
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 | Test configuration
Test configuration.
- Processor: Pentium 4 2.4 GHz;
- memory: 1 GB DDR;
- video card: NVIDIA GeForce TI 4200;
- hard disk: 80 GB 7 200 rpm;
- optic dVD drive LG 16 / 48X;
- OS: XP SP3;
- dIRECTX version: 9.0c.
Speakers.
- Creative GigaWorks S750, Logitech Z2200.
Video playback.
- Power DVD.
Measurements.
- Right Mark Audio Analyser 6.0.6;
- daas sound measurement system.
Tests were conducted via recording / playback (input and output were connected), while it was quite possible to expect that the recording system is less high-quality than the playback system. Therefore, we spent separately and playback tests, where a professional sound card E-MU 1616M was used for recording.
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 | Test results: 16 bits, 44.1 kHz
The unevenness of ACH: Almost an ideal feature for these parameters.
Noise level: Very low, close to theoretical maximum that can be expected in these settings.
Nonlinear distortion: Extremely low, so there will be no problems.
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 | Test results: 24 bits, 48 \u200b\u200bkHz
The unevenness of ACH: Frequency response takes up to 24 kHz without much attenuation. It is unlikely that you can desire more.
Noise level: The frequency band is wider, the noise is felt stronger, but remains on a very low level.
Nonlinear distortion: Distortions are still very low.
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 | Test results: 24 bits, 96 kHz
The unevenness of ACH: We get 30 kHz at -0.5 dB and 40 kHz on -2 dB! It is unlikely that you can desire more ...
Noise level: Noise level is still very low.
Nonlinear distortion: Distortion in practice is very low.
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 | Test results: 24 bits, 96 kHz (playback)
The unevenness of ACH: The frequency response reaches 20 kHz with very weak attenuation.
Noise level: Noise level does not exceed 100 dB, which is just great for sound card for such a price.
Nonlinear distortion: Distortions are very low.
As tests showed, the sound card quality is very good, without weak points. It is impossible to say that it does not happen better, but X-Fi Surround 5.1 gives quite enough quality for all targeted use scenarios: if the quality is unsatisfactory, then there will be other elements in the playback chain. In practice, we were quite satisfied with our test equipment for listening. The quality did not cause complaints, the X-FI processing made it possible to improve the sound from most sources.
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 | Conclusion
The X-Fi Surround 5.1 sound card is for sale at a very affordable price of 70 euros (at the time of publication it has not yet arrived in Russia). At the same time, it provides unassuming, but high-quality volumetric sound, both on a laptop and on a desktop PC. Taking into account the fact that laptops are often equipped with not the highest quality integrated sound, we have a very interesting option. However, the main obstacle will be high system requirements, especially under Vista.
Benefits.
- Highly good quality sound;
- works in basic mode without installing drivers;
- powerDVD player complied with.
disadvantages.
- High system requirements.
Any more or less large-budget game makes certain requirements for the player's technique - so that the processor is more powerful, the monitor is more, acoustics is expensive. A decent sound card is also vital. Built-in B. motherboards Sound codecs have their own task, of course, do not stand up much from them.
With sound cards in the form of separate boards, everything is deaf. FROM EAX 5.0. only work series cards X-Fi from Creative., the rest is available only to the outdated specification EAX 2.0. As you can see, there are no alternatives from Creative or almost no.
For some time, the sound card market has been released ASUS. Not so long ago, she presented a sound card Xonar DX. - with a new PCIE X1 interface, better components and support for all EAX effects. With all this costs the novelty is not more expensive X-Fi Xtreme Gamer.
We carefully tested Xonar DX and compared it with. It is much more expensive than X-Fi Xtreme Gamer, but only due to the presence of supplying an external unit with connectors and remote control, so that everything is fair.
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Frequency range - The frequency band that the source can play. A person hears sounds with a frequency of 20 to 22,000 Hz. Sampling- The process of turning an analog signal into digital. Sampling frequency- The parameter showing how many times a second sound wave is read. The greater the discretization frequency, the wider the frequency range that can be recorded. To accurately remove the sound to 22 kHz, the discretization frequency should be 44.1 kHz. DAC- The digital-analog converter is required to output the sound on the speakers. ADP.- analog-to-digital converter , we are required to record. Signal / noise ratio- The ratio of the power of the useful signal to the noise level. The higher this indicator, the smaller the noise at the output. Bit in sound- A step with which you can remove the sound wave values. With a 16-bit processor, the wave can be divided into 65536 segments, at 24 bits - by 16 777 216. |
Round 1: View from the inside
By 2005, Creative lost the budget system of sound cards to embedded codecs. It was necessary to accept this, as a result, the company switched to more expensive solutions. As a result of such a change of the course, the light saw X-Fi chip (Xtreme Fidelity), in power it surpassed Audigy 24 times.
In X-Fi, there are huge opportunities: four cores work with the sound, they calculate the flows in parallel; The number of effects and methods of processing the audio flow is more than enough; In this case, the power of the processor allows you to do all this in real time. Especially in Creative, the X-Fi architecture is proud - earlier the sound was skipped along a rigidly given effect chain, with the advent of technology Audio Ring. It is sent to the tire to which only the necessary modules are connected. This approach not only unloads the processor, but also allows you to get rid of unnecessary effects.
Alas, without a spoon, it was not worthwhile: in the sound cards of the X-Fi series use outdated chips to output and capture sound, since Audigy has nothing changed. DAC (digital-analog converter) is responsible for outputing the sound Cirrus Logic CS4382.which can work with class 5.1 acoustics, but is limited to a low sampling rate (96 kHz) when using multichannel sound, and the signal / noise ratio is too low. The same applies to the ADC (analog-to-digital converter). To ensure high-quality recording from Wolfson WM8775Seds. Too low indicators. No matter how cool, and today the X-FI line looks not so attractive.
Another thing asus Xonar DX. In this board there is no revolutionary processor, a good chip from C-Media., and chip OXYGEN HD CMI8788. There can be no special bracking - the sound of him passes along a classic hard chain of effects, delays in real-time treatment is relatively high. But for all this, high-quality ADCs and DAC trailed. For the output of the sound, two chips are responsible: two-channel Cirrus Logic CS4398. and six-native Cirrus Logic CS4362A.. Together they can work with eight-channel acoustics and in quality turn on the head above solutions from Creative. It is worth writing Cirrus Logic CS5361.whose compared to Wolfson is much wider than the range and significantly less noise.
X-Fi Fatal1ty Edition looks solid: black textolit and glowing red logo will look good in a transparent case. Collected Conscience Card, the main processor is closed with a radiator. The connectors on the map are enough: there is an AUX IN input for a TV tuner and an additional 4-pin power (the card works without it), the center is located in the center of the computer power management, for inclusion from the remote control, in addition, in stock two outputs for connecting external panels from X-Fi Fatal1ty Edition and Elite Pro.But standard audio connections on the body are missing. The I / O panel includes a gaming port, three speakers and one Flexi Jack, which combines a digital output, as well as an input for a microphone. The map is connected via the PCI interface.
Xonar DX is very different from the X-Fi Fatal1ty Edition. The board is half below the competitor, connects via the PCIE interface X1 and compatible with low-profile cases (a special plank is included in the delivery). Minus - microcircuits are located on both sides of the board, which is quite expected, given the limited space. The number of connectors at Xonar DX slightly larger: there is AUX IN, S / PDIF IN and access to the front panel, on the I / O panel - four outputs for acoustics and Flexi Jack.
Minus both maps - connectors for cables are too close, connect the expensive wires with thick insulation will be difficult. In addition, the configuration of X-Fi Fatal1ty Edition and Xonar DX is the same poor: only drives with drivers and instructions. Asus is unless the low-profile bar added, about which we mentioned, and an adapter on S / PDIF.
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Round 2: limitless features
Connection X-Fi Fatal1ty Edition starts with the installation of drivers and an impressive set of software. The settings are easier nowhere, programs are all understandable and moderately comfortable. It is enough to choose the mode of operation of the card (games, recording, entertainment), then the necessary functional modules are connected.
In the installation process, so many different programs are prescribed to the computer that they could be devoted to a separate article. Tell about the most important. Driving a map to be through Creative Console.. In stock The usual mixer and equalizer, but there are much more interesting tabs - for example, 24-bit Crystallizer and CMSS-3D.
Let's start with the first. The X-FI processor is designed to work with a 24-bit sound. It's all good, but in practice it is not necessary for anyone, because the music is written using a 16-bit thread. To justify yourself, Creative just invented 24-bit Crystallizer technology, which artificially expands and enhances the frequency range, the level is set as a percentage. The idea is not new, such a sound editors can do. One way or another, after such treatment, the bass is enhanced, the tops become sharper, and the middle is denser. When listening to music, at first it seems that the sound really improves and becomes more asserted, but a little later notice that the sound is lubricated. Basin turn into a scaring porridge, only the loud tones are allocated from the tops, the voice on the background of music is moving into the background.
The second technology was more viable. CMSS-3D is an algorithm that allows you to get a surround sound from a conventional stereo sound. When it is turned on, familiar songs are transformed, there is a complete feeling that you are in the very center of what is happening: then somewhere behind the guitar will sound, the drummer will play on the side. Another plus CMSS-3D is the ability to turn headphones into acoustics 7.1.
Soft ASUS Xonar DX pleases with its simplicity. |
Couple words about movies: technology Dolby. and DTS. Supported in full only under Windows XP. Everything works at the iron level and does not load the processor. But the driver for Windows Vista will appear only at the end of summer (the developers are somehow not particularly rushing). Creative also offers its own music player, a media file catalog and even karaoke feature.
ASUS has such a variety of technologies and software no, but maybe it is for the better. All settings are collected in one window, there is to choose the mode of operation of the card - music, movies, games. ASUS did not invent the bike and took advantage of the development Dolby Laboratories.recognized by the leader in the field of sound. Especially I want to highlight the surround sound algorithm: if CMSS-3D from Creative is impressive, then the operation of Xonar DX is associated with Dolby Prologic. Literally demolides the tower. With the first acquaintance with this technology, there is a persistent desire to override the entire musical collection. Equally well showed itself technology Dolby HeadphoneShe easily shut up for the Creative X-Fi belt. And that's why: if CMSS-3D overloads headphones low frequencies, ASUS sound is light, air.
Another trump card Xonar DX - the board knows how to position the sound and exercise to remove it. In terms of sound quality, the map from ASUS turned out to be cleaner X-Fi Fatal1ty Edition, especially this is noticeable when connecting multichannel acoustics - honest 192 kHz make themselves known, and noise is much less. The newcomer is inferior only by output power, the headphones with a resistance of 64 ohms can hardly be able to hardly, the amplifier needs.
Round 3: How does it work?
When translating both cards in the game mode, EAX settings appear, voice control, Creative is disabled 24-bit Crystallizer and equalizer, and the Xonar DX activates the function DirectSound 3D GX 2.0 (about her a little later).
In front of the tests, explain why Creative for a long time It was considered the only manufacturer of sound cards oriented on players. The sound in the Games for a long time remained in the second plan: the steps of the characters sounded the same and on the grass, and on the asphalt, they did not feel changes when moving from one room to another, the distance to the character could be judged only by picture on the monitor. Technologies like Microsoft DirectSound and Aureal 3D Maintain only the effect of reverberation and a very small number of sound sources.
To raise interest in your cards, Creative has developed EAX technology. She allowed not only to change the sound depending on the conditions in the game, but also to calculate the distance to the sources. For the first time support for EAX appeared in 1999 in the cards of the series SOUND BLASTER LIVE! - Then the technology allowed to handle up to 32 sources, knew how to independently process the effects, thereby unloading significantly cPU. To the exit X-Fi technology has grown to version 5.0. Powerful processor We taught working with 128 sources of sound, take into account the surface of the floor, walls, ceiling, smoothly change the sound when moving from one location to another, process encouraging obstacles, and for complete happiness added an impressive number of new effects.
On the way to the popularization of EAX there was one problem - to support technology there is not enough one card, the games must be sharpened by EAX, and these are additional costs. Over the past three years, a little more than twenty games compatible with EAX 5.0 appeared - very non-neat. But Creative did not upset, there are still sure that it is impossible to play without EAX. There is some truth in it, but EAX is not a panacea, in the same Call of Duty 4 We cost without this technology, while the sound still turned out to be magnificent. And then the Windows Vista was released, in which they got rid of hardware support completely, it can be implemented only through the program interface Openal. This MICROSOFT step significantly shakes the Creative position on the market.
In general, the policy of creative in relation to EAX is rather tough, the company in principle does not licenses the senior versions of the standard to third-party iron developers. No And the court is not, and in ASUS went to another: it is clear that the C-Media processor is not powerful to handle the EAX 5.0 instructions, but with this task, the central computer processor is perfectly coping with this task. And here they are absolutely right - modern CPUs are quite powerful, there are two, three and even four nuclei, which are just waiting for them to load them. EAX support scheme is: as soon as we run the game, DirectSound 3D GX2.0 intercepts the EAX commands, sending them to processing in the CPU, after which the calculated sound enters the card and acoustics. No one says about full support for EAX 5.0, but work with 128 sound sources and basic effects are guaranteed. The solution is not the most transparent, but it works.
Round 4: Final Battle
To test sound in games, we collected a computer based on Core 2 Duo E6300 With a frequency of 1.8 GHz, installed two 512 MB memory strips and limited to the video card GeForce 7800 GTX 512 MB. The impact line of the game was Unreal Tournament 3., Call of Duty 4 and Bioshock.. The main thing is that we were interested - how good the Xonar DX will work with EAX and whether the difference will be noticeable compared to X-Fi. In order not to miss anything important, the sound of each passage of the level was recorded and compared.
The first in the queue was Bioshock. The game supports EAX 5.0 and is distinguished by a variety of rooms with a complex setting. The first launch was held on x-FI card FATAL1TY EDITION. For a consideration of the effect, we first passed the level without the support of EAX, after which we turned it on. The difference struck us. The sound changes radically. If without EAX everything comes with a shared stream, then when the processing is turned on, the transitions from one surface to another are excellent, the volume of rooms is felt - for example, in large rooms, the steps are more Gulko in large rooms than in small. In rooms with carpets, sounds as if drunk, while in empty rooms, on the contrary, enhanced. Clearly audible, is the opponent in one room with you or not, the distance to the sound source is easily determined. But the technology of CMSS-3D clearly leaves - in the headphones it is impossible to understand where the source is located.
Go to Xonar DX. First of all, we checked the settings, EAX remained available. Sound OT aSUS cards It turned out to be completely different. While a competitor from the mill Creative gives bass, Xonar DX clearly distinguishes each szv. Especially pleased with the technology Dolby Headphone - it clearly exceeds CMSS-3D. Now about EAX-effects: there is a difference on the rumor. Xonar DX is triggered with some lag, the passage of sound across the wall is not heard so obviously, the transitions from one room to another sharper, slightly distinguishes the miscalculation of the water. The overall impression: it is impossible to say that the sound of Xonar DX is worse, it's just another.
Unreal Tournament 3 interacts with EAX much more intense than Bioshock. The results of both cards in it turned out to be approximately the same. On large spaces when playing headphones, Xonar DX was published in the leaders - thanks to more competent positioning.
Call of Duty 4 We left for dessert: there is no support for EAX, so both opponents fought on an equal footing. The sound in the game often loses the dynamics and replete with high frequencies. By gaining bass and 24-bit Crystallizer on the X-Fi Fatal1ty Edition, it was possible to get a dense living sound, which is much like more like that you can hear in the cinema. Xonar DX simply did not have the necessary filters to pull the sound, and the Dolby Headphone, the main trump card of this card, refused to work in the game.
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ASUS has a great card, it is not only not inferior to Creative products by sound, but often exceeds it. When working with music or films, high-quality Dolby technologies are used, which are easily plug by the belt of all Creative. But the most important thing is that Xonar DX really knows how to work with EAX 5.0. Not so immaculately, as the Creative cards, but in the heat of the battle you are unlikely to notice the difference.
Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty has a processor to which Xonar DX still grow and grow. But everything else for three years hopelessly outdated. What recently looked impressive, today is already in history. Old ADC / DAC losing Xonar DX for all items.
Creative has a lot of software, but it is often useless and unstable. For all the time tests, we received one full Windows tolets and several blue screens. In addition, the X-Fi boards have no access to the standard sound panel On the case, there is only support for expensive corporate expansion panels.
It is much more difficult about the case with the record. Creative has advanced software and full ASIO support. The X-FI processor provides small delays in real-time sound processing, external panels with a large number of connectors simplify the connection of microphones and musical instruments. You can work immediately with several channels - to record a voice and tool simultaneously. But interferes with a limit in the form of 96 kHz. Xonar DX allows you to make better records, but you can forget about working with sound in real time.
Each sound card has its pros and cons. If you have already installed a map of the X-FI series, then you can change it on Xonar DX only if you decide to buy high-quality acoustics. But if you still have done the built-in sound and you do not need to write music, then Xonar DX will become an excellent choice.
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After installing a separate sound card built-in codec on system board Not anywhere. It can be turned off, but is it worth a hurry? There are several ways to use two cards at the same time. Can output different sound streams on different maps. For example, watch you movie sound is coming Through a discrete map. At the same time, someone wants to listen to music in headphones, then in Winamp.sound output is set to the built-in codec, and everyone is happy. Another option: Use the main card on the output of sound from the game, and the second - for communication by TeamSpeak through the headset. Convenient and practical. |
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