Audigy 2 Ex And Cs

Gandalf · August 24, 2003, 08:04:58 PM

Seems like I'll be without voice for a while. My old soundcard blew up a few weeks ago so took the opportunity to get a new Audigy 2 with the external breakout box.

The card is fantastic, sound quality is great and the new dvd-audio (it came with a sampler disc) is stunning.

Anyway, seems like the heaving dinosaur that is CS can't handle the new card. My voice comms will not work. The voice tweak won't recognise the mic at all (The mic is combined with line 1) Sound recorder works fine, just CS

I'll keep trying to sort it, but if anyone has any ideas.. Oh, and voice tweak comes up with 'Couldn't find mic volume.'

Anonymous · August 24, 2003, 08:48:32 PM

Open up creative mixer and see what is showing in the "record" box. If you have mic plugged in at front then you will need mic2 selected and not mic1.
Additionally, ensure mic volume is turned up using knob on front of box. Also check that +20dB is ticked (click the red cross to get to that one).

Gandalf · August 24, 2003, 09:06:11 PM

there is only one mic socket on this one. it's mic/line one, it's on the breakout box and it is selected. It works fine in all other apps, except CS!

I had problems with CS on my old audigy, it wouldn't accept the mic input from the breakout header, I had to plug it into the mic socket on the soundcard for it to work. However the audigy 2 only has speaker outs on the soundcard, the rest is on the breakout box.

Anonymous · August 24, 2003, 09:57:29 PM

IIRC then voice tweak has a problem with audigy cards. You had to go to control panel, sounds, then select the audio tab and click advanced. On my system that brings up another dialog with two tabs, one of these is labelled performance and allows you to change the amount of hardware acceleration. You had to have it either all the way or nearly all the way LEFT to run voice tweak (put it back to fully right once you are done)

Armitage · August 24, 2003, 10:24:24 PM

HI m8
got the card myself and it works fine. i did have a problem with the drivers on 98SE which ended with me getting XP.

Gandalf · August 24, 2003, 10:28:30 PM

nope, no joy. seems like it doesn't like the terminology. There is no mic port, it's combined with line one input. I guess this is what's confusing it.

Gandalf · September 09, 2003, 11:51:32 AM

*bump* for TL

Anonymous · September 09, 2003, 11:58:23 AM

Have you checked in the Multimedia options to see what is set as the "record from" source? It has to be set to mic IIRC.

Gandalf · September 09, 2003, 12:15:36 PM

yes.

I've tried everything possible.

The problem I believe is that there is no mic socket on the card. Its on the breakout box and the drivers do not refer to it as a microphone socket. It's line 2 or 3 I think.

Anyway, CS appears to be looking for a specific reference to 'Mic' in the mixer which isn't there. This is the problem. So I think that unless CS gets updated to stop being so anal I'm out of luck.

Or I can disable my audigy and enable the soundcard that is on the mobo to play CS, but that is an awful lot of TANGO.

Anonymous · September 09, 2003, 01:15:21 PM

I would check with Armitage to see what Driver version he is using and then check you have the same.

Gandalf · September 09, 2003, 01:22:48 PM

I have the latest.

It's not drivers. It's the fact that the card has no mic port.

I believe that he has the straight Audigy 2 right? This has a mic port on the back of the card itself.

Mine does not.

OldBloke · September 09, 2003, 05:54:15 PM

Flog it mate. We need you.

Zok · September 09, 2003, 06:02:10 PM

i've got one of these knocking around somewhere
http://www.dearhoney.idv.tw/MUSEUM/Creativ...ster16Value.jpg

it's got a mic socket and is excellent for counterstrike

Gandalf · September 09, 2003, 06:47:42 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by OldBloke@Sep 9 2003, 04:54 PM
Flog it mate. We need you.

awwww :wub:

I suppose I can try and disable it and use the onboard sound. That does work, as I've used that before.

It just sucks that you have a top end soundcard and one app has an issue with it.

Oh, and I won't be selling it as I use my PC as my media center now. It's linked to my amp via a digital coax link and the sound is awesome. Which is great as my CD player died and now I don't need a new one! Oh, and DVD audio ROX!

TeaLeaf · September 09, 2003, 07:49:08 PM

Stupid question, but have you tried chatting to Valve (afterall they are doing bog all else at the moment) and Creative Labs to see if they are (a) aware of the problem and (B) have a solution?

TL.

PS Thanx for the bumb