Stereo Speakers Control Center

Right now in windows i have my speaker config set to 5.1
I have creative SB live! 5.1 sound card and altec lansing 5.1 speakers.

On the speaker's control panel there is a switch "2/4" and "6" with 6 being the setting if you are connected to a 6 channel sound card, which I am.

Anyway, when playing tracks I hear sound from every speaker except the center speaker. Since I DO hear sounds from the rear speakers, does this mean WMP11 is upmixing to surround sound or no? DO i need some sort of plugin.

I also tried playing an hdtv clip in WMP11 to see if i could get teh center speaekr to work and it still didn't. I thought the center speaker output the speaker's voice in a track, but I hear the voice of the person talking (in the clip) throughout all 4 speakers.

Also, another issue is that WMP11 video skips when playing HD files, but the audio does not skip.

love

2007-11-14 15:10:23 by odysseyxltd

Dragonfly Cycle Concepts Viper Control Center on a 2006 Road King with a Dragonfly Cycle Concepts Detachable Fairing. Also installed a Arc Audio ...

I have a new computer with two soundcards. One is High-definition Audio integrated on the ASUS motherboard and the second is Creative Labs SoundBlaster Live! 24-bit PCI card. I use the SoundBlaster for a digitial audio input from my set-top box which allows me to hear audio from my TV, e.g. hear music broadcasted on MTV Hits channel. However, the music does not play on all of my speakers, it only plays stereo (left and right speaker, but no center, no subwoofer, no surround speakers). Music that is not played through the subwoofers lacks very much. Also all of my MP3 music is stereo only and Windows Media Player of Winamp play it on left & right speakers only. I have installed the latest driver from Creative Labs and I see I have Audio Console in my Control Panel. I switched the CMSS 3D on, but the music still does not get through the subwoofer. How do I enable bass redirection in Windows Vista for my SoundBlaster?

I may be wrong in this but I believe the SB Live is not fully supported in Vista. If I were you, I would just grab a newer and better card that will do what you want with much better sound. Get an X-Fi.

Otherwise, I would visit Creative Labs forums and ask around there about the Live card and Vista surround sound support.

2007-11-02 10:28:54 by Arhus

Price: $5.99 $5.00

Coby Electronics
Headphones Portable Speakers
CVE22

I have a dell inspiron 530 computer tower. all of my surround stereo wires are plugged into a "sony control center"/amplifier which is plugged into the back of the tower into the green jack, front L/R line-out connector. when i plug my headphones into the headphone jack in the front my headphones don't work and the stereo stays on. if i unplug the back and then plug in the headphones to the front the headphones will work.

how can i make it so that i don't have to keep reaching behind the tower and unplugging my stereo if i want to use my headphones?

thanks for the input.

If you have the Audigy sound card..go to start/all programs/creative/creative audio hq/device controls..then check the mute audio w/headphones box or check the soundcard installed on your computer in your control panel for settings.

Cheers

2008-05-19 13:46:19 by snohboarderwilly

Price: $19.99 $17.73

powerful samarium cobalt drivers for deep bass response
gold-plated 3.5mm stereo plug
in-ear isolation design blocks background noise, professional quality digital sound
active noise cancellation system minimizes background noise
dual-plug adapter for airplane use

Is This a goo gaming pc for like any game out there
here are the specs i chose:

CASE: Raidmax Sagitta II Mid-Tower 420W Gaming Case w/ Side-Panel Window (Black Color)
Neon Light Upgrade: 12in COLD CATHODE NEON LIGHT (BLUE COLOR)
Extra Case Fan Upgrade: Extra 3-Color Neon Light LED Case Fan (2 x Fans)
POWER SUPPLY Upgrade: 850 Watts Power Supplies (($40 off Mail-in Rebate) Thermaltake W0131RU ToughPower 850 Watts- NVIDIA GTX 8800 Certified)
CPU: (Quad-Core)Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme QX6850 @ 3.00GHz 1333FSB 8MB L2 Cache 64-bit
COOLING FAN : CoolerMaster Hyper TX2 Gaming CPU Cooling Fan (Extreme Silent Operation at only 22dBA + Overclock Proof)
MOTHERBOARD: (3-Way SLI Support) Asus P5N-T Deluxe nForce 780i SLI Mainboard FSB1333 DDR2 3 x PCIe x16 SATA RAID w/ USB2.0, IEEE1394, & 7.1Audio
MEMORY: 8GB (4x2GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)
FREEBIES: None
VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce GTX295 1.7GB 16X PCIe Video Card (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)
VIDEO CARD 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX295 1.7GB 16X PCIe Video Card (EVGA Powered by NVIDIA)
VIDEO CARD 3: NONE
LCD Monitor: 20& quot; TFT Active Matrix LCD Display (Generic 20inch WSXGA TFT LCD Display)
2nd Monitor: NONE
HARD DRIVE: Single Hard Drive (500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
Data Hard Drive: 250GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive -- Recommended
USB PORTABLE DRIVE: NONE
Optical Drive: LG GGW-H20L 6X INTERNAL SUPER MULTI BLUE BLU-RAY DISC REWRITER & HD DVD-ROM DRIVE (Black Color)
Optical Drive 2: SONY 16X DVD-ROM (BLACK COLOR)
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
SPEAKERS: 600Watts PMPO Subwoofer Stereo Speakers
NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD
MODEM: NONE
KEYBOARD: Saitek Eclipse-II (PK02U) Gaming Keyboard
MOUSE: Logitech MX Revolution Cordless Optical Mouse
Extra Thermal Display : NONE
Wireless 802.11B/G Network Card: LINKSYS WMP54GS 802.11G PCI Network Card
Flash Media Reader/Writer: INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer (BLACK COLOR)
Cable Wiring: None
Rounded Cable: None
VIDEO CAMERA: NONE
PRINTER: None
PRINTER CABLE: None
IEEE CARD: NONE
USB PORT: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
FLOPPY: NONE
OS: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium w/ Service Pack 1 (64-bit Edition)
FREEBIES: FREE! (Halo 2) Game
Media Center Remote Control & TV Tuner: TV Tuner with FM Stereo+Remote Control+MS Remote Keyboard(watch and record TV on your PC)
SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
RUSH SERVICE: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS

yea its fine.

Won't be cheap though...and i can't see why you'd get 8gb of RAM and not any firewire capability...i mean i can't see how you'd ever need that much ram...your video cards each have enough memory between themselves.

Firewire is just neat thing to have...you don't need it for gaming though. But if you want to transfer information between an external hard drive and your main hard drive its much quicker than USB.

2009-01-11 09:32:00 by Chris

I'm looking to buy a new computer and its been about 12 years since I've researched a new computer so I really need your advice lol. I plan to use it for gaming and school work. I need help choosing between this HP and a Gateway. Here is a Compaq Presario a6750t series that I configured on HP's website, it comes out to $814:


Operating system Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit) edit

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Quad processor Q8200 [2.33GHz] edit

Memory FREE UPGRADE! 4GB DDR2-800MHz dual channel SDRAM [4x1024] from 3GB edit

Hard drive 320GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s hard drive edit

Graphics card 512MB ATI Radeon HD 4650 [DVI, VGA, HDMI] edit

Primary DVD/CD drive LightScribe 16X max. DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti drive edit

Networking LAN port on system board (10/100/1000Base-T), no wireless LAN edit

Front Productivity Ports 15-in-1 memory card reader, 2 USB, audio edit

TV & entertainment experience No TV Tuner w/remote control edit

Sound Card Integrated 7.1 channel sound with front audio ports edit

Speakers HP 2.1 30W stereo speakers with subwoofer and remote control edit

Keyboard and Mouse HP keyboard and HP optical mouse edit

Removable Storage HP Pocket Media Drive bay edit

Productivity software Microsoft(R) Works 9.0 edit

Security software No additional security software edit

Monitor HP w1858 18.5-inch 16:9 HD Ready Widescreen Monitor edit



And here is the Gateway ($799) LX6810-01 specs:


Processor Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor8 Q8200 (2.33GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 4MB L2 cache)

Operating System Genuine Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Premium (64-bit) with SP11

Memory 8192MB 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Memory (4 x 2048MB Modules)

Hard Drive 640GB 7200RPM SATA II hard drive with 16MB Cache4
Chassis Premium Tower Desktop with Media Control Interface

Application Software Microsoft® Works 9.0, Microsoft® Money Essentials & Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 (60-day complimentary trial period)

Audio 8-Channel (7.1) High Definition Audio with Dolby Home Theater® Sound

Available Expansion Slots Available: 0 - PCI-E x16, 0 - PCI-E x1, 1 - PCI

Digital Media Software Cyberlink® Power2 Go™, & Cyberlink® LabelPrint

Dimensions (Box) 11.42" (H) x 23.68" (W) x 19.6" (D) or 290mm (H) x 602mm (W) x 498mm (D)

Dimensions (System) 17.7" (H) x 7.5" (W) x 19.0" (D) or 449mm (H) x 191mm (W) x 482mm (D)

External Ports (6) USB 2.0 ports (2 Front, 4 Rear), (2) IEEE 1394a

Ports (1 Front, 1 Rear), VGA (Rear), (3) Front RCA Ports (Video, Left/Right Audio), (2) PS/2 Ports, HDMI (Rear), DVI (Rear)

Keyboard Premium Multimedia Keyboard

Media Card Reader 15-in-1 High Speed Digital Media Card Reader with Smart Copy Button5

Memory Capacity Maximum 8GB

Modem 56K ITU V.92 ready Fax/Modem (RJ-11 port)

Motherboard Systemboard with NVIDIA® nForce® 720i Chipset (MCP7A-D)

Mouse USB Optical 2-Button Wheel Mouse

Network 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 port)

Optical Drive 18X DVD +/- RW Super Multi-Format Dual Layer Drive featuring Labelfash™ Technology7

Power Supply 400W Power Supply

Remote Vista™ Media Center Remote Control

Security Software Symantec Norton 360™ 2008 (60-day trial)6

Speakers Amplified Stereo Speakers (USB Powered)

TV Tuner Analog/Digital TV Tuner with 3-D Comb Filter2

Video NVIDIA® GeForce® GT120 Graphics with 1GB DDR2 Total Video Memory


If anyone could give me any advice and insight on which is the better choice I would greatly appreciate it, thanks.

I believe personally that the HP will be the best. It is cost effiecient and more reliable. The Gateway is too expensive for the hardware you have configured and it will not be as reliable.

2009-04-04 13:01:18 by Chris