Z-5500 problem

[Gackt]

I just bought some Z-5500s, and they're awesome aside from one little niggle that could be a fault, a misplaced setting or my newbiness with 5.1 audio systems.

When I play certain music, the volume seems to fade in and out at some parts, almost as if it's struggling to play it at that level, even though it's not really loud, (as in, the song itself, not the speaker loudness). It's kinda like the sound is rippling, it's hard to describe. Like a wave, it comes and goes very quickly.

Anyone got any ideas?

 

[Gackt]

Ah, yeah, I have an X-Fi Fatal1ty. There's a GUI console? o_O

EDIT: And the control panel thingy is fine.

 

[Gackt]

the big silver/blue console? start > creative > console launcher

/stolen img link http://www.notebookreview.com/assets/24919.jpg

hit the defult button

I don't have that :/

All I have is this:

I'll try the default thingy and see if it works.

EDIT: It looks like it has worked - where do you get that funky looking console though?

 

[Gackt]

This is really annoying - I didn't pay £200 to have songs fade in and out at me. I've tried on different Effect settings but different songs act differently.

Really not impressed.

 

[Gackt]

cant u test another set of speakers on ** pc?

I was using another pair of stero 2.1s, and they were fine. But I'll try onboard and see if it makes a difference.

 

[Gackt]

I tried using the SVM function - and it sorta helped out but there are still songs that seem to "struggle" to play at full volume and so carry on with the supressed/dim music.

And I'm using the Green/Black/Orange to connect to le PC.

 

[Gackt]

This happened on my 7.1s - head to the Windows Control Panel and make sure you have 5.1 (or whatever speakers you have) selected!

I checked, and I do have them set as 5.1 - I think I remember doing that when I got them 'cause they wouldn't play any sound otherwise. :S