Please help configuring Xonar D2X

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Finally bought a sound card instead of relying on on board sound for my new computer build and unfortunately having problems straight away.

Using a Roccat 5.1 headset.

It works perfectly plugged into the P8P67 Pro asus onboard sound. But if I try plugging it into the xonar it just doesn't sound right at all.

I'm not sure if I'm configuring the audio centre correctly - if anyone could tell me exactly what I should set each thing in my audio centre to I would great appreciate it!!

I have tried disabling onboard sound incase it helped but made no difference.

Many thanks for any and all advice!!
 
Audio Channel - 6 channels
Sample Rate - 192khz
Analog Out - 5.1 Speakers
Uncheck SPDIF out
Uncheck 7.1 Virtual speakers
Disable any DSP modes

That should give you normal sound.
 
Thanks for the fast reply!

I can't find where you set it to 6 channels.

I have set the sample rate and analogue out to 5.1.

When I click speaker test nothing happens when I click on any of the speakers/play button.

Tried a 5.1 sound test video clip - front and main left and right speakers worked but no sound from rear.
 
Under Manage Audio Devices in windows it has the following under playback:

AMD HDMI Output Not plugged in
AMD HDMI Output Not plugged in

Speakers
Asus Xonar D2x Audio Device
Ready

Speakers
Asus Xonar D2x Audio Device
Default Device

Digital Output
Asus Xonar D2x Audio Device
Ready
 
I tried downloading the newest driver from the website but it says it even can't even see my card "Please plug in ASUS Xonar D2X Audio Device" (though it is in device manage and playing sound)..jesus christ talk about crap asus! How can you make a card that is not particularly compatible with your own motherboard?!

Tempted to try the unibyte brainbit drivers if this doesn't seem easily remedied.

Edit: Should have mentioned I'm on a fresh install of windows 7 64bit
 
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Tried installing a slightly older driver version from asus website and it bluescreened near start of install process (but didn't give error that card didn't exist)
 
That's strange why there is no audio channel box. It isn't there under XP, but as you are using Win7, hmm....

I'm puzzled as to why it's displaying Speakers Asus Xonar D2X, twice. It should only be there once for speakers. Really it should just have speakers and digital, for the Xonar.

Un-install the drivers, then re-install them. If there is no change, I'd try the Brainbit drivers. And yes you are right, Asus do indeed suck. People should not have to resort to modified drivers in order to get a sound card to work. Same applies to Creative. Both companies don't know their butt from their elbow, when it comes to drivers.
 
ok first two most recent drivers on asus website cause Blue screens.

The third one down has installed and now I have a drop down for audio channel!

I can also now hear sound samples when I click on the speakers to test sound in the audio center. However upon testing it the centre now plays pretty much only from the left headphone. The subwoofer test only plays from the right earphone.
Sigh This is so annoying.

Going to try the brainbit drivers - if they don't work I dont know if ocuk will accept the card back (arrived yesterday) - as literally my onboard sound is being a million times better at the moment due to all these problems!! It just worked perfectly straight away!
 
Tried uninstalling and upon restart its the same - again has 2 lots of speakers listed if thats relevant. Going to try brainbit now.

Ironically reason I went asus is because I have thought how crap creative drivers when I had my last sound card over a decade ago.
 
There is/was a known issue with 5.1 headsets and the official Xonar drivers introducing a delay for the rear channels, causing a kind of "echo". If that's the issue, give the Unified drivers a look.
 
in windows 7 the number of speakers is set through the Sound control panel applet (in the control panel, funnily enough, or by right clicking no the speaker icon in the system tray).

choose the playback device (xonar speakers in this case) and hit the configure button.

Also inferno is right, check out those unified drivers.
 
yeah no delay problems - it didn't have rears at all. Now it seems even worse - with centre instead coming from the left and sub purely coming from the right in addition to no rears.

I have tried configuring the speakers through the control panel and they also now sound incorrectly - same problem as the asus audio studio.

I have also tried the unified drivers but to no avail.

What a crappy card =( 80+ quid and its worse than free onboard =/
 
It's an awesome card. I've had no issues with the drivers for my DX ever, but I've heard from frustrated people that "Asus drivers suck". Sadly it looks like you've been unlucky :)

Uninstall the drivers, go into device manager and remove the device(s). Maybe get one of those driver cleaner softwares. Then restart and try again from scratch with the newest drivers.
 
Update: Finally got the newest drivers to install successfully and have the channel spoke about above..

However when I try using the D2X the left front and right front work fine
The Centre only plays from the Left
The Sub only plays from the right
The Left rear and Right rear either play nothing at all - or if I plug them into the side instead of rear the right surround sounds about right, but the "left surround" sounds much louder and much further forward.

I've installed latest Xonar drivers PCI-D2X-101229-7.12.8.1793(W7-FR)

I've tried installing the PLX firmware update.

When I test the speakers using the Audio Center:

Audio Channel (whatever this is set to same result ..but lets say 6)

Sample rate (192 - again all give same result though)

Analog Out 5.1 speakers.

I have tried managing the audio devices for the speakers in windows and setting it to both 5.1 or stereo - both same problem.

I have tried disabling on board sound.

I have tried cleaning drivers and reinstalling.

I have tried forcing that pci-e to 1x in the bios.

Normal stereo sound and the mic work fine - its just 5.1 that seems screwed.

Anyone have any other ideas or do I need to RMA this card?
 
Onboard should be disabled in the BIOS.

Turn everything off, ie. click the HF bubble on the right hand side, in case virtual speaker shifter is on.

Are you sure you're plugging the correct leads into the correct plugs?
 
joeyjojo said:
Onboard should be disabled in the BIOS.

Turn everything off, ie. click the HF bubble on the right hand side, in case virtual speaker shifter is on.

Are you sure you're plugging the correct leads into the correct plugs?
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That's what i'm wondering too .

You should have the jack for the headphone "rears" plugged into the "surround" socket on the D2X not the rear surround channel used on 7.1 speakers ,as per the instructions. Also there should be an option in the control panel to swap centre/rear output, try that
 
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