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Sound card advice needed
I have a Creative Labs Soundblaster 16 PCI sound card. The card works okay
with the generic Windows XP drivers but the higher functions in the volume control panel are either missing or grayed out. If I install the drivers provided by Creative Labs I have access to the advanced audio functions but the sound on some of my Windows 9X games is distorted for lack of a better word. If I roll back the drivers to the XP drivers then the distortion disappears but then so does the access to the advanced audio functions. I'm seriously thinking about getting a new card. I have a basic speaker setup, two satellites plus one subwoofer, so I don't need anything that supports 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound or anything like that. The important thing is sound quality. I just want something that sounds good and works well with all versions of Windows from Windows 95 to Windows XP. Any recommendations? |
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"DJS0302" wrote in message ... I have a Creative Labs Soundblaster 16 PCI sound card. The card works okay with the generic Windows XP drivers but the higher functions in the volume control panel are either missing or grayed out. If I install the drivers provided by Creative Labs I have access to the advanced audio functions but the sound on some of my Windows 9X games is distorted for lack of a better word. If I roll back the drivers to the XP drivers then the distortion disappears but then so does the access to the advanced audio functions. I'm seriously thinking about getting a new card. I have a basic speaker setup, two satellites plus one subwoofer, so I don't need anything that supports 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound or anything like that. The important thing is sound quality. I just want something that sounds good and works well with all versions of Windows from Windows 95 to Windows XP. Any recommendations? I had a SB16PCI before i upgraded to a SBLive and found there were LOADS of different driver versions available for download from various different sites. Have a look for different drivers to upgrade to. www.driverguide.com is a good place to start. You might find it useful to have the FCC ID number from your SB16 to identify the exact driver upgrade that you want. You'll no doubt have to open your pc and examine the SB16 for the FCC ID. A search on Google with the FCC ID should give some useful info too. Martin. |
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