**Please can anyone with a Asus Xonar D2X Post there Audio settings **Thnaks:)

Uriel said:
Back to Battlefield BC2 - it actually has one of the more sophisticated gaming audio engines available - and has a dedicated headphone mode.
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So if I set to headphone in-game, and leave the settings for Virtual 7.1 Speaker Shifter and Dolby Headphone both checked in the Asus Xonar Control Panel, I should get the best sound? Or should I uncheck the Xonar CP options?
 
Match in game settings to channels for BC2.

Either headphone in game, 2 channels, hi fi mode

or surround in game (4.0 / 4.1, 5.1 or 7.1 matched to 4, 6 or 8 channel respectively) with Dolby Headphone and/or virtual speaker shifter.

I mention 4 channel as being worth a try as some game engines turn off some effects automatically for 5.1 or above.

Just for the record, I've not played BC2 but there are a few interesting articles online about it, including an interview with an Audio-programmer that worked on the game.

Edit: the above assumes you're using headphones. From reading around it would appear that the BC2 in game audio engine is designed for stereo or 5.1, 16 bit, 48khz so I would go with those
 
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On the way out so forgive me for not reading the entire thread but does HiFi mode make a difference? I have a DX and have just been using default settings for listening to music. :eek:

or does this only apply for the higher end D2X?
 
Hi Fi mode turns off all DSPs so allows you to hear sound unprocessed. It's the purest way (bit matching aside) to hear your source material. I would argue that 'purest' doesn't always mean best.

It applies to all Xonar models AFAIK.
 
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Dud just try various combinatiosn and see what works best for your setup.

I'v ementioned that I found after testing various options out that having CP on Hi-Fi gives me an excellent gaming experience on par with my X-Fi but without the drawbacks of GX3D where FRAPS doesn't work properly.
 
Khaaan! said:
Dud just try various combinatiosn and see what works best for your setup.

I'v ementioned that I found after testing various options out that having CP on Hi-Fi gives me an excellent gaming experience on par with my X-Fi but without the drawbacks of GX3D where FRAPS doesn't work properly.
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That sort of niggle was why I ended up getting rid of my Xonar. Great card but there were too many minor annoyances. DS3D-GX 2.5 has never really worked that well IMO. It used to cause far less problems at version 2.0 when it didn't include EAX3-5 emulation. Even then it wasn't perfect.
 
It's not really an annoyance when not using it results in comparable immersion as with the XFi though is it :p

Hardly a reason to ditch it in favour of something else.

I have an Essence STX btw.
 
Uriel said:
Match in game settings to channels for BC2.

Either headphone in game, 2 channels, hi fi mode

or surround in game (4.0 / 4.1, 5.1 or 7.1 matched to 4, 6 or 8 channel respectively) with Dolby Headphone and/or virtual speaker shifter.

I mention 4 channel as being worth a try as some game engines turn off some effects automatically for 5.1 or above.

Just for the record, I've not played BC2 but there are a few interesting articles online about it, including an interview with an Audio-programmer that worked on the game.

Edit: the above assumes you're using headphones. From reading around it would appear that the BC2 in game audio engine is designed for stereo or 5.1, 16 bit, 48khz so I would go with those
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Thanks for the response. I will try by changing the internal BC2 settings to 7.1/Surround and see how that goes with and without the speaker shifter.

BTW, the audio in BC2 is easily the best produced I have ever heard for a game - and that was with my old headphones!
 
Khaaan! said:
It's not really an annoyance when not using it results in comparable immersion as with the XFi though is it :p
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Maybe that's the difference really. I don't find X-Fi's CMSS-3D very immersive. I can tell where stuff is supposed to be but it isn't truly convincing. I find Dolby Headphone (with well matched headphones) incredibly immersive - a convincing auditory illusion of space and direction. That's partly luck of the draw in that DH seems to match my own HRTF very well. It won't be the same for everyone.
 
Ah see yeah, that's where subjective results come in, to me any speaker virtualisation (dolby headphone) sounds too artificial and far out (literally, not the 70s style figuratively :p).

I much prefer a live sound with a natural soundstage just how the Hi-Fi/2speaker modes of dedicated headphone modes give in game (with CP left at Hi-Fi). I suppose it depends on the headphone being used too. Senns are good at this without needing virtualisation.
 
Depends which Senns you mean. Anything with angled drivers gives a physical basic HRTF Effect. When you use Dolby Headphone it includes a similar effect, further narrowing the soundstage and can make it more distant. I've happily used HD580s and HD600s with DH. HD555, HD595 or HD800 wouldn't be ideal.

Like you I find the reverb on DH2 and DH3 artificial sounding so I stick to DH1 as reverb is minimised. The exceptions are close-miked studio recordings or games with no environmental audio, which have no real soundstage info of their own. In that case I sometimes use DH3.
 
I'm thinking of getting a D2X for my HTPC/gaming PC (also connecting to an Onkyo receiver). Are you guys connecting via HDMI, or analog?

If i 'do' just decide to use HDMI, will i still get proper multi-channel sound even if the game/source material isn't DTS/DD etc?

I recall having issues with my old receiver because I was connecting via Optical out, i'd only get multi channel sound if the source material was bitstreamed. If it was a game, i'd only get stereo :(
 
Uriel said:
I rarely watch films alone but when I do, yes. DH1 or DH3 depending on how far I'm sitting from the screen.
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Interesting. I wondered if you used the same setting for films as well as music. DH2 is the only one I use. DH1 is too close, and DH3 is too distant and echoey. It's all down to taste and preference, but for me DH2 is just right. :)
 
OCdude said:
I'm thinking of getting a D2X for my HTPC/gaming PC (also connecting to an Onkyo receiver). Are you guys connecting via HDMI, or analog?

If i 'do' just decide to use HDMI, will i still get proper multi-channel sound even if the game/source material isn't DTS/DD etc?

I recall having issues with my old receiver because I was connecting via Optical out, i'd only get multi channel sound if the source material was bitstreamed. If it was a game, i'd only get stereo :(
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HDMI from where? D2X doesn't have HDMI, unless you are thinking of the HDAV cards?
 
Marsman said:
Interesting. I wondered if you used the same setting for films as well as music. DH2 is the only one I use. DH1 is too close, and DH3 is too distant and echoey. It's all down to taste and preference, but for me DH2 is just right. :)
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My ideal would probably be DH3 room size with DH1 reverb. Unfortunately that setting isn't an option.
 
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