Sound from front speakers only with X-Fi in 'game' mode

Barno · 5 Sep 2008 at 12:27

Hope someone can help me with this. I just installed the latest x-fi drivers on a fresh install of xp and now in game mode I don't get any sound from my rear speakers. When I switch to entertainment mode I get sound from all my speakers. I have a 4.1 setup and have checked that this is selected in both the creative audio console and the windows control panel.

Is this a problem with the new drivers? Has anyone else got this problem or knows how to fix it?

Cheers.

C64 · 5 Sep 2008 at 14:26

Is it set correctly in the games ? a lot of games default on stereo sound.

Barno · 8 Sep 2008 at 12:25

This is in windows, I haven't tried any games yet.

Jeeva · 8 Sep 2008 at 13:19

Well, my first thought is if you're not using programs that actually play sound through all channels, might you have CMSS-3D set to on in Entertainment, whilst it's set to off by default in game mode?

Edit: I guess the thing you should check is if you can get sound from the rear speakers by using one of the various "makes a test sound come from each speaker" programs.

Barno · 8 Sep 2008 at 17:32

I tried one of the programs and am only getting sound from the front. If I put CMSS-3D on I can get sound on all speakers but all its doing is replicating the stereo coming in. I have always had true 4.1 surround sound before I installed this new driver.