Massive Sack of X-Fi Fail - anyone got a suggestion?

[rjk]

hi guys,

after wading in on £200+ worth of soundcard and headset

Sennheiser PC350
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium - Fatal1ty Professional Series 7.1 Sound Card

it appears that for some unknown reason, creative decided to limit mic sensitivity/volume to roughly the same sound level as a frightened emo child

i am not blaming the headset. it works fine using onboard sound.

where is my mic boost option?
why are my teammates struggling to hear me in both Vent and Steam chat when i am physically screaming down my mic

this is not a pleasent experience, and certainly not the kind of performance i would expect from what is supposed to be a 'premium' product

If this Fatal1ity dude ever used this combination in ANY game, FPS games most likely..... he would get totally owned by a mob of rabid newbies because someone simply forgot to program in the "advanced" feature button that contains the 20 db mic boost option under the "recording control mixer".

that post is from 08-07-2008
it hardly instills confidence in the product or the driver support for it

on a side note, the quality of audio is amazing, a marked improvement from my logitech G35 headset

however, it would be nice if people could hear me

anyone got any suggestions? or would a swap for the Xonar ST / STX be advised

 

[rjk]

then on the 'cutom' tab there is the sole option below for this.

thats part of my issue, no custom tab present

 

[rjk]

Tried recent DanielK drivers?

applying them now

 

[rjk]

the mic is now loud enough and can be heard if i play 'line in' through the headphones
in fact the quality and clarity is brilliant

however

if i do a mic test or go into vent

there is loads of feedback

what a truly awful product i have purchased

 

[rjk]

problem solved now

had to get the daniel_K pack and use that

works perfectly with very crisp sound defenition on all music

was thinking of modding the senns to get the bass sorted

the mic is now how it should be

shame i had to download drivers from an enthusiast rather than the supplier just to get their product working

 

[rjk]

I read up a bit ago that the headset mic was very quiet

i am not blaming the headset. it works fine using onboard sound.

 

[rjk]

Good to hear. And to think they were threatening himwith legal action at one point!

It took DK drivers to get CMSS-3D working properly in W7 on my Prelude. I'm very grateful to the guy.

i know - i read about it when it happened

its such a shame that their own drivers werent good enough

look how unimpressed he looks...

"muah ha ha, my soundcard doesnt work but now all your money is belong to me!"

in reference to the senns

the headset is brilliant

sound quality is great - they are very light and comfortable and the built quality is excellent

they are a premium product
i think creative should take note...

 

[rjk]

recon 3d is a viable option at the moment depending on release date atm

my xonar causes crashes in BF3

realtek onboard is not an option.