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More info?)
thanx for everything..
I setting the soundmax on... QUAD SPEAKER.. (multidrive surround).
I unplugged the surround plug and it work.. i have the sound on all 4
speaker but . without surround i think..
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"Paul" <nospam@needed.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
nospam-0612042218520001@192.168.1.177...
> In article <41b48939$0$24785$636a15ce@news.free.fr>, "zaeee" <ee@fr.fr>
wrote:
>
> > hello $
> > i m french. sorry for my english then
😉
> > My problem is that my suround effect didnt worked anymore with the MB.
> > i would like to know if others have the same problem.
> > i test my surround system with my old but good sound blaster and with
the MB
> > soundcard
> > thanx for reply
>
> I think Soundmax supports 5.1 speaker configuration (two front,
> two rear, center and sub woofer speakers), 4 speaker configuration
> (two front, two rear, no bass speaker), and 2 speaker. I don't see
> a 4.1 mode or a 2.1 mode. And selecting 5.1 mode, then connecting
> fewer of the speakers, just won't sound right. For example, if
> you select 5.1 mode, and use a 4.1 speaker system, then the
> energy being sent to the center speaker will be missing from
> the sound image. That means the surround sound won't be quite
> as good, as it would be with a center speaker. But, with Soundmax,
> that is probably the best configuration you can use for your
> speakers, if they consist of 2 front, 2 rear, and a sub woofer
> speaker.
>
> The latest manual is here:
>
ftp://www.asus.it/pub/ASUS/misc/audio/SoundMAX4_UserGuide.zip
>
> Sometimes on computer sound, there is something called "clone
> mode", and that is where the signal fed to front left and right
> speaker, is copied to rear left and right speakers. This is
> effectively stereo, but with duplicated speakers. I don't see
> an option in the Soundmax mixer panel for that mode, but if
> that mode existed, it would ruin the surround effect.
>
> Try using the setup wizard and test the speakers one by one in
> the environment test. See the "Adjust Speaker Volume" picture
> here - this is the panel you want to use to adjust the setup:
>
>
http://www.fcenter.ru/img/article/sound/integrated_audiodecisions_2/32730.gi
f
>
> There is some Soundmax info here, of limited value:
>
http://www.soundmax.com/products/faqs/index.html
>
http://forms.analog.com/Form_Pages/soundMax/soundMaxSupportFAQ.html
>
http://www.soundmax.com/products/documentation/index.html
>
> HTH,
> Paul
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